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Product Warranties
9 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2015
Product Warranties  
Product Warranties

 

8.Product Warranties

 

The Company offers a one-year warranty on all Keurig® hot beverage system brewers it sells.  The Company provides for the estimated cost of product warranties, primarily using historical information and repair or replacement costs, at the time product revenue is recognized.  Brewer failures may arise in the later part of the warranty period, and actual warranty costs may exceed the reserve.  As the Company has grown, it has added significantly to its product testing, quality control infrastructure and overall quality processes.  Nevertheless, as the Company continues to innovate, and its products become more complex, both in design and componentry, product performance may modulate, causing warranty rates to possibly fluctuate going forward.  As a result, future warranty claims rates may be higher or lower than the Company is currently experiencing and for which the Company is currently providing in its warranty reserve.

 

The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended June 27, 2015 and June 28, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Thirteen weeks ended

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended

 

 

 

June 27, 2015

 

June 28, 2014

 

June 27, 2015

 

June 28, 2014

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

17,927

 

$

8,525

 

$

12,850

 

$

7,804

 

Provision related to current period

 

4,095

 

3,371

 

24,056

 

18,435

 

Change in estimate

 

 

(145

)

1,079

 

(2,628

)

Usage

 

(5,913

)

(4,716

)

(21,876

)

(16,576

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

16,109

 

$

7,035

 

$

16,109

 

$

7,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended June 27, 2015 the Company recorded recoveries of $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively.  For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended June 28, 2014 the Company recorded recoveries of $0.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively.  The recoveries are under agreements with suppliers and are recorded as a reduction of warranty expense.  The recoveries are not reflected in the provision charged to income in the table above.