Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities

	2011		2010
Salaries, wages and related fringe benefits	$	59,080		50,540
Taxes		34,891		25,367
Advance payments on sales contracts		40,689		39,026
Product warranty		22,939		19,100
Product liability, and medical and workers' compensation claims		6,238		5,686
Restructuring		4,439		5,802
Other		45,272		33,520
Total accrued liabilities	$	213,548		179,041

Schedule Of Changes In Accrued Product Warranty Liability

	2011			2010			2009
Balance as of January 1	$	19,100			19,312			19,141
Product warranty accruals		26,989			24,730			24,307
Settlements		(23,434	)		(24,600	)		(24,643	)
Acquisitions		532			133			—
Charged to other accounts(1)		(248	)		(475	)		507
Balance as of December 31	$	22,939			19,100			19,312

(1) Includes primarily the effect of foreign currency translation adjustments for the Company's subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the USD.