Accrued Warranty

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Accrued Warranty

Accrued Warranty

The Company establishes reserves for future product warranty costs that are expected to be incurred pursuant to specific warranty provisions with its customers. The Company generally warrants its products against defects between one and five years from date of shipment, depending on the product. The warranty reserves are established at the time of sale and updated throughout the warranty period based upon numerous factors including historical warranty return rates and expenses over various warranty periods. Historically, warranty returns have not been material.

The following summarizes the activity in the Company’s accrual for product warranty (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	338		$	228
Accrued warranty expense	(16		)	387
Warranty claims paid	(152		)	(301		)
Transferred in sale of DuraFit	(110		)	—
Translation adjustment	5			—
Balance at end of period	$	65		$	314

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the balance of accrued warranty was recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. As part of the sale of its Durafit product line, the Company transferred its warranty liability for Durafit to the buyer.