Product Warranty Obligations

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Product Warranty Obligations [Abstract]

7. Product Warranty Obligations

We record a liability for product warranty obligations at the time of sale to a customer based upon historical warranty experience. Most of our products are covered under a warranty period that runs for twelve months from either the date of sale or from installation to an end-user or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customer. We also record a liability for specific warranty matters when they become probable and reasonably estimable. Our product warranty obligations are included in other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Changes in the product warranty obligations for the nine months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are (in millions):


	Nine Months Ended
	June 30,
	2011			2010

Balance at beginning of period	$	37.3		$	32.1
Warranties recorded at time of sale		27.3			30.6
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties		(3.0	)		(1.2	)
Settlements of warranty claims		(24.2	)		(25.3	)


Balance at end of period	$	37.4		$	36.2