ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 10 — ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Compensation and employee benefits	$	11,165	$	17,011
Dividends payable	4,143		4,104
Income and other taxes	1,402		1,538
Warranty costs	1,557		1,641
Royalties payable	1,431		1,335
Current operating lease liabilities	5,468		5,053
Other	1,585		1,190
	$	26,751	$	31,872

The following table summarizes the changes in the warranty accrual (in thousands):

Accrued warranty costs as of December 31, 2019	$	1,641
Warranty adjustments/settlements	(545)
Accrual for warranty costs	461
Accrued warranty costs as of March 31, 2020	$	1,557