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Product Warranties (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability
A reconciliation of the changes in the Company's warranty reserve is as follows:
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at the beginning of the period
$
776

 
$
724

 
$
983

 
$
605

Warranty expenses accrued
34

 
435

 
645

 
1,142

Warranty settlements made
(217
)
 
(369
)
 
(1,035
)
 
(957
)
Balance at the end of the period
$
593

 
$
790

 
$
593

 
$
790