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Deferred Service Contract Revenue</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Service contract revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of the applicable extended warranty contract.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">The following table provides changes in deferred service contract revenue for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 <font style="font-style: italic; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(in thousands)</font>:</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><tr><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="margin-left: 9pt;"> </div></td><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="6" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">June 30</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div> </div></td><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">2013</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">2012</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -16.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; margin-left: 16.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Beginning Balance</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">8,539</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">5,838</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -16.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; margin-left: 25.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Add:         Payments received</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">7,140</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">6,033</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -16.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; margin-left: 25.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Add:         Contract revenue assumed with business acquisition</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">—</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: top;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">780</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -16.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; margin-left: 25.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Less:         Revenue recognized</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(5,964</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">)</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(5,645</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">)</div></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4px; background-color: #cceeff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -16.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; margin-left: 16.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Ending Balance</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4px; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 4px double; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 4px double; text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">9,715</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; 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