Note 8 - Product Warranty Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

	Three Months E nded September 30 ,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	201 5			201 4			2015			2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	28,185		$	32,171		$	30,909		$	33,734
Product warranty reserve assumed in acquisition		351			193			351			193
Payments		(5,812	)		(5,672	)		(16,345	)		(16,696	)
Provision for warranties issued		6,033			5,595			15,062			17,623
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties		105			182			(1,115	)		(2,385	)
Balance at end of period	$	28,862		$	32,469		$	28,862		$	32,469

	Three Months E nded September 30 ,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	201 5			201 4			2015			2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	27,241		$	25,679		$	27,193		$	23,092
Deferred revenue on extended warranty contracts assumed in acquisition		291			-			291			-
Deferred revenue on extended warranty contracts sold		1,694			1,315			3,884			5,329
Amortization of deferred revenue on extended warranty contracts		(1,138	)		(850	)		(3,280	)		(2,277	)
Balance at end of period	$	28,088		$	26,144		$	28,088		$	26,144

Product Warranty Obligations Included In Consolidated Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

	September 30 ,		December 31,
	201 5		201 4
Product warranty liability
Current portion - other accrued liabilities	$	21,577	$	24,143
Long-term portion - other long-term liabilities		7,285		6,766
Total	$	28,862	$	30,909
Deferred revenue related to extended warranty
Current portion - other accrued liabilities	$	5,178	$	4,519
Long-term portion - other long-term liabilities		22,910		22,674
Total	$	28,088	$	27,193