Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Accrued Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of: 

(in millions) December 31,	2018		2017
Employee related expenses	$	124.7	$	99.1
Warranty	18.2		14.6
Contract liabilities	50.8		27.0
Other	143.4		111.4
Total	$	337.1	$	252.1

We accrue warranty liabilities when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Warranty provision is included in cost of sales in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

A summary of the warranty liabilities is as follows:

(in millions) December 31,	2018			2017
Balance at beginning of period	$	14.6		$	15.5
Expense	14.6			13.4
Changes due to acquisitions/divestitures	1.1			0.1
Payments / deductions	(12.0		)	(14.7		)
Currency translation	(0.1		)	0.3
Balance at end of period	$	18.2		$	14.6