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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses And Other Current Liabilities
10. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses consist of the following as of December 31:
(In thousands)
 
2013
 
2012
Accrued compensation
 
$
88,108

 
$
73,643

Accrued commissions
 
12,834

 
11,344

Accrued interest
 
9,730

 
4,994

Accrued taxes other than income taxes
 
4,626

 
3,109

Accrued insurance
 
4,885

 
6,062

Other
 
22,752

 
31,915

Total accrued expenses
 
$
142,935

 
$
131,067


Other current liabilities consist of the following as of December 31:
(In thousands)
 
2013
 
2012
Warranty reserves
 
$
15,914

 
$
18,169

Litigation reserves
 
984

 
2,001

Additional amounts due to sellers on acquisitions
 
5,250

 
8,275

Reserves on loss contracts
 
4,067

 
3,152

Deferred tax liability
 
3,175

 
1,759

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
4,280

 
4,164

Environmental reserves
 
804

 
1,493

Other
 
3,777

 
4,201

Total other current liabilities
 
$
38,251

 
$
43,214


The accrued expenses and other current liabilities at December 31, 2013 included $5.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, related to the Corporation’s 2013 acquisitions.
The Corporation provides its customers with warranties on certain commercial and governmental products. Estimated warranty costs are charged to expense in the period the related revenue is recognized based on the terms of the product warranty, the related estimated costs, and quantitative historical claims experience. These estimates are adjusted in the period in which actual results are finalized or additional information is obtained. The following table presents the changes in the Corporation’s warranty reserves:
(In thousands)
 
2013
 
2012
Warranty reserves at January 1,
 
$
18,169

 
$
16,076

Provision for current year sales
 
8,568

 
8,437

Current year claims
 
(7,749
)
 
(4,649
)
Change in estimates to pre-existing warranties
 
(3,108
)
 
(3,168
)
Increase due to acquisitions
 
102

 
1,743

Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
(68
)
 
(270
)
Warranty reserves at December 31,
 
$
15,914

 
$
18,169