Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Estimated warranty program claims are provided for at the time of sale. Amounts provided for are based on historical costs and adjusted new claims. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties through September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	2012			2011
Beginning Balance, January 1	$	42,524		$	40,032
Provision for warranties	24,963			27,924
Settlements made	(26,304		)	(26,954		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	3,320			2,209
Ending balance, September 30	$	44,503		$	43,211