Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Text Block]

7. Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

The following table details the major components of other accrued expenses:

	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Warranty	$	41,069	$	33,661
Unearned/deferred revenue	39,941		33,782
Taxes other than income	32,099		24,371
Accrued interest	30,972		30,747
Accrued volume discounts	24,114		17,243
Accrued commissions (non-employee)	13,550		10,648
Restructuring and exit	7,665		4,573
Legal and environmental	1,873		1,920
Other (none of which are individually significant)	64,349		62,012
	$	255,632	$	218,957

The following table details the major components of other liabilities (non-current):

	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Deferred compensation	$	442,728	$	353,509
Unrecognized tax benefits	149,791		171,551
Unearned/deferred revenue	15,474		29,642
Legal and environmental	28,160		18,910
Warranty	2,690		4,078
Restructuring and exit	96		575
Other, including net investment hedge	38,594		41,072
	$	677,533	$	619,337

Warranty

Estimated warranty program claims are provided for at the time of sale. Amounts provided for are based on historical costs and adjusted for new claims. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties through December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	2012			2011
Beginning Balance, January 1	$	37,739		$	35,122
Provision for warranties	35,149			32,147
Settlements made	(34,609		)	(32,515		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	5,480			2,985
Ending balance, December 31	$	43,759		$	37,739