Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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 March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	2013			2012
Beginning Balance, January 1	$	43,759		$	37,739
Provision for warranties	12,711			11,425
Settlements made	(12,677		)	(10,743		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	(1,097		)	3,248
Ending balance, March 31	$	42,696		$	41,669