Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Major components of other accrued expenses [Table Text Block]

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

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Warranty	$	48,648	$	41,502
Unearned/deferred revenue	42,000		28,072
Taxes other than income	33,298		25,180
Accrued rebates and volume discounts	41,378		26,489
Accrued interest	30,819		30,262
Accrued commissions (non-employee)	12,528		10,949
Restructuring and exit costs	11,926		13,991
Other (none of which are individually significant)	111,998		59,526
Total current liabilities	$	332,595	$	235,971

Major components of other liabilities [Table Text Block]

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

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Defined benefit and other post-retirement benefit plans	$	196,268	$	195,095
Unrecognized tax benefits	84,894		79,992
Deferred compensation	73,694		74,665
Warranty	36,349		2,964
Legal and environmental	30,330		30,032
Unearned/deferred revenue	12,526		12,437
Restructuring and exit	421		—
Other (none of which are individually significant)	24,635		19,770
Total noncurrent liabilities	$	459,117	$	414,955

Carrying amount of product warranties [Table Text Block]

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. Additionally, in 2016 the Company recorded a warranty accrual of $23,150 related to a product recall. See Note 13 — Commitments and Contingent Liabilities for further details. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties were as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Balance, beginning of year	$	44,466		$	49,388		$	42,924
Provision for warranties	68,566			51,392			60,833
Settlements made	(35,638		)	(55,715		)	(56,746		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	7,603			(599		)	2,377
Balance, end of year	$	84,997		$	44,466		$	49,388