Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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, 2017		December 31, 2016
Warranty	$	54,337	$	48,648
Unearned/deferred revenue	52,755		42,000
Taxes other than income	38,408		33,298
Accrued rebates and volume discounts	37,711		41,378
Restructuring and exit costs	33,864		11,926
Accrued interest	31,073		30,819
Accrued commissions (non-employee)	13,139		12,528
Other (none of which are individually significant)	94,812		111,998
Total current liabilities	$	356,099	$	332,595

Major components of other liabilities [Table Text Block]

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

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Defined benefit and other post-retirement benefit plans	$	198,623	$	196,268
Income tax payable - deemed repatriation tax	108,497		—
Unrecognized tax benefits	84,452		84,894
Deferred compensation	78,065		73,694
Legal and environmental	34,105		30,330
Unearned/deferred revenue	9,916		12,526
Warranty	8,135		36,349
Other (none of which are individually significant)	28,944		25,056
Total other liabilities	$	550,737	$	459,117

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, a warranty accrual related to a product recall was $6,613 and $23,150, at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. See Note 14 — Commitments and Contingent Liabilities for further details. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties were as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Beginning Balance, December 31 of the Prior Year	$	84,997		$	44,466		$	49,388
Provision for warranties	57,472			68,566			51,392
Settlements made	(73,164		)	(35,638		)	(55,715		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	(6,833		)	7,603			(599		)
Ending Balance, December 31	$	62,472		$	84,997		$	44,466