Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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, 2019		December 31, 2018
Contract liabilities - current	$	44,001	$	36,461
Accrued rebates and volume discounts	43,694		38,064
Warranty	43,018		42,498
Operating lease liability	41,835		—
Taxes other than income	34,419		34,785
Accrued interest	20,403		25,390
Restructuring and exit costs	16,173		27,697
Accrued commissions (non-employee)	15,916		17,847
Other (none of which are individually significant)	79,601		90,710
Total other accrued expenses	$	339,060	$	313,452

Major components of other liabilities [Table Text Block]

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

	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Defined benefit and other post-retirement benefit plans	$	165,150	$	167,930
Operating lease liabilities	121,298		—
Unrecognized tax benefits	101,052		112,299
Deferred compensation	78,375		81,332
Legal and environmental	30,514		31,462
Contract liabilities - non current	9,121		9,382
Warranty	6,098		7,575
Other (none of which are individually significant)	15,566		22,415
Total other liabilities	$	527,174	$	432,395

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. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties were as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Beginning Balance, December 31 of the Prior Year	$	50,073	$	59,403	$	80,331
Provision for warranties	63,957		59,176		57,164
Settlements made	(63,574)		(66,687)		(71,068)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	(1,340)		(1,819)		(7,024)
Ending Balance, December 31	$	49,116	$	50,073	$	59,403