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Warranty Reserves
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 04, 2015
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Warranty Reserves
Warranty Reserves

The Company provides warranty protection for certain products usually for a period of one year beyond the date of sale. The majority of costs associated with warranty obligations include the replacement of parts and the time for service personnel to respond to repair and replacement requests. A warranty reserve is recorded based upon historical results, supplemented by management’s expectations of future costs. Warranty reserves are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
A summary of warranty reserve activity for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2015 and September 28, 2014 is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
October 4,
2015
 
September 28,
2014
 
October 4,
2015
 
September 28,
2014
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
10,810

 
$
10,786

 
$
10,783

 
$
10,534

Provision charged to income
4,240

 
4,187

 
12,728

 
12,596

Payments
(4,412
)
 
(4,154
)
 
(12,158
)
 
(12,509
)
Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net
129

 
(130
)
 
(342
)
 
44

Foreign currency translation and acquisitions
(155
)
 
(293
)
 
(399
)
 
(269
)
Balance at end of period
$
10,612

 
$
10,396

 
$
10,612

 
$
10,396