Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies

Legal and Environmental

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of its business. These proceedings include claims for damages arising out of use of the Company's products, intellectual property, workers' compensation and environmental matters. The Company is self-insured up to specified limits for certain types of claims, including product liability and workers' compensation, and is fully self-insured for certain other types of claims, including environmental and intellectual property matters. The Company recognizes a liability for any contingency that in management's judgment is probable of occurrence and can be reasonably estimated. We continually reassess the likelihood of adverse judgments and outcomes in these matters, as well as estimated ranges of possible losses based upon an analysis of each matter which includes consideration of outside legal counsel and, if applicable, other experts.

The Company is currently involved in litigation with Powerweb Energy, Inc. as more fully described in Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses against all claims and it will continue to vigorously defend itself in this matter. During 2013, the Company recorded an accrual equal to the low end of its estimated range of outcome. In addition, the Company does not believe the outcome will result in a material amount in excess of the existing accrual. Given the inherent uncertainty of litigation, however, the ultimate resolution of this matter remains unclear and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, liquidity, and results of operations.

The Company is subject to environmental laws and regulations which may require that it investigate and remediate the effects of potential contamination associated with past and present operations as well as those acquired through business combinations. Environmental liabilities are recorded when remedial efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. The Company continues to monitor these environmental matters and revalues its liabilities as necessary. Total environmental liabilities were $12.3 million and $12.5 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively

The Company accounts for conditional asset retirement and environmental obligations in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. The accounting guidance defines “conditional asset retirement obligation” as a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the Company. Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated. Asset retirement obligations were not material as of December 31, 2013 and 2012. .

Leases

Total rental expense under operating leases was $23.2million in 2013, $21.9million in 2012 and$21.7million in 2011. The minimum annual rentals on non-cancelable, long-term, operating leases in effect at December 31, 2013 are expected to approximate $15.5 million in 2014, $11.4 million in 2015, $8.6 million in 2016, $5.7 million in 2017, $4.4 million in 2018 and $17.0million thereafter. The Company's leases primarily consist of operating leases for buildings or equipment. The terms for building leases typically range from 5-25 years with 5-10 year renewal periods.