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Product Warranty
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Guarantees and Indemnifications
We offer warranties on the sale of most of our products and record an accrual for estimated future claims. Such accruals are based upon historical experience and management’s estimate of the level of future claims. The activity in warranty reserves for the last three years is summarized in the following table.
 
  
Year ended December 31,
Dollar amounts in millions
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Beginning balance
$
24.7

 
$
24.1

 
$
21.0

Accrued to expense during the year
1.0

 
1.0

 
0.8

Accrued/ (credited) to other operating credits and charges
(7.7
)
 
5.4

 
16.9

Accrued to discontinued operations
5.0

 
1.5

 
0.5

Foreign currency translation
(0.7
)
 
2.2

 
(0.2
)
Payments made
(8.8
)
 
(9.5
)
 
(14.9
)
Total warranty reserves
13.5

 
24.7

 
24.1

Current portion of warranty reserves
(3.0
)
 
(9.0
)
 
(9.0
)
Long term portion of warranty reserves
$
10.5

 
$
15.7

 
$
15.1


The current portion of the warranty reserve is included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” and the long-term portion is included in “Other long-term liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
We changed the warranty reserves related to CanExel products sold in certain geographic areas and for a specific time period decreasing by $7.7 million in 2018 and increasing by $5.4 million in 2017. The changes to the reserve reflected revised estimates of future claims.
We increased the warranty reserves related to discontinued composite decking products by $5.0 million, $1.5 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016. The additional reserves reflect revised estimates of future claim payments based upon an increase in decking warranty claims.
We believe that the warranty reserve balances at December 31, 2018 are adequate to cover future warranty payments. However, it is possible that additional charges may be required.