Current Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of accruals for the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Salaries and wages	$	36,358	$	40,850
Taxes other than income taxes, primarily Value Added Taxes	20,767		24,743
Warranty cost	26,682		30,738
Supplemental Executive Retirement Program	391		21,517
Freight	6,273		6,202
Professional	8,135		6,613
Product liability, current portion	3,727		4,334
Rebates	1,899		1,722
Insurance	1,294		1,266
Interest	783		1,068
Derivative liabilities	2,235		2,526
Severance	2,225		4,209
Other items, principally trade accruals	12,560		9,911
	$	123,329	$	155,699

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of the changes in accrued warranty costs for the reporting period (in thousands):

Balance as of January 1, 2015	$	30,738
Warranties provided during the period	8,436
Settlements made during the period	(13,098		)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations	606
Balance as of September 30, 2015	$	26,682