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Product Warranties
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Product Warranties

NOTE 17. PRODUCT WARRANTIES

 

We provide limited warranties on certain products which may cover defects in materials or factory workmanship, sagging and warping, and certain manufacturing defects.  Our product warranties place certain requirements on the purchaser, including installation and maintenance in accordance with our written instructions.  Warranty claims are most commonly experienced in the periods immediately following purchase and decline with the passage of time.  In addition to our warranty program, under certain limited circumstances, we will occasionally and at our sole discretion, provide a customer accommodation repair or replacement.  Warranty repairs and replacements are most commonly made by professional installers employed by or affiliated with our independent distributors.  Reimbursement for cost associated with warranty repairs are provided to our independent distributors through a credit against accounts receivable from the distributor to us.

The following table summarizes the activity for the accrual of product warranties for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015: 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

0.2

 

Reductions for payments

 

 

(7.4

)

 

 

(1.2

)

Current year warranty accruals

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

1.2

 

Balance at September 30,

 

$

1.0

 

 

$

0.2