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Warranty Accrual
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Warranty Accrual
Warranty Accrual
The Company provides a warranty against all substantial defects in material and workmanship. In 2005 the Company extended its standard warranty from 5 years to 10 years. Effective February 1, 2014 the Company modified its warranty to a limited lifetime warranty. The new warranty effective February 1, 2014 is not anticipated to have a significant effect on warranty expense. The Company accrues an estimate of its exposure to warranty claims based upon both product sales data and an analysis of actual warranty claims incurred.
The following is a summary of the Company’s warranty-claim activity for the three months and six months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
7/31/2016
 
7/31/2015
 
7/31/2016
 
7/31/2015
 
(In thousands)
Beginning balance
$
1,000

 
$
950

 
$
1,000

 
$
950

Provision
47

 
112

 
176

 
193

Costs incurred
(47
)
 
(62
)
 
(176
)
 
(143
)
Ending balance
$
1,000

 
$
1,000

 
$
1,000

 
$
1,000