Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

Our available lines of credit, outstanding standby LOC’s, and bonds are as follows:

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	500,000		$	500,000
Long-term borrowings	(150,000		)	(160,000		)
Standby LOC’s issued and outstanding	(46,786		)	(44,549		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOC’s	$	303,214		$	295,451
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	62,968		$	67,968
Standby LOC’s issued and outstanding	(27,305		)	(28,733		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOC’s	$	35,663		$	39,235
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	151,213		$	139,954

⁽¹⁾  See Note 6 for details regarding our secured credit facilities.

Schedule of Warranty Accruals [Table Text Block]

Warranty

A summary of the warranty accrual account activity is as follows:

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:

Schedule of Changes to Unearned Revenue for Extended Warranty [Table Text Block]

Extended Warranty

A summary of changes to unearned revenue for extended warranty contracts is as follows:

Health Benefit Plan Costs and Incurred But Not Reported Accrual Balance [Table Text Block]

Plan costs are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	5,661	$	6,744

IBNR accrual, which is included in wages and benefits payable, is as follows: