Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Warranty And Safety Recall Liability

Changes in the Company’s warranty and safety recall liability were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2012			September 25, 2011			September 30, 2012			September 25, 2011
Balance, beginning of period	$	67,801		$	55,407		$	54,994		$	54,134
Warranties issued during the period	10,228			10,210			42,846			33,770
Settlements made during the period	(19,799		)	(15,016		)	(52,885		)	(37,882		)
Recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities	4,980			759			18,255			1,338
Balance, end of period	$	63,210		$	51,360		$	63,210		$	51,360