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Accrued Warranty Costs (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Accrued Warranty Costs [Abstract]  
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]
The following table presents the changes in the Company's accrued warranty liability:

 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
29,863

 
$
28,183

 
Payments
(11,564
)
 
(12,078
)
 
Accruals for warranties
6,768

 
9,406

 
Currency impact
(92
)
 
503

 
Balance, end of period
$
24,975

 
$
26,014