Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Salaries, wages and related fringe benefits	$	59,316	$	59,080
Taxes		24,525		34,891
Advance payments on sales contracts		50,599		40,689
Product warranties		24,693		22,939
Other		51,768		55,949
Total accrued liabilities	$	210,901	$	213,548

Reconciliation of Changes in Accrued Product Warranty Liability

A reconciliation of the changes in the accrued product warranty liability for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	24,606		$	23,531		$	22,939		$	19,100
Product warranty accruals		4,416			6,487			16,999			21,453
Settlements		(4,595	)		(6,242	)		(15,307	)		(17,514	)
Effect of foreign currency translation		266			(770	)		62			(33	)
Balance at end of period	$	24,693		$	23,006		$	24,693		$	23,006