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Warranties
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Warranties [Abstract]  
Warranties

Note F: Warranties

We generally provide a standard two-year warranty on product sales. Reserves to honor warranty claims are estimated and recorded at the time of sale based on historical claim information and are analyzed and adjusted periodically based on claim trends.

Warranty liability and related activity consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine-Month Periods Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Beginning balance

 

$

423

 

$

624

 

Warranty provisions

 

 

109

 

 

137

 

Warranty claims

 

 

(26

)

 

(92

)

Adjustments to preexisting warranties

 

 

(151

)

 

(221

)

Ending balance

 

$

355

 

$

448