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Note 8 - Product Warranty Obligations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]

8.   Product Warranty Obligations

 

The Company records a liability for standard product warranty obligations accounted for as assurance warranties at the time of sale of the related product to a customer based on historical warranty experience. The Company also records a liability for specific warranty matters when they become known and are reasonably estimable. The following is a tabular reconciliation of the Company’s standard product warranty liability accounted for as an assurance warranty:

 

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2025

  

2024

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $110,717  $111,126  $110,987  $116,408 

Payments

  (18,868)  (20,733)  (39,755)  (42,080)

Provision for warranty issued

  25,826   16,745   43,944   32,049 

Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties

  2,269   (859)  4,768   (98)

Balance at end of period

 $119,944  $106,279  $119,944  $106,279 

 

The Company also sells extended warranty coverage for certain products, which it accounts for as a service warranty. The sales of extended warranties are recorded as deferred revenue, and typically have a duration of five to ten years. The deferred revenue related to extended warranty coverage is amortized over the duration of the extended warranty contract period, following the standard warranty period, using the straight-line method. The Company believes the straight-line method is appropriate because the performance obligation is satisfied based on the passage of time. The amortization of deferred revenue is recorded to net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The following is a tabular reconciliation of the deferred revenue related to extended warranty coverage:

 

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2025

  

2024

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $194,403  $163,793  $186,922  $155,870 

Deferred revenue contracts issued

  16,915   15,089   32,733   29,873 

Amortization of deferred revenue contracts

  (8,668)  (7,180)  (17,005)  (14,041)

Balance at end of period

 $202,650  $171,702  $202,650  $171,702 

 

The timing of recognition of the Company’s deferred revenue balance related to extended warranties as of  June 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

Remainder of 2025

 $17,994 

2026

  37,534 

2027

  37,653 

2028

  31,563 

2029

  25,209 

After 2029

  52,697 

Total

 $202,650 

 

Standard product warranty obligations and extended warranty related deferred revenues are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:

 

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2025

  

2024

 

Product warranty liability

        

Current portion - Accrued product warranty

 $48,871  $56,127 

Long-term portion - other long-term liabilities

  71,073   54,860 

Total

 $119,944  $110,987 
         

Deferred revenue related to extended warranties

        

Current portion - Other accrued liabilities

 $36,478  $34,069 

Long-term portion - Deferred Revenue

  166,172   152,853 

Total

 $202,650  $186,922