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Note 10 - Product Warranty Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]

10.   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 March 31,

 
  

2026

  

2025

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $131,922  $110,987 

Payments

  (23,976)  (20,887)

Provision for warranty issued

  19,029   18,118 

Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties

  1,250   2,499 

Warranty reserve assumed in acquisition

  129   - 

Balance at end of period

 $128,354  $110,717 

 

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 March 31,

 
  

2026

  

2025

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $219,404  $186,922 

Deferred revenue contracts issued

  16,822   15,818 

Amortization of deferred revenue contracts

  (9,595)  (8,337)

Balance at end of period

 $226,631  $194,403 

 

The timing of recognition of the Company’s deferred revenue balance related to extended warranties as of  March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

Remainder of 2026

 $30,404 

2027

  42,859 

2028

  40,628 

2029

  33,826 

2030

  26,527 

After 2030

  52,387 

Total

 $226,631 

 

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

 

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2026

  

2025

 

Product warranty liability

        

Current portion - accrued product warranty

 $41,622  $44,716 

Long-term portion - other long-term liabilities

  86,732   87,206 

Total

 $128,354  $131,922 
         

Deferred revenue related to extended warranties

        

Current portion - other accrued liabilities

 $41,307  $38,958 

Long-term portion - deferred revenue

  185,324   180,446 

Total

 $226,631  $219,404