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Note 10 - Product Warranty Obligations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]

10.   Product Warranty Obligations

 

The Company accounts for standard product warranty obligations as assurance warranties and records a liability at the time of sale of the related product 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,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $128,354  $110,717  $131,922  $110,987 

Payments

  (20,454)  (18,868)  (44,430)  (39,755)

Provision for warranty issued

  20,286   25,826   39,315   43,944 

Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties

  2,582   2,269   3,832   4,768 

Warranty reserve assumed in acquisition

  82   -   211   - 

Balance at end of period

 $130,850  $119,944  $130,850  $119,944 

 

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,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $226,631  $194,403  $219,404  $186,922 

Deferred revenue contracts issued

  16,253   16,915   33,075   32,733 

Amortization of deferred revenue contracts

  (9,960)  (8,668)  (19,555)  (17,005)

Balance at end of period

 $232,924  $202,650  $232,924  $202,650 

 

The timing of recognition of the Company’s deferred revenue balance related to extended warranties as of  June 30, 2026 is as follows:

 

Remainder of 2026

 $21,376 

2027

  43,980 

2028

  42,922 

2029

  36,437 

2030

  28,940 

After 2030

  59,269 

Total

 $232,924 

 

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

 

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2026

  

2025

 

Product warranty liability

        

Current portion - accrued product warranty

 $43,473  $44,716 

Long-term portion - other long-term liabilities

  87,377   87,206 

Total

 $130,850  $131,922 
         

Deferred revenue related to extended warranties

        

Current portion - other accrued liabilities

 $42,586  $38,958 

Long-term portion - deferred revenue

  190,338   180,446 

Total

 $232,924  $219,404