Brunswick Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of potential amount of collateral required to recourse from third parties

The potential cash obligations associated with these customer financing arrangements as of March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, were:



	Single Year Obligation				Maximum Obligation
(in millions)	March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011		March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011
Marine Engine	$	7.6	$	5.9	$	7.6	$	5.9
Boat	2.4		1.9		2.4		1.9
Fitness	30.9		39.7		36.3		45.3
Bowling & Billiards	1.9		4.7		3.0		9.9
Total	$	42.8	$	52.2	$	49.3	$	63.0

Schedule of potential cash payments to third parties associated with repurchase exposure

The potential cash payments the Company could be required to make to repurchase collateral as of March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, were:



	Single Year Obligation				Maximum Obligation
(in millions)	March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011		March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011
Marine Engine	$	2.0	$	3.0	$	2.0	$	3.0
Boat	85.8		88.6		105.8		108.6
Bowling & Billiards	0.2		0.2		0.2		0.2
Total	$	88.0	$	91.8	$	108.0	$	111.8

Product Warranty Liabilities

The following activity related to product warranty liabilities was recorded in Accrued expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011:



	Three Months Ended
(in millions)	March 31, 2012			April 2, 2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	133.2		$	151.3
Payments made	(15.2		)	(16.4		)
Provisions/additions for contracts issued/sold	17.0			19.8
Aggregate changes for preexisting warranties	0.5			(0.1		)
Balance at end of period	$	135.5		$	154.6