XML 36 R11.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT

Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

5.	Inventories

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Raw materials and supplies	$	125,415		$	121,573
Work in process		31,265			29,725
Finished products		85,929			81,536
Inventory reserves		(42,586	)		(41,967	)
	$	200,023		$	190,867

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

+ References+ Details