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Financial Statement Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Financial Statement Information

Schedule Of Inventory

		June 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
Aftermarket and refurbished products		$	313,230			$	274,728
Salvage and remanufactured products			237,471				209,514
Core facilities inventory			5,840				8,446
		$	556,541			$	492,688

Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

Balance as of January 1, 2011		$	1,032,973
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill			28,156
Exchange rate effects			2,378
Balance as of June 30, 2011		$	1,063,507

Components Of Other Intangibles

		June 30, 2011												December 31, 2010
		Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization				Net				Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization				Net
Trade names and trademarks		$	76,484			$	(13,981	)		$	62,503			$	75,661			$	(12,020	)		$	63,641
Covenants not to compete			1,889				(629	)			1,260				2,688				(1,382	)			1,306
Customer relationships			5,623				(1,170	)			4,453				4,355				—				4,355
		$	83,996			$	(15,780	)		$	68,216			$	82,704			$	(13,402	)		$	69,302

Changes In Warranty Reserve

Balance as of January 1, 2011		$	2,063
Warranty expense			10,298
Warranty claims			(9,954	)
Business acquisitions			3,228
Balance as of June 30, 2011		$	5,635

Revenue By Product Category Within Reportable Segment

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Aftermarket, other new and refurbished products		$	356,202			$	290,271			$	737,318			$	602,644
Recycled, remanufactured and related products and services			269,700				214,159				545,482				429,382
Other			133,782				80,251				263,532				156,171
		$	759,684			$	584,681			$	1,546,332			$	1,188,197

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