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Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Inventories

Schedule of inventories

		March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in thousands)
Finished goods		$	294,214		$	323,315
Raw materials and precious metals			194,648			157,931
In-process inventories			61,862			115,372
Parts and supplies			39,383			39,603
		$	590,107		$	636,221

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Publisher SEC

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