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Inventories (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventories | Inventories at December 31 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| 2015 |  | 2014
Raw material | $ | 47,117 |  |  | $ | 58,665 |
Work-in-process | 16,238 |  |  | 12,841 |
Finished goods | 43,703 |  |  | 57,237 |
Total inventories | $ | 107,058 |  |  | $ | 128,743 |
Summary of Activity within the Reserve for Excess, Obsolete, and Slow Moving Inventory | The following table summarizes activity recorded within the reserve for excess, obsolete and slow moving inventory for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Beginning balance | $ | 5,575 |  |  | $ | 5,570 |  |  | $ | 4,907 |
Excess, obsolete and slow moving inventory expense | 1,539 |  |  | 731 |  |  | 2,068 |
Scrapped inventory and other adjustments | 314 |  |  | (726 | ) |  | (1,405 | )
Ending balance | $ | 7,428 |  |  | $ | 5,575 |  |  | $ | 5,570 |

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