Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Summary of information related to discontinued operations

	October 7, 2010

Assets
Accounts receivable, net	$	21,866
Inventories		26,431
Property, plant and equipment at cost, net		13,408
Goodwill		7,419
Other assets		5,485

Assets of discontinued segment held for sale	$	74,609

Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	7,616
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		5,284

Liabilities of discontinued segment held for sale	$	12,900

	Year ended December 31, 2011									Year ended December 31, 2010									Year ended December 31, 2009

	Solar Systems			Metrology			Total			Solar Systems			Metrology			Total			Solar Systems			Metrology			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2,339		$	92,011		$	94,350		$	150		$	97,737		$	97,887
Cost of sales		30,904			—			30,904			8,000			47,822			55,822			3,174			57,410			60,584

Gross profit		(30,904	)		—			(30,904	)		(5,661	)		44,189			38,528			(3,024	)		40,327			37,303
Total operating expenses		59,420			1,561			60,981			20,018			45,024			65,042			9,339			43,030			52,369

Operating loss	$	(90,324	)	$	(1,561	)	$	(91,885	)	$	(25,679	)	$	(835	)	$	(26,514	)	$	(12,363	)	$	(2,703	)	$	(15,066	)

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(61,453	)	$	(1,062	)	$	(62,515	)	$	(16,645	)	$	101,229		$	84,584		$	(12,452	)	$	(1,403	)	$	(13,855	)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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