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Segment And Geographic Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment And Geographic Information

Operating Segments

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Net sales:
Americas		$	345,200			$	380,614			$	665,671			$	742,769
Asia			232,824				208,807				438,448				415,981
Europe			43,944				36,807				86,753				83,068
Elimination of intersegment sales			(36,419	)			(36,779	)			(67,011	)			(80,464	)
		$	585,549			$	589,449			$	1,123,861			$	1,161,354
Depreciation and amortization:
Americas		$	4,403			$	5,173			$	8,257			$	10,451
Asia			3,073				3,351				6,167				6,744
Europe			675				706				1,330				1,439
Corporate			807				897				1,633				1,784
		$	8,958			$	10,127			$	17,387			$	20,418
Income from operations:
Americas		$	13,969			$	16,885			$	26,561			$	30,773
Asia			8,153				14,908				18,911				29,304
Europe			553				751				1,395				2,484
Corporate and intersegment eliminations			(8,509	)			(9,322	)			(16,920	)			(18,315	)
		$	14,166			$	23,222			$	29,947			$	44,246
Capital expenditures:
Americas		$	7,907			$	4,536			$	11,072			$	10,032
Asia			2,172				4,737				24,417				8,058
Europe			564				411				755				857
Corporate			80				2				583				298
		$	10,723			$	9,686			$	36,827			$	19,245

Total Assets

		June 30,				December 31,
		2011				2010
Total assets:
Americas		$	589,050			$	583,724
Asia			582,425				515,414
Europe			224,701				243,872
Corporate and other			85,778				134,058
		$	1,481,954			$	1,477,068

Geographic Net Sales

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Geographic net sales:
United States		$	397,317			$	437,622			$	756,133			$	864,295
Asia			85,901				49,324				157,298				91,541
Europe			87,317				90,696				182,711				180,900
Other Foreign			15,014				11,807				27,719				24,618
		$	585,549			$	589,449			$	1,123,861			$	1,161,354

Long-Lived Assets

		June 30,				December 31,
		2011				2010
Long-lived assets:
United States		$	73,604			$	72,386
Asia			87,608				67,365
Europe			10,250				9,785
Other			16,609				16,237
		$	188,071			$	165,773

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