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Accounts Receivable and Inventories (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Receivable and Inventories [Abstract] |
Schedule of accounts receivable | Accounts receivable consist of the following:
|  | Accounts Receivable
(In thousands) |  | December 31 2012 |  | December 31 2011
Trade accounts receivable |  | $ | 617,517 |  |  | $ | 636,304 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (17,253 | ) |  | (17,829 | )
Trade accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 600,264 |  |  | $ | 618,475 |
Other receivables (a) |  | $ | 39,836 |  |  | $ | 44,431 |
(a) | Other receivables include insurance claim receivables, employee receivables, tax claim receivables and other miscellaneous receivables not included in Trade accounts receivable, net.
Schedule of provision for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable | The provision for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:
|  | Years Ended December 31
(In thousands) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Provision for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable |  | $ | 11,266 |  |  | $ | 7,880 |  |  | $ | 9,962 |
Schedule of inventories | Inventories consist of the following:
|  | Inventories
(In thousands) |  | December 31 2012 |  | December 31 2011
Finished goods |  | $ | 69,904 |  |  | $ | 78,445 |
Work-in-process |  | 28,944 |  |  | 34,041 |
Raw materials and purchased parts |  | 99,058 |  |  | 92,995 |
Stores and supplies |  | 38,606 |  |  | 36,453 |
Total inventories |  | $ | 236,512 |  |  | $ | 241,934 |
Valued at lower of cost or market: |  |  |  |
LIFO basis |  | $ | 108,633 |  |  | $ | 115,523 |
FIFO basis |  | 14,641 |  |  | 13,087 |
Average cost basis |  | 113,238 |  |  | 113,324 |
Total inventories |  | $ | 236,512 |  |  | $ | 241,934 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the expense charged against operations, the offset to which is the allowance for doubtful accounts for the purpose of reducing trade accounts receivable to an amount that approximates their net realizable value. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3, 4 -Article 5 + Details
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