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INVENTORIES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
INVENTORIES [Abstract]  
Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

 

    September 29,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 
Inventory at FIFO                
Finished products   $ 4,424     $ 3,318  
Materials and work in process     49,093       45,686  
Gross inventories     53,517       49,004  
Less: LIFO reserve     (38,435 )     (37,476 )
Less: excess and obsolescence reserve     (1,712 )     (1,311 )
Net inventories   $ 13,370     $ 10,217