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INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Inventories at December 31, 2011 and 2010, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	2011			2010
Raw material	$	97,257		$	56,414
Work-in-process	31,141			16,860
Finished goods	75,137			49,841
	203,535			123,115
Adjustment to LIFO basis	(12,663		)	(4,972		)
	$	190,872		$	118,143

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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