PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment have been recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the related assets:



	Years
Building and improvements	25 - 40
Machinery and equipment	10 - 15
Tools, dies and molds	5 - 9

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



	2011			2010
Land and improvements	$	20,330		$	3,061
Buildings and improvements	121,847			98,233
Machinery and equipment	456,236			383,231
Tools, dies and molds	88,676			84,134
Construction-in-process	14,606			8,741
	701,695			577,400
Less accumulated depreciation	(366,953		)	(329,346		)
	$	334,742		$	248,054

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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