EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Postemployment Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets, funded status and amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet of the defined benefit pension plans as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands):



Change in benefit obligation:	2011			2010
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	98,831		$	93,708
Acquisition	4,869			—
Service cost	264			—
Interest cost	5,467			5,200
Actuarial (gain) loss	11,497			6,839
Benefits paid	(8,341		)	(6,916		)
Foreign currency translation	(632		)	—
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	111,955		$	98,831
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	73,156		$	69,160
Actual return on plan assets	637			9,131
Employer contributions	3,645			1,781
Benefits paid	(8,341		)	(6,916		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	69,097		$	73,156
Unfunded status at end of year	$	(42,858	)	$	(25,675	)
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet:
Noncurrent assets	$	542		$	543
Noncurrent liabilities	(43,400		)	(26,218		)
Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet	$	(42,858	)	$	(25,675	)

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]



Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
	2011			2010
Unrecognized prior service cost	$	(1,028	)	$	(1,164	)
Unrecognized net loss	(55,396		)	(43,024		)
Deferred tax effect of unrecognized items	21,387			16,860
Net amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(35,037	)	$	(27,328	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]



The weighted-average assumptions used in the actuarial computation that derived the benefit obligations at December 31 were as follows:	2011		2010
Discount rate	4.6	%	5.3	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.5	%	7.5	%

The weighted-average assumptions used in the actuarial computation that derived net periodic pension cost for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Discount rate	5.3	%	5.75	%	6.25	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.5	%	7.5	%	8.5	%

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension cost for the plans, settlement cost and the assumptions used in the measurement of the Company’s benefit obligation for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (amounts in thousands):



Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income
Net periodic benefit cost:	2011			2010			2009
Service cost	$	264		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	5,467			5,200			5,456
Assumed return on assets	(5,258		)	(4,911		)	(4,939		)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	137			137			137
Amortization of unrecognized deferred taxes	(56		)	(56		)	(56		)
Amortization of net unrecognized loss	3,745			3,628			4,303
Net periodic pension cost	$	4,299		$	3,998		$	4,901

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The allocation of the fair value of plan assets was as follows:



	Percentage of Plan Assets at December 31,				Target Allocation
Asset Category	2011		2010		2012
U.S. equities (a)	60	%	59	%	40% - 80%
Fixed income	24	%	24	%	20% - 50%
Cash and cash equivalents	7	%	7	%	0% - 20%
International equities (a)	9	%	10	%	0% - 16%
	100	%	100	%


(a)	Total equities may not exceed 80% of total plan assets.

The fair value of the plan assets by asset categories at December 31, 2011 was as follows (amounts in thousands):



	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2011
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market funds	$	4,659	$	4,659	$	—	$	—
Domestic common stock	28,123		28,123		—		—
Foreign common stock	3,847		3,847		—		—
Corporate bonds	2,439		2,439		—		—
Foreign bonds	510		510		—		—
U.S. government securities	299		299		—		—
Mutual funds	949		949		—		—
Common / collective trusts	28,271		—		28,271		—
Totals	$	69,097	$	40,826	$	28,271	$	—

The fair value of the plan assets by asset categories at December 31, 2010 was as follows (amounts in thousands):



	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2010
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market funds	$	4,674	$	4,674	$	—	$	—
Domestic common stock	29,429		29,429		—		—
Foreign common stock	3,976		3,976		—		—
Corporate bonds	4,050		4,050		—		—
Foreign bonds	536		536		—		—
U.S. government securities	577		577		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities	8		—		8		—
Mutual funds	1,239		1,239		—		—
Common / collective trusts	28,667		—		28,667		—
Totals	$	73,156	$	44,481	$	28,675	$	—

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Projected benefit payments from the plans as of December 31, 2011, are estimated as follows (amounts in thousands):



2012	$	6,916
2013	6,997
2014	7,170
2015	7,296
2016	7,533
2017-2021	36,380