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INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Raw material	$	101,312			$	97,257
Work-in-process	31,751				31,141
Finished goods	89,169				75,137
	222,232				203,535
Adjustment to LIFO basis	(8,078		)		(12,663		)
	$	214,154			$	190,872

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Publisher SEC

-Number 210

-Article 5

-Subparagraph a,b,c

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