PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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 - 20
Tools, dies and molds	4 - 9

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2012 and 2011, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	2012			2011
Land and improvements	$	66,012		$	20,330
Buildings and improvements	192,135			121,847
Machinery and equipment	555,261			456,236
Tools, dies and molds	117,341			88,676
Construction-in-process	49,136			14,606
	979,885			701,695
Less accumulated depreciation	(411,541		)	(366,953		)
	$	568,344		$	334,742

- 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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