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INVENTORIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

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INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Raw material	$	87,359			$	119,989
Work-in-process	38,608				41,073
Finished goods	167,302				179,998
	293,269				341,060
Adjustment to LIFO	(6,134		)		(9,628		)
	$	287,135			$	331,432

At September 30, 2015, approximately 8% of the Company's inventories were valued under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. At December 31, 2014, approximately 11% of the Company's inventories were valued under the LIFO method. The remaining inventories were valued under the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method or average cost method. All inventories are valued at lower of cost or market.

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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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