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Inventories (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Inventories [Abstract] |
Inventory Tabular Disclosure | Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Short-term inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 56,913 |  |  | $ | 65,511 |
Work-in-process |  |  | 10,157 |  |  |  | 3,543 |
Finished goods |  |  | 43,374 |  |  |  | 35,000 |
Supplies |  |  | 3,101 |  |  |  | 3,115 |
|  |  | 113,545 |  |  |  | 107,169 |
Long-term inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finished goods |  |  | 1,608 |  |  |  | 2,401 |
Total inventories |  | $ | 115,153 |  |  | $ | 109,570 |

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