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Accounts And Other Receivables | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts And Other Receivables [Abstract] |
Accounts And Other Receivables | 5 ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES Accounts and other receivable consist of the following:
(In Thousands) |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns of $3,539 in 2011 and $5,286 in 2010 | $ | 95,712 | $ | 78,768
Other |  | 2,315 |  | 5,308
Total | $ | 98,027 | $ | 84,076
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns for the last three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:
(In Thousands) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 5,286 |  | $ | 5,299 |  | $ | 3,949 |
Charges to expense |  | 1,525 |  |  | 1,779 |  |  | 4,034 |
Recoveries |  | (1,489 | ) |  | (1,633 | ) |  | (1,522 | )
Write-offs |  | (2,508 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (1,411 | )
Foreign exchange and other |  | 725 |  |  | (134 | ) |  | 249 |
Balance, end of year | $ | 3,539 |  | $ | 5,286 |  | $ | 5,299 |

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