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Accounts And Other Receivables
 12 Months Ended
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