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Accounts And Other Receivables
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts And Other Receivables [Abstract]  
Accounts And Other Receivables

6 ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Accounts and other receivable consist of the following:

(In Thousands)   2012   2011
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales      
returns of $3,552 in 2012 and $3,539 in 2011 $ 96,686 $ 95,470
Other   3,551   2,315
Total $ 100,237 $ 97,785

 

     A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns for the three years ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:

(In Thousands)   2012     2011     2010  
Balance, beginning of year $ 3,539   $ 5,286   $ 5,299  
Charges to expense   1,589     1,525     1,779  
Recoveries   (1,076 )   (1,489 )   (1,633 )
Write-offs   (588 )   (2,508 )   (25 )
Foreign exchange and other   88     725     (134 )
Balance, end of year $ 3,552   $ 3,539   $ 5,286