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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

(2) Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (using either the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or average cost methods) or market. The Company evaluates and adjusts as necessary its excess and obsolescence reserve at a minimum on a quarterly basis. Excess inventories are quantities of items that exceed anticipated sales or usage for a reasonable period. The Company has guidelines for calculating provisions for excess inventories based on the number of months of inventories on hand compared to anticipated sales or usage. Management uses its judgment to forecast sales or usage and to determine what constitutes a reasonable period.

Inventory cost includes material, labor and overhead. Inventories consist of the following:

		March 31,				December 31,
		2013				2012

Raw materials		$	66,641			$	64,340
Work-in-progress			16,752				13,621
Finished goods			19,722				18,071
Total inventories, net		$	103,115			$	96,032

Inventory valued using the FIFO method was $61,284 and $57,004 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Inventory valued using the average cost method was $41,831 and $39,028 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

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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