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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

2. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):


	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Components and parts	$	42,085	$	37,482
Work-in-process		2,645		4,764
Inventory purchases in transit		49,740		57,474
Finished goods		417,617		389,263

Inventories	$	512,087	$	488,983

- Definition

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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