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3. INVENTORIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Inventories Tables |
Inventories |
|  | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Finished goods |  | $ | 8,089 |  |  | $ | 9,429 |
Work in progress |  |  | 4,164 |  |  |  | 4,284 |
Raw materials |  |  | 1,273 |  |  |  | 1,334 |
Other |  |  | 848 |  |  |  | 1,084 |
Total |  | $ | 14,374 |  |  | $ | 16,131 |

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