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4. DERIVATIVES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Derivatives Tables |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |
|  |  |  | Realized Gains |
|  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
Type of Instrument |  | Statements of Operations Location |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Commodity contracts |  | Cost of goods sold |  | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | 460 |
|  |  |  | Unrealized Losses |
|  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
Type of Instrument |  | Statements of Operations Location |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Commodity contracts |  | Cost of goods sold |  | $ | (479 | ) |  | $ | (126 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure for other derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments of (a) the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance and (b) the location and fair value amounts of the instruments reported in the statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4C -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5624171-113959 + Details
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