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INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

5. INVENTORIES

	December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010

	(in thousands)
Raw materials	$	46,399	$	41,808
Work in process		6,926		7,218
Finished goods		35,919		36,190

Inventories	$	89,244	$	85,216

Inventory reserves for obsolescence and other estimated losses were $7.7 million and $8.3 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- 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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