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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Profit-sharing plan expense, including matching contributions, was approximately (in thousands):


2011	$	30,550
2010		28,293
2009		24,152

Schedule of Lease Expenses

Information regarding our lease expense is as follows (in thousands):


2011	$	40,375
2010		36,945
2009		35,345

Operating Leases of Lessee Disclosure

Minimum future lease commitments under noncancelable lease agreements in excess of one year as of December 31, 2011, are as follows (in thousands):


2012		31,787
2013		28,755
2014		25,400
2015		20,222
2016		15,470
Thereafter		20,913

Total	$	142,547

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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