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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

INVENTORIES

Inventories, net of valuation allowances, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	As of
	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Finished goods	$	11,619	$	9,832
Parts and components	1,831		1,769
Total inventories	$	13,450	$	11,601

Valuation allowances were $1.1 million and $1.0 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and related primarily to excess parts inventories.

- 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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