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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	(In thousands)
	March 31,
	2012
Net sales	$	10,785
Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes		4,929
Provision for income taxes		(1,870)
Gain on divestiture, net of taxes of $11,172		18,411
Earnings from discontinued operations	$	21,470

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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