PENSION AND POST RETIREMENT PLANS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Pension Benefits	Sep. 30, 2011 Pension Benefits	Sep. 30, 2012 Pension Benefits	Sep. 30, 2011 Pension Benefits	Sep. 30, 2012 Domestic defined benefit plans	Sep. 30, 2011 Domestic defined benefit plans	Dec. 31, 2012 Domestic defined benefit plans Forecast	Sep. 30, 2012 Foreign defined benefit plans	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign defined benefit plans	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign defined benefit plans item	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign defined benefit plans Forecast	Sep. 30, 2012 Post Retirement Benefit	Sep. 30, 2011 Post Retirement Benefit	Sep. 30, 2012 Post Retirement Benefit	Sep. 30, 2011 Post Retirement Benefit
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit)
Service cost	$ 304,000	$ 422,000	$ 931,000	$ 1,203,000								$ 4,000	$ 5,000	$ 12,000	$ 14,000
Interest Cost	2,027,000	2,182,000	6,112,000	6,453,000								28,000	34,000	84,000	103,000
Expected return on plan assets	(2,357,000)	(2,575,000)	(7,113,000)	(7,592,000)
Amortization of prior service cost	(13,000)	(20,000)	(40,000)	(57,000)								(88,000)	(89,000)	(264,000)	(265,000)
Amortization of transition asset	(66,000)	(76,000)	(201,000)	(215,000)
Amortization of loss	594,000	472,000	1,807,000	1,356,000								(2,000)		(6,000)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	489,000	405,000	1,496,000	1,148,000								(58,000)	(50,000)	(174,000)	(148,000)
Number of pension plans permanently frozen for accrual benefits										1
Total expected contributions to the domestic and foreign defined benefit plans					$ 4,900,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 4,900,000	$ 1,800,000	$ 1,800,000		$ 2,400,000