INCOME TAXES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Reconciliation of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,

(In thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Balance as of beginning of the period	$	24,468		$	52,975		$	28,884		$	53,315
Additions for current year tax positions		71			14			71			14
Additions for prior year tax positions		243			351			1,234			1,208
Reductions for prior year tax positions		-			(7,877	)		-			(7,898	)
Settlements		-			(2,952	)		(260	)		(2,952	)
Reductions related to expirations of statute of limitations		(1,782	)		(24	)		(6,836	)		(2,534	)
Foreign currency translation		707			(3,067	)		614			(1,733	)

Balance as of the end of the period	$	23,707		$	39,420		$	23,707		$	39,420

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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