Other Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets [Text Block]

Note 18 – Other Assets

Other assets comprise:

	December 31,
	2012		2011
			(re-cast)
Restricted insurance settlement	$	26,398	$	27,720
Deferred compensation assets		915		945
Supplemental retirement income program		1,653		1,508
Uncertain tax positions		3,058		1,842
Other		2,434		2,841
Total	$	34,458	$	34,856

Previously, an inactive subsidiary of the Company executedseparate settlement and release agreementswith two of its insurance carriers for $35,000, of which $26,398 remains. Part of the agreements were payable in four annual installments of $5,000, the final of which was received in the first quarter of 2010. The proceeds of both settlements are restricted and can only be used to pay claims and costs of defense associated with the subsidiary's asbestos litigation. The proceeds of the settlement and release agreements have been deposited into interest bearing accounts which earned approximately $69 and $80 in2012 and 2011, respectively, offset by $1,391 and $1,840 of payments in 2012 and 2011, respectively. Due to the restricted nature of the proceeds, a corresponding deferred credit was established in “Other non-current liabilities” for an equal and offsetting amount, and will remain until the restrictions lapse or the funds are exhausted via payments of claims and costs of defense. See Notes 19 and 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.