Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	March 31,			March 31,			Dec. 31,
	2012			2011			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Raw materials	$	181,546		$	164,263		$	191,590
Work-in-process		129,396			118,024			116,790
Finished goods		458,987			428,008			327,810
Other		13,931			13,137			13,781
		783,860			723,432			649,971
Adjustment to value inventory
at cost on the LIFO method		(95,937	)		(68,949	)		(95,823	)
	$	687,923		$	654,483		$	554,148