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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Note 4. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Dec. 31,
	2012			2011			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)

Raw materials	$	170,350		$	174,895		$	191,590
Work-in-process		115,282			114,306			116,790
Finished goods		358,319			346,594			327,810
Other		13,497			13,579			13,781
		657,448			649,374			649,971
Adjustment to value inventory
at cost on the LIFO method		(95,937	)		(68,949	)		(95,823	)
	$	561,511		$	580,425		$	554,148

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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