RATIONALIZATION CHARGES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Activity in Rationalization Plan Reserves

Activity in our 2010 rationalization plan reserves is summarized as follows:


	Employee Severance and Benefits			Non-Cash Retirement Benefit Curtailment			Plant Exit Costs			Non-Cash Asset Write-Down			Total
Established in 2010	$	12,641		$	—		$	542		$	8,256		$	21,439
Utilized in 2010		(1,812	)		—			(542	)		(8,256	)		(10,610	)

Balance at December 31, 2010		10,829			—			—			—			10,829
Established in 2011		2,973			(449	)		1,267			613			4,404
Utilized in 2011		(11,622	)		449			(1,267	)		(613	)		(13,053	)
Currency translation		447			—			—			—			447

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	2,627		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2,627

Rationalization Charges According to Plans

Rationalization charges for the years ended December 31 are summarized as follows:


	2011		2010		2009
	(Dollars in thousands)
2011 rationalization plans	$	1,925	$	–	$	–
2010 rationalization plans		4,404		21,439		–
2009 and prior years’ rationalization plans		1,388		775		1,491

	$	7,717	$	22,214	$	1,491

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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