Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories consist of the following at December 31:

	2011		2010
Raw material	$	25,227	$	22,805
Work in process	2,901		3,806
Finished goods	12,295		17,445
Total	$	40,423	$	44,056

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property and equipment consist of the following at December 31: 

	2011			2010
Machinery and equipment	$	73,390		$	62,680
Land, building and building improvements	60,334			57,810
Molds	24,133			22,521
Computer equipment and software	17,518			14,613
Furniture and fixtures	2,298			2,107
Construction in progress	5,277			9,866
Total property and equipment, cost	182,950			169,597
Accumulated depreciation	(99,902		)	(86,052		)
Net property and equipment	$	83,048		$	83,545

All property and equipment are stated at cost.  The Company uses the straight-line method for depreciating property and equipment over their estimated useful lives.  Estimated useful lives are:

Buildings	15 - 30 years
Building improvements	15 years
Machinery and equipment	2 - 10 years
Furniture, fixtures and molds	2 - 5 years
Computer equipment and software	3 - 5 years

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, carried at cost less accumulated amortization and amortized on a straight-lined basis, were as follows:

	Weighted Average	December 31, 2011
	Amortization Life in Years	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Patents	9	$	9,142	$	4,335	$	4,807
MCDA contract *	10	8,571		5,714		2,857
Customer contracts	9	5,319		1,684		3,635
Trademarks	4	425		305		120
Total		$	23,457	$	12,038	$	11,419

	Weighted Average	December 31, 2010
	Amortization Life in Years	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Patents	9	$	11,060	$	4,463	$	6,597
MCDA contract *	10	8,571		4,857		3,714
Customer contracts	9	5,319		1,050		4,269
Trademarks	4	425		199		226
Total		$	25,375	$	10,569	$	14,806

*MCDA contract:  Manufacturing, Commercialization and Development Agreement with Hospira, Inc. (“Hospira”), dated May 1, 2005 (“the MCDA”).

Amortization expense in 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $2.7 million, $2.8 million and $2.3 million, respectively.  Estimated annual amortization for each of the next five years is approximately $2.6 million for 2012, $2.4 million for 2013, $2.1 million for 2014, $1.4 million for 2015 and $0.9 million for 2016.

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the calculation of net earnings per common share (“EPS”) — basic and diluted. 

	Years ended December 31, (in thousands, except per share data)
	2011		2010		2009
Net income	$	44,669	$	29,923	$	24,981
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic)	13,835		13,611		14,720
Dilutive securities	326		244		264
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)	14,161		13,855		14,984
EPS - basic	$	3.23	$	2.20	$	1.70
EPS - diluted	$	3.15	$	2.16	$	1.67