LEASE COMMITMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

LEASE COMMITMENTS

LEASE COMMITMENTS

NOTE 7 LEASE COMMITMENTS

 The Company leases certain warehouse, plant, and office facilities as well as certain equipment under noncancelable operating and capital leases expiring at various dates through the year 2029. Most of the operating leases contain renewal options and certain leases include options to purchase during or at the end of the lease term.

        Amortization expense related to capital leases is included in depreciation expense. Rent expense under operating leases (including taxes, insurance and maintenance when included in the rent) amounted to $27,558, $23,382 and $24,129 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

        Assets recorded under capital leases consist of:

	2011			2010
Buildings	$	16,861		$	21,663
Machinery and equipment		—			9,003
		16,861			30,666
Accumulated depreciation		(10,255	)		(19,053	)
	$	6,606		$	11,613

        Future minimum payments, by year and in the aggregate, under the capital leases and noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more consisted of the following at December 31, 2011:

	Capital Leases			Operating Leases
2012	$	854		$	14,549
2013		584			9,814
2014		584			7,297
2015		547			5,328
2016		531			3,595
Subsequent to 2016		1,613			7,146
Total minimum lease payments		4,713		$	47,729
Amounts representing interest		(1,341	)
Present value of future minimum lease payments		3,372
Lease amount due in one year		(705	)
Total	$	2,667