INVENTORIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Raw material	$	130,617		$	130,403
Work-in-process	53,962			54,190
Finished goods	211,137			208,821
	395,716			393,414
Adjustment to LIFO basis	(9,016		)	(8,494		)
	$	386,700		$	384,920