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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]
Property, plant and equipment have been recorded at cost.  Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the related assets:
 
Years
Building and improvements
25 - 40
Machinery and equipment
7 - 20
Tools, dies and molds
2 - 9
Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2014 and 2013, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
 
2014
 
2013
Land and improvements
$
60,012

 
$
67,243

Buildings and improvements
214,472

 
242,261

Machinery and equipment
585,318

 
617,709

Tools, dies and molds
103,353

 
112,997

Construction-in-process
48,170

 
42,539

 
1,011,325

 
1,082,749

Less accumulated depreciation
(483,911
)
 
(443,942
)
 
$
527,414

 
$
638,807