XML 52 R11.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT

Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Note 5: Inventories

The major classes of inventories were as follows:


	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	70,805		$	78,743
Work-in-process		43,827			46,683
Finished goods		109,109			92,126
Perishable tooling and supplies		2,689			3,232

Gross inventories		226,430			220,784
Obsolescence and other reserves		(17,952	)		(18,641	)

Net inventories	$	208,478		$	202,143

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

+ References+ Details