Selected Financial Statement Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Selected Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

Selected Financial Statement Information

	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Accounts receivable, net:
Trade accounts receivable	$	129,149		$	139,065
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(46		)	(76		)
	$	129,103		$	138,989
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	39,821		$	23,668
Work-in-process	67,258			56,998
Finished goods	44,498			20,791
	$	151,577		$	101,457
Other current assets:
Precious metals reclaim	$	19,035		$	22,520
Other	16,721			10,252
	$	35,756		$	32,772
Property, plant and equipment, net:
Land	$	19,691		$	19,691
Buildings	93,184			92,769
Leasehold improvements	28,619			13,403
Machinery and equipment	577,262			446,805
Furniture and fixtures	6,535			6,120
Computer equipment and software	44,361			38,849
Assets in process	107,464			92,367
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	877,116			710,004
Accumulated depreciation	(407,173		)	(357,816		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	469,943		$	352,188
Accrued payroll:
Accrued payroll and taxes	$	12,602		$	15,096
Accrued vacation, sabbatical, and sick pay	13,985			12,831
Accrued management incentive program	135			6,538
Self-insurance liability	1,797			1,500
	$	28,519		$	35,965