Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Inventories [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

NOTE 8. INVENTORIES

Our inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market and computed on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. Components of inventories are as follows (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
Parts and raw materials	$	62,570	$	53,755
Work in process		6,071		5,594
Finished goods		24,181		18,244
	$	92,822	$	77,593