DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales	$	-	$	9,225	$	10,785	$	27,377
Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes		-		4,221		4,929		9,484
Provision for income taxes		-		(1,602)		(1,870)		(3,599)
Gain (loss) on divestiture, net of taxes of $11,026 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012		(144)		-		18,172		-
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(144)	$	2,619	$	21,231	$	5,885

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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