STOCK OWNERSHIP AND BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

STOCK OWNERSHIP AND BENEFIT PLANS

Schedule of total stock-based compensation expense

	2012			2011			2010
Cost of products sold	$	324		$	261		$	316
General and administrative expenses	3,018			2,431			2,402
Selling and distribution expenses	1,101			705			783
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	4,443			3,397			3,501
Income tax benefit	(864		)	(918		)	(888		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income taxes	$	3,579		$	2,479		$	2,613
Earnings per share impact:
Basic - net income	$	0.27		$	0.19		$	0.20
Diluted - net income	$	0.27		$	0.19		$	0.20

Summary of the activity of nonvested shares of restricted stock

			Weighted Average
			Grant Date
	Shares		Fair Value
Balance at December 31, 2009	198,650		$	38.39
Granted	104,000		19.95
Vested	(65,161	)	29.26
Balance at December 31, 2010	237,489		$	32.82
Granted	116,500		20.90
Vested	(90,660	)	24.16
Forfeited	(1,500	)	18.79
Balance at December 31, 2011	261,829		$	30.59
Granted	116,900		20.74
Vested	(136,344	)	27.20
Balance at December 31, 2012	242,385		$	27.75

Summary of the activity of nonvested restricted stock units

			Weighted Average
	Share		Grant Date
	Units		Fair Value
Balance at December 31, 2009	15,166		$	15.96
Granted	28,000		20.44
Vested	(8,583	)	15.97
Balance at December 31, 2010	34,583		$	19.59
Granted	32,500		20.45
Vested	(13,085	)	18.24
Balance at December 31, 2011	53,998		$	20.43
Granted	50,200		20.44
Vested	(20,769	)	20.43
Balance at December 31, 2012	83,429		$	20.44

Summary of stock option activity

			Weighted		Weighted
			Average		Average	Aggregate
			Exercise		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Options		Price		Contractual Term	Value
Balance at December 31, 2009	28,000		$	10.37
Exercised	(8,300	)	4.75
Balance at December 31, 2010	19,700		$	12.74
Exercised	(4,200	)	4.71
Balance at December 31, 2011	15,500		$	14.92
Exercised	—		—
Balance at December 31, 2012	15,500		$	14.92	2.26	$	51
Exercisable at December 31, 2012	15,500		$	14.92	2.26	$	51

Summary of information about employee stock options outstanding and exercisable

	Number of
	Options	Weighted
	Outstanding at	Average
Range of	and Exercisable	Remaining	Weighted
Exercise	December 31,	Contractual Life	Average
Prices	2012	in Years	Exercise Price
$1.42 - $1.42	500	0.96	$	1.42
$4.87 - $4.87	5,000	2.06	$	4.87
$20.62 - $20.62	10,000	2.42	$	20.62
	15,500	2.26	$	14.92