Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill Relates to Business Acquisitions

Goodwill relates to business acquisitions in prior periods in the following business segments:

	December 31,
	2012		2011
	(In Thousands)
Chemical	$	1,621	$	1,621
Climate Control		103		103
Total goodwill	$	1,724	$	1,724

Shipping and Handling Costs Included in Net Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Shipping and Handling Costs—Shipping and handling costs included in net sales and SG&A for each business segment are as follows:

	2012		2011		2010
	(In Thousands)
Chemical:
Shipping costs—Net sales (1)	$	23,395	$	26,179	$	22,436
Handling costs—SG&A (2)	$	5,746	$	5,024	$	5,137
Climate Control:
Shipping and handling costs—SG&A (2)	$	8,897	$	8,564	$	7,706

(1) These costs relate to amounts billed to our customers.

(2) See discussions above under “Selling, General and Administrative Expense.”

Advertising and Promotion of Products

products are expensed as incurred. These costs, primarily relating to our Climate Control Business, are as follows.

	2012		2011		2010
	(In Thousands)
Advertising costs	$	3,365	$	4,528	$	5,149