Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Acquisitions [Abstract]

Acquisitions

NOTE 3. ACQUISITIONS

As of December 31, 2009, we owned 80% of our Shanghai ceiling operations.  During the fourth quarter of 2009, we made deposits of $3.3 million to initiate the purchase of the remaining 20% interest. During the first quarter of 2010, we completed the acquisition with additional cash payments of $7.8 million.  We recorded the difference between the purchase price and the net book value of the net equity acquired within capital in excess of par value.