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GAIN ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
GAIN ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS [Abstract]  
GAIN ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS
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GAIN ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS

In February 2010, the Company sold its manufacturing and distribution facility in Woodburn, Oregon.  The net proceeds from the sale of this facility of $4.0 million exceeded the carrying value, resulting in a pretax gain on sale of $0.8 million.  The pretax gain was recognized into earnings in the first quarter of 2010.   The Company operated in the same facility under a license agreement with the purchaser for the use of a portion of the square footage previously occupied until December 31, 2010.  The Company subsequently entered into a short-term lease agreement with the purchaser with respect to a portion of this facility in a separate and distinct transaction on January 1, 2011.   The current lease term will expire in December 2012.

In March 2010, the Company sold its remaining manufacturing and distribution facility in Fontana, California.  The net proceeds from the sale of this facility of $4.3 million exceeded the carrying value, resulting in a total pretax gain on sale of $2.7 million.  In connection with the sale, the Company entered into a lease agreement with the purchaser which allowed the Company to continue operating in a portion of the facility.  Since the Company determined that it has less than substantially all of the use of the property, the pretax gain in excess of the present value of the rent of $2.0 million was recognized immediately into earnings in the first quarter of 2010.  The remaining $0.7 million of the pretax gain was deferred and is being offset against future lease payments (beginning in the second quarter of 2010) over the 24-month term of the lease in proportion to the related gross rentals.  The lease term, which was originally due to expire in March 2012, was renewed for an additional six-month period and will expire in September 2012.  The deferred gain recognized during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Because the sale-leaseback of both the Oregon and the California facilities satisfied all the conditions to qualify as an operating lease, the timing of the recognition of the gain on the sale depended on whether the Company leased back a minor portion of the asset or more than a minor portion.  The sale of the Oregon facility and the subsequent leasing of the same facility from the purchaser were two different transactions.  The sales agreement was not contingent on the Company leasing the building as the Company was under no obligation to sign a lease while it explored its options for a more suitable long-term solution.   It was determined that the Company leased back a minor portion of the property since the present value of the rentals for the leaseback period represented 10% or less of the fair value of the facility sold and, therefore, the gain on sale of $0.8 million was recognized at the time of sale.

For the California facility, it was determined that the Company leased back more than a minor portion of the property since the present value of the amount of the rentals for the leaseback period of $0.7 million represented more than 10% of the fair value of the facility sold.  Therefore, the remaining $0.7 million of the total pretax gain was deferred and is being offset against future lease payments as indicated above.

In the third quarter of 2009, the Company entered into a listing agreement to sell its Ocala, Florida facility.  In the fourth quarter of 2009, this facility was sold, resulting in a pretax gain on sale of $1.2 million.