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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
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The Company has entered into a royalty agreement with another absorbent products company. Under the agreement, it receives royalties for its trademarks, technology, know-how, and the use of equipment that embodies that technology and know-how. It also purchases and sells to the other company the requisite materials for the use of the technology. During 2011, incident to that agreement, the Company recognized material sales of $4,874,000 (classified as Net Sales) and royalty income (classified as Other Income) of $479,000. As of December 31, 2011, the assets that pertain to this agreement are as follows: Net Accounts Receivable of $3,911,000; Other Current Assets: $1,500,000; and Net Property, Plant, and Equipment: $6,771,000.