VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract]

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

SCHEDULE II

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(Dollars in thousands)

Column A	Column B	Column C	Column D		Column E
Description	Balance at beginning of period	Charge to expense	Other (A)		Balance at end of the period
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Year ended December 31:
2011	$12,341	$3,081	($4,595	)	$10,827
2010	10,794	1,842	(295	)	12,341
2009	21,089	2,767	(13,062	)	10,794
Allowance for inventory obsolescence
Year ended December 31:
2011	$11,130	$4,996	($4,441	)	$11,685
2010	8,551	5,367	(2,788	)	11,130
2009	7,343	3,086	(1,878	)	8,551
Allowance for sales returns
Year ended December 31:
2011	$14,208	$18,942	($17,541	)	$15,609
2010	13,959	16,447	(16,198	)	14,208
2009	15,190	17,283	(18,514	)	13,959
Valuation allowance deferred tax assets
Year ended December 31:
2011	$42,140	$18,529	$2,744		$63,413
2010	32,438	6,892	2,810		42,140
2009	25,746	4,482	2,210		32,438

(A) Amounts sold, written off, or recovered, and the effect of changes in currency translation rates, are included in Column D.