Other Expense/(income), net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other (Income)/Expense, Net [Abstract]

Other (Income)/Expense, Net

The components of other (income)/expense, net, are:

(in thousands)	2011	2010	2009
Currency transactions	($84)	($4,626)	($2,253)
Amortization of debt issuance costs and loan origination fees	1,837	1,704	1,880
Letter of credit fees	1,479	1,831	1,475
Gain on early retirement of debt	-	-	(51,959)
Other	(512)	207	1,157
Total	$2,720	($884)	($49,700)