Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Inventories

Note 5. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Dec. 31,
	2011			2010			2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Raw materials	$	174,895		$	108,355		$	133,594
Work-in-process		114,306			84,068			83,375
Finished goods		346,594			301,051			276,578
Other		13,579			13,071			13,938
		649,374			506,545			507,485
Adjustment to value inventory
at cost on the LIFO method		(68,949	)		(78,904	)		(68,949	)
	$	580,425		$	427,641		$	438,536