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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

The composition of inventories was as follows:



	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Raw materials and component parts	$	38,825		$	32,009
Work-in-process	3,093			4,916
Finished goods	62,160			61,795
Subtotal	104,078			98,720
LIFO reserve	(2,839		)	(2,709		)
Total	$	101,239		$	96,011

The carrying value of inventories accounted for by the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory method exclusive of the LIFO reserve was $71,613 at June 30, 2012 and $74,885 at December 31, 2011. The remaining inventory amounts are held in foreign locations and accounted for using the first-in first-out method.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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