EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

13. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

We sponsor a defined contribution plan covering substantially all of our U.S. employees.  Although we may make discretionary contributions for the benefit of employees under this plan, such matching contributions have been suspended since 2010.  In 2012, 2011 and 2010, amounts expensed included both mandatory and discretionary contributions in certain countries outside the United States and were approximately $1.8 million, $2.0 million and $1.9 million, respectively.