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INVENTORIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Inventories, net consisted of the following:



	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Finished goods	$	107,354	$	102,401
Work-in process	42,504		39,944
Raw materials	29,700		29,461
	$	179,558	$	171,806

The finished goods inventory includes $2.2 million of capitalized medical device excise tax at March 31, 2013.

- Definition

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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