SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives assigned to each major asset category as below:



Asset category	Estimated useful life
Land	Indefinite
Buildings	25 years
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	4 - 8 years
Other equipment	3 - 8 years
Software licenses	3 - 5 years

Property, plant and equipment comprised the following at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:



	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Land and buildings	$	160,183		$	166,082
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	197,047			202,447
Other equipment	31,970			32,258
Software licenses	39,993			40,072
Construction in progress	17,894			17,044
Total cost	447,087			457,903
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(229,720		)	(207,001		)
Total net book value	$	217,367		$	250,902

Assets held under capital leases (included in the above)
Land and buildings	$	4,508		$	4,904
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	3,146			2,587
Total cost	7,654			7,491
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(2,720		)	(2,113		)
Net book value	$	4,934		$	5,378

Summarized Operating Results For Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

Summarized operating results for the years ending December 31, 2010 and 2009 for the Ukraine disposal group are as follows:



	For the Years Ending December 31,
	2010			2009
Revenues	$	16,888		$	32,083
Cost of revenues	(19,473		)	(70,257		)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(2,223		)	(6,301		)
Operating loss	(4,808		)	(44,475		)
Foreign exchange gain	891			(458		)
Other income	25			171
Loss before tax	(3,892		)	(44,762		)
Gain on sale	217,619			—
Provision for income tax	(30		)	7,938
Income from discontinued operations	$	213,697		$	(36,824	)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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