PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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