PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment comprised the following at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Land and buildings	$	166,795		$	160,183
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	211,419			197,047
Other equipment	34,172			31,970
Software licenses	42,083			39,993
Construction in progress	19,353			17,894
Total cost	473,822			447,087
Less:  Accumulated depreciation	(253,945		)	(229,720		)
Total net book value	$	219,877		$	217,367
Assets held under capital leases (included in the above)
Land and buildings	$	4,654		$	4,508
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	3,929			3,146
Total cost	8,583			7,654
Less:  Accumulated depreciation	(2,664		)	(2,720		)
Net book value	$	5,919		$	4,934

Property Plant And Equipment Rollforward [Table Text Block]

ovement in the net book value of property, plant and equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is comprised of:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Opening balance	$	217,367		$	250,902
Cash additions	7,339			5,590
Disposals	(279		)	(628		)
Depreciation	(11,075		)	(14,300		)
Foreign currency movements	6,947			21,714
Other movements	(422		)	777
Ending balance	$	219,877		$	264,055