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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
In accordance with the fair value hierarchy described above, the following table shows the fair value of the Company's financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, which are classified as cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, other long-term assets, other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities:
 
   
Fair Value Measurements
   
Fair Value Measurements
 
   
at September 30, 2011
   
at December 31, 2010
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
 
Assets:
                                               
Cash equivalents
  $ 220,604     $ -     $ -     $ 220,604     $ 96,293     $ -     $ -     $ 96,293  
Forward currency contracts
    -       1,475       -       1,475       -       6       -       6  
Interest rate cap
    -       9       -       9       -       167       -       167  
Investments in rabbi trusts
    -       -       -       -       3,576       -       -       3,576  
Stock options
    -       -       1,126       1,126       -       -       278       278  
Total
  $ 220,604     $ 1,484     $ 1,126     $ 223,214     $ 99,869     $ 173     $ 278     $ 100,320  
                                                                 
Liabilities:
                                                               
Interest rate swaps
  $ -     $ 2,968     $ -     $ 2,968     $ -     $ 2,119     $ -     $ 2,119  
Forward currency contracts
    -       -       -       -       -       2,769       -       2,769  
Contingent consideration
    -       -       7,806       7,806       -       -       17,894       17,894  
Other current liabilities
    -       -       -       -       3,576       -       -       3,576  
Total
  $ -     $ 2,968     $ 7,806     $ 10,774     $ 3,576     $ 4,888     $ 17,894     $ 26,358  
 
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation
The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of the Company's Level 3 assets and liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:
 
   
Stock
   
Contingent
 
   
Options
   
Consideration
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Balance as of December 31, 2010
  $ 278     $ (17,894 )
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized)
               
included in earnings
    848       8,828  
Purchases
    -       1,260  
Balance as of September 30, 2011
  $ 1,126     $ (7,806 )
                 
The amount of total gains and losses for the period
               
included in earnings attributable to the change in
               
unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and
               
liabilities still held at September 30, 2011
  $ 848     $ 8,741  
 
Fair Value of Assets Measured on a Non-recurring Basis
The following table shows the fair value of the Company's financial assets that have been adjusted to fair value on a non-recurring basis which had a significant impact on the Company's results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:
 
   
Fair Value
                 
   
Measurements
                 
   
at
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
Total
 
Description
 
September 30, 2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Losses
 
   
(in thousands)
 
                       
Property, plant and equipment
  $ 5,400       $ 5,400       $ 5,727  
                             
                        $ 5,727