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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
|  | North America Welding |  | Europe Welding |  | Asia Pacific Welding |  | South America Welding |  | The Harris Products Group |  | Consolidated
Balance as of January 1, 2011 |  | $ | 5,069 |  |  | $ | 16,379 |  |  | $ | 5,030 |  |  | $ | 565 |  |  | $ | 18,909 |  |  | $ | 45,952 |
Additions and adjustments |  | 13,478 |  | 9,543 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,247 | ) |  | 21,774 |
Foreign currency translation |  | (33) |  | (2,055 | ) |  | 178 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (711 | ) |  | (2,625 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |  | 18,514 |  |  | 23,867 |  |  | 5,208 |  |  | 561 |  |  | 16,951 |  |  | 65,101 |
Additions and adjustments |  | 67,740 |  | 66 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,109 | ) |  | 66,697 |
Foreign currency translation |  | 23 |  | 1,424 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 53 |  |  | (435 | ) |  | 1,105 |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 86,277 |  |  | $ | 25,357 |  |  | $ | 5,248 |  |  | $ | 614 |  |  | $ | 15,407 |  |  | $ | 132,903 |
Schedule of gross and net intangible assets other than goodwill by asset class | Gross and net intangible assets other than goodwill by asset class as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
|  |  |  | December 31, 2012
|  | Weighted Average Life |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Indefinite Lived Assets |  | Total Intangible, Net
Trademarks and trade names |  | 12 |  | $ | 30,611 |  |  | $ | 9,493 |  |  | $ | 18,276 |  |  | $ | 39,394 |
Customer relationships |  | 16 |  | 63,906 |  |  | 12,099 |  |  | — |  |  | 51,807 |
Patents |  | 19 |  | 20,882 |  |  | 5,103 |  |  | — |  |  | 15,779 |
Other |  | 14 |  | 44,769 |  |  | 18,847 |  |  | — |  |  | 25,922 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 160,168 |  |  | $ | 45,542 |  |  | $ | 18,276 |  |  | $ | 132,902 |
|  | December 31, 2011
|  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Indefinite Lived Assets |  | Total Intangible, Net
Trademarks and trade names |  | $ | 18,559 |  |  | $ | 8,020 |  |  | $ | 18,081 |  |  | $ | 28,620 |
Customer relationships |  | 40,818 |  |  | 7,875 |  |  | — |  |  | 32,943 |
Patents |  | 18,677 |  |  | 3,927 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,750 |
Other |  | 33,148 |  |  | 14,990 |  |  | — |  |  | 18,158 |
Total |  | $ | 111,202 |  |  | $ | 34,812 |  |  | $ | 18,081 |  |  | $ | 94,471 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying value and accumulated amortization of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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