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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC. (In thousands)
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Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  | (1) Charged to Other Accounts |  | (2) Deductions |  | Balance at End of Period
Allowance for doubtful accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 7,079 |  |  | $ | 3,368 |  |  | $ | 68 |  |  | $ | 1,861 |  |  | $ | 8,654 |
Year Ended December 31, 2011 |  | 7,855 |  |  | 2,173 |  |  | (303 | ) |  | 2,646 |  |  | 7,079 |
Year Ended December 31, 2010 |  | 8,174 |  |  | 3,146 |  |  | (425 | ) |  | 3,040 |  |  | 7,855 |
(1) | Currency translation adjustment.
(2) | Uncollectible accounts written-off, net of recoveries.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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