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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company’s primary business is the design and manufacture of arc welding and cutting products, manufacturing a broad line of arc welding equipment, consumable welding products and other welding and cutting products.  The Company also has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.  The Company has aligned its business units into five operating segments to enhance the utilization of the Company’s worldwide resources and global end user and sourcing initiatives.  The operating segments consist of North America Welding, Europe Welding, Asia Pacific Welding, South America Welding and The Harris Products Group.  The North America Welding segment includes welding operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  The Europe Welding segment includes welding operations in Europe, Russia, Africa and the Middle East.  The other two welding segments include welding operations in Asia Pacific and South America, respectively.  The fifth segment, The Harris Products Group, includes the Company’s global cutting, soldering and brazing businesses as well as the retail business in the United States.
Segment performance is measured and resources are allocated based on a number of factors, the primary profit measure being earnings before interest and income taxes (“EBIT”), as adjusted.  Segment EBIT is adjusted for special items as determined by management such as the impact of rationalization activities, certain asset impairment charges and gains or losses on disposals of assets.
Financial information for the reportable segments follows:
 
North
America
Welding
 
Europe
Welding
 
Asia
Pacific
Welding
 
South
America
Welding
 
The Harris
Products
Group
 
Corporate /
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
439,621

 
$
107,507

 
$
57,404

 
$
32,862

 
$
78,383

 
$
—

 
$
715,777

Inter-segment sales
30,365

 
4,533

 
3,595

 
9

 
2,009

 
(40,511
)
 
—

Total
$
469,986

 
$
112,040

 
$
60,999

 
$
32,871

 
$
80,392

 
$
(40,511
)
 
$
715,777

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBIT, as adjusted
$
84,450

 
$
15,221

 
$
(304
)
 
$
(590
)
 
$
8,947

 
$
(324
)
 
$
107,400

Special items (gain) charge
—

 
(81
)
 
28,567

 
582

 
—

 
—

 
29,068

EBIT
$
84,450

 
$
15,302

 
$
(28,871
)
 
$
(1,172
)
 
$
8,947

 
$
(324
)
 
$
78,332

Interest income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
627

Interest expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(1,174
)
Income before income taxes
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
77,785

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
404,113

 
$
98,522

 
$
63,834

 
$
51,715

 
$
73,691

 
$
—

 
$
691,875

Inter-segment sales
35,355

 
5,256

 
3,821

 
151

 
2,311

 
(46,894
)
 
—

Total
$
439,468

 
$
103,778

 
$
67,655

 
$
51,866

 
$
76,002

 
$
(46,894
)
 
$
691,875

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBIT, as adjusted
$
75,225

 
$
7,881

 
$
(979
)
 
$
15,942

 
$
6,917

 
$
(822
)
 
$
104,164

Special items (gain) charge
(17
)
 
1,595

 
4,724

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
6,302

EBIT
$
75,242

 
$
6,286

 
$
(5,703
)
 
$
15,942

 
$
6,917

 
$
(822
)
 
$
97,862

Interest income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
536

Interest expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(558
)
Income before income taxes
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
97,840

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
1,271,017

 
$
328,487

 
$
185,687

 
$
115,906

 
$
228,273

 
$
—

 
$
2,129,370

Inter-segment sales
96,668

 
15,887

 
11,644

 
73

 
6,389

 
(130,661
)
 
—

Total
$
1,367,685

 
$
344,374

 
$
197,331

 
$
115,979

 
$
234,662

 
$
(130,661
)
 
$
2,129,370

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBIT, as adjusted
$
247,009

 
$
39,412

 
$
(579
)
 
$
16,170

 
$
22,183

 
$
3,167

 
$
327,362

Special items (gain) charge
(68
)
 
923

 
28,450

 
21,715

 
—

 
—

 
51,020

EBIT
$
247,077

 
$
38,489

 
$
(29,029
)
 
$
(5,545
)
 
$
22,183

 
$
3,167

 
$
276,342

Interest income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
2,465

Interest expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
(3,730
)
Income before income taxes
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
275,077

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
1,205,179

 
$
389,122

 
$
285,626

 
$
139,908

 
$
161,069

 
$
(68,385
)
 
$
2,112,519

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
1,242,736

 
$
317,674

 
$
203,112

 
$
132,592

 
$
241,766

 
$
—

 
$
2,137,880

Inter-segment sales
99,869

 
13,865

 
12,579

 
222

 
7,209

 
(133,744
)
 
—

Total
$
1,342,605

 
$
331,539

 
$
215,691

 
$
132,814

 
$
248,975

 
$
(133,744
)
 
$
2,137,880

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBIT, as adjusted
$
234,662

 
$
28,114

 
$
1,967

 
$
32,119

 
$
21,411

 
$
(2,963
)
 
$
315,310

Special items (gain) charge
1,109

 
1,664

 
5,431

 
12,198

 
—

 
—

 
20,402

EBIT
$
233,553

 
$
26,450

 
$
(3,464
)
 
$
19,921

 
$
21,411

 
$
(2,963
)
 
$
294,908

Interest income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
2,452

Interest expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(2,307
)
Income before income taxes
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
295,053

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
979,043

 
$
415,387

 
$
329,117

 
$
145,672

 
$
186,474

 
$
63,948

 
$
2,119,641


In the third quarter 2014, special items include net credits of $81 in the Europe Welding segment and charges of $582 in the South America Welding segment primarily related to employee severance and other costs associated with the consolidation of manufacturing operations. The Asia Pacific Welding segment special items include net charges of $28,567, which represents charges of $32,448 related to impairment of long-lived assets partially offset by net gains of $3,881 primarily related to a gain on the sale of real estate.
In the third quarter 2013, special items include net charges of $1,595 and $49 for rationalization actions in the Europe Welding and Asia Pacific Welding segments, respectively, and a net credit of $17 in the North America Welding segment primarily related to employee severance and other costs associated with the consolidation of manufacturing operations. The Asia Pacific Welding segment special items also include charges of $4,675 related to impairment of long-lived assets.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, special items include net credits of $68 in the North America Welding segment and net charges of $923 and $582 in the Europe Welding and South America Welding segments, respectively, primarily related to employee severance. The South America Welding segment special items also include Venezuelan foreign exchange remeasurement losses of $21,133, related to the adoption of a new foreign exchange mechanism in the first quarter. The Asia Pacific Welding segment special items include net charges of $28,450, which represents charges of $32,557 related to impairment of long-lived assets partially offset by net gains of $4,107 primarily related to a gain on the sale of real estate.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, special items include net charges of $1,109, $1,664 and $756 in the North America Welding, Europe Welding and Asia Pacific Welding segments, respectively, primarily related to employee severance and other costs associated with the consolidation of manufacturing operations. The Asia Pacific Welding segment special items also include charges of $4,675 related to impairment of long-lived assets. The South America Welding segment special items represent charges of $12,198 relating to the devaluation of the Venezuelan currency.