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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES | GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
|  | North America Welding |  | Europe Welding |  | Asia Pacific Welding |  | South America Welding |  | The Harris Products Group |  | Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 86,277 |  |  | $ | 25,357 |  |  | $ | 5,248 |  |  | $ | 614 |  |  | $ | 15,407 |  |  | $ | 132,903 |
Additions and adjustments |  | 44,446 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,027 | ) |  | 43,419 |
Foreign currency translation |  | (284) |  | (927 | ) |  | 111 |  |  | (52 | ) |  | (455 | ) |  | (1,607 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2013 |  | 130,439 |  |  | 24,430 |  |  | 5,359 |  |  | 562 |  |  | 13,925 |  |  | 174,715 |
Additions and adjustments |  | 18,014 |  | — |  |  | (610 | ) |  | — |  |  | (381 | ) |  | 17,023 |
Foreign currency translation |  | (3,859) |  | (7,700 | ) |  | (97 | ) |  | (106 | ) |  | (459 | ) |  | (12,221 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 144,594 |  |  | $ | 16,730 |  |  | $ | 4,652 |  |  | $ | 456 |  |  | $ | 13,085 |  |  | $ | 179,517 |
Additions to goodwill primarily reflect goodwill recognized in the acquisitions of Easom in 2014 and Robolution and Burlington in 2013 (see Note 3). The reductions to goodwill result from the tax benefit attributable to the amortization of tax deductible goodwill in excess of goodwill recorded for financial reporting purposes and amounts reclassified as held for sale assets attributable to a planned divestiture. Gross and net intangible assets other than goodwill by asset class as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
|  |  |  | December 31, 2014
|  | Weighted Average Life |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Indefinite Lived Assets |  | Total Intangible, Net
Trademarks and trade names |  | 12 |  | $ | 32,358 |  |  | $ | 12,547 |  |  | $ | 16,273 |  |  | $ | 36,084 |
Customer relationships |  | 14 |  | 70,658 |  |  | 19,923 |  |  | — |  |  | 50,735 |
Patents |  | 20 |  | 24,195 |  |  | 6,509 |  |  | — |  |  | 17,686 |
Other |  | 13 |  | 54,502 |  |  | 26,646 |  |  | — |  |  | 27,856 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 181,713 |  |  | $ | 65,625 |  |  | $ | 16,273 |  |  | $ | 132,361 |
|  | December 31, 2013
|  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Indefinite Lived Assets |  | Total Intangible, Net
Trademarks and trade names |  | $ | 38,566 |  |  | $ | 11,898 |  |  | $ | 18,310 |  |  | $ | 44,978 |
Customer relationships |  | 74,935 |  |  | 16,837 |  |  | — |  |  | 58,098 |
Patents |  | 23,861 |  |  | 6,205 |  |  | — |  |  | 17,656 |
Other |  | 49,578 |  |  | 23,298 |  |  | — |  |  | 26,280 |
Total |  | $ | 186,940 |  |  | $ | 58,238 |  |  | $ | 18,310 |  |  | $ | 147,012 |
Decreases in gross and net intangible assets primarily reflect amounts reclassified as held for sale assets attributable to a planned divestiture and the impairment of intangible assets in 2014 (see Note 6). The Company recognized non-cash impairment losses of $10,484 within Rationalization and asset impairment charges, related to customer relationships, definite and indefinite lived trademarks and other definite lived intangible assets. Aggregate amortization expense was $13,869, $13,342 and $10,641 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Estimated annual amortization expense for intangible assets for each of the next five years is $13,837 in 2015, $13,482 in 2016, $12,581 in 2017, $11,939 in 2018 and $11,320 in 2019.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 2: 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=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16373-109275 Reference 5: 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=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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