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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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 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 |
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, 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 |

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