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REVENUE RECOGNITION (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	$ 737,099	$ 669,491	$ 2,284,847	$ 1,877,246
Welding Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	310,262		955,079
Welding Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	$ 426,837		$ 1,329,768

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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