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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block] | During 2019, the Company acquired intangible assets either individually or as part of a group of assets, with an initial purchase price allocation and weighted-average lives as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2019
|  | Purchase Price Allocation |  | Weighted Average Life
Acquired intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names |  | 14,500 |  |  | 9
Customer relationships |  | 27,600 |  |  | 10
Other |  | 7,970 |  |  | 9
Total acquired intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 50,070 |  |  |
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, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
|  | Americas Welding |  | International Welding |  | The Harris Products Group |  | Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 197,259 |  |  | $ | 25,667 |  |  | $ | 11,656 |  |  | $ | 234,582 |
Additions and adjustments (1) |  | 44,408 |  |  | 1,224 |  |  | 6,525 |  |  | 52,157 |
Foreign currency translation |  | (2,452 | ) |  | (2,643 | ) |  | (350 | ) |  | (5,445 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2018 |  | 239,215 |  |  | 24,248 |  |  | 17,831 |  |  | 281,294 |
Additions and adjustments (2) |  | 37,346 |  |  | 17,254 |  |  | (613 | ) |  | 53,987 |
Foreign currency translation |  | 1,935 |  |  | (28 | ) |  | (81 | ) |  | 1,826 |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 278,496 |  |  | $ | 41,474 |  |  | $ | 17,137 |  |  | $ | 337,107 |
Schedule of gross and net intangible assets other than goodwill by asset class | Gross carrying values and accumulated amortization of intangible assets other than goodwill by asset class were as follows:
|  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
|  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names |  | $ | 22,020 |  |  |  |  | $ | 23,385 |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names |  | $ | 65,957 |  |  | $ | 31,284 |  |  | $ | 50,458 |  |  | $ | 26,357 |
Customer relationships |  | 140,198 |  |  | 62,242 |  |  | 113,837 |  |  | 52,518 |
Patents |  | 25,931 |  |  | 13,633 |  |  | 26,848 |  |  | 13,307 |
Other |  | 70,463 |  |  | 39,612 |  |  | 60,373 |  |  | 34,773 |
Total intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ | 302,549 |  |  | $ | 146,771 |  |  | $ | 251,516 |  |  | $ | 126,955 |

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