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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details 2) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Apr. 02, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | $ 19,800,000 |  |  | $ 19,800,000 |  | $ 20,700,000
Accumulated Amortization | [1] | (14,200,000) |  |  | (14,200,000) |  | (13,700,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | 5,600,000 |  |  | 5,600,000 |  | 7,000,000
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross carrying value, Total | [1] | 131,900,000 |  |  | 131,900,000 |  | 131,600,000
Net Carrying Value, Total | [1] | 117,700,000 |  |  | 117,700,000 |  | 117,900,000
Impairment of intangible assets |  | 0 | $ 0 |  | 0 | $ 4,000,000 |
HVAC segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value |  | 4,000,000 |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 89,400,000 |  |  | 89,400,000 |  |
Engineered Solutions segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value |  | 1,600,000 |  |  | 1,600,000 |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 12,400,000 |  |  | 12,400,000 |  |
Detection and Measurement segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 10,300,000 |  |  | 10,300,000 |  |
Trademarks with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 112,100,000 |  |  | 112,100,000 |  | 110,900,000
Trademarks with indefinite lives | SPX Heat Transfer Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 | 0 |  |
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | 1,400,000 |  |  | 1,400,000 |  | 1,400,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | (1,400,000) |  |  | (1,400,000) |  | (1,400,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  | 0
Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | 2,100,000 |  |  | 2,100,000 |  | 2,100,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | (500,000) |  |  | (500,000) |  | (400,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | 1,600,000 |  |  | 1,600,000 |  | 1,700,000
Patents |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | 4,500,000 |  |  | 4,500,000 |  | 4,500,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | (4,500,000) |  |  | (4,500,000) |  | (4,500,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  | 0
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | 11,800,000 |  |  | 11,800,000 |  | 12,700,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | (7,800,000) |  |  | (7,800,000) |  | (7,400,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  | $ 5,300,000
[1] | Changes in the gross carrying values of “Other Intangibles, Net” during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to foreign currency translation.

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