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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Polaris' Foreign Operations | The following data relates to Polaris’ foreign operations (in thousands):
|  | For the Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Canadian subsidiary: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ | 438,208 |  |  | $ | 368,487 |  |  | $ | 279,309 |
Identifiable assets |  |  | 18,257 |  |  |  | 18,008 |  |  |  | 42,936 |
Other foreign countries: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ | 460,631 |  |  | $ | 424,363 |  |  | $ | 305,864 |
Identifiable assets |  |  | 255,313 |  |  |  | 224,742 |  |  |  | 145,528 |

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