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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Goodwill Relates to Business Acquisitions | Goodwill relates to business acquisitions in prior periods in the following business segments:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Chemical |  | $ | 1,621 |  |  | $ | 1,621 |
Climate Control |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 103 |
Total goodwill |  | $ | 1,724 |  |  | $ | 1,724 |
Shipping and Handling Costs Included in Net Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expense | Shipping and Handling Costs – Shipping and handling costs included in net sales and SG&A for each business segment are as follows:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Chemical: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shipping costs - Net sales (1) |  | $ | 21,954 |  |  | $ | 23,395 |  |  | $ | 26,179 |
Handling costs - SG&A (2) |  | $ | 5,437 |  |  | $ | 5,746 |  |  | $ | 5,024 |
Climate Control: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shipping and handling costs - SG&A (2) |  | $ | 9,520 |  |  | $ | 8,897 |  |  | $ | 8,564 |
(1) | These costs relate to amounts billed to our customers.
(2) | See discussions above under “Selling, General and Administrative Expense.”
Advertising and Promotion of Products | Advertising Costs - Costs in connection with advertising and promotion of our products are expensed as incurred. These costs, primarily relating to our Climate Control Business, are as follows.
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Advertising costs |  | $ | 3,157 |  |  | $ | 3,365 |  |  | $ | 4,528 |

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