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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS [Abstract] |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block] | The changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts consisted of the following:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Balance as of beginning of year | $ | 808 |  |  | $ | 2,147 |  |  | $ | 1,457 |
Increase in allowance | 1,039 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 934 |
Accounts charged against the allowance, net of recoveries | (625 | ) |  | (1,367 | ) |  | (243 | )
Foreign currency translation | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | )
Balance as of end of year | $ | 1,224 |  |  | $ | 808 |  |  | $ | 2,147 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of financing receivables (examples of financing receivables include loans, trade accounts receivable and notes receivable) and activity in the allowance for credit losses account. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28368275&loc=SL6953423-111524 + Details
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