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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 3,325,836 | $ 3,222,884 | $ 2,818,040
Chlorovinyls |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | 1,344,908 | 1,318,678 | 1,224,724
Chlorovinyls | Chlor-alkali and derivative products |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | 886,224 | 888,312 | 839,037
Chlorovinyls | Compound products |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | 458,684 | 430,366 | 385,687
Aromatics |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | 1,104,290 | 1,020,307 | 799,676
Aromatics | Cumene products |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | 763,473 | 603,830 | 520,493
Aromatics | Phenol/acetone products |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | 340,817 | 416,477 | 279,183
Building Products |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | 876,638 | 883,899 | 793,639
Building Products | Window & Door Profiles and Moulding products |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | 319,116 | 331,039 | 347,998
Building Products | Outdoor Building products |  |  |
Sales by Product Line |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 557,522 | $ 552,860 | $ 445,641

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- Definition Amount of revenue from external customers for the reportable segment. Such disclosure is presented if the amount is: (a) included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -Paragraph 27 -Subparagraph a -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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