Investments	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Investments	INVESTMENTS At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company held an equity investment for $2.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively, represented by an interest in a privately held company. This investment is accounted for under the cost method. During 2012, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of Entegris Precision Technologies Corporation (EPT) in Taiwan, an entity in which it had previously owned a 50% equity interest accounted for under the equity method. The transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and the results of operations of the entity are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and since April 2, 2012. The investee’s sales and operating results are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company paid $3.4 million in cash for the additional 50% equity interest in the entity. A detailed description of the transaction can be found in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. During 2011, the Company recorded a gain of $1.5 million on the sale of an equity method investment that was classified within other income, net, in the consolidated statements of operations. A detailed description of the transaction can be found in note 14 under the heading “Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis”.

INVESTMENTS

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company held an equity investment for $2.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively, represented by an interest in a privately held company. This investment is accounted for under the cost method.

During 2012, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of Entegris Precision Technologies Corporation (EPT) in Taiwan, an entity in which it had previously owned a 50% equity interest accounted for under the equity method. The transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and the results of operations of the entity are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and since April 2, 2012. The investee’s sales and operating results are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company paid $3.4 million in cash for the additional 50% equity interest in the entity. A detailed description of the transaction can be found in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

During 2011, the Company recorded a gain of $1.5 million on the sale of an equity method investment that was classified within other income, net, in the consolidated statements of operations. A detailed description of the transaction can be found in note 14 under the heading “Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis”.