SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of inventories

	2012		2011
Raw materials	$	16,079	$	15,526
Work-in-process	12,133		10,511
Finished goods	19,155		15,947
Supplies	953		1,234
	$	48,320	$	43,218

Schedule of estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment

Buildings and improvements	15-30 years
Manufacturing equipment and tooling	3-15 years
Furniture, fixtures, and computer equipment	3-10 years
Other	3-10 years

Schedule of property and equipment

	2012		2011
Land	$	2,792	$	2,249
Buildings and improvements	24,203		22,212
Manufacturing equipment and tooling	39,073		33,409
Furniture, fixtures and computer equipment	7,148		6,741
Other	3,534		2,257
Construction in process	13,871		6,046
	$	90,621	$	72,914

Schedule of changes to the carrying amount of goodwill

	Explosive			Oilfield
	Metalworking			Products			Total
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2010	$	22,458		$	16,715		$	39,173
Adjustment due to recognition of tax benefit of tax amortization of certain goodwill	(349		)	(496		)	(845		)
Adjustment due to exchange rate differences	(472		)	(349		)	(821		)
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2011	$	21,637		$	15,870		$	37,507
Adjustment due to recognition of tax benefit of tax amortization of certain goodwill	(322		)	(485		)	(807		)
Adjustment due to exchange rate differences	419			312			731
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2012	$	21,734		$	15,697		$	37,431

Schedule of weighted average amortization periods of the intangible assets by asset category

Core technology	20 years
Customer relationships	9 years
Trademarks / Trade names	9 years

Schedule of details of purchased intangible assets, other than goodwill

The following table presents details of intangible assets as of December 31, 2012:

			Accumulated
	Gross		Amortization			Net
Core technology	$	22,494	$	(5,749	)	$	16,745
Customer relationships	44,334		(20,046		)	24,288
Trademarks / Trade names	2,409		(1,484		)	925
Total intangible assets	$	69,237	$	(27,279	)	$	41,958

The following table presents details of intangible assets as of December 31, 2011:

			Accumulated
	Gross		Amortization			Net
Core technology	$	22,041	$	(4,525	)	$	17,516
Customer relationships	38,165		(14,720		)	23,445
Trademarks / Trade names	2,361		(1,268		)	1,093
Total intangible assets	$	62,567	$	(20,513	)	$	42,054

Schedule of expected future amortization of intangible assets

For the years ended December 31 -
2013	$	6,341
2014	6,133
2015	4,681
2016	4,681
2017	4,658
Thereafter	15,464
	$	41,958

Schedule of computation and reconciliation of earnings per common share

	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2012
Basic earnings per share:	Income			Shares	EPS
Net income attributable to DMC	$	11,696
Less income allocated to RSAs	(211		)
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation	$	11,485		13,264,636	$	0.87
Adjust shares for dilutives:
Stock-based compensation plans				4,077
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to DMC	$	11,696
Less income allocated to RSAs	(211		)
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation	$	11,485		13,268,713	$	0.87

	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2011
Basic earnings per share:	Income			Shares	EPS
Net income attributable to DMC	$	12,491
Less income allocated to RSAs	(246		)
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation	$	12,245		13,089,691	$	0.94
Adjust shares for dilutives:
Stock-based compensation plans				9,430
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to DMC	$	12,491
Less income allocated to RSAs	(246		)
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation	$	12,245		13,099,121	$	0.93

	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2010
Basic earnings per share:	Income			Shares	EPS
Net income attributable to DMC	$	5,265
Less income allocated to RSAs	(94		)
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation	$	5,171		12,869,666	$	0.40
Adjust shares for dilutives:
Stock-based compensation plans				12,088
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to DMC	$	5,265
Less income allocated to RSAs	(94		)
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation	$	5,171		12,881,754	$	0.40

Summary of related party transactions

	2010
			Interest
	Sales to		income from
DYNAenergetics RUS	$	663	$	—
Perfoline	19		13
Total	$	682	$	13