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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company's business units are aligned into three operating segments. The operating segments consist of Americas Welding, International Welding and The Harris Products Group.  The Americas Welding segment includes welding operations in North and South America. The International Welding segment includes welding operations in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The Harris Products Group includes the Company’s global cutting, soldering and brazing businesses as well as its retail business in the United States.
Segment performance is measured and resources are allocated based on a number of factors, the primary profit measure being adjusted earnings before interest and income taxes (“Adjusted EBIT”).  EBIT is defined as Operating income plus Equity earnings in affiliates and Other income. EBIT is adjusted for special items as determined by management such as the impact of rationalization activities, certain asset impairment charges and gains or losses on disposals of assets.
Financial information for the reportable segments follows:
 
Americas Welding (1)
 
International Welding (1)
 
The Harris
Products Group
 
Corporate /
Eliminations (1)
 
Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
398,289

 
$
197,617

 
$
73,585

 
$
—

 
$
669,491

Inter-segment sales
25,546

 
5,451

 
2,064

 
(33,061
)
 
—

Total
$
423,835

 
$
203,068

 
$
75,649

 
$
(33,061
)
 
$
669,491

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBIT
$
74,096

 
$
10,612

 
$
9,244

 
$
570

 
$
94,522

Special items charge (gain)
5,283

 
2,314

 
—

 
(48,312
)
 
(40,715
)
EBIT
$
68,813

 
$
8,298

 
$
9,244

 
$
48,882

 
$
135,237

Interest income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
1,327

Interest expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(5,922
)
Income before income taxes
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
130,642

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
377,520

 
$
119,564

 
$
70,562

 
$
—

 
$
567,646

Inter-segment sales
22,386

 
3,688

 
1,856

 
(27,930
)
 
—

Total
$
399,906

 
$
123,252

 
$
72,418

 
$
(27,930
)
 
$
567,646

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBIT
$
68,285

 
$
5,796

 
$
8,757

 
$
913

 
$
83,751

Special items charge (gain)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

EBIT
$
68,285

 
$
5,796

 
$
8,757

 
$
913

 
$
83,751

Interest income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
360

Interest expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(3,815
)
Income before income taxes
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
80,296

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
1,186,760

 
$
468,003

 
$
222,483

 
$
—

 
$
1,877,246

Inter-segment sales
75,380

 
15,214

 
6,763

 
(97,357
)
 
—

Total
$
1,262,140

 
$
483,217

 
$
229,246

 
$
(97,357
)
 
$
1,877,246

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBIT
$
217,317

 
$
29,713

 
$
27,491

 
$
369

 
$
274,890

Special items charge (gain)
5,283

 
2,314

 
—

 
(40,199
)
 
(32,602
)
EBIT
$
212,034

 
$
27,399

 
$
27,491

 
$
40,568

 
$
307,492

Interest income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
3,349

Interest expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
(18,333
)
Income before income taxes
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
292,508

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
1,124,900

 
$
376,684

 
$
209,202

 
$
—

 
$
1,710,786

Inter-segment sales
69,673

 
11,955

 
6,983

 
(88,611
)
 
—

Total
$
1,194,573

 
$
388,639

 
$
216,185

 
$
(88,611
)
 
$
1,710,786

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBIT
$
194,924

 
$
21,699

 
$
25,752

 
$
1,812

 
$
244,187

Special items charge (gain)
—

 
—

 
—

 
34,348

 
34,348

EBIT
$
194,924

 
$
21,699

 
$
25,752

 
$
(32,536
)
 
$
209,839

Interest income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
1,225

Interest expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(11,828
)
Income before income taxes
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
199,236




(1) In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, special items reflect pension settlement charges in Americas Welding, amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories in International Welding and transaction and integration costs offset by a bargain purchase gain in Corporate / Eliminations related to the Air Liquide Welding acquisition as discussed in Note 3. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016, special items in Corporate / Eliminations reflect a loss on the deconsolidation of the Venezuelan subsidiary.