Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operations:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 6,215	$ (9,979)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(5,700)	(7,915)
Other	(289)	(322)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(5,989)	(8,237)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of Additional Notes of Senior Secured Notes due 2017	100,000	0
Senior Secured Notes discount	(5,200)	0
Repayments of other long-term obligations	(818)	(1,394)
Deferred financing fees	(4,409)	0
Dividend payment to Parent	(93,507)	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	31	0
Repayment of Senior Subordinated Notes	0	(176,095)
Use of Trusteed Assets for redemption of Senior Subordinated Notes	0	183,685
Changes in net equity	0	0
Other, net	(519)	(275)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,422)	5,921
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	108	562
Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(4,088)	(11,733)
Total cash and cash equivalents beginning of period	20,856	22,399
Total cash and cash equivalents end of period	16,768	10,666
Parent Victor Technologies Group, Inc.
Cash flows from operations:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	11,576	(1,164)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of Additional Notes of Senior Secured Notes due 2017	0
Senior Secured Notes discount	0
Repayments of other long-term obligations	0	0
Deferred financing fees	0
Dividend payment to Parent	(93,507)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	31
Repayment of Senior Subordinated Notes		(176,095)
Use of Trusteed Assets for redemption of Senior Subordinated Notes		183,685
Changes in net equity	82,419	(6,426)
Other, net	(519)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(11,576)	1,164
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Total cash and cash equivalents beginning of period	0	0
Total cash and cash equivalents end of period	0	0
Guarantors
Cash flows from operations:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	7,516	1,441
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(4,787)	(5,530)
Other	(389)	(322)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(5,176)	(5,852)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of Additional Notes of Senior Secured Notes due 2017	100,000
Senior Secured Notes discount	(5,200)
Repayments of other long-term obligations	(594)	(1,934)
Deferred financing fees	(4,409)
Dividend payment to Parent	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0
Repayment of Senior Subordinated Notes		0
Use of Trusteed Assets for redemption of Senior Subordinated Notes		0
Changes in net equity	(95,014)	(6,750)
Other, net	0	(275)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(5,217)	(8,959)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	143	386
Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,734)	(12,984)
Total cash and cash equivalents beginning of period	15,298	18,692
Total cash and cash equivalents end of period	12,564	5,708
Non-Guarantors
Cash flows from operations:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(1,679)	1,641
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(913)	(2,385)
Other	100	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(813)	(2,385)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of Additional Notes of Senior Secured Notes due 2017	0
Senior Secured Notes discount	0
Repayments of other long-term obligations	(224)	540
Deferred financing fees	0
Dividend payment to Parent	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0
Repayment of Senior Subordinated Notes		0
Use of Trusteed Assets for redemption of Senior Subordinated Notes		0
Changes in net equity	1,397	1,279
Other, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,173	1,819
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(35)	176
Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,354)	1,251
Total cash and cash equivalents beginning of period	5,558	3,707
Total cash and cash equivalents end of period	4,204	4,958
Eliminations
Cash flows from operations:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(11,198)	(11,897)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of Additional Notes of Senior Secured Notes due 2017	0
Senior Secured Notes discount	0
Repayments of other long-term obligations	0	0
Deferred financing fees	0
Dividend payment to Parent	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0
Repayment of Senior Subordinated Notes		0
Use of Trusteed Assets for redemption of Senior Subordinated Notes		0
Changes in net equity	11,198	11,897
Other, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	11,198	11,897
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Total cash and cash equivalents beginning of period	0	0
Total cash and cash equivalents end of period	$ 0	$ 0