Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization On December 3, 2010 (“Acquisition Date”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 5, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), Razor Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a newly formed Delaware corporation, merged with and into Thermadyne Holdings Corporation ("Thermadyne"), with Thermadyne surviving as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Razor Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition”). (Razor Holdco Inc. was renamed Thermadyne Technologies Holdings, Inc. ("Thermadyne Technologies"). Thermadyne Technologies' sole asset is its 100% ownership of the stock of Thermadyne. Affiliates of Irving Place Capital (“IPC”), a private equity firm based in New York, along with its co-investors, hold 98.6% of the outstanding equity of Thermadyne Technologies, and certain members of Thermadyne management hold the remaining equity capital. Effective May 21, 2012, Thermadyne changed its name to Victor Technologies Group, Inc. (“Victor Technologies” or the "Company"). Thermadyne Technologies, the parent company of Victor Technologies, accordingly changed its name to Victor Technologies Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"). Victor Technologies, a Delaware corporation, is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of cutting, welding and gas control equipment used in various fabrication, construction and manufacturing operations around the world. The Company’s products are used in a wide variety of applications, across industries, where steel is cut and welded, including steel fabrication, manufacturing of transportation and mining equipment, many types of construction such as offshore oil and gas rigs, repair and maintenance of manufacturing equipment and facilities, and shipbuilding. The Company designs, manufactures and sells products in five principal categories: (1) gas equipment; (2) plasma power supplies, torches and related consumable parts; (3) arc accessories, including torches, related consumable parts and accessories; (4) welding equipment; and (5) filler metals and hardfacing alloys. The Company markets its products under a portfolio of brands, many of which are the leading brand in their industry, including Victor®, Victor® Thermal Dynamics®, Victor® Arcair®, Victor® Turbo Torch®, Tweco®, Thermal Arc®, Stoody®, Firepower® and Cigweld®.

Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

On December 3, 2010 (“Acquisition Date”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 5, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), Razor Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a newly formed Delaware corporation, merged with and into Thermadyne Holdings Corporation ("Thermadyne"), with Thermadyne surviving as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Razor Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition”). (Razor Holdco Inc. was renamed Thermadyne Technologies Holdings, Inc. ("Thermadyne Technologies"). Thermadyne Technologies' sole asset is its 100% ownership of the stock of Thermadyne. Affiliates of Irving Place Capital (“IPC”), a private equity firm based in New York, along with its co-investors, hold 98.6% of the outstanding equity of Thermadyne Technologies, and certain members of Thermadyne management hold the remaining equity capital.

Effective May 21, 2012, Thermadyne changed its name to Victor Technologies Group, Inc. (“Victor Technologies” or the "Company"). Thermadyne Technologies, the parent company of Victor Technologies, accordingly changed its name to Victor Technologies Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings").

Victor Technologies, a Delaware corporation, is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of cutting, welding and gas control equipment used in various fabrication, construction and manufacturing operations around the world. The Company’s products are used in a wide variety of applications, across industries, where steel is cut and welded, including steel fabrication, manufacturing of transportation and mining equipment, many types of construction such as offshore oil and gas rigs, repair and maintenance of manufacturing equipment and facilities, and shipbuilding. The Company designs, manufactures and sells products in five principal categories: (1) gas equipment; (2) plasma power supplies, torches and related consumable parts; (3) arc accessories, including torches, related consumable parts and accessories; (4) welding equipment; and (5) filler metals and hardfacing alloys. The Company markets its products under a portfolio of brands, many of which are the leading brand in their industry, including Victor®, Victor® Thermal Dynamics®, Victor® Arcair®, Victor® Turbo Torch®, Tweco®, Thermal Arc®, Stoody®, Firepower® and Cigweld®.