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CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION  
CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION

11. CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION

        The Company acquired Östergrens Elmotor AB (Östergrens), located in Stockholm, Sweden on December 30, 2010. In conjunction with the acquisition of Östergrens, the Company recorded contingent cash consideration based on the seller meeting certain performance criteria. The Company paid $1,350,000 and $332,000 of the contingent consideration in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The liability was denominated in Swedish Krona. The consideration paid was based on a multiple of the incremental profit achieved in 2011 over 2010 for certain customer projects.