GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

GOODWILL [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in goodwill consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2014									2013
			Earthmoving/										Earthmoving/
	Agricultural		Construction		Consumer					Agricultural			Construction			Consumer
	Segment		Segment		Segment			Total		Segment			Segment			Segment		Total
Goodwill, January 1	$	24,540	$	14,898	$	2,637		$	42,075	$	11,522		$	13,419		$	—	$	24,941
Foreign currency translation	252		642		(70		)	824		(993		)	(1,605		)	—		(2,598		)
Goodwill, June 30	$	24,792	$	15,540	$	2,567		$	42,899	$	10,529		$	11,814		$	—	$	22,343

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The components of intangible assets consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	Weighted- Average Useful Lives (in Years)	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	13.1	17,248		16,659
Patents, trademarks and other	6.3	20,148		20,561
Total at cost		37,396		37,220
Less accumulated amortization		(6,544	)	(4,607	)
		30,852		32,613

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The estimated aggregate amortization expense at June 30, 2014, is as follows (amounts in thousands):

July 1 - December 31, 2014	$	2,306
2015	4,219
2016	3,371
2017	3,196
2018	3,196
Thereafter	14,564
	$	30,852