(Millions of dollars) | North America | South America | Europe | Asia | Surface Technologies | Total | |||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2011 | $ | 1,375 | $ | 215 | $ | 618 | $ | 24 | $ | 140 | $ | 2,372 | |||||||||||
Acquisitions (Note 3) | 121 | — | 1 | — | — | 122 | |||||||||||||||||
Purchase adjustments & other | (9 | ) | — | — | — | — | (9 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation | 12 | (20 | ) | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2012 | $ | 1,499 | $ | 195 | $ | 645 | $ | 25 | $ | 143 | $ | 2,507 | |||||||||||
Acquisitions (Note 3) | 625 | — | 94 | — | — | 719 | |||||||||||||||||
Purchase adjustments & other | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation | (10 | ) | (29 | ) | 4 | (1 | ) | 1 | (35 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2013 | $ | 2,117 | $ | 166 | $ | 743 | $ | 24 | $ | 144 | $ | 3,194 | |||||||||||