Segment Information (Schedule Of Financial Information By Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended													12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010		Sep. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2010		Mar. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments														5
Net sales	$ 631,618		$ 659,456	$ 643,773	$ 611,020	$ 574,006		$ 560,714		$ 552,814		$ 530,291		$ 2,545,867	[1]	$ 2,217,825	[1]	$ 2,196,343	[1]
Operating profit (loss)	(192,655)	[2]	82,116	79,943	72,860	53,699	[3]	62,879	[4]	65,304	[5]	53,280	[6]	42,264		235,162		208,269
Assets	2,843,531	[1]				2,706,697	[1]							2,843,531	[1]	2,706,697	[1]	2,712,898	[1]
Goodwill	820,824					810,285								820,824		810,285		761,978
Capital expenditures														34,737		21,033		28,346
Depreciation and amortization														62,943		59,841		58,204
Restructuring (charges) gains	(7,841)							(415)		(885)		(135)				(6,676)		(5,243)
Transaction costs associated with the acquisition of Money Controls	1,276													1,276
Aerospace And Electronics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)														145,624	[7]	109,228	[7]	95,916	[7]
Assets	514,240					498,775								514,240		498,775		435,807
Goodwill	203,516					202,481								203,516		202,481		185,975
Capital expenditures														15,049		7,756		6,717
Depreciation and amortization														15,635		15,804		11,299
Settlement claim with Boeing and GE Aviation LLC																		16,360
Engineered Materials [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)														29,754	[8]	30,143	[8]	19,657	[8]
Assets	245,350					255,340								245,350		255,340		261,796
Goodwill	171,489					171,491								171,489		171,491		171,528
Capital expenditures														1,840		1,052		1,137
Depreciation and amortization														7,959		8,090		8,104
Merchandising Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)														30,337	[9]	16,729	[9]	21,122	[9]
Assets	408,857					419,704								408,857		419,704		296,856
Goodwill	197,719					197,453								197,719		197,453		164,306
Capital expenditures														4,652		3,490		5,631
Depreciation and amortization														15,283		11,811		12,929
Fluid Handling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)														152,066	[10]	122,590	[10]	132,211	[10]
Assets	909,265					829,523								909,265		829,523		832,176
Goodwill	220,005					210,695								220,005		210,695		212,012
Capital expenditures														12,097		7,622		14,225
Depreciation and amortization														19,003		18,534		19,751
Controls [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)														14,658	[11]	5,843	[11]	(4,391)	[11]
Assets	64,162					66,744								64,162		66,744		70,073
Goodwill	27,990					28,165								27,990		28,165		28,157
Capital expenditures														664		523		449
Depreciation and amortization														3,270		3,726		4,134
Outside [Member] | Aerospace And Electronics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales														677,663	[12]	577,164	[12]	590,118	[12]
Outside [Member] | Engineered Materials [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales														220,071		212,280		172,080
Outside [Member] | Merchandising Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales														373,907		298,040		292,636
Outside [Member] | Fluid Handling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales														1,154,135		1,019,940		1,049,963
Outside [Member] | Controls [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales														120,091		110,512		91,929
Sales [Member] | Aerospace And Electronics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring (charges) gains																(269)		(2,723)
Sales [Member] | Outside [Member] | Aerospace And Electronics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Settlement claim with Boeing and GE Aviation LLC																		18,880
Operating Profit [Member] | Engineered Materials [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring (charges) gains																(238)		(77)
Operating Profit [Member] | Merchandising Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring (charges) gains																(3,224)		2,569
Operating Profit [Member] | Fluid Handling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring (charges) gains																(2,964)		(4,646)
Operating Profit [Member] | Controls [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring (charges) gains																$ 19		$ (367)

[1] Net sales and assets by geographic region are based on the location of the business unit.

[2] Includes a $241,647 asbestos provision and a $30,327 environmental provision.

[3] Includes $7,841 of restructuring charges and $1,276 of transaction costs associated with the acquisition of Money Controls.

[4] Includes $415 of restructuring charges

[5] Includes $885 of restructuring charges

[6] Includes $135 of restructuring charges

[7] Includes restructuring charges of $269 and $2,723 in 2010 and 2009, respectively and $16,360 in 2009 from the above mentioned settlement claim

[8] Includes restructuring charges of $238 and $77 in 2010 and 2009, respectively.

[9] Includes $1,276 of transaction costs associated with the acquisition of Money Controls and restructuring charges of $3,224 in 2010 and restructuring gains of $2,569 in 2009

[10] Includes restructuring charges of $2,964 and $4,646 in 2010 and 2009, respectively.

[11] Includes restructuring gains of $19 in 2010 and restructuring charges of $367 in 2009.

[12] Includes $18,880 in 2009 from a settlement claim with Boeing and GE Aviation LLC related to the Company's brake control system