Segment Results (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Results [Abstract]

Schedule Of Financial Information By Reportable Segment

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2012			2011
Net sales
Aerospace & Electronics		175,168		$	161,936
Engineered Materials		58,159			61,832
Merchandising Systems		87,675			94,878
Fluid Handling		301,886			264,142
Controls		34,991			28,232
Total	$	657,879		$	611,020
Operating profit (loss)
Aerospace & Electronics	$	38,069		$	34,042
Engineered Materials		8,409			10,143
Merchandising Systems		4,713			4,673
Fluid Handling		39,640			35,453
Controls		4,701			3,111
Corporate		(15,972	)		(14,562	)
Total		79,560			72,860
Interest income		395			290
Interest expense		(6,711	)		(6,622	)
Miscellaneous - net *		(347	)		3,625
Income before income taxes	$	72,897		$	70,153

* Primarily related to the sale of a building in the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Schedule Of Assets By Segment

	As of
(in thousands)	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets
Aerospace & Electronics	$	517,105	$	514,240
Engineered Materials		249,429		245,350
Merchandising Systems		416,601		408,857
Fluid Handling		951,781		909,265
Controls		65,542		64,162
Corporate		649,955		701,657
Total	$	2,850,413	$	2,843,531

Schedule Of Goodwill By Segment

	As of
(in thousands)	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Goodwill
Aerospace & Electronics	$	203,571	$	203,516
Engineered Materials		171,517		171,489
Merchandising Systems		200,730		197,719
Fluid Handling		222,909		220,111
Controls		27,990		27,990
Total	$	826,717	$	820,824