Acquisitions Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The pro forma results were calculated by combining the results of Crane Co. with the stand-alone results of MEI for the pre-acquisition periods, which were adjusted to account for certain costs which would have been incurred during this pre-acquisition period:



(in millions, except per share data)
For the three months ended March 31,	2013
Net sales	$	717
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	57
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$	1.00
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.98

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of pro forma results of operations for a material business acquisition or series of individually immaterial business acquisitions that are material in the aggregate.

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