Segment Results (Schedule Of Financial Information By Reportable Segment) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Fluid Handling		Sep. 30, 2013 Fluid Handling		Sep. 30, 2014 Fluid Handling		Sep. 30, 2013 Fluid Handling		Sep. 30, 2014 Payment and Merchandising Technologies [Member]		Sep. 30, 2013 Payment and Merchandising Technologies [Member]		Sep. 30, 2014 Payment and Merchandising Technologies [Member]		Sep. 30, 2013 Payment and Merchandising Technologies [Member]		Sep. 30, 2014 Engineered Materials	Sep. 30, 2013 Engineered Materials	Sep. 30, 2014 Engineered Materials	Sep. 30, 2013 Engineered Materials	Sep. 30, 2014 Aerospace and Electronics		Sep. 30, 2013 Aerospace and Electronics		Sep. 30, 2014 Aerospace and Electronics		Sep. 30, 2013 Aerospace and Electronics		Sep. 30, 2014 Corporate		Sep. 30, 2013 Corporate		Sep. 30, 2014 Corporate		Sep. 30, 2013 Corporate		Sep. 30, 2014 Environmental Claims For A Site In Goodyear Arizona	Sep. 30, 2014 Environmental Claims For Site In Roseland NJ [Member]	Aug. 08, 2014 Environmental Claims For Site In Roseland New Jersey [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 2,203,000		$ 0		$ 15,533,000		$ 0	$ 372,000				$ 3,989,000				$ 110,000				$ 5,727,000								$ 1,720,000				$ 5,816,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value																																														6,500,000
Acquisition integration related charges	984,000		0		7,739,000		0									1,830,000				6,496,000																846,000				1,244,000
Inventory and Backlog Amortization																				4,790,000
Acquisition transaction costs																																						2,854,000				12,595,000
Environmental Remediation Expense	(55,800,000)		0		(55,800,000)		0																																					(49,000,000)	(6,800,000)
Pre-tax loss on sale of small business	1,624,000				1,600,000
Operating profit (loss) from continuing operations
Net sales	727,413,000		637,515,000		2,194,339,000		1,913,832,000	314,461,000		322,152,000		949,812,000		968,926,000		181,057,000		83,636,000		534,753,000		257,927,000		64,737,000	61,956,000	196,102,000	179,933,000	167,158,000		169,771,000		513,672,000		507,046,000
Operating profit (loss)	47,733,000		89,009,000		226,699,000		264,755,000	48,131,000	[1]	46,594,000	[1]	144,832,000	[1]	146,688,000	[1]	25,134,000	[2]	7,869,000	[2]	51,225,000	[2]	26,902,000	[2]	9,038,000	10,792,000	29,602,000	28,538,000	29,870,000	[3]	38,105,000	[3]	98,312,000	[3]	115,257,000	[3]	(8,640,000)	[4]	(14,351,000)	[4]	(41,472,000)	[4]	(52,630,000)	[4]
Interest income	383,000		337,000		1,136,000		1,488,000
Interest expense	(9,556,000)		(6,688,000)		(29,129,000)		(20,651,000)
Miscellaneous - net	342,000	[5]	(456,000)	[5]	(1,376,000)	[5]	(170,000)
Income before income taxes	38,902,000		82,202,000		197,330,000		245,422,000
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Other Real Estate	$ 1,015

[1] Includes $372 and $3,989 of restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

[2] Includes $110 of restructuring charges and $1,830 of acquisition integration related costs for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and $5,727 of restructuring charges, $6,496 of acquisition integration related costs and $4,790 of acquisition related inventory step up and backlog amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2014

[3] Includes $1,720 and $5,816 of restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

[4] $6,500 for a settlement lawsuit recorded in June 2014, ($846) and $1,244 of acquisition integration related (credit) costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $2,854 and $12,595 of acquisition transaction costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

[5] e Includes a $49,000 charge related to an increase in the Company's liability expected at its Goodyear, AZ Superfund Site and a $6,800 charge for expected remediation costs associated with a previously disclosed environmental site in Roseland, NJ for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.f