Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 52,024	$ 64,623
Accounts receivable - net	90,178	98,437
Inventories - net	95,089us-gaap_InventoryNet	76,956us-gaap_InventoryNet
Current deferred tax assets	3,497us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	461us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Prepaid income tax	2,790us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes	4,741us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
Other current assets	4,101us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	2,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Current assets of discontinued operations	0	149
Total current assets	247,679us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	247,367us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment - net	74,802us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	50,109us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other assets:
Goodwill	82,949us-gaap_Goodwill	57,781us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangibles - net	82,134us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	51,846us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Investments	5,824us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	5,090us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Other assets	1,733us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	1,461us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Assets	495,121us-gaap_Assets	413,654us-gaap_Assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	67,166us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	46,620us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Deferred revenue	8,034us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent	5,715us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	13,419	8,927
Accrued warranty	11,500us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	7,483us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Current maturities of long-term debt	676	31
Current deferred tax liabilities	77us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	179us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Other accrued liabilities	7,899us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	6,501us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Liabilities of discontinued operations	0	26
Total Current Liabilities	108,771us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	75,482us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	25,752	25
Deferred tax liabilities	10,945	11,798
Other long-term liabilities	13,765us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	9,952us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.01, authorized 20,000,000 shares; shares issued at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 11,115,779; shares outstanding at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 10,242,405 and 10,188,521, respectively	111us-gaap_CommonStockValue	111us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Paid-in capital	48,115us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	47,239us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings	322,672	298,361
Treasury stock - at cost, common stock, shares at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 873,374 and 927,258, respectively	(23,118)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(24,731)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,892)	(4,583)
Total stockholders' equity	335,888us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	316,397us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 495,121	$ 413,654

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