Note I - Business Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Note I – Business Segment Information

The Company operates in one business segment comprising the design, manufacture and sale of pumps and pump systems. The Company’s products are used in water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire protection, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), military and other liquid-handling applications. The pumps and pump systems are marketed in the United States and worldwide through a network of more than 1,000 distributors, through manufacturers’ representatives, through third-party distributor catalogs and by direct sales. International sales are made primarily through foreign distributors and representatives. The Company sells to more than 120 countries around the world. The components of customer sales, determined based on the location of customers are:

	2012		%		2011		%		2010		%
United States	$	239,153		64	$	241,405		67	$	180,705		61
Foreign countries		136,538		36		118,085		33		116,103		39
Total	$	375,691		100	$	359,490		100	$	296,808		100