Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accounting Policies

Estimates

Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets

Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic segment are as follows:

	March 31, 2013
	Gross Balance									Accumulated Impairment Losses								Net Goodwill
	Balance January 1, 2013		Acquired During the Period		Foreign Currency Translation and Other			Balance March 31, 2013		Balance January 1, 2013			Impairment Loss During the Period		Balance March 31, 2013			March 31, 2013
	(in millions)
North America	$	225.6	$	—	$	(0.3	)	$	225.3	$	(24.2	)	$	—	$	(24.2	)	$	201.1
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)	293.9		—		(8.4		)	285.5		—			—		—			285.5
Asia	12.9		—		—			12.9		—			—		—			12.9
Total	$	532.4	$	—	$	(8.7	)	$	523.7	$	(24.2	)	$	—	$	(24.2	)	$	499.5

	April 1, 2012
	Gross Balance								Accumulated Impairment Losses								Net Goodwill
	Balance January 1, 2012		Acquired During the Period		Foreign Currency Translation and Other		Balance April 1, 2012		Balance January 1, 2012			Impairment Loss During the Period		Balance April 1, 2012			April 1, 2012
	(in millions)
North America	$	213.8	$	13.1	$	0.1	$	227.0	$	(23.2	)	$	—	$	(23.2	)	$	203.8
EMEA	285.3		—		7.6		292.9		—			—		—			292.9
Asia	12.7		—		0.1		12.8		—			—		—			12.8
Total	$	511.8	$	13.1	$	7.8	$	532.7	$	(23.2	)	$	—	$	(23.2	)	$	509.5

On January 31, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of tekmar Control Systems (tekmar) in a share purchase transaction.  The initial purchase price paid was CAD $18.0 million, with post-closing adjustments related to working capital and an earnout based on the attainment of certain future earnings levels.  The initial purchase price paid was equal to approximately $17.8 million based on the exchange rate of Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar as of January 31, 2012.   The total purchase price will not exceed CAD $26.2 million.  The Company accounted for the transaction as a business combination.  In January 2013, the Company completed a purchase price allocation that resulted in the recognition of $11.7 million in goodwill and $10.1 million in intangible assets.

Intangible assets with estimable lives and other long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of intangible assets with estimable lives and other long-lived assets are measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group to future net undiscounted pretax cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If these comparisons indicate that an asset is not recoverable, the impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds the related estimated fair value. Estimated fair value is based on either discounted future pretax operating cash flows or appraised values, depending on the nature of the asset. The Company determines the discount rate for this analysis based on the weighted average cost of capital based on the market and guideline public companies for the related business, and does not allocate interest charges to the asset or asset group being measured.  Judgment is required to estimate future operating cash flows.

Intangible assets include the following:

	March 31, 2013							December 31, 2012
	GrossCarryingAmount		AccumulatedAmortization			NetCarryingAmount		GrossCarryingAmount		AccumulatedAmortization			NetCarryingAmount
	(in millions)
Patents	$	16.4	$	(11.9	)	$	4.5	$	16.5	$	(11.7	)	$	4.8
Customer relationships	133.1		(71.4		)	61.7		134.3		(68.7		)	65.6
Technology	28.3		(9.8		)	18.5		28.5		(9.3		)	19.2
Trade Names	13.7		(2.2		)	11.5		13.9		(1.9		)	12.0
Other	8.7		(5.6		)	3.1		8.7		(5.5		)	3.2
Total amortizable intangibles	200.2		(100.9		)	99.3		201.9		(97.1		)	104.8
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	41.2		—			41.2		41.8		—			41.8
Total	$	241.4	$	(100.9	)	$	140.5	$	243.7	$	(97.1	)	$	146.6

Aggregate amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the first quarters of 2013 and 2012 was $3.7 million and $4.2 million.  Additionally, future amortization expense for the next five years on amortizable intangible assets is expected to be approximately $11.1 million for the remainder of 2013, $14.8 million for 2014, $14.5 million for 2015, $14.0 million for 2016 and $13.6 million for 2017. Amortization expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets. The weighted-average remaining life of total amortizable intangible assets is 9.0 years. Patents, customer relationships, technology, trade names  and other amortizable intangibles have weighted-average remaining lives of 6.2 years, 6.3 years, 11.7 years, 11.3 years and 41.4 years, respectively. Indefinite-lived intangible assets primarily include trademarks and trade names.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company maintains three stock incentive plans under which key employees and non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors have been granted incentive stock options (ISOs) and nonqualified stock options (NSOs) to purchase the Company’s Class A Common Stock. Only one plan, the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, is currently available for the grant of new stock options, which are currently being granted only to employees.  Under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, options become exercisable over a four-year period at the rate of 25% per year and expire ten years after the grant date. ISOs and NSOs granted under the plans may have exercise prices of not less than 100% and 50% of the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock on the date of grant, respectively. The Company’s current practice is to grant all options at fair market value on the grant date. The Company issued 2,000 stock options during the first quarter of 2013.

The Company has also granted shares of restricted stock to key employees and stock awards to non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.  Stock awards to non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors vest immediately, and employees’ restricted stock awards vest over a three-year period at the rate of one-third per year. The restricted stock awards are amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The Company issued 667 shares of restricted stock under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan in the first quarter of 2013.

The Company also has a Management Stock Purchase Plan that allows for the purchase of restricted stock units (RSUs) by key employees.  On an annual basis, key employees may elect to receive a portion of their annual incentive compensation in RSUs instead of cash.  Each RSU represents one share of Class A Common Stock and is purchased by the employee at 67% of the fair market value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the date of grant.  RSUs vest annually over a three-year period from the grant date and receipt of the shares underlying RSUs is deferred for a minimum of three years or such greater number of years as is chosen by the employee.  An aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock may be issued under the Management Stock Purchase Plan. The Company granted 44,777 RSUs and 63,739 RSUs in the first quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The fair value of each RSU issued under the Management Stock Purchase Plan is estimated on the date of grant, using the Black-Scholes-Merton Model, based on the following weighted average assumptions:

	2013		2012
Expected life (years)	3.0		3.0
Expected stock price volatility	34.1	%	38.3	%
Expected dividend yield	0.9	%	1.1	%
Risk-free interest rate	0.4	%	0.4	%

The above assumptions were used to determine the weighted average grant-date fair value of RSUs of $18.05 and $15.68 in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

A more detailed description of each of these plans can be found in Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Shipping and Handling

Shipping and Handling

The Company’s shipping costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses were $9.1 million and $9.6 million for the first quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Research and Development

Research and Development

Research and development costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses were $5.4 million and $5.3 million for the first quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Taxes, Other than Income Taxes

Taxes, Other than Income Taxes

Taxes assessed by governmental authorities on sale transactions are recorded on a net basis and excluded from sales in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards

In March 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2013-05, “Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Group of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity.” This ASU is intended to eliminate diversity in practice on the release of cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest. In addition, the amendments in this ASU resolve the diversity in practice for the treatment of business combinations achieved in stages (sometimes also referred to as step acquisitions) involving a foreign entity. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2013 and must be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this ASU.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”, which requires additional disclosures about amounts reclassified out of OCI by component, either on the face of the income statement or as a separate footnote to the financial statements.  ASU 2013-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this guidance has not had a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.