Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Information On Company's Business Segments

Information on the Company’s business segments is presented below, based on the nature of products and services offered. The Company evaluates performance based on several factors, of which operating income is the primary financial measure. Intersegment sales are accounted for at fair value as if the sales were to third parties.

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2015			2014
Net sales
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	217,932		$	223,007
Intersegment sales	316			354
Total group sales	218,248			223,361
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	177,750			183,892
Intersegment sales	1,370			2,483
Total group sales	179,120			186,375
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	106,516			137,097
Intersegment sales	106			187
Total group sales	106,622			137,284
Intersegment elimination	(1,792		)	(3,024		)
Total net sales	$	502,198		$	543,996
Operating income
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	55,898		$	56,407
Health & Science Technologies	37,457			36,229
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	27,162			39,648
Corporate office and other	(18,760		)	(18,449		)
Total operating income	101,757			113,835
Interest expense	10,597			10,457
Other (income) expense - net	(1,723		)	(844		)
Income before income taxes	$	92,883		$	104,222

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Assets
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,010,091	$	1,026,238
Health & Science Technologies	1,091,505		1,101,155
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	499,233		510,841
Corporate office	268,325		269,836
Total assets	$	2,869,154	$	2,908,070