Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

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 June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net sales
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	214,983		$	225,866		$	432,915		$	448,873
Intersegment sales	310			234			626			588
Total group sales	215,293			226,100			433,541			449,461
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	188,046			184,849			365,796			368,741
Intersegment sales	359			823			1,729			3,306
Total group sales	188,405			185,672			367,525			372,047
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	111,852			135,978			218,368			273,075
Intersegment sales	89			204			195			391
Total group sales	111,941			136,182			218,563			273,466
Intersegment elimination	(758		)	(1,261		)	(2,550		)	(4,285		)
Total net sales	$	514,881		$	546,693		$	1,017,079		$	1,090,689
Operating income
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	51,857		$	55,623		$	107,755		$	112,030
Health & Science Technologies	42,060			36,137			79,517			72,366
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	31,482			35,985			58,644			75,633
Corporate office and other	(15,490		)	(15,657		)	(34,250		)	(34,106		)
Total operating income	109,909			112,088			211,666			225,923
Interest expense	10,584			10,405			21,181			20,862
Other (income) expense - net	827			137			(896		)	(707		)
Income before income taxes	$	98,498		$	101,546		$	191,381		$	205,768



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Assets
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,161,544	$	1,026,238
Health & Science Technologies	1,121,965		1,101,155
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	461,302		510,841
Corporate office	158,547		269,836
Total assets	$	2,903,358	$	2,908,070