Acquisitions and Dispositions (Allocation of Acquisition Costs to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,400,185	$ 1,321,277
Novotema, SpA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash acquired	11,445
Property, plant and equipment	11,844
Goodwill	33,934
Intangible assets	20,011
Other noncurrent assets	1,226
Total assets acquired	78,460
Current liabilities	(7,493)
Deferred tax liability	(7,579)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(2,290)
Net assets acquired	61,098
Alfa Valvole, s.r.l
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash acquired	26,181
Property, plant and equipment	8,395
Goodwill	67,970
Intangible assets	32,058
Other noncurrent assets	470
Total assets acquired	135,074
Current liabilities	(9,080)
Deferred tax liability	(11,828)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(1,575)
Net assets acquired	112,591
CIDRA Precision Services, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash acquired	1,494
Property, plant and equipment	1,042
Goodwill	9,826
Intangible assets	12,290
Other noncurrent assets	140
Total assets acquired	24,792
Current liabilities	(613)
Deferred tax liability	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	0
Net assets acquired	24,179
Acquisitions in 2015 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash acquired	39,120
Property, plant and equipment	21,281
Goodwill	111,730
Intangible assets	64,359
Other noncurrent assets	1,836
Total assets acquired	238,326
Current liabilities	(17,186)
Deferred tax liability	(19,407)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(3,865)
Net assets acquired	$ 197,868