Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 as if the sales were to third parties.

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2016			2015
Net sales
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	211,709		$	217,932
Intersegment sales	134			316
Total group sales	211,843			218,248
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	186,251			177,750
Intersegment sales	92			1,370
Total group sales	186,343			179,120
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	104,612			106,516
Intersegment sales	6			106
Total group sales	104,618			106,622
Intersegment elimination	(232		)	(1,792		)
Total net sales	$	502,572		$	502,198
Operating income
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	51,401		$	55,898
Health & Science Technologies	40,699			37,457
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	25,404			27,162
Corporate office and other	(14,947		)	(18,760		)
Total operating income	102,557			101,757
Interest expense	10,489			10,597
Other (income) expense - net	(744		)	(1,723		)
Income before income taxes	$	92,812		$	92,883

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Assets
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,139,577	$	1,125,266
Health & Science Technologies	1,123,683		1,108,302
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	742,918		448,867
Corporate office	136,120		123,008
Total assets	$	3,142,298	$	2,805,443