Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

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 June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net sales
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	221,635		$	214,983		$	433,344		$	432,915
Intersegment sales	175			310			309			626
Total group sales	221,810			215,293			433,653			433,541
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	186,453			188,046			372,704			365,796
Intersegment sales	115			359			207			1,729
Total group sales	186,568			188,405			372,911			367,525
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	141,608			111,852			246,220			218,368
Intersegment sales	3			89			9			195
Total group sales	141,611			111,941			246,229			218,563
Intersegment elimination	(293		)	(758		)	(525		)	(2,550		)
Total net sales	$	549,696		$	514,881		$	1,052,268		$	1,017,079
Operating income
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	53,865		$	51,857		$	105,266		$	107,755
Health & Science Technologies	41,125			42,060			81,824			79,517
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	34,116			31,482			59,520			58,644
Corporate office and other	(16,130		)	(15,490		)	(31,077		)	(34,250		)
Total operating income	112,976			109,909			215,533			211,666
Interest expense	11,205			10,584			21,694			21,181
Other (income) expense - net	(1,874		)	827			(2,618		)	(896		)
Income before income taxes	$	103,645		$	98,498		$	196,457		$	191,381



	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Assets
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,118,917	$	1,125,266
Health & Science Technologies	1,110,302		1,108,302
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	753,491		448,867
Corporate office	126,646		123,008
Total assets	$	3,109,356	$	2,805,443