Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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 sales, operating income and operating margin are the primary financial measures. Intersegment sales are accounted for at fair value as if the sales were to third parties.

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2019			2018
Net sales
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	242,336		$	232,261
Intersegment sales	186			72
Total segment sales	242,522			232,333
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	224,688			220,967
Intersegment sales	602			108
Total segment sales	225,290			221,075
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	155,207			159,096
Intersegment sales	952			77
Total segment sales	156,159			159,173
Intersegment elimination	(1,740		)	(257		)
Total net sales	$	622,231		$	612,324
Operating income
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	71,866		$	66,166
Health & Science Technologies	54,154			51,806
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	40,328			39,554
Corporate office	(18,566		)	(20,843		)
Total operating income	147,782			136,683
Interest expense	10,921			11,000
Other (income) expense - net	(140		)	(4,449		)
Income before income taxes	$	137,001		$	130,132

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Assets
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,140,025	$	1,107,777
Health & Science Technologies	1,372,517		1,329,368
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	820,226		806,075
Corporate office	218,692		230,637
Total assets	$	3,551,460	$	3,473,857