Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

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,
	2020			2019
Net sales
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	226,712		$	242,336
Intersegment sales	149			186
Total segment sales	226,861			242,522
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	223,456			224,688
Intersegment sales	603			602
Total segment sales	224,059			225,290
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	144,294			155,207
Intersegment sales	30			952
Total segment sales	144,324			156,159
Intersegment elimination	(782		)	(1,740		)
Total net sales	$	594,462		$	622,231
Operating income
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	66,771		$	71,866
Health & Science Technologies	52,643			54,154
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	38,037			40,328
Corporate office	(17,510		)	(18,566		)
Total operating income	139,941			147,782
Interest expense	10,877			10,921
Other (income) expense - net	1,565			(140		)
Income before income taxes	$	127,499		$	137,001

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,349,083	$	1,150,712
Health & Science Technologies	1,488,273		1,507,108
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	797,271		825,398
Corporate office	309,050		330,694
Total assets	$	3,943,677	$	3,813,912