Business Segments And Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Segments And Geographic Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Information On The Company's Business Segments

	2011			2010			2009
	(In thousands)
NET SALES
Fluid & Metering Technologies:
External customers	$	816,409		$	704,179		$	620,670
Intersegment sales		466			712			866
Total segment sales		816,875			704,891			621,536
Health & Science Technologies:
External customers		620,659			418,535			318,908
Intersegment sales		1,653			3,717			4,993
Total segment sales		622,312			422,252			323,901
Dispensing Equipment:
External customers		116,857			125,127			127,279
Intersegment sales		553			193			—
Total segment sales		117,410			125,320			127,279
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products:
External customers		284,526			265,232			262,804
Intersegment sales		489			269			5
Total segment sales		285,015			265,501			262,809
Intersegment eliminations		(3,161	)		(4,891	)		(5,864	)
Total net sales	$	1,838,451		$	1,513,073		$	1,329,661
OPERATING INCOME(1)
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	159,984		$	127,192		$	97,867
Health & Science Technologies		110,871			87,084			54,134
Dispensing Equipment		15,409			19,490			15,147
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		70,492			62,844			59,884
Corporate office and other(2)		(52,100	)		(47,494	)		(42,178	)
Total operating income		304,656			249,116			184,854
Interest expense		29,332			16,150			17,178
Other income (expense)-net		(1,443	)		(1,092	)		1,151
Income before taxes	$	273,881		$	231,874		$	168,827
ASSETS
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,048,682		$	1,040,601		$	1,011,392
Health & Science Technologies		1,201,994			718,884			598,786
Dispensing Equipment		149,813			205,540			164,979
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		292,587			278,567			285,893
Corporate office and other(2)		143,031			138,103			37,107
Total assets	$	2,836,107		$	2,381,695		$	2,098,157
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION(3)
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	32,258		$	31,762		$	31,540
Health & Science Technologies		30,165			17,384			15,337
Dispensing Equipment		3,181			3,753			3,124
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		5,335			4,885			5,328
Corporate office and other		1,447			324			1,017
Total depreciation and amortization	$	72,386		$	58,108		$	56,346
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	12,481		$	17,206		$	12,785
Health & Science Technologies		13,000			7,618			6,447
Dispensing Equipment		1,179			1,129			864
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		4,465			3,513			3,686
Corporate office and other		3,423			3,303			1,743
Total capital expenditures	$	34,548		$	32,769		$	25,525

(1) Segment operating income excludes net unallocated corporate operating expenses.

(2) Includes intersegment eliminations.

(3) Excludes amortization of debt issuance expenses.

Schedule Of Sales From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets

	2011		2010		2009
	(In thousands)
NET SALES
U.S.	$	857,990	$	766,067	$	698,822
Europe		492,125		402,056		361,774
Other countries		488,336		344,950		269,065
Total net sales	$	1,838,451	$	1,513,073	$	1,329,661
LONG-LIVED ASSETS — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
U.S.	$	124,102	$	108,951	$	105,165
Europe		63,433		68,756		61,766
Other countries		26,182		10,855		11,352
Total long-lived assets — net	$	213,717	$	188,562	$	178,283