Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Acquisitions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Allocation Of Acquisition Costs To Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed

	AT Films			Microfluidics			CVI MG			Total
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	947		$	1,760		$	23,978		$	26,685
Inventory		852			2,226			55,435			58,513
Other current assets, net of cash acquired		73			852			6,627			7,552
Property, plant and equipment		5,019			567			30,972			36,558
Goodwill		18,187			5,740			207,262			231,189
Intangible assets		11,435			9,717			115,777			136,929
Other assets		2,704			563			1,943			5,210
Total assets acquired		39,217			21,425			441,994			502,636
Total liabilities assumed		(4,706	)		(2,889	)		(48,680	)		(56,275	)
Net assets acquired	$	34,511		$	18,536		$	393,314		$	446,361

	2010
	(In thousands)
Current assets, net of cash acquired	$	24,679
Property, plant and equipment		18,344
Goodwill		45,915
Intangible assets		29,861
Other assets		2,906
Total assets acquired		121,705
Total liabilities assumed		(30,439	)
Net assets acquired	$	91,266

Schedule Of Acquired Intangible Assets And Weighted Average Amortization Periods

	Total		Weighted Average Life
Patents	$	3,017		10
Trade names		4,168		15
Customer relationships		53,895		7
Non-compete agreements		793		2
Unpatented technology		28,048		6
2011 acquired intangible assets	$	89,921

Pro Forma Information

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	1,921,515	$	1,706,085
Net income		205,168		146,873
Diluted earnings per share	$	2.46	$	1.79