Business Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Information On Company's Business Segments

	2012			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
NET SALES
Fluid & Metering Technologies:
External customers	$	829,320		$	830,821		$	717,579
Intersegment sales		3,968			466			712
Total segment sales		833,288			831,287			718,291
Health & Science Technologies:
External customers		689,574			606,247			405,135
Intersegment sales		5,661			1,653			3,717
Total segment sales		695,235			607,900			408,852
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products:
External customers		435,364			401,383			390,359
Intersegment sales		1,689			1,042			462
Total segment sales		437,053			402,425			390,821
Intersegment eliminations		(11,318	)		(3,161	)		(4,891	)
Total net sales	$	1,954,258		$	1,838,451		$	1,513,073
OPERATING INCOME(1)
Fluid & Metering Technologies(2)	$	146,650		$	164,818		$	131,018
Health & Science Technologies(2)		(62,835	)		106,037			83,258
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		96,120			85,901			82,334
Corporate office and other(3)		(51,717	)		(52,100	)		(47,494	)
Total operating income		128,218			304,656			249,116
Interest expense		42,250			29,332			16,150
Other income (expense)-net		236			(1,443	)		(1,092	)
Income before taxes	$	86,204		$	273,881		$	231,874

	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,023,143	$	1,072,023	$	1,065,953
Health & Science Technologies		1,102,868		1,178,653		693,532
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		488,886		442,400		484,107
Corporate office and other(3)		170,493		143,031		138,103
Total assets	$	2,785,390	$	2,836,107	$	2,381,695
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION(4)
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	29,637	$	32,368	$	31,893
Health & Science Technologies		39,981		30,055		17,253
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		7,107		8,516		8,638
Corporate office and other		1,587		1,447		324
Total depreciation and amortization	$	78,312	$	72,386	$	58,108
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	13,535	$	12,543	$	17,314
Health & Science Technologies		13,140		12,938		7,510
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		6,654		5,644		4,642
Corporate office and other		2,191		3,423		3,303
Total capital expenditures	$	35,520	$	34,548	$	32,769

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

(2) Segment operating income includes asset impairment charge in 2012 for $27.7 million within the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment and $170.8 within the Health & Science Technologies segment.

(3) Includes intersegment eliminations.

(4) Excludes amortization of debt issuance expenses.

Schedule of Sales From External Customers and Long-Lived Assets

	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
NET SALES
U.S.	$	963,137	$	857,990	$	766,067
Europe		479,744		492,125		402,056
Other countries		511,377		488,336		344,950
Total net sales	$	1,954,258	$	1,838,451	$	1,513,073
LONG-LIVED ASSETS — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
U.S.	$	127,425	$	124,102	$	108,951
Europe		64,137		63,433		68,756
Other countries		27,599		26,182		10,855
Total long-lived assets — net	$	219,161	$	213,717	$	188,562