Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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 operating income is the primary financial measure. Intersegment sales are accounted for at fair value as if the sales were to third parties.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
Fluid & Metering Technologies:
External customers	$	211,407		$	212,466
Intersegment sales		348			252
Total group sales		211,755			212,718
Health & Science Technologies:
External customers		171,674			173,221
Intersegment sales		1,194			565
Total group sales		172,868			173,786
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products:
External customers		111,367			103,730
Intersegment sales		146			320
Total group sales		111,513			104,050
Intersegment elimination		(1,688	)		(1,137	)
Total net sales	$	494,448		$	489,417
Operating income and income before income taxes:
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	48,079		$	44,526
Health & Science Technologies		32,267			30,270
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		28,232			23,688
Corporate office and other		(13,866	)		(13,915	)
Total operating income		94,712			84,569
Interest expense		10,557			10,662
Other income-net		1,279			117
Income before income taxes	$	85,434		$	74,024

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,033,752	$	1,023,143
Health & Science Technologies		1,123,755		1,102,868
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products		494,258		488,886
Corporate office and other(1)		170,835		170,493
Total assets	$	2,822,600	$	2,785,390

(1) Includes intersegment eliminations.