Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
IPO reporting units, fair value, percent grader than carrying value	10.00%
Goodwill impairment		$ (170,541,000)
Trade name, impairment charge	2,700,000
Long lived assets impairment charge	7,000,000
Amortization of intangible assets	44,327,000	41,485,000	35,504,000
Expected amortization expense, 2014	43,300,000
Expected amortization expense, 2015	41,100,000
Expected amortization expense, 2016	39,100,000
Expected amortization expense, 2017	30,000,000
Expected amortization expense, 2018	18,300,000
Trade Name
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Trade name, impairment charge		21,000,000
Trade name, fair value		26,000,000
Estimated useful life		15 years
Health & Science Technologies
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	(149,800,000)	(149,820,000)
Fluid & Metering Technologies
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$ (20,700,000)	$ (20,721,000)