Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Sales And Earnings Before Income Tax


(In thousands)	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
NET SALES
USG	$	76,683		86,837		$	221,507		264,018
Test		41,815		45,848			131,652		119,955
Filtration		50,951		43,641			143,078		119,037
Consolidated totals	$	169,449		176,326		$	496,237		503,010

EBIT
USG	$	12,962		12,428		$	27,029		43,597
Test		2,395		4,616			9,117		11,739
Filtration		11,228		9,595			28,932		21,604
Corporate (loss)		(6,522	)	(5,888	)		(19,108	)	(18,031	)
Consolidated EBIT		20,063		20,751			45,970		58,909
Less: Interest expense		(916	)	(534	)		(1,877	)	(1,846	)
Earnings before income taxes	$	19,147		20,217		$	44,093		57,063

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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