Business Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

15. Business Segment Information

The Company is organized based on the products and services it offers. Under this organizational structure, the Company has three reporting segments: Utility Solutions Group (USG), RF Shielding and Test (Test) and Filtration/Fluid Flow (Filtration).

The USG segment's operations consist of: Aclara Power-Line Systems Inc. (Aclara PLS); Aclara RF Systems Inc. (Aclara RF); Aclara Software Inc. (Aclara Software) and Doble Engineering Company (Doble). Aclara is a proven supplier of special purpose fixed-network communications systems for electric, gas and water utilities, including hardware and software to support advanced metering applications. Aclara's STAR® Network system and TWACS® technology provide advanced radio-frequency (RF) and power-line (PLS) based fixed-network technologies proven to meet the wide-ranging data communications requirements of utilities worldwide. Aclara Software applications add value across the utility enterprise, addressing meter and energy data management, distribution planning and operations, customer service, revenue management and integration solutions. Doble provides high-end, intelligent diagnostic test solutions for the electric power delivery industry and is a leading supplier of power factor and partial discharge testing instruments used to assess the integrity of high-voltage power delivery equipment.

Test segment operations represent the EMC Group, consisting primarily of ETS-Lindgren L.P. (ETS) and Lindgren R.F. Enclosures, Inc. (Lindgren). The EMC Group is an industry leader in providing its customers with the ability to identify, measure and contain magnetic, electromagnetic and acoustic energy. The EMC Group also manufactures radio frequency (RF) shielding products and components used by manufacturers of medical equipment, communications systems, electronic products, and shielded rooms for high-security data processing and secure communication.

The Filtration segment's operations consist of: PTI Technologies Inc., VACCO Industries, Crissair, Inc. and TEQ (formerly named TekPackaging LLC). The companies within this segment design and manufacture specialty filtration products including hydraulic filter elements used in commercial aerospace applications, unique filter mechanisms used in micro-propulsion devices for satellites and custom designed filters for manned and unmanned aircraft and submarines.

Accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The operating units within each reporting segment have been aggregated because of similar economic characteristics and meet the other aggregation criteria of FASB ASC 280.

The Company evaluates the performance of its operating units based on EBIT, which is defined as: Earnings Before Interest and Taxes. Intersegment sales and transfers are not significant. Segment assets consist primarily of customer receivables, inventories, capitalized software and fixed assets directly associated with the production processes of the segment. Segment depreciation and amortization is based upon the direct assets listed above. Information in the tables below is presented on a Continuing Operations basis and excludes Discontinued Operations.

NET SALES
(Dollars in millions)
Year ended September 30,		2011	2010	2009
Utility Solutions	$	349.6	348.3	374.0
Test		176.5	138.4	138.4
Filtration		167.6	120.8	106.7
Consolidated totals	$	693.7	607.5	619.1

No customers exceeded 10% of sales in 2011 or 2010. One customer (PG&E) exceeded 10% of sales in 2009 with sales of $106.2 million.

EBIT
(Dollars in millions)
Year ended September 30,		2011		2010		2009
Utility Solutions	$	54.3		67.4		62.5
Test		18.6		12.2		14.1
Filtration		30.8		19.5		18.1
Reconciliation to consolidated
totals (Corporate)		(24.2	)	(25.5	)	(24.1	)
Consolidated EBIT		79.5		73.6		70.6
Less: interest expense		(2.5	)	(3.9	)	(7.4	)
Earnings before income tax	$	77.0		69.7		63.2

IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS

(Dollars in millions)

Year ended September 30,		2011	2010
Utility Solutions	$	203.6	207.5
Test		100.6	80.4
Filtration		88.6	79.2
Corporate		619.0	607.2
Consolidated totals	$	1,011.8	974.3

Corporate assets consist primarily of goodwill, deferred taxes, acquired intangible assets and cash balances.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
(Dollars in millions)
Year ended September 30,		2011	2010	2009
Utility Solutions	$	8.9	5.3	6.2
Test		1.5	1.9	1.5
Filtration		3.3	6.2	1.6
Corporate		—	—	—
Consolidated totals	$	13.7	13.4	9.3

In addition to the above amounts, the Company incurred expenditures for capitalized software of $14.2 million, $8.8 million and $5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
(Dollars in millions)
Year ended September 30,		2011	2010	2009
Utility Solutions	$	13.1	12.2	20.5
Test		2.2	2.3	2.2
Filtration		3.3	2.7	2.7
Corporate		4.9	4.9	4.9
Consolidated totals	$	23.5	22.1	30.3

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Net sales

(Dollars in millions)

Year ended September 30,		2011	2010	2009
United States	$	512.4	466.1	508.4
Far East		45.9	54.2	48.4
Europe		57.1	36.7	28.2
Mexico		38.0	9.5	3.7
Other		40.3	41.0	30.4
Consolidated totals	$	693.7	607.5	619.1

Long-lived assets
(Dollars in millions)
Year ended September 30,		2011	2010
United States	$	67.3	66.1
Europe		3.4	3.1
Other		2.4	3.4
Consolidated totals	$	73.1	72.6

Net sales are attributed to countries based on location of customer. Long-lived assets are attributed to countries based on location of the asset.