Business Segments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Business Segments

11.   Business Segments

Sales and operating profit by industry segment are set forth in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2012		2011		Change		2012		2011		Change
Net sales:
Industrial Technology	$	203,944	$	183,455	11.2	%	$	399,080	$	353,437		12.9	%
Energy Systems & Controls		154,737		145,750	6.2			303,339		275,383		10.2
Medical & Scientific Imaging		150,921		151,078	(0.1	)		313,732		296,365		5.9
RF Technology		215,270		219,588	(2.0	)		419,787		419,995		(0.0	)
Total	$	724,872	$	699,871	3.6	%	$	1,435,938	$	1,345,180		6.7	%
Gross profit:
Industrial Technology	$	102,770	$	92,068	11.6	%	$	201,433	$	177,782		13.3	%
Energy Systems & Controls		86,135		80,412	7.1			166,543		150,558		10.6
Medical & Scientific Imaging		96,212		95,006	1.3			202,398		186,260		8.7
RF Technology		112,491		109,577	2.7			218,427		212,559		2.8
Total	$	397,608	$	377,063	5.4	%	$	788,801	$	727,159		8.5	%
Operating profit*:
Industrial Technology	$	62,076	$	51,729	20.0	%	$	119,583	$	97,918		22.1	%
Energy Systems & Controls		40,202		37,704	6.6			75,859		66,748		13.6
Medical & Scientific Imaging		35,679		35,352	0.9			79,041		70,389		12.3
RF Technology		58,161		52,911	9.9			108,514		97,861		10.9
Total	$	196,118	$	177,696	10.4	%	$	382,997	$	332,916		15.0	%
Long-lived assets:
Industrial Technology	$	43,096	$	41,343	4.2	%
Energy Systems & Controls		18,892		17,868	5.7
Medical & Scientific Imaging		44,314		48,261	(8.2	)
RF Technology		28,639		31,047	(7.8	)
Total	$	134,941	$	138,519	(2.6	)%