Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Sales and operating profit by business segment Table

10. Business Segments

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

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013		2012		Change
Net sales:
Industrial Technology	$	182,239	$	195,136	(6.6	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		145,642		148,602	(2.0	)
Medical & Scientific Imaging		200,444		162,811	23.1
RF Technology		208,810		204,517	2.1
Total	$	737,135	$	711,066	3.7	%
Gross profit:
Industrial Technology	$	93,311	$	98,663	(5.4	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		80,906		80,408	0.6
Medical & Scientific Imaging		134,869		106,186	27.0
RF Technology		112,490		105,936	6.2
Total	$	421,576	$	391,193	7.8	%
Operating profit*:
Industrial Technology	$	52,945	$	57,507	(7.9	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		35,722		35,657	0.2
Medical & Scientific Imaging		59,928		43,362	38.2
RF Technology		56,630		50,353	12.5
Total	$	205,225	$	186,879	9.8	%
Long-lived assets:
Industrial Technology	$	45,626	$	42,698	6.9	%
Energy Systems & Controls		19,032		19,439	(2.2	)
Medical & Scientific Imaging		40,198		45,602	(11.8	)
RF Technology		29,158		29,832	(2.3	)
Total	$	134,014	$	137,571	(2.6	)%

* Segment operating profit is before unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses of $20,048 and $16,575 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.