Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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 endedSeptember 30,						Nine months endedSeptember 30,
	2013		2012		Change		2013		2012		Change
Net sales:
Industrial Technology	$	200,684	$	199,008	0.8	%	$	580,466	$	598,088	(2.9	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		155,058		158,169	(2.0	)		456,031		461,508	(1.2	)
Medical & Scientific Imaging		237,338		172,475	37.6			645,739		486,207	32.8
RF Technology		234,730		217,989	7.7			666,719		637,776	4.5
Total	$	827,810	$	747,641	10.7	%	$	2,348,955	$	2,183,579	7.6	%
Gross profit:
Industrial Technology	$	101,259	$	102,569	(1.3	)%	$	296,414	$	304,002	(2.5	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		88,104		87,782	0.4			256,431		254,325	0.8
Medical & Scientific Imaging		167,433		112,013	49.5			440,718		314,411	40.2
RF Technology		125,829		114,191	10.2			356,145		332,618	7.1
Total	$	482,625	$	416,555	15.9	%	$	1,349,708	$	1,205,356	12.0	%
Operating profit*:
Industrial Technology	$	60,753	$	60,628	0.2	%	$	164,278	$	180,211	(8.8	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		41,076		42,890	(4.2	)		118,432		118,749	(0.3	)
Medical & Scientific Imaging		71,968		46,190	55.8			179,433		125,231	43.3
RF Technology		66,469		58,002	14.6			183,828		166,516	10.4
Total	$	240,266	$	207,710	15.7	%	$	645,971	$	590,707	9.4	%
Long-lived assets:
Industrial Technology	$	49,055	$	42,970
Energy Systems & Controls		19,501		19,016
Medical & Scientific Imaging		43,105		44,784
RF Technology		28,360		29,230
Total	$	140,021	$	136,000

*Segment operating profit is before unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses. These expenses were $20,917 and $24,453 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $61,699 and $58,362 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.