Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Business Segments

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,
	2014		2013		Change
Net sales:
Industrial Technology	$	197,001	$	182,239	8.1	%
Energy Systems & Controls		155,171		145,642	6.5
Medical & Scientific Imaging		256,199		200,444	27.8
RF Technology		225,681		208,810	8.1
Total	$	834,052	$	737,135	13.1	%
Gross profit:
Industrial Technology	$	98,470	$	93,311	5.5	%
Energy Systems & Controls		85,965		80,906	6.3
Medical & Scientific Imaging		184,850		134,869	37.1
RF Technology		119,651		112,490	6.4
Total	$	488,936	$	421,576	16.0	%
Operating profit*:
Industrial Technology	$	56,056	$	52,945	5.9	%
Energy Systems & Controls		37,025		35,722	3.6
Medical & Scientific Imaging		89,771		59,928	49.8
RF Technology		62,560		56,630	10.5
Total	$	245,412	$	205,225	19.6	%
Long-lived assets:
Industrial Technology	$	49,022	$	45,626	7.4	%
Energy Systems & Controls		18,503		19,032	(2.8	)
Medical & Scientific Imaging		39,948		40,198	(0.6	)
RF Technology		29,714		29,158	1.9
Total	$	137,187	$	134,014	2.4	%

* Segment operating profit is before unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses of $22,012 and $20,048 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.