Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Business Segments [Abstract]

Sales and operating profit by business segment Table

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,
	2015		2014		Change			2015		2014		Change
Net sales:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	302,262	$	268,891		12.4	%	$	593,962	$	525,090		13.1	%
RF Technology		255,558		245,602		4.1	%		498,512		471,283		5.8	%
Industrial Technology		186,467		204,814		(9.0	)%		377,195		401,815		(6.1	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		145,254		165,868		(12.4	)%		285,153		321,039		(11.2	)%
Total	$	889,541	$	885,175		0.5	%	$	1,754,822	$	1,719,227		2.1	%
Gross profit:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	222,990	$	194,756		14.5	%	$	438,316	$	379,606		15.5	%
RF Technology		134,136		128,587		4.3	%		264,182		248,238		6.4	%
Industrial Technology		93,565		103,982		(10.0	)%		188,807		202,452		(6.7	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		83,220		95,857		(13.2	)%		160,767		181,822		(11.6	)%
Total	$	533,911	$	523,182		2.1	%	$	1,052,072	$	1,012,118		3.9	%
Operating profit*:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	109,261	$	94,381		15.8	%	$	217,040	$	184,152		17.9	%
RF Technology		79,940		71,272		12.2	%		153,917		133,832		15.0	%
Industrial Technology		52,188		60,438		(13.7	)%		110,085		116,494		(5.5	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		37,702		44,786		(15.8	)%		68,124		81,811		(16.7	)%
Total	$	279,091	$	270,877		3.0	%	$	549,166	$	516,289		6.4	%
Long-lived assets:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	37,172	$	39,815		(6.6	)%
RF Technology		30,398		29,503		3.0	%
Industrial Technology		44,343		48,848		(9.2	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		15,048		18,027		(16.5	)%
Total	$	126,961	$	136,193		(6.8	)%

*Segment operating profit is before unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses. These expenses were $27,117 and $24,211 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $50,296 and $46,223 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.