Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Segments [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 September 30,							Nine months ended September 30,
	2015		2014		Change			2015		2014		Change
Net sales:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	299,621	$	268,809		11.5	%	$	893,583	$	793,899		12.6	%
RF Technology		253,556		238,860		6.2	%		752,068		710,143		5.9	%
Industrial Technology		186,147		205,688		(9.5	)%		563,342		607,503		(7.3	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		144,609		170,765		(15.3	)%		429,762		491,804		(12.6	)%
Total	$	883,933	$	884,122		0.0	%	$	2,638,755	$	2,603,349		1.4	%
Gross profit:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	222,655	$	193,132		15.3	%	$	660,971	$	572,738		15.4	%
RF Technology		133,692		127,663		4.7	%		397,874		375,901		5.8	%
Industrial Technology		92,245		104,012		(11.3	)%		281,052		306,464		(8.3	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		84,891		99,233		(14.5	)%		245,658		281,055		(12.6	)%
Total	$	533,483	$	524,040		1.8	%	$	1,585,555	$	1,536,158		3.2	%
Operating profit*:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	108,399	$	91,227		18.8	%	$	325,439	$	275,379		18.2	%
RF Technology		74,604		69,351		7.6	%		228,521		203,183		12.5	%
Industrial Technology		52,298		62,046		(15.7	)%		162,383		178,540		(9.0	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		42,300		49,033		(13.7	)%		110,424		130,844		(15.6	)%
Total	$	277,601	$	271,657		2.2	%	$	826,767	$	787,946		4.9	%
Long-lived assets:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	35,818	$	44,513		(19.5	)%
RF Technology		29,570		29,211		1.2	%
Industrial Technology		40,170		47,147		(14.8	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		13,915		17,537		(20.7	)%
Total	$	119,473	$	138,408		(13.7	)%

*Segment operating profit is before unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses. These expenses were $27,230 and $25,999 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $77,526 and $72,222 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.