Industry Segment and Geographic Areas

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Industry Segment and Geographic Areas

Industry Segment and Geographic Areas

The Company is an innovator, manufacturer and a marketer of products incorporating flow measurement, control and communication solutions, which comprise one reportable segment. The Company manages and evaluates its operations as one segment primarily due to similarities in the nature of the products, production processes, customers and methods of distribution.

Information regarding revenues by geographic area is as follows:

	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
United States	$	347,853	$	322,535	$	309,651
Foreign:
Asia	6,539		8,299		10,647
Canada	12,587		9,095		12,092
Europe	15,299		17,036		19,448
Mexico	3,460		8,889		3,941
Middle East	5,520		9,672		6,221
Other	2,503		2,172		2,768
Total	$	393,761	$	377,698	$	364,768

Information regarding assets by geographic area is as follows:

	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	53,454	$	53,615
Foreign:
Europe	15,694		15,676
Mexico	21,046		21,629
Total	$	90,194	$	90,920
	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
United States	$	287,081	$	289,447
Foreign:
Europe	38,579		40,813
Mexico	24,039		25,220
Total	$	349,699	$	355,480