Industry Segment and Geographic Areas

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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:

	2017		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
United States	$	355,768	$	347,853	$	322,535
Foreign:
Asia	9,133		6,539		8,299
Canada	10,407		12,587		9,095
Europe	15,718		15,299		17,036
Mexico	3,601		3,460		8,889
Middle East	4,904		5,520		9,672
Other	2,909		2,503		2,172
Total	$	402,440	$	393,761	$	377,698

Information regarding assets by geographic area is as follows:

	2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	56,980	$	53,454
Foreign:
Europe	15,806		15,694
Mexico	20,815		21,046
Total	$	93,601	$	90,194
	2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
United States	$	300,688	$	287,081
Foreign:
Europe	66,862		38,579
Mexico	24,177		24,039
Total	$	391,727	$	349,699