10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 1-4801

BARNES GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	06-0247840
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
123 Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut	06010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(860) 583-7070

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes  x   No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):    

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨	Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes  ¨    No  x

The registrant had outstanding 54,446,853 shares of common stock as of October 22, 2014.

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Barnes Group Inc.

Index to Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2014

		Page
Part I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	3
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	4
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7
	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	22
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	34
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	34
Part II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	35
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	35
Item 6.	Exhibits	37
	Signatures	38
	Exhibit Index	39

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. See “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” under Part I - Item 2 “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

BARNES GROUP INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net sales	$	317,659		$	269,491		$	951,832		$	800,430
Cost of sales	206,410			189,488			632,671			544,615
Selling and administrative expenses	60,364			51,972			187,770			166,679
	266,774			241,460			820,441			711,294
Operating income	50,885			28,031			131,391			89,136
Interest expense	2,435			2,401			8,558			10,000
Other expense (income), net	741			241			1,768			1,702
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	47,709			25,389			121,065			77,434
Income taxes	13,407			4,008			33,782			31,426
Income from continuing operations	34,302			21,381			87,283			46,008
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 2)	(425		)	(476		)	(425		)	197,696
Net income	$	33,877		$	20,905		$	86,858		$	243,704
Per common share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.63		$	0.40		$	1.60		$	0.86
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	3.67
Net income	$	0.62		$	0.39		$	1.59		$	4.53
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.62		$	0.39		$	1.57		$	0.84
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	3.60
Net income	$	0.61		$	0.38		$	1.56		$	4.44
Dividends	$	0.11		$	0.11		$	0.33		$	0.31
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	54,879,329			53,009,720			54,756,794			53,818,950
Diluted	55,509,658			54,304,990			55,803,370			54,854,456

See accompanying notes.

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BARNES GROUP INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net income	$	33,877		$	20,905		$	86,858		$	243,704
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging activities, net of tax (1)	564			(144		)	33			202
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (2)	(41,279		)	21,876			(51,837		)	10,344
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax (3)	2,863			1,874			(1,518		)	19,814
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(37,852		)	23,606			(53,322		)	30,360
Total comprehensive (loss) income	$	(3,975	)	$	44,511		$	33,536		$	274,064

(1) Net of tax of $256 and $(106) for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $62 and $331 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(2) Net of tax of $(1,376) and $843 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $(2,143) and $332 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(3) Net of tax of $869 and $1,500 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $(2,121) and $12,871 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

See accompanying notes.

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BARNES GROUP INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	63,007		$	70,856
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2014 - $4,091; 2013 - $3,438)	282,858			258,664
Inventories	214,291			211,246
Deferred income taxes	31,794			18,226
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,093			18,204
Total current assets	611,043			577,196
Deferred income taxes	783			2,314
Property, plant and equipment	687,829			686,537
Less accumulated depreciation	(384,947		)	(383,979		)
	302,882			302,558
Goodwill	613,298			649,697
Other intangible assets, net	570,368			534,293
Other assets	57,587			57,615
Total assets	$	2,155,961		$	2,123,673
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Notes and overdrafts payable	$	25,695		$	1,074
Accounts payable	95,122			88,721
Accrued liabilities	175,507			154,514
Long-term debt - current	885			56,009
Total current liabilities	297,209			300,318
Long-term debt	513,215			490,341
Accrued retirement benefits	86,768			80,884
Deferred income taxes	88,350			94,506
Other liabilities	14,748			16,210
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock - par value $0.01 per share Authorized: 150,000,000 shares Issued: at par value (2014 - 61,170,339 shares; 2013 - 60,306,128 shares)	612			603
Additional paid-in capital	402,211			390,347
Treasury stock, at cost (2014 - 6,729,154 shares; 2013 - 6,389,267 shares)	(169,395		)	(156,649		)
Retained earnings	949,621			881,169
Accumulated other non-owner changes to equity	(27,378		)	25,944
Total stockholders' equity	1,155,671			1,141,414
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,155,961		$	2,123,673

See accompanying notes.

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BARNES GROUP INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)(Unaudited)

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Operating activities:
Net income	$	86,858		$	243,704
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	62,556			44,957
Amortization of convertible debt discount	731			1,776
Loss (gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment	103			(632		)
Stock compensation expense	5,453			16,092
Withholding taxes paid on stock issuances	(4,357		)	(2,045		)
Loss (gain) on the sale of businesses	1,586			(313,471		)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(26,648		)	(11,694		)
Inventories	(8,481		)	(405		)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(3,074		)	(815		)
Accounts payable	8,237			8,988
Accrued liabilities	8,630			27,784
Deferred income taxes	(6,942		)	(6,603		)
Long-term retirement benefits	(6,400		)	238
Other	3,519			4,700
Net cash provided by operating activities	121,771			12,574
Investing activities:
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment	627			895
(Payments for) proceeds from the sale of businesses	(1,181		)	539,116
Change in restricted cash	4,886			—
Capital expenditures	(43,594		)	(33,799		)
Component Repair Program payments	(41,000		)	—
Other	(1,030		)	(1,901		)
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities	(81,292		)	504,311
Financing activities:
Net change in other borrowings	24,663			3,887
Payments on long-term debt	(183,673		)	(482,158		)
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	158,883			178,000
Payment of assumed liability to Otto Männer Holding AG	(19,796		)	—
Premium paid on convertible debt redemption	(14,868		)	—
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock	10,323			10,873
Common stock repurchases	(8,389		)	(68,608		)
Dividends paid	(17,925		)	(16,495		)
Excess tax benefit on stock awards	4,625			3,312
Other	(185		)	(1,320		)
Net cash used by financing activities	(46,342		)	(372,509		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows	(1,986		)	(447		)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7,849		)	143,929
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	70,856			86,356
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	63,007		$	230,285

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

Non-cash investing activities in 2014 include the acquisition of $39,000 of intangible assets, and the recognition of corresponding liabilities, in connection with the Component Repair Program. See Note 6.

See accompanying notes.

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BARNES GROUP INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(All dollar amounts included in the notes are stated in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. The consolidated financial statements do not include all information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 has been derived from the 2013 financial statements of Barnes Group Inc. (the “Company”). For additional information, please refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014.

In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company and two of its subsidiaries (collectively with the Company, the "Purchaser") completed the acquisition of the Männer Business (defined below) pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase and Assignment Agreement dated September 30, 2013 ("Share Purchase Agreement") among the Purchaser, Otto Männer Holding AG, a German company based in Bahlingen, Germany (the "Seller"), and the three shareholders of the Seller ("the Männer Business"). The acquisition has been integrated into the Industrial segment. See Note 3.

In the second quarter of 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Barnes Distribution North America business ("BDNA") to MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. ("MSC"). The results of these operations are segregated and presented as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 2.

2. Discontinued Operations

Barnes Distribution North America

In April 2013, the Company completed the sale of BDNA to MSC pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and MSC. The total cash consideration received for BDNA through September 30, 2014 was $537,761, net of transaction costs and closing adjustments paid. The net after-tax proceeds were $420,466 after consideration of certain post closing adjustments, transaction costs and income taxes. The Company made estimated income tax payments of $130,004 related to the gain on sale during 2013 and recorded an income tax receivable of $12,608 in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013. The Company has since elected to apply the income tax receivable to future tax filings. The losses from discontinued operations for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2014 include a tax benefit for deductions related to the sale of BDNA.

Barnes Distribution Europe

In December 2011, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of its Barnes Distribution Europe ("BDE") business to Berner SE (the "Purchaser") in a cash transaction pursuant to the terms of a Share and Asset Purchase Agreement ("SPA") among the Company, the Purchaser, and their respective relevant subsidiaries dated November 17, 2011. The Company received gross proceeds of $33,358, which represents the initial stated purchase price, and yielded net cash proceeds of $22,492 after consideration of cash sold, transaction costs paid and closing adjustments. The final amount of proceeds from the sale of the BDE business was subject to post-closing adjustments that were reflected in discontinued operations in periods subsequent to the disposition. The income from operations of discontinued businesses for 2013 includes a final settlement of a retained liability related to BDE.

As required by the terms of the SPA, the Company was required to place €9,000 of the proceeds in escrow to be used for any settlement of general representation and warranty claims. Absent a breach of warranty claim, the funds would be released from escrow on August 31, 2012 unless there were any then pending claims. Cash related to a pending claim would remain in escrow until a final determination of the claim had been made. On August 17, 2012, the Purchaser provided a notice of breach of various warranties to the Company.  The Company rejected the Purchaser's notice and demanded release of the full escrow effective August 31, 2012.  The Purchaser refused to release the full escrow, and only €3,900 plus interest was released whereas €5,100 plus interest remained in escrow. The Company settled the pending claim on September 24, 2014 and entered into an

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agreement to pay the Purchaser €1,250 of the proceeds that were held in escrow. The losses from discontinued operations for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2014 include this €1,250 ($1,586) reduction in proceeds from the sale of the business. The remaining funds of €3,850 ($4,886 at September 30, 2014) were no longer restricted within escrow effective September 24, 2014, therefore the balance of the escrow account was recorded as cash at September 30, 2014. The cash was restricted and recorded in other assets at December 31, 2013.

The below amounts related to the BDE business and BDNA were derived from historical financial information. The amounts have been segregated from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations within the consolidated financial statements.

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	93,173
Income before income taxes	—			10			—			4,967
Income tax expense	—			463			—			1,688
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income taxes	—			(453		)	—			3,279
(Loss) gain on transaction	(1,586		)	(7		)	(1,586		)	313,471
Income tax benefit (expense) on sale	1,161			(16		)	1,161			(119,054		)
(Loss) gain on the sale of businesses	(425		)	(23		)	(425		)	194,417
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(425	)	$	(476	)	$	(425	)	$	197,696

3. Acquisitions

During 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of the Männer Business, a German company based in Bahlingen, Germany. The following table reflects the unaudited pro forma operating results of the Company for the three- and nine- months ended September 30, 2013, which gives effect to the acquisition of the Männer Business as if it had occurred on January 1, 2012. The pro forma results are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the acquisition been effective January 1, 2012, nor are they intended to be indicative of results that may occur in the future. The underlying pro forma information includes the historical financial results of the Company and the Männer Business adjusted for certain items including depreciation and amortization expense associated with the assets acquired and the Company’s expense related to financing arrangements, with the related tax effects. The pro forma information does not include the effects of any synergies or cost reduction initiatives related to the acquisition.

	(Unaudited Pro Forma) Three months ended September 30, 2013		(Unaudited Pro Forma) Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Net sales	$	295,286	$	886,620
Income from continuing operations	24,188		56,385
Net income	23,712		254,081
Per common share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.45	$	1.03
Net income	$	0.44	$	4.63
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.44	$	1.01
Net income	$	0.43	$	4.55

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4. Net Income Per Common Share

For the purpose of computing diluted income from continuing operations and net income per common share, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased for the potential dilutive effects of stock-based incentive plans and convertible senior subordinated notes. For the purpose of computing diluted income from continuing operations and net income per common share, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding was increased by 630,329 and 1,295,270 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 1,046,576 and 1,035,506 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, to account for the potential dilutive effect of stock-based incentive plans and convertible senior subordinated notes. There were no adjustments to income from continuing operations or net income for the purposes of computing income available to common stockholders for those periods.

The calculation of weighted-average diluted shares outstanding excludes all shares that would have been anti-dilutive. During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company excluded 92,049 and 27,300 stock options, respectively, from the calculation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding as the stock options would have been anti-dilutive. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company excluded 92,049 and 177,550 stock options, respectively, from the calculation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding as the stock options would have been anti-dilutive.

The Company granted 86,300 stock options, 93,989 restricted stock unit awards and 84,654 performance share awards in February 2014 as part of its annual grant awards. All of the stock options and the restricted stock unit awards vest upon meeting certain service conditions. The restricted stock unit awards are included in basic average common shares outstanding as they contain nonforfeitable rights to dividend payments. The performance share awards are part of a long-term Relative Measure program, which is designed to assess the Company's performance relative to the performance of companies included in the Russell 2000 Index over the three-year term of the program ending December 31, 2016. The performance goals are independent of each other and based on three metrics: the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR"), basic earnings per share growth and operating income before depreciation and amortization growth (weighted equally). The participants can earn from zero to 250% of the target award and the award includes a forfeitable right to dividend equivalents, which are not included in the aggregate target award numbers. The fair value of the TSR portion of the performance share awards was determined using a Monte Carlo valuation method as the award contains a market condition.

In the first quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a Transition and Resignation Agreement (the "Agreement") for its former Chief Executive Officer (“Former CEO”) in connection with his resignation of the CEO role and his assumption of a Vice Chairman role. The Agreement provided that, in exchange for the Former CEO's delivery of an effective release of claims, his adherence to certain restrictive covenants, and the successful provision of transition services, including with regard to certain equity grants, the successful sale of the BDNA business, the Former CEO's outstanding equity awards were modified to increase the post-termination exercise period for stock options until the earlier of ten years from the date of grant or five years from the retirement date and made non-forfeitable all outstanding stock options, restricted stock unit awards and performance share awards that remained unvested on the day of his agreed to resignation date from the Company.  The original vesting dates of the equity awards serve as the delivery dates and the performance metrics continue to apply to the performance share awards. The Company recorded $10,492 of stock compensation expense in the first quarter of 2013 as a result of the modifications.

On June 16, 2014, $224 (par value) of the 3.375% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due in March 2027 (the "3.375% Convertible Notes") were surrendered for conversion. On June 24, 2014, the Company exercised its right to redeem the remaining $55,412 principal amount of the Notes, effective July 31, 2014, and elected to pay cash to holders of the Notes surrendered for conversion, including the value of any residual shares of common stock that were payable to the holders electing to convert their notes into an equivalent share value. Accordingly, the potential shares issuable for the 3.375% Convertible Notes were included in diluted average common shares outstanding for the period prior to the June 24, 2014 notification date. Under the net share settlement method, there were 0 and 326,973 potential shares issuable under the Notes that were considered dilutive for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and 286,205 and 128,594 potential shares issuable under the Notes that were considered dilutive for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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5. Inventories

The components of inventories consisted of:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Finished goods	$	86,471	$	85,033
Work-in-process	76,005		71,982
Raw material and supplies	51,815		54,231
	$	214,291	$	211,246

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill:

The following table sets forth the change in the carrying amount of goodwill for each reportable segment and for the Company as of and for the period ended September 30, 2014:

	Industrial			Aerospace		Total Company
January 1, 2014	$	618,911		$	30,786	$	649,697
Foreign currency translation	(36,399		)	—		(36,399		)
September 30, 2014	$	582,512		$	30,786	$	613,298

In the second quarter of 2014, management performed its annual goodwill impairment testing. Based on this assessment, there was no goodwill impairment recognized.

OtherIntangible Assets:

Other intangible assets consisted of:

		September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Range of Life -Years	Gross Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Revenue sharing programs (RSPs)	Up to 30	$	293,700		$	(70,974	)	$	293,700	$	(64,220	)
Component repair programs (CRPs)	Up to 18	106,639			(1,210		)	26,639		—
Customer lists/relationships	10-18	183,406			(27,417		)	183,406		(18,293		)
Patents and technology	7-14	62,972			(20,222		)	62,972		(14,210		)
Trademarks/trade names	5-30	11,950			(8,342		)	11,950		(7,628		)
Other	Up to 15	19,292			(14,785		)	19,292		(9,868		)
		677,959			(142,950		)	597,959		(114,219		)
Unamortized intangible asset:
Trade names		36,900						36,900
Foreign currency translation		(1,541		)	—			13,653		—
Other intangible assets		$	713,318		$	(142,950	)	$	648,512	$	(114,219	)

Estimated amortization of intangible assets for future periods is as follows: 2014 - $39,000; 2015 - $36,000; 2016 - $35,000; 2017 - $36,000 and 2018 - $37,000.

On June 12, 2014, the Company entered into a Component Repair Program ("CRP") with its customer, General Electric ("GE"). This CRP provides for, among other items, the right to sell certain aftermarket component repair services for CFM56 engines directly to other customers as one of a few GE licensed suppliers. In addition, this CRP extends existing contracts under which the Company currently provides these services directly to GE. As consideration for these rights, the Company agreed to pay $80,000. The Company paid $41,000 in the second quarter of 2014 and the remaining payments of $20,000 and $19,000 will be paid in the fourth quarter of 2014 and the second quarter of 2015, respectively, and are included within accrued liabilities in the

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Consolidated Financial Statements. The length of the program rights are for the remaining life of all CFM56 engine lines and the amortization of the intangible will be recognized as a reduction to sales over this life.

In the third quarter of 2014, management performed its annual impairment testing of its indefinite-lived trade names. Based on this assessment, there was no trade name impairment recognized.

7. Debt

The Company's debt agreements contain financial covenants that require the maintenance of interest coverage and leverage ratios. The Company is in compliance with its financial covenants as of September 30, 2014, and continues to monitor its future compliance based on current and anticipated future economic conditions.

Long-term debt and notes and overdrafts payable at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of:

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Fair Value
3.375% Convertible Notes	$	—		$	—	$	55,636		$	76,569
Unamortized debt discount – 3.375% Convertible Notes	—			—		(731		)	—
Revolving credit agreement	510,557			520,029		487,920			482,431
Borrowings under lines of credit and overdrafts	25,695			25,695		1,074			1,074
Other foreign bank borrowings	—			—		405			410
Capital leases	3,543			3,879		3,120			3,402
	539,795			549,603		547,424			563,886
Less current maturities	(26,580		)			(57,083		)
Long-term debt	$	513,215				$	490,341

Previously, the 3.375% Convertible Notes ("Notes") were eligible for conversion upon meeting certain conditions as provided in the indenture agreement including the closing stock price for 20 of the last 30 trading days in the preceding quarter being greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price (the "conversion price eligibility requirement"). The eligibility for conversion was determined quarterly. During the second quarter of 2014, the Notes were eligible for conversion due to meeting the conversion price eligibility requirement and on March 20, the Company formally notified the note holders that they were entitled to convert the Notes. On June 16, 2014, $224 (par value) of the Notes were surrendered for conversion. On June 24, 2014, the Company exercised its right to redeem the remaining $55,412 principal amount of the Notes, effective July 31, 2014. Of the total $55,412 principal amount, $7 of these notes were redeemed with accrued interest through the redemption date. The remaining $55,405 of these notes were surrendered for conversion. The Company elected to pay cash to holders of the Notes surrendered for conversion, including the value of any residual shares of common stock that were payable to the holders electing to convert their notes into an equivalent share value, resulting in a total cash payment of $70,497 including a premium on conversion of $14,868 (reducing the equity component by $9,326, net of tax of $5,542). As a result of this transaction, the Company recaptured $23,565 of previously deducted contingent convertible debt interest which resulted in an $8,784 reduction in short-term deferred tax liabilities and a corresponding increase in current taxes payable included within accrued liabilities. The Company used borrowings under its Amended Credit Facility to finance the conversion of the Notes. The fair value of the Notes was previously determined using quoted market prices that represent Level 2 observable inputs.

In September 2013, the Company entered into a second amendment to its fifth amended and restated revolving credit agreement (the "Amended Credit Agreement") and retained Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent for the lenders. The Amended Credit Agreement extended the maturity date of the debt facility by two years from September 2016 to September 2018 and includes an option to extend the maturity date for an additional year, subject to certain conditions. The Amended Credit Agreement added a new foreign subsidiary borrower in Germany, Barnes Group Acquisition GmbH, maintained the borrowing availability of the Company at $750,000 and added an accordion feature to increase this amount to $1,000,000. The Company may exercise the accordion feature upon request to the Administrative Agent as long as an event of default has not occurred or is continuing. The borrowing availability of $750,000, pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, allows for Euro-denominated borrowings equivalent to $500,000. Euro-denominated borrowings are subject to foreign currency translation adjustments that are included within accumulated other non-owner changes to equity. Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement continue to bear interest at LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.10% to 1.70% depending on the Company's leverage ratio at prior quarter end. The Company paid fees and expenses of $1,261 in conjunction

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with executing the Amended Credit Agreement in 2013; such fees will be deferred and amortized into interest expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income through its maturity.

Borrowings and availability under the Amended Credit Agreement were $510,557 and $239,443, respectively, at September 30, 2014 and $487,920 and $262,080, respectively, at December 31, 2013. Borrowings included Euro-denominated borrowings of €64,820 ($82,257) at September 30, 2014 and €114,000 ($157,320) at December 31, 2013. The interest rate on these borrowings was 1.45% and 1.36% on September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The fair value of the borrowings is based on observable Level 2 inputs. The borrowings are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.

The Company's borrowing capacity remains limited by various debt covenants in the Amended Credit Agreement, certain of which were amended in September 2013. The Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined, of not more than 3.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter ("Senior Debt Ratio"), a ratio of Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 4.00 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, and a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, of not less than 4.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Amended Credit Agreement also provides that in connection with certain permitted acquisitions with aggregate consideration in excess of $150,000, the Senior Debt Ratio and the Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA ratio are permitted to increase to 3.50 times and 4.25 times, respectively, for a period of the four fiscal quarters ending after the closing of the acquisition. In October 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of the Männer Business, a permitted transaction pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. At September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.

In addition, the Company has available approximately $40,000 in uncommitted short-term bank credit lines ("Credit Lines"), of which $25,500 was borrowed at September 30, 2014 at an interest rate of 1.16% and $1,000 was borrowed at December 31, 2013 at an interest rate of 2.13%. The Company had also borrowed $195 and $74 under overdraft facilities at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Repayments under the Credit Lines are due within one month. Repayments of the overdrafts are generally due within two days. The carrying amounts of the Credit Lines and overdrafts approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these financial instruments.

The Company also has other foreign bank borrowings. The fair value of the foreign bank borrowings are based on observable Level 2 inputs. These instruments are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.

The Company holds certain foreign capital leases. The fair value of the capital leases are based on observable Level 2 inputs. These instruments are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.

8. Business Reorganization

On March 14, 2014, the Company authorized the closure of production operations ("Saline operations") at its Associated Spring facility located in Saline, Michigan (the "Closure").  Saline operations, which included approximately 50 employees, primarily manufactured certain automotive engine valve springs, a highly commoditized product.  Based on changing market dynamics and increased customer demands for commodity pricing, several customers advised the Company of their intent to transition these specific springs to other suppliers, which led to the decision of the Closure.  The Closure occurred during the second quarter of 2014, however certain other facility Closure costs, including the transfer of machinery and equipment, will continue during the remainder of 2014. The Company recorded restructure and related costs of $5,552 during the first nine-months of 2014. This balance included $2,167 of employee termination costs, primarily employee severance expense and defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan (the "Plans") costs related to the accelerated recognition of actuarial losses and special termination benefits, and $3,385 of other facility costs, primarily related to asset write-downs and depreciation on assets that had been utilized through the Closure. The remaining severance liability of $315 was included within accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2014. See Note 11 for costs associated with the Plans that were impacted by the Closure. The Company also expects to incur additional costs of approximately $1,000 in 2014 related to the Closure. Closure costs are recorded primarily within Cost of Sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income and are reflected in the results of the Industrial segment.

The following table sets forth the change in the liability for the 2014 employee severance actions:

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January 1, 2014	$	—
Employee severance costs	1,230
Payments	(915		)
September 30, 2014	$	315

The balance is expected to be paid in 2014.

9. Derivatives

The Company has manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities around the world and thus makes investments and conducts business transactions denominated in various currencies. The Company is also exposed to fluctuations in interest rates and commodity price changes. These financial exposures are monitored and managed by the Company as an integral part of its risk management program.

Financial instruments have been used by the Company to hedge its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. In 2012, the Company entered into five-year interest rate swap agreements transacted with three banks which together convert the interest on the first $100,000 of the Company's one-month LIBOR-based borrowings from a variable rate plus the borrowing spread to a fixed rate of 1.03% plus the borrowing spread. These interest rate swap agreements were accounted for as cash flow hedges.

The Company also uses financial instruments to hedge its exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company has various contracts outstanding which primarily hedge recognized assets or liabilities, and anticipated transactions in various currencies including the British pound sterling, U.S. dollar, Euro, Singapore dollar, Swedish kroner and Swiss franc. Certain foreign currency derivative instruments are treated as cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions.  All foreign exchange contracts are due within two years.

The Company does not use derivatives for speculative or trading purposes or to manage commodity exposures.

Changes in the fair market value of derivatives that qualify as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges are recorded directly to earnings or accumulated other non-owner changes to equity, depending on the designation. Amounts recorded to accumulated other non-owner changes to equity are reclassified to earnings in a manner that matches the earnings impact of the hedged transaction. Any ineffective portion, or amounts related to contracts that are not designated as hedges, are recorded directly to earnings.

The following table sets forth the fair value amounts of derivative instruments held by the Company.

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Asset Derivatives		Liability Derivatives			Asset Derivatives		Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	(100	)	$	—	$	(370	)
Foreign exchange contracts	—		(492		)	—		(318		)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	130		(669		)	543		(67		)
Total derivatives	$	130	$	(1,261	)	$	543	$	(755	)

Asset derivatives are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Liability derivatives related to interest rate contracts and foreign exchange contracts are recorded in other liabilities and accrued liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The following table sets forth the gain (loss), net of tax, recorded in accumulated other non-owner changes to equity for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for derivatives held by the Company and designated as hedging instruments.

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	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013			2014			2013
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	312	$	(242	)	$	169		$	825
Foreign exchange contracts	252		98			(136		)	(623		)
	$	564	$	(144	)	$	33		$	202

Amounts related to the interest rate swaps included within accumulated other non-owner changes to equity that were reclassified to expense during the first nine months of 2014 and 2013 resulted in a fixed rate of interest of 1.03% plus the borrowing spread for the first $100,000 of one-month LIBOR borrowings. The amounts reclassified for the foreign exchange contracts were not material in any period presented. Additionally, there were no amounts recognized in income for hedge ineffectiveness during the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

The following table sets forth the (losses) gains recorded in other expense (income), net in the consolidated statements of income for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for non-designated derivatives held by the Company. Such amounts were substantially offset by gains (losses) recorded on the underlying hedged asset or liability.

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
Foreign exchange contracts	$	141	$	1,361	$	(847	)	$	(2,121	)

10. Fair Value Measurements

The provisions of the accounting standard for fair value define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. This standard classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability

Level 3 Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability

The following table provides the financial assets and financial liabilities reported at fair value and measured on a recurring basis:

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				Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	Total			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
September 30, 2014
Asset derivatives	$	130		$	—	$	130		$	—
Liability derivatives	(1,261		)	—		(1,261		)	—
Bank acceptances	6,518			—		6,518			—
Rabbi trust assets	2,027			2,027		—			—
	$	7,414		$	2,027	$	5,387		$	—
December 31, 2013
Asset derivatives	$	543		$	—	$	543		$	—
Liability derivatives	(755		)	—		(755		)	—
Bank acceptances	6,461			—		6,461			—
Rabbi trust assets	1,975			1,975		—			—
	$	8,224		$	1,975	$	6,249		$	—

The derivative contracts are valued using observable current market information as of the reporting date such as the prevailing LIBOR-based and U.S. treasury interest rates and foreign currency spot and forward rates. Bank acceptances represent financial instruments accepted from certain Chinese customers in lieu of cash paid on receivables, generally range from three to six months in maturity and are guaranteed by banks. The carrying amounts of the bank acceptances, which are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets, approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The fair values of rabbi trust assets are based on quoted market prices from various financial exchanges.

11. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Pension and other postretirement benefits expenses consisted of the following:

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	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
Pensions	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	1,132		$	1,393		$	3,439		$	4,839
Interest cost	5,455			5,018			16,432			15,043
Expected return on plan assets	(8,476		)	(8,273		)	(25,529		)	(24,867		)
Amortization of prior service cost	152			185			486			567
Amortization of actuarial losses	2,141			4,038			6,374			12,331
Curtailment loss	—			—			219			199
Settlement loss	281			—			863			637
Special termination benefits	—			—			715			1,016
Net periodic benefit cost	$	685		$	2,361		$	2,999		$	9,765
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
Other Postretirement Benefits	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	29		$	58		$	110		$	176
Interest cost	540			513			1,638			1,548
Amortization of prior service credit	(218		)	(223		)	(653		)	(783		)
Amortization of actuarial losses	268			241			751			762
Curtailment loss (gain)	—			—			4			(3,081		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	619		$	589		$	1,850		$	(1,378	)

Curtailment losses and special termination benefits during the first nine months of 2014 relate to certain defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans that were impacted by the closure of production operations at the Associated Spring facility located in Saline, Michigan. The settlement loss during the first nine months of 2014 reflects payments that were made to participants within certain of the Company's defined benefit pension plans. The curtailment loss (gain), settlement loss and special termination benefits during the first nine months of 2013 relate to certain defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans that were impacted by the completed sale of the Barnes Distribution North America business("BDNA"). Amounts related to BDNA have been segregated from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations within the Consolidated Financial Statements during the first nine months of 2013.

The Company contributed to a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. This multi-employer plan provides pension benefits to certain former union-represented employees of the Edison, New Jersey facility at BDNA. The Company determined that a withdrawal from this multi-employer plan, following its entry into a definitive agreement to sell BDNA in February 2013, was probable. The Company estimated its assessment of a withdrawal liability, on a pre-tax discounted basis, and recorded a liability of $2,788 during the first quarter of 2013. The expense was recorded within discontinued operations. The Company completed the sale of BDNA and ceased making contributions into the multi-employer plan during the second quarter of 2013. The Company settled the withdrawal liability in the fourth quarter of 2013, with the agreed-upon settlement payment being made during the first quarter of 2014.

12. Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2014 was 27.9% compared with 40.6% in the first nine months of 2013 and 32.8% for the full year 2013 which includes the impact of $16,428 of tax expense related to the April 16, 2013 U.S. Court Decision (see Note 15). Excluding the impact of the U.S. Tax Court Decision, the Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for full year 2013 was 17.5%. The increase in the first nine months 2014 effective tax rate from the full year 2013 rate, as adjusted for the U.S. Tax Court Decision, is primarily due to a change in the mix of earnings attributable to higher-taxing jurisdictions or jurisdictions where losses cannot be benefited in 2014, the expiration of certain tax holidays and the increase in the planned repatriation of a portion of current year foreign earnings to the U.S.

The Aerospace and Industrial segments were previously awarded international tax holidays. All of the tax holidays for which the Company currently receives benefit are expected to expire in 2015 and 2016.

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13. Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items			Foreign Currency Items			Total
January 1, 2014	$	(519	)	$	(73,273	)	$	99,736		$	25,944
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income	(585		)	(7,081		)	(51,837		)	(59,503		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income	618			5,563			—			6,181
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	33			(1,518		)	(51,837		)	(53,322		)
September 30, 2014	$	(486	)	$	(74,791	)	$	47,899		$	(27,378	)

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items			Foreign Currency Items		Total
January 1, 2013	$	(432	)	$	(146,441	)	$	80,121	$	(66,752	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income	321			12,671			6,201		19,193
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income to the consolidated statements of income	(119		)	7,143			4,143		11,167
Net current-period other comprehensive income	202			19,814			10,344		30,360
September 30, 2013	$	(230	)	$	(126,627	)	$	90,465	$	(36,392	)

The following table sets forth the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

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Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Three months ended September 30, 2014			Three months ended September 30, 2013
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	(224	)	$	(220	)	Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(239		)	132			Net sales
	(463		)	(88		)	Total before tax
	136			53			Tax benefit
	(327		)	(35		)	Net of tax
Pension and other postretirement benefit items
Amortization of prior-service credits, net	66			$	38		(A)
Amortization of actuarial losses	(2,409		)	(4,279		)	(A)
Curtailment gain	—			—			(A)
Settlement loss	(281		)	—			(A)
	(2,624		)	(4,241		)	Total before tax
	814			1,500			Tax benefit
	(1,810		)	(2,741		)	Net of tax
Foreign currency items
Charge to cumulative translation adjustment (sale of BDNA)	$	—		$	—		Income from discontinued operations
	—			—			Tax benefit
	—			—			Net of tax
Total reclassifications in the period	$	(2,137	)	$	(2,776	)

(A) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included within the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 11.

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Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Nine months ended September 30, 2014			Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	(663	)	$	(631	)	Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(259		)	659			Net sales
	(922		)	28			Total before tax
	304			91			Tax benefit
	(618		)	119			Net of tax
Pension and other postretirement benefit items
Amortization of prior service credits, net	$	167		$	216		(A)
Amortization of actuarial losses	(7,125		)	(13,093		)	(A)
Curtailment (loss) gain, net	(223		)	2,882			(A)
Settlement loss	(863		)	(637		)	(A)
	(8,044		)	(10,632		)	Total before tax
	2,481			3,489			Tax benefit
	(5,563		)	(7,143		)	Net of tax
Foreign currency items
Charge to cumulative translation adjustment (sale of BDNA)	$	—		$	(4,143	)	Income from discontinued operations
	—			—			Tax benefit
	—			(4,143		)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications in the period	$	(6,181	)	$	(11,167	)

(A) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included within the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 11.

14. Information on Business Segments

The Company is organized based upon the nature of its products and services. Segment information is consistent with how management reviews the businesses, makes investing and resource allocation decisions and assesses operating performance. The Company has not aggregated operating segments for purposes of identifying reportable segments.

The Industrial segment is a global manufacturer of highly-engineered, high-quality precision parts, products and systems for critical applications serving a diverse customer base in end-markets such as transportation, industrial equipment, consumer products, packaging, electronics, medical devices, and energy. Focused on innovative custom solutions, Industrial participates in the design phase of components and assemblies whereby the customers receive the benefits of application and systems engineering, new product development, testing and evaluation, and the manufacturing of final products. Industrial designs and manufactures customized hot runner systems and precision mold assemblies - the enabling technologies for many complex injection molding applications. It is a leading manufacturer and supplier of precision mechanical products, including precision mechanical springs and nitrogen gas products. Industrial also manufactures high-precision punched and fine-blanked components used in transportation and industrial applications, nitrogen gas springs and manifold systems used to precisely control stamping presses, and retention rings that position parts on a shaft or other axis. Industrial is equipped to produce virtually every type of precision spring, from fine hairsprings for electronics and instruments to large heavy-duty springs for machinery.

The Aerospace segmentproduces precision-machined and fabricated components and assemblies for original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") turbine engine, airframe and industrial gas turbine builders throughout the world, and the military. Aerospace Aftermarket also provides jet engine component overhaul and repair ("MRO") services, including the CRP's, for many of the world's major turbine engine manufacturers, commercial airlines and the military. Aerospace Aftermarket activities

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also include the manufacture and delivery of spare parts, including the RSPs under which the Company receives an exclusive right to supply designated aftermarket parts over the life of the related aircraft engine program, and component repairs.

The following tables set forth information about the Company's operations by its two reportable segments:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
Net sales
Industrial	$	207,230	$	167,747	$	623,886		$	503,809
Aerospace	110,429		101,744		327,951			296,622
Intersegment sales	—		—		(5		)	(1		)
Total net sales	$	317,659	$	269,491	$	951,832		$	800,430
Operating profit
Industrial	$	33,205	$	20,874	$	81,344		$	56,406
Aerospace	17,680		7,157		50,047			32,730
Total operating profit	50,885		28,031		131,391			89,136
Interest expense	2,435		2,401		8,558			10,000
Other expense (income), net	741		241		1,768			1,702
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	47,709	$	25,389	$	121,065		$	77,434

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Assets
Industrial	$	1,359,174	$	1,410,400
Aerospace	658,192		567,080
Other (A)	138,595		146,193
Total assets	$	2,155,961	$	2,123,673

(A) "Other" assets include corporate-controlled assets, the majority of which are cash and deferred tax assets.

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Product Warranties

The Company provides product warranties in connection with the sale of certain products. From time to time, the Company is subject to customer claims with respect to product warranties. Product warranty liabilities were not material as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Income Taxes

On April 16, 2013, the United States Tax Court rendered an unfavorable decision in the matter Barnes Group Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (“Tax Court Decision”). The Tax Court rejected the Company's objections and imposed penalties. The case involved IRS proposed adjustments of approximately $16,500, plus a 20% penalty and interest for the tax years 1998, 2000 and 2001.

The case arose out of an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audit for the tax years 2000 through 2002. The adjustment relates to the federal taxation of foreign income of certain foreign subsidiaries. The Company filed an administrative protest of these adjustments. In the third quarter of 2009, the Company was informed that its protest was denied and a tax assessment was received from the Appeals Office of the IRS. Subsequently, in November 2009, the Company filed a petition against the IRS in the United States Tax Court, contesting the tax assessment. A trial was held and all briefs were filed in 2012. In April 2013 the Tax Court Decision was then issued rendering an unfavorable decision against the Company and imposing penalties. As a result of the unfavorable Tax Court Decision, the Company recorded an additional tax charge during 2013 for $16,428.

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In November 2013, the Company made a cash payment of approximately $12,700 related to tax, interest and penalties and utilized a portion of its net operating losses. The Company also submitted a notice of appeal of the Tax Court Decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company filed its opening brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on February 13, 2014 and presented its oral arguments on October 1, 2014. The Company does not expect a decision until early 2015.

16. Accounting Changes

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance related to the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when certain tax losses or tax credit carryforwards exist. This guidance requires that companies present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The provisions of the amended guidance were effective for the Company, and adopted, in the first quarter of 2014. The provisions did not have a material impact on the presentation of the Company's consolidated financial statements.

17. Subsequent Event

On October 15, 2014, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (“Note Purchase Agreement”), among the Company and New York Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation and New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation Institutionally Owned Life Insurance Separate Account (BOLI 30C), as purchasers, for the issuance of $100,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.97% Senior Notes due October 17, 2024 (the “3.97% Notes”). The Company completed funding of the transaction and issued the 3.97% Notes on October 17, 2014.

The 3.97% Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will pay interest semi-annually on April 17 and October 17 of each year at an annual rate of 3.97%. The 3.97% Notes will mature on October 17, 2024 unless earlier prepaid in accordance with their terms. Subject to certain conditions, the Company may, at its option, prepay all or any part of the 3.97% Notes in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 3.97% Notes so prepaid, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of prepayment, plus the Make-Whole Amount, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, with respect to such principal amount being prepaid.

The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among others, limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, restricted payments, dispositions and business activities. The Note Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined, of not more than 3.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, provided that such ratio may increase to 3.50 times following the consummation of certain acquisitions. In addition, the Note Purchase Agreement requires the Company to maintain (i) a ratio of Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 4.00 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, provided that such ratio may increase to 4.25 times following the consummation of certain acquisitions, and (ii) a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, of not less than 4.25 times at the end of any fiscal quarter.

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With respect to the unaudited consolidated financial information of Barnes Group Inc. for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reported that they have applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a review of such information. However, their separate report dated October 27, 2014 appearing herein, states that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that unaudited consolidated financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for their report on the unaudited consolidated financial information because that report is not a “report” or a “part” of the registration statement prepared or certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Barnes Group Inc.

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidatedbalance sheetof Barnes Group Inc. and its subsidiariesas of September 30, 2014 and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013and the consolidatedstatements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013. This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial information for itto be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidatedbalance sheet as of December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, of changes in stockholders' equity and of cash flowsfor the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated February 25, 2014, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2013, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut

October 27, 2014

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

OVERVIEW

Please refer to the Overview in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents related to the Company are located on the Company's website: www.bginc.com.

Third Quarter 2014 Highlights

In the third quarter of 2014, sales increased by $48.2 million, or 17.9% from the third quarter of 2013, to $317.7 million. This increase was driven primarily by a $29.6 million sales contribution from the Männer Business. Organic sales increased by $20.4 million, or 7.6%, with growth in both the Industrial and Aerospace segments.

Operating income in the third quarter of 2014 increased 81.5% to $50.9 million from the third quarter of 2013 and operating margin increased from 10.4% to 16.0%. Operating income benefited from the profit contribution of both the Männer Business and increased organic sales, partially offset by increased employee related costs, $0.9 million of short-term purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition of the Männer Business and $0.5 million of pre-tax restructuring charges related to the closure of production operations at the facility in Saline, Michigan. The third quarter of 2013 also included an $8.6 million pre-tax inventory valuation charge related to a specific family of spare parts within the repair and overhaul business.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Sales

	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)	2014		2013		Change				2014		2013		Change
Industrial	$	207.2	$	167.7	$	39.5	23.5	%	$	623.9	$	503.8	$	120.1	23.8	%
Aerospace	110.4		101.7		8.7		8.5	%	328.0		296.6		31.3		10.6	%
Intersegment sales	—		—		—		—	%	—		—		—		—	%
Total	$	317.7	$	269.5	$	48.2	17.9	%	$	951.8	$	800.4	$	151.4	18.9	%

The Company reported net sales of $317.7 million in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of $48.2 million or 17.9%, from the third quarter of 2013. The acquisition of the Männer Business in 2013 provided $29.6 million of net sales during the third quarter of 2014. Organic sales increased by $20.4 million, which included an increase of $11.7 million at Industrial and an increase of $8.7 million at Aerospace. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies decreased net sales by approximately $1.8 million.

The Company reported net sales of $951.8 million in the first nine months of 2014, an increase of $151.4 million or 18.9%, from the first nine months of 2013. The acquisition of the Männer Business in 2013 provided $103.3 million of net sales during the first nine months of 2014. Organic sales increased by $46.4 million, which included an increase of $15.1 million at Industrial and an increase of $31.3 million at Aerospace. The weakening of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies increased net sales by approximately $1.7 million.

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Expenses and Operating Income

	Three months ended September 30,										Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)	2014			2013			Change				2014			2013			Change
Cost of sales	$	206.4		$	189.5		$	16.9	8.9	%	$	632.7		$	544.6		$	88.1	16.2	%
% sales	65.0		%	70.3		%					66.5		%	68.0		%
Gross profit (1)	$	111.2		$	80.0		$	31.2	39.1	%	$	319.2		$	255.8		$	63.3	24.8	%
% sales	35.0		%	29.7		%					33.5		%	32.0		%
Selling and administrative expenses	$	60.4		$	52.0		$	8.4	16.1	%	$	187.8		$	166.7		$	21.1	12.7	%
% sales	19.0		%	19.3		%					19.7		%	20.8		%
Operating income	$	50.9		$	28.0		$	22.9	81.5	%	$	131.4		$	89.1		$	42.3	47.4	%
% sales	16.0		%	10.4		%					13.8		%	11.1		%
(1) Sales less cost of sales.

Cost of sales in the third quarter of 2014 increased 8.9% from the 2013 period, while gross profit margin increased from 29.7% in the 2013 period to 35.0% in the 2014 period. Gross margins improved at both Industrial and Aerospace. Third quarter 2013 cost of sales included an $8.6 million pre-tax inventory valuation charge related to a specific family of spare parts within the repair and overhaul business at Aerospace. Gross margins at Aerospace would have remained flat relative to the prior year period in the absence of this item. The acquisition of the Männer Business resulted in a higher percentage of sales being driven by Industrial during the 2014 period. Gross profit benefits from the Männer Business were partially offset by the $0.2 million of short-term purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition of the Männer Business and charges of $0.5 million related to the Closure of the Saline operations. Selling and administrative expenses in the third quarter of 2014 increased 16.1% from the 2013 period due primarily to the incremental operations of the Männer Business and $0.7 million of short-term purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition of the Männer Business. The third quarter of 2013 also included transaction costs related to the acquisition of the Männer Business. As a percentage of sales, selling and administrative costs decreased slightly from 19.3% in the third quarter of 2013 to 19.0% in the 2014 period. Operating income in the third quarter of 2014 increased 81.5% to $50.9 million from the third quarter of 2013 and operating income margin increased from 10.4% to 16.0%.

Cost of sales in the first nine months of 2014 increased 16.2% from the 2013 period, while gross profit margin increased from 32.0% in the 2013 period to 33.5% in the 2014 period. Gross margins improved at both Industrial and Aerospace during the first nine months of 2014. Cost of sales in 2013 included an $8.6 million pre-tax inventory valuation charge related to a specific family of spare parts within the repair and overhaul business at Aerospace. Gross margins at Aerospace would have been down slightly relative to the prior year period in the absence of this item. The acquisition of the Männer Business resulted in a higher percentage of sales being driven by Industrial during the 2014 period. Gross profit benefits from the Männer Business were partially offset by $4.0 million of short-term purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition of the Männer Business and charges of $4.9 million related to the Closure of the Saline operations. Selling and administrative expenses in the first nine months of 2014 increased 12.7% from the 2013 period due primarily to the incremental operations of the Männer Business, $3.7 million of short-term purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition of the Männer Business and $0.6 million of charges related to the Closure of the Saline operations. Operating income during the first nine months of 2013 also included $10.5 million of non-recurring stock compensation expenses related to the modification of outstanding equity awards granted to the former Chief Executive Officer ("CEO Transition Costs") as well as transaction costs related to the acquisition of the Männer Business. As a percentage of sales, selling and administrative costs decreased from 20.8% in the first nine months of 2013 to 19.7% in the 2014 period. Operating income in the first nine months of 2014 increased 47.4% to $131.4 million from the first nine months of 2013 and operating income margin increased from 11.1% to 13.8%.

Interest expense

Interest expense remained flat in the third quarter of 2014 as compared with the prior year amount. Interest expense decreased by $1.4 million in first nine months of 2014 compared to the prior year amount. The decrease during the first nine months of 2014 was primarily the result of lower average interest rates, partially offset by higher average borrowings.

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Other expense (income), net

Other expense (income), net in the third quarter of 2014 was $0.7 million compared to $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2013. In the first nine months of 2014, other expense (income), net was $1.8 million compared to $1.7 million in the first nine months of 2013.

Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2014 was 27.9% compared with 40.6% in the first nine months of 2013 and 32.8% for the full year 2013 which includes the impact of $16.4 million of tax expense related to the April 16, 2013 U.S. Court Decision (see Note 15 of the Consolidated Financial Statements). Excluding the impact of the U.S. Tax Court Decision, the Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for full year 2013 was 17.5%. The increase in the first nine months of 2014 effective tax rate from the full year 2013 rate, as adjusted for the U.S. Tax Court Decision, is primarily due to a change in the mix of earnings attributable to higher-taxing jurisdictions or jurisdictions where losses cannot be benefited in 2014, the expiration of certain tax holidays and the increase in the planned repatriation of a portion of current year foreign earnings to the U.S.

The Industrial and Aerospace segments were previously awarded international tax holidays. All of the tax holidays for which the Company currently receives benefit are expected to expire in 2015 and 2016.

On April 16, 2013, the United States Tax Court rendered an unfavorable decision in the matter Barnes Group Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (“Tax Court Decision”). The Tax Court rejected the Company's objections and imposed penalties. The case involved IRS proposed adjustments of approximately $16.4 million, plus a 20% penalty and interest for the tax years 1998, 2000 and 2001.

The case arose out of an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audit for the tax years 2000 through 2002. The adjustment relates to the federal taxation of foreign income of certain foreign subsidiaries. The Company filed an administrative protest of these adjustments. In the third quarter of 2009, the Company was informed that its protest was denied and a tax assessment was received from the Appeals Office of the IRS. Subsequently, in November 2009, the Company filed a petition against the IRS in the United States Tax Court, contesting the tax assessment. A trial was held and all briefs were filed in 2012. In April 2013 the Tax Court Decision was then issued rendering an unfavorable decision against the Company and imposing penalties. As a result of the unfavorable Tax Court Decision, the Company recorded an additional tax charge during 2013 for $16.4 million.

In November 2013, the Company made a cash payment of approximately $12.7 million related to tax, interest and penalties and utilized a portion of its net operating losses. The Company also submitted a notice of appeal of the Tax Court Decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company filed its opening brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on February 13, 2014 and presented its oral arguments on October 1, 2014. The Company does not expect a decision until early 2015.

Discontinued Operations

In April 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Barnes Distribution North America business ("BDNA") to MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. ("MSC"). The results of BDNA were segregated and presented as discontinued operations during the first quarter of 2013. In the first nine months of 2013, the Company recorded a $197.7 million gain from discontinued operations. The gain relates to the net after-tax proceeds less the book value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of and the income generated by the operations of BDNA, partially offset by charges related to the pension plans related to BDNA and a final adjustment related to a retained liability at the Barnes Distribution Europe business. See Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Income and Income per Share

	Three months ended September 30,										Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except per share)	2014			2013			Change				2014			2013		Change
Income from continuing operations	$	34.3		$	21.4		$	12.9	60.4	%	$	87.3		$	46.0	$	41.3		89.7	%
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(0.4		)	(0.5		)	0.1		10.7	%	(0.4		)	197.7		$	(198.1	)	NM
Net income	$	33.9		$	20.9		$	13.0	62.1	%	$	86.9		$	243.7	$	(156.8	)	(64.4	)%
Per common share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.63		$	0.40		$	0.23	57.5	%	$	1.60		$	0.86	$	0.74		86.0	%
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	—		—	%	(0.01		)	3.67		(3.68		)	NM
Net income	$	0.62		$	0.39		$	0.23	59.0	%	$	1.59		$	4.53	$	(2.94	)	(64.9	)%
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.62		$	0.39		$	0.23	59.0	%	$	1.57		$	0.84	$	0.73		86.9	%
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	—		—	%	(0.01		)	3.60		(3.61		)	NM
Net income	$	0.61		$	0.38		$	0.23	60.5	%	$	1.56		$	4.44	$	(2.88	)	(64.9	)%
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	54.9			53.0			1.9		3.5	%	54.8			53.8		0.9			1.7	%
Diluted	55.5			54.3			1.2		2.2	%	55.8			54.9		0.9			1.7	%

NM - Not meaningful

Basic and diluted income from continuing operations per common share increased for the three- and nine- month periods as compared to 2013. The increases were directly attributable to the increases in income from continuing operations for the periods. Basic weighted average common shares outstanding increased due to the issuance of additional shares for employee stock plans and the issuance of 1,032,493 shares in connection with the acquisition of the Manner Business. The impact of these issuances was partially offset by the repurchase of 220,794 shares during the first nine months of 2014 as part of the repurchase program. Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding increased as a result of an increase in basic weighted average common shares outstanding, partially offset by a decrease in the dilutive effect of potentially issuable shares. The decrease in the dilutive effect of the potentially issuable shares resulted from a rise in employee stock plan exercises and the redemption of the 3.375% Convertible Notes.

Financial Performance by Business Segment

Industrial

	Three months ended September 30,										Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)	2014			2013			Change				2014			2013			Change
Sales	$	207.2		$	167.7		$	39.5	23.5	%	$	623.9		$	503.8		$	120.1	23.8	%
Operating profit	33.2			20.9			12.3		59.1	%	81.3			56.4			24.9		44.2	%
Operating margin	16.0		%	12.4		%					13.0		%	11.2		%

Sales at Industrial were $207.2 million in the third quarter of 2014, a $39.5 million increase from the third quarter of 2013. The acquisition of the Männer Business in 2013 provided $29.6 million of sales. Organic sales increased by $11.7 million, or 7.0%, during the 2014 period, primarily due to favorable light vehicle and tool and die end-markets. Sales were impacted by foreign currency translation which decreased sales by approximately $1.8 million as the U.S. dollar strengthened against foreign currencies. In the first nine months of 2014, this segment reported sales of $623.9 million, a 23.8% increase from the first nine months of 2013. The Männer Business contributed $103.3 million of sales. Organic sales increased by $15.1 million, or 3.0%, during the 2014 period. The impact of foreign currency translation increased sales by approximately $1.7 million.

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Operating profit in the third quarter of 2014 at Industrial was $33.2 million, an increase of $12.3 million from the third quarter of 2013. Operating profit benefited primarily from the profit contributions of the Männer Business and increased organic sales, partially offset by $0.9 million of short-term purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition and $0.5 million of pre-tax restructuring charges related to the closure of production operations at the facility in Saline, Michigan. Operating profit in the first nine months of 2014 was $81.3 million, an increase of $24.9 million from the first nine months of 2013. The increase was also driven by the profit contribution of the Männer Business and increased organic sales, partially offset by $7.7 million of short-term purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition and $5.6 million of pre-tax restructuring charges related to the Closure of the Saline operations. Operating income during the first quarter of 2013 included CEO transition costs of $6.6 million that were allocated to the Industrial segment.

Outlook: In the Industrial manufacturing businesses, management is focused on generating organic sales growth through the introduction of new products and by leveraging the benefits of the diversified products and industrial end-markets in which its businesses have a global presence. The Company also remains focused on sales growth through acquisition and expanding geographic reach. Synventive, acquired in 2012, adds innovative products and services and has expanded the Company's global marketplace presence. The Männer Business, acquired in 2013, further provides additional differentiated products and services through the manufacture of high precision molds, valve gate hot runner systems, and system solutions for the medical/pharmaceutical, packaging, and personal care/health care industries. Our ability to generate sales growth is subject to economic conditions in the global markets served by all of our businesses. Order activity in certain end-markets may provide extended sales growth. Strategic investments in new technologies, manufacturing processes and product development are expected to provide incremental benefits in the long term. The Company is currently in the process of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) with certain unionized employees at the Bristol, CT and Corry, PA facilities, which are located within the Associated Spring business unit. The current CBA has been extended through November 30, 2014 to negotiate the successor agreement.

Operating profit is largely dependent on the sales volumes and mix within all businesses of the segment. Management continues to focus on improving profitability through leveraging organic sales growth, acquisitions, pricing initiatives, and productivity and process improvements. Costs associated with increases in new product and process introductions, strategic investments and the integration of acquisitions may negatively impact operating profit.

Aerospace

	Three months ended September 30,										Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)	2014			2013			Change				2014			2013			Change
Sales	$	110.4		$	101.7		$	8.7	8.5	%	$	328.0		$	296.6		$	31.3	10.6	%
Operating profit	17.7			7.2			10.5		147.0	%	50.0			32.7			17.3		52.9	%
Operating margin	16.0		%	7.0		%					15.3		%	11.0		%

The Aerospace segment reported sales of $110.4 million in the third quarter of 2014, a 8.5% increase from the third quarter of 2013. Sales increases within the original equipment manufacturing ("OEM") business were partially offset by a slight decrease within the repair and overhaul business ("MRO"). Sales within the spare parts business were flat compared with the prior year period. Increased sales within the OEM business reflected continued strength in demand for new engines, driven by increased commercial aircraft production. In the first nine months of 2014, this segment reported sales of $328.0 million, a 10.6% increase from the first nine months of 2013, primarily as a result of increased sales in the OEM business and the aftermarket repair and overhaul businesses, partially offset by lower sales within the spare parts business.

Operating profit at Aerospace in the third quarter of 2014 increased 147.0% from the third quarter of 2013 to $17.7 million, driven primarily by the profit contributions of increased sales in the OEM business and increased profits in the MRO business, partially offset by increased employee related costs. The third quarter of 2013 included an $8.6 million pre-tax inventory valuation charge related to a specific family of spare parts within the repair and overhaul business. Operating margin increased from 7.0% in the 2013 period to 16.0% in the 2014 period as a result of these items. Operating profit in the first nine months of 2014 increased 52.9% from the first nine months of 2013 to $50.0 million, driven primarily by the profit contributions of increased sales in the OEM and MRO businesses, partially offset by lower profits in the spare parts business and increased employee related costs, primarily due to incentive compensation. Operating income during the first quarter of 2013 included CEO transition costs of $3.9 million that were allocated to the Aerospace segment, whereas the third quarter of 2013 included the $8.6 million pre-tax inventory valuation charge.

Outlook: Sales in the Aerospace OEM business are based on the general state of the aerospace market driven by the worldwide economy and are supported by its order backlog through participation in certain strategic commercial and military engine and

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airframe programs. Backlog in this business was $504.5 million at September 30, 2014, of which approximately 62% is expected to be shipped in the next 12 months. The Aerospace OEM business may be impacted by adjustments of customer inventory levels, commodity availability and pricing, changes in the content levels on certain platforms, including insourcing, changes in production schedules of specific engine and airframe programs, as well as the pursuit of new programs. Sales levels in the Aerospace aftermarket business may be impacted by fluctuations in end-market demand, inventory management and changes in customer sourcing, such as deferred or limited maintenance activity during engine shop visits and the use of surplus (used) material during the engine repair and overhaul process. Management continues to believe its Aerospace aftermarket business is competitively positioned based on well-established long-term customer relationships, including maintenance and repair contracts in the repair and overhaul business and long-term RSPs and CRPs, expanded capabilities and current capacity levels.

Management is focused on growing operating profit at Aerospace primarily through leveraging organic sales growth, productivity initiatives, new product and process introductions and continued cost management. Operating profit is expected to be affected by the impact of changes in sales volume, mix and pricing, particularly as they relate to the highly profitable aftermarket RSP spare parts business, and investments made in each of its businesses. Management actively manages commodity price increases through pricing actions and other productivity initiatives. Costs associated with increases in new product and process introductions and the physical transfer of work to lower cost manufacturing regions may negatively impact operating profit.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Management assesses the Company's liquidity in terms of its overall ability to generate cash to fund its operating and investing activities. Of particular importance in the management of liquidity are cash flows generated from operating activities, capital expenditure levels, dividends, capital stock transactions, effective utilization of surplus cash positions overseas and adequate lines of credit.

The Company's ability to generate cash from operations in excess of its internal operating needs is one of its financial strengths. Management continues to focus on cash flow and working capital management, and anticipates that operating activities in 2014 will generate adequate cash. The Company closely monitors its cash generation, usage and preservation including the management of working capital to generate cash.

On October 15, 2014, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (“Note Purchase Agreement”), among the Company and New York Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation and New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation Institutionally Owned Life Insurance Separate Account (BOLI 30C), as purchasers, for the issuance of $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.97% Senior Notes due October 17, 2024 (the “3.97% Notes”). The Company completed funding of the transaction and issued the 3.97% Notes on October 17, 2014. The 3.97% Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will pay interest semi-annually on April 17 and October 17 of each year at an annual rate of 3.97%. The 3.97% Notes will mature on October 17, 2024 unless earlier prepaid in accordance with their terms. Subject to certain conditions, the Company may, at its option, prepay all or any part of the 3.97% Notes in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 3.97% Notes so prepaid, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of prepayment, plus the Make-Whole Amount, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, with respect to such principal amount being prepaid.

The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among others, limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, restricted payments, dispositions and business activities. The Note Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined, of not more than 3.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, provided that such ratio may increase to 3.50 times following the consummation of certain acquisitions. In addition, the Note Purchase Agreement requires the Company to maintain (i) a ratio of Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 4.00 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, provided that such ratio may increase to 4.25 times following the consummation of certain acquisitions, and (ii) a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, of not less than 4.25 times at the end of any fiscal quarter.

As of March 20, 2014, the 3.375% Convertible Notes ("Notes") were subject to redemption at their par value at any time, at the option of the Company. The Notes are also eligible for conversion upon meeting certain conditions as provided in the indenture agreement including the closing stock price for 20 of the last 30 trading days in the preceding quarter being greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price (the "conversion price eligibility requirement"). The eligibility for conversion is determined quarterly. During the first quarter of 2014, the Notes were not eligible for conversion. During the second quarter of 2014, the Notes were eligible for conversion due to meeting this conversion price eligibility requirement. On June 16, 2014,

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$0.2 million of the Notes (par value) were surrendered for conversion. On June 24, 2014, the Company exercised its right to redeem the remaining $55.4 million principal amount of the Notes, effective July 31, 2014. The Company elected to pay cash to holders of the Notes surrendered for conversion, including the value of any residual value shares of common stock that might be payable to the holders electing to convert their Notes into an equivalent share value. Under the terms of the indenture, the conversion value was measured based upon a 20-day valuation period of the Company's stock price. The Company used borrowings under its Amended Credit Facility to finance the redemption and conversion of the Notes. The Notes were rendered for conversion during the third quarter of 2014 and the Company paid $70.5 million in cash to the holders, which included a premium of $14.9 million.

In September 2013, the Company entered into a second amendment to its fifth amended and restated revolving credit agreement (the "Amended Credit Agreement”) and retained Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent for the lenders. The Amended Credit Agreement extends the maturity date of the debt facility by two years from September 2016 to September 2018 and includes an option to extend the maturity date for an additional year, subject to certain conditions. The Amended Credit Agreement added a new foreign subsidiary borrower in Germany, Barnes Group Acquisition GmbH, maintained the borrowing availability of the Company at $750.0 million and added an accordion feature to increase this amount to $1,000.0 million. The borrowing availability of $750.0 million, pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, allows for Euro-denominated borrowings equivalent to $500.0 million. Euro-denominated borrowings are subject to foreign currency translation adjustments that are included within accumulated other non-owner changes to equity. The Company may exercise the accordion feature upon request to the Administrative Agent as long as an event of default has not occurred or is continuing. Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement continue to bear interest at LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.10% to1.70%. The Company paid fees and expenses of $1.3 million in conjunction with executing the Amended Credit Agreement; such fees will be deferred and amortized into interest expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income through its maturity.

The Company's borrowing capacity remains limited by various debt covenants in the Amended Credit Agreement, certain of which were amended in September 2013. The Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined, of not more than 3.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter ("Senior Debt Ratio"), a ratio of Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 4.00 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, and a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, of not less than 4.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Amended Credit Agreement also provides that in connection with certain permitted acquisitions with aggregate consideration in excess of $150.0 million, the Consolidated Senior Debt to EBITDA ratio and the Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA ratio are permitted to increase to 3.50 times and 4.25 times, respectively, for a period of the four fiscal quarters ending after the closing of the acquisition. In October 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of the Männer Business, a permitted transaction pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. At September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Company's most restrictive financial covenant is the Senior Debt Ratio which requires the Company to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 3.50 times at September 30, 2014. The actual ratio at September 30, 2014 was 2.00 times.

Operating cash flow may be supplemented with external borrowings to meet near-term business expansion needs and the Company's current financial commitments. The Company has assessed its credit facilities in conjunction with the September 27, 2013 refinancing and currently expects that its bank syndicate, comprised of 17 banks, will continue to support its Amended Credit Agreement which matures in September 2018.  At September 30, 2014, the Company had $239.4 million unused and available for borrowings under its $750.0 million Amended Credit Facility, subject to covenants in the Company's debt agreements. At September 30, 2014, additional borrowings of $606.6 million of Total Debt and $404.3 million of Senior Debt would have been allowed under the financial covenants. On October 17, 2014 the proceeds of the 3.97% Notes were used to pay down the Amended Credit Facility. The Company intends to use borrowings under its Amended Credit Facility to support the Company's ongoing growth initiatives. The Company believes its credit facilities and access to capital markets, coupled with cash generated from operations, are adequate for its anticipated future requirements.

In 2012, the Company entered into five-year interest rate swap agreements transacted with three banks which together convert the interest on the first $100.0 million of borrowings under the Company’s Credit Agreement from a variable rate plus the borrowing spread to a fixed rate of 1.03% plus the borrowing spread for the purpose of mitigating its exposure to variable interest rates.

Any future acquisitions are expected to be financed through internal cash, borrowings and equity, or a combination thereof. Additionally, we may from time to time seek to retire or repurchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, privately negotiated transactions

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or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.

Cash Flow

	Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)	2014			2013			Change
Operating activities	$	121.8		$	12.6		$	109.2
Investing activities	(81.3		)	504.3			(585.6		)
Financing activities	(46.3		)	(372.5		)	326.2
Exchange rate effect	(2.0		)	(0.4		)	(1.5		)
(Decrease)/increase in cash	$	(7.8	)	$	143.9		$	(151.8	)

Operating activities provided $121.8 million in the first nine months of 2014 compared to $12.6 million in the first nine months of 2013. Operating cash flows in the 2013 period were negatively impacted by a $95.7 million income tax payment related to the gain on the sale of BDNA. The cash proceeds from the sale are reflected in investing activities in the 2013 period. In the 2014 period, operating cash flows were positively impacted by improved operating performance, however this benefit was offset by an increase in cash used for working capital that was generated primarily by higher levels of sales growth relative to 2013. Higher levels of sales growth in 2014 resulted in an increase in receivables which generated a higher use of cash than in the comparable period.

Cash proceeds of $539.1 million from the sale of BDNA, net of transaction costs and closing adjustments, are included in investing activities for the 2013 period. See Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements. Investing activities in the 2014 period include a cash outflow of $41.0 million related to the CRP and the release of approximately $4.9 million of escrow funds related to the 2011 sale of the BDE businesses. See Note 6 and Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively. Investing activities in the 2014 and 2013 periods also included capital expenditures of $43.6 million and $33.8 million, respectively. The Company expects capital spending in 2014 to approximate $60 million.

Financing activities in the first nine months of 2013 included a net decrease in borrowings of $300.3 million which reflects the utilization of proceeds from the BDNA sale to reduce borrowings. Financing activities in the 2014 period include the redemption of the convertible debt which is reflected within payments on long-term debt ($55.6 million par value) and premium paid on convertible debt redemption ($14.9 million) which were financed through borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility. Financing activities in the 2014 period also include the payment of an assumed liability to the seller in connection with the acquisition of the Männer Business. Proceeds from the issuance of common stock were $10.3 million and $10.9 million in the 2014 and 2013 periods, respectively. During the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, the Company repurchased 0.2 million and 2.4 million shares, respectively, of the Company's stock. The cost of the repurchases was $8.4 million in the 2014 period and $68.6 million in the 2013 period. Total cash used to pay dividends was $17.9 million in the 2014 period compared to $16.5 million in the 2013 period, primarily due to a dividend rate increase that was effective during the 2014 period.

At September 30, 2014, the Company held $63.0 million in cash and cash equivalents, the majority of which was held by foreign subsidiaries. These amounts have no material regulatory or contractual restrictions and are expected to primarily fund international investments. In the first half of 2014, the Company repatriated $12.5 million of current year foreign earnings to the U.S.

The Company maintains borrowing facilities with banks to supplement internal cash generation. At September 30, 2014, $510.6 million was borrowed at an interest rate of 1.45% under the Company's amended $750.0 million Credit Facility which matures in September 2018. In addition, as of September 30, 2014, the Company had $25.5 million in borrowings under short-term bank credit lines. At September 30, 2014, the Company's total borrowings were comprised of approximately 19% fixed rate debt and approximately 81% variable rate debt. The interest payments on approximately $100.0 million of the variable rate interest debt have been converted into payment of fixed interest plus the borrowing spread under the terms of the respective interest rate swaps that were executed in April 2012.

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Debt Covenants

Borrowing capacity is limited by various debt covenants in the Company's debt agreements. As of September 30, 2014, the most restrictive financial covenant is included within the Amended Credit Agreement and requires the Company to maintain a maximum ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined, of not more than 3.25 times for the four fiscal quarters then ending. The Company's Amended Credit Agreement also contains other financial covenants that require the maintenance of a certain other debt ratio, Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 4.00 times and a certain interest coverage ratio, Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, of at least 4.25 times, at September 30, 2014. The Amended Credit Agreement also provides that in connection with certain permitted acquisitions with aggregate consideration in excess of $150.0 million, the Consolidated Senior Debt to EBITDA ratio and the Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA ratio are permitted to increase to 3.50 times and 4.25 times, respectively, for a period of the four fiscal quarters ending after the closing of the acquisition. On October 31, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of the Männer Business, a permitted transaction pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. Following is a reconciliation of Consolidated EBITDA to the Company's net income (in millions):

	Four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2014
Net income	$	113.7
Add back:
Interest expense	11.6
Income taxes	37.6
Depreciation and amortization	82.7
Adjustment for non-cash stock based compensation	7.3
Amortization of Männer acquisition inventory step-up	7.2
Due diligence and transaction expenses	1.5
Adjustment for acquired businesses	4.6
Restructuring charges	3.9
Other adjustments	(0.2		)
Consolidated EBITDA, as defined	$	269.7
Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined, as of September 30, 2014	$	539.8
Ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt to Consolidated EBITDA	2.00
Maximum	3.50
Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, as of September 30, 2014	$	539.8
Ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA	2.00
Maximum	4.25
Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, as of September 30, 2014	$	10.6
Ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense	25.57
Minimum	4.25

The Amended Credit Agreement allows for certain adjustments within the calculation of the financial covenants. The adjustment for acquired businesses reflects the unaudited pre-acquisition operations of the Männer business for the one-month period ended October 31, 2013. The restructuring charges represent charges recorded in the first nine months of 2014 related to the closure of production operations at the Associated Spring facility located in Saline, Michigan. Other adjustments consist of net gains on the sale of assets and net gains from discontinued operations. The Company's financial covenants are measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. At September 30, 2014, additional borrowings of $606.6 million of Total Debt and $404.3 million of Senior Debt would have been allowed under the covenants. Senior Debt includes primarily the borrowings under the Credit Facility and the borrowings under lines of credit. The Company's unused credit facilities at September 30, 2014 were $239.4 million.

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OTHER MATTERS

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The most significant areas involving management judgments and estimates are described in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. There have been no material changes to such judgments and estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Business Acquisitions, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill: Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are subject to impairment testing annually or earlier testing if an event or change in circumstances indicates that the fair value of a reporting unit has been reduced below its carrying value. Management completes their annual impairment assessment during the second quarter of each year. The Company utilizes the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test in accordance with the applicable accounting standards. Under the qualitative assessment, management considers relevant events and circumstances including but not limited to macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, overall unit performance and events directly affecting a unit. If the Company determines that the two-step quantitative impairment test is required, management estimates the fair value of the reporting unit primarily using the income approach, which reflects management’s cash flow projections, and also evaluates the fair value using the market approach. Inherent in management’s development of cash flow projections are assumptions and estimates, including those related to future earnings and growth and the weighted average cost of capital. Based on this second quarter assessment, the estimated fair values of the Synventive and Männer reporting units, which were acquired in August 2012 and October 2013, respectively, exceeded their carrying values and the estimated fair value of the remaining reporting units significantly exceeded their carrying values. There was no goodwill impairment at any reporting units through June 30, 2014. Many of the factors used in assessing fair value are outside the control of management, and these assumptions and estimates can change in future periods as a result of both Company-specific and overall economic conditions. Management’s quantitative assessment during the second quarter of 2014 included a review of the potential impacts of current and projected market conditions from a market participant’s perspective on reporting units’ projected cash flows, growth rates and cost of capital to assess the likelihood of whether the fair value would be less than the carrying value. While management expects future operating improvements at certain reporting units to result from improving end-market conditions, new product introductions and further market penetration, there can be no assurance that such expectations will be met or that the fair value of the reporting units will continue to exceed their carrying values. If the fair values were to fall below the carrying values, a non-cash impairment charge to income from operations could result. Management also performed its annual impairment testing of its trade names, indefinite-lived intangible assets, during the third quarter of 2014. Based on this assessment, there was no trade name impairment recognized.

Recent Accounting Changes

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) amended its guidance related to reporting discontinued operations. The amended guidance changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies the related disclosure requirements. Under the amended guidance, a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity is required to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results and is disposed of or classified as held for sale. The guidance also requires several new disclosures. The guidance applies prospectively to new disposals and new classifications of disposal groups as held for sale after the effective date and is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating this guidance and will apply the guidance in the event that the Company has a future disposal that qualifies as a discontinued operation or is classified as held for sale.

In May 2014, the FASB amended its guidance related to revenue recognition. The amended guidance establishes a single comprehensive model for companies to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The amended guidance clarifies that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In applying the amended guidance, an entity will (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the contract’s performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The amended guidance applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The amended

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guidance is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2016 for public companies. Early adoption is not permitted. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or modified approach to the amended guidance. The Company is evaluating this guidance and has not determined the impact that it may have on its financial statements nor decided upon the method of adoption.

EBITDA

EBITDA for the first nine months of 2014 was $190.7 million compared to $450.9 million in the first nine months of 2013. EBITDA is a measurement not in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company defines EBITDA as net income plus interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization which the Company incurs in the normal course of business. The Company does not intend EBITDA to represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP, and the reader should not consider it as an alternative to net income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other items calculated in accordance with GAAP, or as an indicator of the Company's operating performance. The Company's definition of EBITDA may not be comparable with EBITDA as defined by other companies. Accordingly, the measurement has limitations depending on its use. The Company believes EBITDA is commonly used by financial analysts and others in the industries in which the Company operates and, thus, provides useful information to investors.

Following is a reconciliation of EBITDA to the Company's net income (in millions):

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Net income	$	86.9	$	243.7
Add back:
Interest expense	8.6		10.0
Income taxes	32.6		152.2
Depreciation and amortization	62.6		45.0
EBITDA (1)	$	190.7	$	450.9

(1) EBITDA of $450.9 million in 2013 includes a pre-tax gain of $313.5 million related to the sale of BDNA.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain of the statements in this quarterly report contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often address our expected future operating and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "plan," "strategy," "estimate," "project," and similar terms. These forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These include, among others: difficulty maintaining relationships with employees, including unionized employees, customers, distributors, suppliers, business partners or governmental entities; failure to successfully negotiate collective bargaining agreements or potential strikes, work stoppages or other similar events; difficulties leveraging market opportunities; changes in market demand for our products and services; rapid technological and market change; the ability to protect intellectual property rights; introduction or development of new products or transfer of work; higher risks in international operations and markets; the impact of intense competition; and other risks and uncertainties described in documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") by the Company, including, among others, those in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Risk Factors sections of the Company's filings. The risks and uncertainties described in our periodic filings with the SEC include, among others, uncertainties relating to conditions in financial markets; currency fluctuations and foreign currency exposure; future financial performance of the industries or customers that we serve; our dependence upon revenues and earnings from a small number of significant customers; a major loss of customers; inability to realize expected sales or profits from existing backlog due to a range of factors, including insourcing decisions, material changes, production schedules and volumes of specific programs; the impact of government budget and funding decisions; changes in raw material or product prices and availability; integration of acquired businesses including the Männer business; restructuring costs or savings including those related to the closure of production operations at the Company’s facility in Saline, Michigan; the continuing impact of strategic actions, including acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, or strategic business realignments, and our ability to achieve the financial and operational targets set in connection with any such actions; the outcome of pending and future legal, governmental, or regulatory proceedings and contingencies and uninsured claims; future repurchases of common stock; future levels of

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indebtedness; and numerous other matters of a global, regional or national scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive, environmental, regulatory and public health nature. The Company assumes no obligation to update our forward-looking statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

For discussion of the Company’s exposure to market risk, refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Management, including the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon, and as of the date of, our evaluation, the President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in all material respects and designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the Company's third fiscal quarter of 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On April 16, 2013, the United States Tax Court rendered an unfavorable decision in the matter Barnes Group Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (“Tax Court Decision”). The Tax Court rejected the Company's objections and imposed penalties. The case involved IRS proposed adjustments of approximately $16.4 million, plus a 20% penalty and interest for the tax years 1998, 2000 and 2001.

The case arose out of an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audit for the tax years 2000 through 2002. The adjustment relates to the federal taxation of foreign income of certain foreign subsidiaries. The Company filed an administrative protest of these adjustments. In the third quarter of 2009, the Company was informed that its protest was denied and a tax assessment was received from the Appeals Office of the IRS. Subsequently, in November 2009, the Company filed a petition against the IRS in the United States Tax Court, contesting the tax assessment. A trial was held and all briefs were filed in 2012. In April 2013 the Tax Court Decision was then issued rendering an unfavorable decision against the Company and imposing penalties. As a result of the unfavorable Tax Court Decision, the Company recorded an additional tax charge during 2013 for $16.4 million.

In November 2013, the Company made a cash payment of approximately $12.7 million related to tax, interest and penalties and utilized a portion of its net operating losses. The Company also submitted a notice of appeal of the Tax Court Decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company filed its opening brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on February 13, 2014 and presented its oral arguments on October 1, 2014. The Company does not expect a decision until early 2015.

In addition, we are subject to litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of business and various other suits, proceedings and claims are pending against us and our subsidiaries. While it is not possible to determine the ultimate disposition of each of these proceedings and whether they will be resolved consistent with our beliefs, we expect that the outcome of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period	(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased		(b) Average Price Paid Per Share (or Unit)		(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(1)
July 1-31, 2014	58,939		$	37.75	—	2,428,509
August 1-31, 2014	36,426		$	34.34	—	2,428,509
September 1-30, 2014	2,206		$	34.24	—	2,428,509
Total	97,571	(2)	$	36.40	—

(1) The Program was publicly announced on October 20, 2011 (the "2011 Program") authorizing repurchase of up to 5.0 million shares of common stock. At December 31, 2012, 3.8 million shares of common stock had not been purchased under the 2011 Program. On February 21, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the 2011 Program by 1.2 million shares of common stock. The 2011 Program permits open market purchases, purchases under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and privately negotiated transactions.

(2) All acquisitions of equity securities during the third quarter of 2014 were the result of the operation of the terms of the Company's stockholder-approved equity compensation plans and the terms of the equity rights granted pursuant to

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those plans to pay for the related income tax upon issuance of shares. The purchase price of a share of stock used for tax withholding is the market price on the date of issuance.

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Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits
Exhibit 15	Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.
Exhibit 31.1	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 31.2	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.
Exhibit 101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
Exhibit 101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
Exhibit 101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
Exhibit 101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
Exhibit 101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Barnes Group Inc.
		(Registrant)
Date:	October 27, 2014	/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. STEPHENS, JR.
		Christopher J. Stephens, Jr. Senior Vice President, Finance Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:	October 27, 2014	/s/    MARIAN ACKER
		Marian Acker Vice President, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Barnes Group Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Exhibit No.	Description	Reference
15	Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.	Filed with this report.
31.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	Filed with this report.
31.2	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	Filed with this report.
32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	Furnished with this report.
Exhibit 101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.	Filed with this report.
Exhibit 101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.	Filed with this report.
Exhibit 101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.	Filed with this report.
Exhibit 101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.	Filed with this report.
Exhibit 101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.	Filed with this report.
Exhibit 101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.	Filed with this report.

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EX-15

EXHIBIT 15

October 27, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Commissioners:

We are aware that our report dated October 27, 2014 on our review of interim financial information of Barnes Group Inc. for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 and included in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 is incorporated by reference in its Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-196013, 333-133597, 333-150741, 333-166975 and 333-179643).

Very truly yours,

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Patrick J. Dempsey, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014 of Barnes Group Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 27, 2014

/s/ PATRICK J. DEMPSEY

Patrick J. Dempsey

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Christopher J. Stephens, Jr., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014 of Barnes Group Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 27, 2014

  /s/  CHRISTOPHER J. STEPHENS, JR.

Christopher J. Stephens, Jr.

Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Barnes Group Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    PATRICK J. DEMPSEY	/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. STEPHENS, JR.
Patrick J. Dempsey President and Chief Executive Officer	Christopher J. Stephens, Jr. Chief Financial Officer
October 27, 2014	October 27, 2014

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in the typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Barnes Group Inc. and will be retained by Barnes Group Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 86,471	$ 85,033
Work-in-process	76,005	71,982
Raw material and supplies	51,815	54,231
Inventories	$ 214,291	$ 211,246

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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			$ 25,944	$ (66,752)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income			(59,503)	19,193
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income			6,181	11,167
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	(37,852)	23,606	(53,322)	30,360
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(27,378)	(36,392)	(27,378)	(36,392)
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(519)	(432)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income			(585)	321
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income			618	(119)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)			33	202
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(486)	(230)	(486)	(230)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(73,273)	(146,441)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income			(7,081)	12,671
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income			5,563	7,143
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)			(1,518)	19,814
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(74,791)	(126,627)	(74,791)	(126,627)
Foreign Currency Items
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			99,736	80,121
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income			(51,837)	6,201
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income			0	4,143
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)			(51,837)	10,344
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 47,899	$ 90,465	$ 47,899	$ 90,465

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Pensions [Member]
Pension and other postretirement benefits expenses
Service cost	$ 1,132	$ 1,393	$ 3,439	$ 4,839
Interest cost	5,455	5,018	16,432	15,043
Expected return on plan assets	(8,476)	(8,273)	(25,529)	(24,867)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	152	185	486	567
Amortization of actuarial losses	2,141	4,038	6,374	12,331
Curtailment loss (gain)	0	0	219	199
Settlement loss	(281)	0	(863)	(637)
Special termination benefits	0	0	715	1,016
Net periodic benefit cost	685	2,361	2,999	9,765
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Pension and other postretirement benefits expenses
Service cost	29	58	110	176
Interest cost	540	513	1,638	1,548
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(218)	(223)	(653)	(783)
Amortization of actuarial losses	268	241	751	762
Curtailment loss (gain)	0	0	4	(3,081)
Net periodic benefit cost	619	589	1,850	(1,378)
Barnes Distribution North America [Member]
Pension and other postretirement benefits expenses
Withdrawal from multi-employer post-retirement benefit plan expense			$ 2,788

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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income By Component

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items			Foreign Currency Items			Total
January 1, 2014	$	(519	)	$	(73,273	)	$	99,736		$	25,944
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income	(585		)	(7,081		)	(51,837		)	(59,503		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income	618			5,563			—			6,181
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	33			(1,518		)	(51,837		)	(53,322		)
September 30, 2014	$	(486	)	$	(74,791	)	$	47,899		$	(27,378	)

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items			Foreign Currency Items		Total
January 1, 2013	$	(432	)	$	(146,441	)	$	80,121	$	(66,752	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income	321			12,671			6,201		19,193
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income to the consolidated statements of income	(119		)	7,143			4,143		11,167
Net current-period other comprehensive income	202			19,814			10,344		30,360
September 30, 2013	$	(230	)	$	(126,627	)	$	90,465	$	(36,392	)

Schedule of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to the Consolidated Statements of Income

The following table sets forth the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Three months ended September 30, 2014			Three months ended September 30, 2013
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	(224	)	$	(220	)	Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(239		)	132			Net sales
	(463		)	(88		)	Total before tax
	136			53			Tax benefit
	(327		)	(35		)	Net of tax
Pension and other postretirement benefit items
Amortization of prior-service credits, net	66			$	38		(A)
Amortization of actuarial losses	(2,409		)	(4,279		)	(A)
Curtailment gain	—			—			(A)
Settlement loss	(281		)	—			(A)
	(2,624		)	(4,241		)	Total before tax
	814			1,500			Tax benefit
	(1,810		)	(2,741		)	Net of tax
Foreign currency items
Charge to cumulative translation adjustment (sale of BDNA)	$	—		$	—		Income from discontinued operations
	—			—			Tax benefit
	—			—			Net of tax
Total reclassifications in the period	$	(2,137	)	$	(2,776	)

(A) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included within the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 11.

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Nine months ended September 30, 2014			Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	(663	)	$	(631	)	Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(259		)	659			Net sales
	(922		)	28			Total before tax
	304			91			Tax benefit
	(618		)	119			Net of tax
Pension and other postretirement benefit items
Amortization of prior service credits, net	$	167		$	216		(A)
Amortization of actuarial losses	(7,125		)	(13,093		)	(A)
Curtailment (loss) gain, net	(223		)	2,882			(A)
Settlement loss	(863		)	(637		)	(A)
	(8,044		)	(10,632		)	Total before tax
	2,481			3,489			Tax benefit
	(5,563		)	(7,143		)	Net of tax
Foreign currency items
Charge to cumulative translation adjustment (sale of BDNA)	$	—		$	(4,143	)	Income from discontinued operations
	—			—			Tax benefit
	—			(4,143		)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications in the period	$	(6,181	)	$	(11,167	)

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Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Unaudited Pro Forma Operating Results

The pro forma information does not include the effects of any synergies or cost reduction initiatives related to the acquisition.

	(Unaudited Pro Forma) Three months ended September 30, 2013		(Unaudited Pro Forma) Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Net sales	$	295,286	$	886,620
Income from continuing operations	24,188		56,385
Net income	23,712		254,081
Per common share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.45	$	1.03
Net income	$	0.44	$	4.63
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.44	$	1.01
Net income	$	0.43	$	4.55

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Information on Business Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Segment	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments			2
Net sales	$ 317,659	$ 269,491	$ 951,832	$ 800,430
Operating profit	50,885	28,031	131,391	89,136
Interest expense	2,435	2,401	8,558	10,000
Other expense (income), net	741	241	1,768	1,702
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	47,709	25,389	121,065	77,434
Aerospace [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	110,429	101,744	327,951	296,622
Operating profit	17,680	7,157	50,047	32,730
Industrial [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	207,230	167,747	623,886	503,809
Operating profit	33,205	20,874	81,344	56,406
Intersegment sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 0	$ 0	$ (5)	$ (1)

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Business Reorganization (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2014 employee	Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of positions eliminated	50
Schedule of change in the liability for the 2014 employee termination action
Employee severance costs		$ 5,552
One-time Termination Benefits [Member]
Schedule of change in the liability for the 2014 employee termination action
Employee severance costs		2,167
Employee Severance [Member]
Schedule of change in the liability for the 2014 employee termination action
January 1, 2014		0
Employee severance costs		1,230
Payments		(915)
September 30, 2014		315
Other Restructuring [Member]
Schedule of change in the liability for the 2014 employee termination action
Employee severance costs		3,385
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected additional costs	$ 1,000

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Acquisitions (Details) (Männer Business [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Männer Business [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 295,286	$ 886,620
Income from continuing operations	24,188	56,385
Net income	$ 23,712	$ 254,081
Basic:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 1.03
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 4.63
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 1.01
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43	$ 4.55

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 2013 U.S Court Decision [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
IRS proposed adjustments to tax years 2000 through 2002, before penalty and interest		$ 16,500
Potential penalty, percentage of tax assessment		20.00%
Income taxes			13,407	4,008	33,782	31,426	16,428
Income tax examination, tax, penalties and interest expense	$ 12,700

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective tax rate			27.90%	40.60%	32.80%
Income taxes	$ 13,407	$ 4,008	$ 33,782	$ 31,426
2013 U.S Court Decision [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective tax rate					17.50%
Income taxes					$ 16,428

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Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

During 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of the Männer Business, a German company based in Bahlingen, Germany. The following table reflects the unaudited pro forma operating results of the Company for the three- and nine- months ended September 30, 2013, which gives effect to the acquisition of the Männer Business as if it had occurred on January 1, 2012. The pro forma results are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the acquisition been effective January 1, 2012, nor are they intended to be indicative of results that may occur in the future. The underlying pro forma information includes the historical financial results of the Company and the Männer Business adjusted for certain items including depreciation and amortization expense associated with the assets acquired and the Company’s expense related to financing arrangements, with the related tax effects. The pro forma information does not include the effects of any synergies or cost reduction initiatives related to the acquisition.

	(Unaudited Pro Forma) Three months ended September 30, 2013		(Unaudited Pro Forma) Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Net sales	$	295,286	$	886,620
Income from continuing operations	24,188		56,385
Net income	23,712		254,081
Per common share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.45	$	1.03
Net income	$	0.44	$	4.63
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.44	$	1.01
Net income	$	0.43	$	4.55

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Derivatives (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net, by Balance Sheet Classification [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	$ 130	$ 543
Derivative Liabilities	(1,261)	(755)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net, by Balance Sheet Classification [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Liabilities	(100)	(370)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net, by Balance Sheet Classification [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Liabilities	(492)	(318)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net, by Balance Sheet Classification [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	130	543
Derivative Liabilities	$ (669)	$ (67)

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Business Reorganization (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of change in the liability for the 2014 employee termination action

The following table sets forth the change in the liability for the 2014 employee severance actions:

January 1, 2014	$	—
Employee severance costs	1,230
Payments	(915		)
September 30, 2014	$	315

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

Long-term debt and notes and overdrafts payable at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of:

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Fair Value
3.375% Convertible Notes	$	—		$	—	$	55,636		$	76,569
Unamortized debt discount – 3.375% Convertible Notes	—			—		(731		)	—
Revolving credit agreement	510,557			520,029		487,920			482,431
Borrowings under lines of credit and overdrafts	25,695			25,695		1,074			1,074
Other foreign bank borrowings	—			—		405			410
Capital leases	3,543			3,879		3,120			3,402
	539,795			549,603		547,424			563,886
Less current maturities	(26,580		)			(57,083		)
Long-term debt	$	513,215				$	490,341

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Derivatives (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Bank
Derivative [Line Items]
Term of interest rate derivatives																					5 years
Number of banks transacted with for interest rate swap agreements (in banks)																					3
Derivative amount of hedge																					$ 100,000
Variable rate basis																					one-month LIBOR
Fixed interest rate																					1.03%
Maximum remaining maturity of foreign currency derivatives			2 years
Derivative, Net Hedge Ineffectiveness Gain (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net					564	(144)	33	202	312	(242)	169	825	252	98	(136)	(623)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net																	$ 141	$ 1,361	$ (847)	$ (2,121)

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Derivatives (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Gain (Loss) Recorded in Other Expense (Income), Net in Consolidated Statements of Income

The following table sets forth the (losses) gains recorded in other expense (income), net in the consolidated statements of income for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for non-designated derivatives held by the Company. Such amounts were substantially offset by gains (losses) recorded on the underlying hedged asset or liability.

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
Foreign exchange contracts	$	141	$	1,361	$	(847	)	$	(2,121	)

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table sets forth the gain (loss), net of tax, recorded in accumulated other non-owner changes to equity for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for derivatives held by the Company and designated as hedging instruments.

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013			2014			2013
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	312	$	(242	)	$	169		$	825
Foreign exchange contracts	252		98			(136		)	(623		)
	$	564	$	(144	)	$	33		$	202

Amounts related to the interest rate swaps included within accumulated other non-owner changes to equity that were reclassified to expense during the first nine months of 2014 and 2013 resulted in a fixed rate of interest of 1.03% plus the borrowing spread for the first $100,000 of one-month LIBOR borrowings. The amounts reclassified for the foreign exchange contracts were not material in any period presented. Additionally, there were no amounts recognized in income for hedge ineffectiveness during the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The following table sets forth the fair value amounts of derivative instruments held by the Company.

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Asset Derivatives		Liability Derivatives			Asset Derivatives		Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	(100	)	$	—	$	(370	)
Foreign exchange contracts	—		(492		)	—		(318		)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	130		(669		)	543		(67		)
Total derivatives	$	130	$	(1,261	)	$	543	$	(755	)

Asset derivatives are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Liability derivatives related to interest rate contracts and foreign exchange contracts are recorded in other liabilities and accrued liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table provides the financial assets and financial liabilities reported at fair value and measured on a recurring basis:

				Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	Total			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
September 30, 2014
Asset derivatives	$	130		$	—	$	130		$	—
Liability derivatives	(1,261		)	—		(1,261		)	—
Bank acceptances	6,518			—		6,518			—
Rabbi trust assets	2,027			2,027		—			—
	$	7,414		$	2,027	$	5,387		$	—
December 31, 2013
Asset derivatives	$	543		$	—	$	543		$	—
Liability derivatives	(755		)	—		(755		)	—
Bank acceptances	6,461			—		6,461			—
Rabbi trust assets	1,975			1,975		—			—
	$	8,224		$	1,975	$	6,249		$	—

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Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

Barnes Distribution North America

In April 2013, the Company completed the sale of BDNA to MSC pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and MSC. The total cash consideration received for BDNA through September 30, 2014 was $537,761, net of transaction costs and closing adjustments paid. The net after-tax proceeds were $420,466 after consideration of certain post closing adjustments, transaction costs and income taxes. The Company made estimated income tax payments of $130,004 related to the gain on sale during 2013 and recorded an income tax receivable of $12,608 in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013. The Company has since elected to apply the income tax receivable to future tax filings. The losses from discontinued operations for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2014 include a tax benefit for deductions related to the sale of BDNA.

Barnes Distribution Europe

In December 2011, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of its Barnes Distribution Europe ("BDE") business to Berner SE (the "Purchaser") in a cash transaction pursuant to the terms of a Share and Asset Purchase Agreement ("SPA") among the Company, the Purchaser, and their respective relevant subsidiaries dated November 17, 2011. The Company received gross proceeds of $33,358, which represents the initial stated purchase price, and yielded net cash proceeds of $22,492 after consideration of cash sold, transaction costs paid and closing adjustments. The final amount of proceeds from the sale of the BDE business was subject to post-closing adjustments that were reflected in discontinued operations in periods subsequent to the disposition. The income from operations of discontinued businesses for 2013 includes a final settlement of a retained liability related to BDE.

As required by the terms of the SPA, the Company was required to place €9,000 of the proceeds in escrow to be used for any settlement of general representation and warranty claims. Absent a breach of warranty claim, the funds would be released from escrow on August 31, 2012 unless there were any then pending claims. Cash related to a pending claim would remain in escrow until a final determination of the claim had been made. On August 17, 2012, the Purchaser provided a notice of breach of various warranties to the Company.  The Company rejected the Purchaser's notice and demanded release of the full escrow effective August 31, 2012.  The Purchaser refused to release the full escrow, and only €3,900 plus interest was released whereas €5,100 plus interest remained in escrow. The Company settled the pending claim on September 24, 2014 and entered into an agreement to pay the Purchaser €1,250 of the proceeds that were held in escrow. The losses from discontinued operations for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2014 include this €1,250 ($1,586) reduction in proceeds from the sale of the business. The remaining funds of €3,850 ($4,886 at September 30, 2014) were no longer restricted within escrow effective September 24, 2014, therefore the balance of the escrow account was recorded as cash at September 30, 2014. The cash was restricted and recorded in other assets at December 31, 2013.

The below amounts related to the BDE business and BDNA were derived from historical financial information. The amounts have been segregated from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations within the consolidated financial statements.

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	93,173
Income before income taxes	—			10			—			4,967
Income tax expense	—			463			—			1,688
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income taxes	—			(453		)	—			3,279
(Loss) gain on transaction	(1,586		)	(7		)	(1,586		)	313,471
Income tax benefit (expense) on sale	1,161			(16		)	1,161			(119,054		)
(Loss) gain on the sale of businesses	(425		)	(23		)	(425		)	194,417
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(425	)	$	(476	)	$	(425	)	$	197,696

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

Pension and other postretirement benefits expenses consisted of the following:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
Pensions	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	1,132		$	1,393		$	3,439		$	4,839
Interest cost	5,455			5,018			16,432			15,043
Expected return on plan assets	(8,476		)	(8,273		)	(25,529		)	(24,867		)
Amortization of prior service cost	152			185			486			567
Amortization of actuarial losses	2,141			4,038			6,374			12,331
Curtailment loss	—			—			219			199
Settlement loss	281			—			863			637
Special termination benefits	—			—			715			1,016
Net periodic benefit cost	$	685		$	2,361		$	2,999		$	9,765
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
Other Postretirement Benefits	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	29		$	58		$	110		$	176
Interest cost	540			513			1,638			1,548
Amortization of prior service credit	(218		)	(223		)	(653		)	(783		)
Amortization of actuarial losses	268			241			751			762
Curtailment loss (gain)	—			—			4			(3,081		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	619		$	589		$	1,850		$	(1,378	)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended																9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 12, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015 Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Trade name [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trade name [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revenue sharing programs (RSPs) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revenue sharing programs (RSPs) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Component repair programs (CRPs) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Component repair programs (CRPs) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Customer lists/relationships [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer lists/relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Patents and technology [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Patents and technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Trademarks/trade names [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trademarks/trade names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Customer lists/relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Patents and technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Trademarks/trade names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Revenue sharing programs (RSPs) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Component repair programs (CRPs) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Customer lists/relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Patents and technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Trademarks/trade names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Industrial [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Aerospace [Member]
Goodwill:
Goodwill, beginning of period		$ 649,697,000																													$ 618,911,000	$ 30,786,000
Foreign currency translation		(36,399,000)																													(36,399,000)	0
Goodwill, end of period	613,298,000	613,298,000																													582,512,000	30,786,000
Impairment recognized		0
Other Intangible Assets:
Range of life																						10 years	7 years	5 years	30 years	18 years	18 years	14 years	30 years	15 years
Gross Amount	677,959,000	677,959,000			597,959,000					293,700,000	293,700,000	106,639,000	26,639,000	183,406,000	183,406,000	62,972,000	62,972,000	11,950,000	11,950,000	19,292,000	19,292,000
Accumulated Amortization	(142,950,000)	(142,950,000)			(114,219,000)					(70,974,000)	(64,220,000)	(1,210,000)	0	(27,417,000)	(18,293,000)	(20,222,000)	(14,210,000)	(8,342,000)	(7,628,000)	(14,785,000)	(9,868,000)
Unamortized intangible asset								36,900,000	36,900,000
Foreign currency translation	(1,541,000)	(1,541,000)			13,653,000
Other intangible assets	713,318,000	713,318,000			648,512,000
Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2014	39,000,000	39,000,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2015	36,000,000	36,000,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2016	35,000,000	35,000,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2017	36,000,000	36,000,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2018	37,000,000	37,000,000
Component Repair Program consideration				80,000,000
Component Repair Program payments	41,000,000	41,000,000	0			19,000,000	20,000,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets								$ 0

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Subsequent Event (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], Senior Notes [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 15, 2014
Three Point Nine Seven Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt	$ 0
Stated interest rate	3.97%
Percent allowed to be prepaid	100.00%
Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio of senior debt to EBITDA	3.25
Debt covenant ratio of total debt to EBITDA	4.00
Maximum [Member] | Adjusted for Certain Acquisitons [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio of senior debt to EBITDA	3.50
Debt covenant ratio of total debt to EBITDA	4.25
Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio of EBITDA to cash interest expense	4.25

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Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 317,659	$ 269,491	$ 951,832	$ 800,430
Cost of sales	206,410	189,488	632,671	544,615
Selling and administrative expenses	60,364	51,972	187,770	166,679
Total operating costs and expenses	266,774	241,460	820,441	711,294
Operating income	50,885	28,031	131,391	89,136
Interest expense	2,435	2,401	8,558	10,000
Other expense (income), net	741	241	1,768	1,702
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	47,709	25,389	121,065	77,434
Income taxes	13,407	4,008	33,782	31,426
Income from continuing operations	34,302	21,381	87,283	46,008
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 2)	(425)	(476)	(425)	197,696
Net income	$ 33,877	$ 20,905	$ 86,858	$ 243,704
Basic:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.40	$ 1.60	$ 0.86
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ 3.67
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.39	$ 1.59	$ 4.53
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.39	$ 1.57	$ 0.84
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ 3.60
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.38	$ 1.56	$ 4.44
Dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.33	$ 0.31
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	54,879,329	53,009,720	54,756,794	53,818,950
Diluted (in shares)	55,509,658	54,304,990	55,803,370	54,854,456

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified											9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Dec. 31, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Sep. 30, 2014 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Dec. 31, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Sep. 30, 2014 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Dec. 31, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Sep. 30, 2014 Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset derivatives	$ 130	$ 543	$ 0	$ 0	$ 130	$ 543	$ 0	$ 0	$ 130	$ 543
Liability derivatives	(1,261)	(755)	0	0	(1,261)	(755)	0	0	(1,261)	(755)
Bank acceptances			0	0	6,518	6,461	0	0	6,518	6,461
Rabbi trust assets			2,027	1,975	0	0	0	0	2,027	1,975
Financial assets and financial liabilities, reported at fair value			$ 2,027	$ 1,975	$ 5,387	$ 6,249	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,414	$ 8,224
Maturity of bank acceptances											3 months	6 months

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 86,858	$ 243,704
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	62,556	44,957
Amortization of convertible debt discount	731	1,776
Loss (gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment	103	(632)
Stock compensation expense	5,453	16,092
Withholding taxes paid on stock issuances	(4,357)	(2,045)
Loss (gain) on the sale of businesses	1,586	(313,471)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(26,648)	(11,694)
Inventories	(8,481)	(405)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(3,074)	(815)
Accounts payable	8,237	8,988
Accrued liabilities	8,630	27,784
Deferred income taxes	(6,942)	(6,603)
Long-term retirement benefits	(6,400)	238
Other	3,519	4,700
Net cash provided by operating activities	121,771	12,574
Investing activities:
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment	627	895
(Payments for) proceeds from the sale of businesses	(1,181)	539,116
Change in restricted cash	4,886	0
Capital expenditures	(43,594)	(33,799)
Component Repair Program payments	(41,000)	0
Other	(1,030)	(1,901)
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities	(81,292)	504,311
Financing activities:
Net change in other borrowings	24,663	3,887
Payments on long-term debt	(183,673)	(482,158)
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	158,883	178,000
Payment of assumed liability to Otto Männer Holding AG	(19,796)	0
Premium paid on convertible debt redemption	(14,868)	0
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock	10,323	10,873
Common stock repurchases	(8,389)	(68,608)
Dividends paid	(17,925)	(16,495)
Excess tax benefit on stock awards	4,625	3,312
Other	(185)	(1,320)
Net cash used by financing activities	(46,342)	(372,509)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows	(1,986)	(447)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7,849)	143,929
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	70,856	86,356
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	63,007	230,285
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Acquisition of intangible assets	$ 39,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 subsidiary
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of subsidiaries included in business acquisition	2

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Accounting Changes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Accounting Changes

Accounting Changes

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance related to the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when certain tax losses or tax credit carryforwards exist. This guidance requires that companies present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The provisions of the amended guidance were effective for the Company, and adopted, in the first quarter of 2014. The provisions did not have a material impact on the presentation of the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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Discontinued Operations (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 Barnes Distribution Europe [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Barnes Distribution Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2014 Barnes Distribution Europe [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Barnes Distribution Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2012 Barnes Distribution Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Barnes Distribution Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 30, 2011 Barnes Distribution Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2014 Barnes Distribution North America [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Barnes Distribution North America [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Barnes Distribution North America [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Barnes Distribution Europe and Barnes Distribution North America [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Barnes Distribution Europe and Barnes Distribution North America [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Barnes Distribution Europe and Barnes Distribution North America [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Barnes Distribution Europe and Barnes Distribution North America [Member] USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
(Payments for) proceeds from the sale of businesses			$ (1,181)	$ 539,116	$ 22,492								$ 537,761
Estimated after-tax proceeds from divestiture of business													420,466
Income tax payments related to gain on sale of business														130,004
Income tax receivable related to gain on sale of business															12,608
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses						33,358
Proceeds in escrow							3,850	4,886	3,850		5,100	9,000
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash			(4,886)	0			(1,250)	(1,586)	(1,250)	(3,900)
Net sales																0	0	0	93,173
Income before income taxes																0	10	0	4,967
Income tax expense																0	463	0	1,688
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income taxes																0	(453)	0	3,279
(Loss) gain on transaction																(1,586)	(7)	(1,586)	313,471
Income tax benefit (expense) on sale																1,161	(16)	1,161	(119,054)
(Loss) gain on the sale of businesses			(1,586)	313,471												(425)	(23)	(425)	194,417
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (425)	$ (476)	$ (425)	$ 197,696												$ (425)	$ (476)	$ (425)	$ 197,696

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations

The below amounts related to the BDE business and BDNA were derived from historical financial information. The amounts have been segregated from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations within the consolidated financial statements.

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	93,173
Income before income taxes	—			10			—			4,967
Income tax expense	—			463			—			1,688
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income taxes	—			(453		)	—			3,279
(Loss) gain on transaction	(1,586		)	(7		)	(1,586		)	313,471
Income tax benefit (expense) on sale	1,161			(16		)	1,161			(119,054		)
(Loss) gain on the sale of businesses	(425		)	(23		)	(425		)	194,417
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(425	)	$	(476	)	$	(425	)	$	197,696

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. The consolidated financial statements do not include all information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 has been derived from the 2013 financial statements of Barnes Group Inc. (the “Company”). For additional information, please refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014.

In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company and two of its subsidiaries (collectively with the Company, the "Purchaser") completed the acquisition of the Männer Business (defined below) pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase and Assignment Agreement dated September 30, 2013 ("Share Purchase Agreement") among the Purchaser, Otto Männer Holding AG, a German company based in Bahlingen, Germany (the "Seller"), and the three shareholders of the Seller ("the Männer Business"). The acquisition has been integrated into the Industrial segment. See Note 3.

In the second quarter of 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Barnes Distribution North America business ("BDNA") to MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. ("MSC"). The results of these operations are segregated and presented as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 2.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 33,877		$ 20,905		$ 86,858		$ 243,704
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging activities, net of tax (1)	564	[1]	(144)	[1]	33	[1]	202	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (2)	(41,279)	[2]	21,876	[2]	(51,837)	[2]	10,344	[2]
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax (3)	2,863	[3]	1,874	[3]	(1,518)	[3]	19,814	[3]
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(37,852)		23,606		(53,322)		30,360
Total comprehensive (loss) income	(3,975)		44,511		33,536		274,064
Unrealized (loss) income on hedging activities, tax	256		(106)		62		331
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax	(1,376)		843		(2,143)		332
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefits, tax	$ 869		$ 1,500		$ (2,121)		$ 12,871

[1] Net of tax of $256 and $(106) for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $62 and $331 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[2] Net of tax of $(1,376) and $843 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $(2,143) and $332 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[3] Net of tax of $869 and $1,500 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $(2,121) and $12,871 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Pension and other postretirement benefits expenses consisted of the following:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
Pensions	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	1,132		$	1,393		$	3,439		$	4,839
Interest cost	5,455			5,018			16,432			15,043
Expected return on plan assets	(8,476		)	(8,273		)	(25,529		)	(24,867		)
Amortization of prior service cost	152			185			486			567
Amortization of actuarial losses	2,141			4,038			6,374			12,331
Curtailment loss	—			—			219			199
Settlement loss	281			—			863			637
Special termination benefits	—			—			715			1,016
Net periodic benefit cost	$	685		$	2,361		$	2,999		$	9,765
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
Other Postretirement Benefits	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	29		$	58		$	110		$	176
Interest cost	540			513			1,638			1,548
Amortization of prior service credit	(218		)	(223		)	(653		)	(783		)
Amortization of actuarial losses	268			241			751			762
Curtailment loss (gain)	—			—			4			(3,081		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	619		$	589		$	1,850		$	(1,378	)

Curtailment losses and special termination benefits during the first nine months of 2014 relate to certain defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans that were impacted by the closure of production operations at the Associated Spring facility located in Saline, Michigan. The settlement loss during the first nine months of 2014 reflects payments that were made to participants within certain of the Company's defined benefit pension plans. The curtailment loss (gain), settlement loss and special termination benefits during the first nine months of 2013 relate to certain defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans that were impacted by the completed sale of the Barnes Distribution North America business("BDNA"). Amounts related to BDNA have been segregated from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations within the Consolidated Financial Statements during the first nine months of 2013.

The Company contributed to a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. This multi-employer plan provides pension benefits to certain former union-represented employees of the Edison, New Jersey facility at BDNA. The Company determined that a withdrawal from this multi-employer plan, following its entry into a definitive agreement to sell BDNA in February 2013, was probable. The Company estimated its assessment of a withdrawal liability, on a pre-tax discounted basis, and recorded a liability of $2,788 during the first quarter of 2013. The expense was recorded within discontinued operations. The Company completed the sale of BDNA and ceased making contributions into the multi-employer plan during the second quarter of 2013. The Company settled the withdrawal liability in the fourth quarter of 2013, with the agreed-upon settlement payment being made during the first quarter of 2014.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 22, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	BARNES GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000009984
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		54,446,853

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2014 was 27.9% compared with 40.6% in the first nine months of 2013 and 32.8% for the full year 2013 which includes the impact of $16,428 of tax expense related to the April 16, 2013 U.S. Court Decision (see Note 15). Excluding the impact of the U.S. Tax Court Decision, the Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for full year 2013 was 17.5%. The increase in the first nine months 2014 effective tax rate from the full year 2013 rate, as adjusted for the U.S. Tax Court Decision, is primarily due to a change in the mix of earnings attributable to higher-taxing jurisdictions or jurisdictions where losses cannot be benefited in 2014, the expiration of certain tax holidays and the increase in the planned repatriation of a portion of current year foreign earnings to the U.S.

The Aerospace and Industrial segments were previously awarded international tax holidays. All of the tax holidays for which the Company currently receives benefit are expected to expire in 2015 and 2016.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 63,007	$ 70,856
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2014 - $4,091; 2013 - $3,438)	282,858	258,664
Inventories	214,291	211,246
Deferred income taxes	31,794	18,226
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,093	18,204
Total current assets	611,043	577,196
Deferred income taxes	783	2,314
Property, plant and equipment	687,829	686,537
Less accumulated depreciation	(384,947)	(383,979)
Property, plant and equipment, net	302,882	302,558
Goodwill	613,298	649,697
Other intangible assets, net	570,368	534,293
Other assets	57,587	57,615
Total assets	2,155,961	2,123,673
Current liabilities
Notes and overdrafts payable	25,695	1,074
Accounts payable	95,122	88,721
Accrued liabilities	175,507	154,514
Long-term debt - current	885	56,009
Total current liabilities	297,209	300,318
Long-term debt	513,215	490,341
Accrued retirement benefits	86,768	80,884
Deferred income taxes	88,350	94,506
Other liabilities	14,748	16,210
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock - par value $0.01 per share Authorized: 150,000,000 shares Issued: at par value (2014 - 61,170,339 shares; 2013 - 60,306,128 shares)	612	603
Additional paid-in capital	402,211	390,347
Treasury stock, at cost (2014 - 6,729,254 shares; 2013 - 6,389,267 shares)	(169,395)	(156,649)
Retained earnings	949,621	881,169
Accumulated other non-owner changes to equity	(27,378)	25,944
Total stockholders' equity	1,155,671	1,141,414
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,155,961	$ 2,123,673

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill:

The following table sets forth the change in the carrying amount of goodwill for each reportable segment and for the Company as of and for the period ended September 30, 2014:

	Industrial			Aerospace		Total Company
January 1, 2014	$	618,911		$	30,786	$	649,697
Foreign currency translation	(36,399		)	—		(36,399		)
September 30, 2014	$	582,512		$	30,786	$	613,298

In the second quarter of 2014, management performed its annual goodwill impairment testing. Based on this assessment, there was no goodwill impairment recognized.

OtherIntangible Assets:

Other intangible assets consisted of:

		September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Range of Life -Years	Gross Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Revenue sharing programs (RSPs)	Up to 30	$	293,700		$	(70,974	)	$	293,700	$	(64,220	)
Component repair programs (CRPs)	Up to 18	106,639			(1,210		)	26,639		—
Customer lists/relationships	10-18	183,406			(27,417		)	183,406		(18,293		)
Patents and technology	7-14	62,972			(20,222		)	62,972		(14,210		)
Trademarks/trade names	5-30	11,950			(8,342		)	11,950		(7,628		)
Other	Up to 15	19,292			(14,785		)	19,292		(9,868		)
		677,959			(142,950		)	597,959		(114,219		)
Unamortized intangible asset:
Trade names		36,900						36,900
Foreign currency translation		(1,541		)	—			13,653		—
Other intangible assets		$	713,318		$	(142,950	)	$	648,512	$	(114,219	)

Estimated amortization of intangible assets for future periods is as follows: 2014 - $39,000; 2015 - $36,000; 2016 - $35,000; 2017 - $36,000 and 2018 - $37,000.

On June 12, 2014, the Company entered into a Component Repair Program ("CRP") with its customer, General Electric ("GE"). This CRP provides for, among other items, the right to sell certain aftermarket component repair services for CFM56 engines directly to other customers as one of a few GE licensed suppliers. In addition, this CRP extends existing contracts under which the Company currently provides these services directly to GE. As consideration for these rights, the Company agreed to pay $80,000. The Company paid $41,000 in the second quarter of 2014 and the remaining payments of $20,000 and $19,000 will be paid in the fourth quarter of 2014 and the second quarter of 2015, respectively, and are included within accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The length of the program rights are for the remaining life of all CFM56 engine lines and the amortization of the intangible will be recognized as a reduction to sales over this life.

In the third quarter of 2014, management performed its annual impairment testing of its indefinite-lived trade names. Based on this assessment, there was no trade name impairment recognized.

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

The components of inventories consisted of:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Finished goods	$	86,471	$	85,033
Work-in-process	76,005		71,982
Raw material and supplies	51,815		54,231
	$	214,291	$	211,246

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Subsequent Event Subsequent Event

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Event

Subsequent Event

On October 15, 2014, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (“Note Purchase Agreement”), among the Company and New York Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation and New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation Institutionally Owned Life Insurance Separate Account (BOLI 30C), as purchasers, for the issuance of $100,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.97% Senior Notes due October 17, 2024 (the “3.97% Notes”). The Company completed funding of the transaction and issued the 3.97% Notes on October 17, 2014.

The 3.97% Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will pay interest semi-annually on April 17 and October 17 of each year at an annual rate of 3.97%. The 3.97% Notes will mature on October 17, 2024 unless earlier prepaid in accordance with their terms. Subject to certain conditions, the Company may, at its option, prepay all or any part of the 3.97% Notes in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 3.97% Notes so prepaid, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of prepayment, plus the Make-Whole Amount, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, with respect to such principal amount being prepaid.

The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among others, limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, restricted payments, dispositions and business activities. The Note Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined, of not more than 3.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, provided that such ratio may increase to 3.50 times following the consummation of certain acquisitions. In addition, the Note Purchase Agreement requires the Company to maintain (i) a ratio of Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 4.00 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, provided that such ratio may increase to 4.25 times following the consummation of certain acquisitions, and (ii) a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, of not less than 4.25 times at the end of any fiscal quarter.

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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items			Foreign Currency Items			Total
January 1, 2014	$	(519	)	$	(73,273	)	$	99,736		$	25,944
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income	(585		)	(7,081		)	(51,837		)	(59,503		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income	618			5,563			—			6,181
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	33			(1,518		)	(51,837		)	(53,322		)
September 30, 2014	$	(486	)	$	(74,791	)	$	47,899		$	(27,378	)

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items			Foreign Currency Items		Total
January 1, 2013	$	(432	)	$	(146,441	)	$	80,121	$	(66,752	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications to consolidated statements of income	321			12,671			6,201		19,193
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income to the consolidated statements of income	(119		)	7,143			4,143		11,167
Net current-period other comprehensive income	202			19,814			10,344		30,360
September 30, 2013	$	(230	)	$	(126,627	)	$	90,465	$	(36,392	)

The following table sets forth the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Three months ended September 30, 2014			Three months ended September 30, 2013
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	(224	)	$	(220	)	Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(239		)	132			Net sales
	(463		)	(88		)	Total before tax
	136			53			Tax benefit
	(327		)	(35		)	Net of tax
Pension and other postretirement benefit items
Amortization of prior-service credits, net	66			$	38		(A)
Amortization of actuarial losses	(2,409		)	(4,279		)	(A)
Curtailment gain	—			—			(A)
Settlement loss	(281		)	—			(A)
	(2,624		)	(4,241		)	Total before tax
	814			1,500			Tax benefit
	(1,810		)	(2,741		)	Net of tax
Foreign currency items
Charge to cumulative translation adjustment (sale of BDNA)	$	—		$	—		Income from discontinued operations
	—			—			Tax benefit
	—			—			Net of tax
Total reclassifications in the period	$	(2,137	)	$	(2,776	)

(A) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included within the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 11.

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Nine months ended September 30, 2014			Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	(663	)	$	(631	)	Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(259		)	659			Net sales
	(922		)	28			Total before tax
	304			91			Tax benefit
	(618		)	119			Net of tax
Pension and other postretirement benefit items
Amortization of prior service credits, net	$	167		$	216		(A)
Amortization of actuarial losses	(7,125		)	(13,093		)	(A)
Curtailment (loss) gain, net	(223		)	2,882			(A)
Settlement loss	(863		)	(637		)	(A)
	(8,044		)	(10,632		)	Total before tax
	2,481			3,489			Tax benefit
	(5,563		)	(7,143		)	Net of tax
Foreign currency items
Charge to cumulative translation adjustment (sale of BDNA)	$	—		$	(4,143	)	Income from discontinued operations
	—			—			Tax benefit
	—			(4,143		)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications in the period	$	(6,181	)	$	(11,167	)

(A) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included within the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 11.

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Derivatives

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives

Derivatives

The Company has manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities around the world and thus makes investments and conducts business transactions denominated in various currencies. The Company is also exposed to fluctuations in interest rates and commodity price changes. These financial exposures are monitored and managed by the Company as an integral part of its risk management program.

Financial instruments have been used by the Company to hedge its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. In 2012, the Company entered into five-year interest rate swap agreements transacted with three banks which together convert the interest on the first $100,000 of the Company's one-month LIBOR-based borrowings from a variable rate plus the borrowing spread to a fixed rate of 1.03% plus the borrowing spread. These interest rate swap agreements were accounted for as cash flow hedges.

The Company also uses financial instruments to hedge its exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company has various contracts outstanding which primarily hedge recognized assets or liabilities, and anticipated transactions in various currencies including the British pound sterling, U.S. dollar, Euro, Singapore dollar, Swedish kroner and Swiss franc. Certain foreign currency derivative instruments are treated as cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions.  All foreign exchange contracts are due within two years.

The Company does not use derivatives for speculative or trading purposes or to manage commodity exposures.

Changes in the fair market value of derivatives that qualify as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges are recorded directly to earnings or accumulated other non-owner changes to equity, depending on the designation. Amounts recorded to accumulated other non-owner changes to equity are reclassified to earnings in a manner that matches the earnings impact of the hedged transaction. Any ineffective portion, or amounts related to contracts that are not designated as hedges, are recorded directly to earnings.

The following table sets forth the fair value amounts of derivative instruments held by the Company.

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Asset Derivatives		Liability Derivatives			Asset Derivatives		Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	(100	)	$	—	$	(370	)
Foreign exchange contracts	—		(492		)	—		(318		)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	130		(669		)	543		(67		)
Total derivatives	$	130	$	(1,261	)	$	543	$	(755	)

Asset derivatives are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Liability derivatives related to interest rate contracts and foreign exchange contracts are recorded in other liabilities and accrued liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The following table sets forth the gain (loss), net of tax, recorded in accumulated other non-owner changes to equity for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for derivatives held by the Company and designated as hedging instruments.

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013			2014			2013
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	312	$	(242	)	$	169		$	825
Foreign exchange contracts	252		98			(136		)	(623		)
	$	564	$	(144	)	$	33		$	202

Amounts related to the interest rate swaps included within accumulated other non-owner changes to equity that were reclassified to expense during the first nine months of 2014 and 2013 resulted in a fixed rate of interest of 1.03% plus the borrowing spread for the first $100,000 of one-month LIBOR borrowings. The amounts reclassified for the foreign exchange contracts were not material in any period presented. Additionally, there were no amounts recognized in income for hedge ineffectiveness during the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

The following table sets forth the (losses) gains recorded in other expense (income), net in the consolidated statements of income for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for non-designated derivatives held by the Company. Such amounts were substantially offset by gains (losses) recorded on the underlying hedged asset or liability.

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
Foreign exchange contracts	$	141	$	1,361	$	(847	)	$	(2,121	)

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

The Company's debt agreements contain financial covenants that require the maintenance of interest coverage and leverage ratios. The Company is in compliance with its financial covenants as of September 30, 2014, and continues to monitor its future compliance based on current and anticipated future economic conditions.

Long-term debt and notes and overdrafts payable at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of:

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Fair Value
3.375% Convertible Notes	$	—		$	—	$	55,636		$	76,569
Unamortized debt discount – 3.375% Convertible Notes	—			—		(731		)	—
Revolving credit agreement	510,557			520,029		487,920			482,431
Borrowings under lines of credit and overdrafts	25,695			25,695		1,074			1,074
Other foreign bank borrowings	—			—		405			410
Capital leases	3,543			3,879		3,120			3,402
	539,795			549,603		547,424			563,886
Less current maturities	(26,580		)			(57,083		)
Long-term debt	$	513,215				$	490,341

Previously, the 3.375% Convertible Notes ("Notes") were eligible for conversion upon meeting certain conditions as provided in the indenture agreement including the closing stock price for 20 of the last 30 trading days in the preceding quarter being greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price (the "conversion price eligibility requirement"). The eligibility for conversion was determined quarterly. During the second quarter of 2014, the Notes were eligible for conversion due to meeting the conversion price eligibility requirement and on March 20, the Company formally notified the note holders that they were entitled to convert the Notes. On June 16, 2014, $224 (par value) of the Notes were surrendered for conversion. On June 24, 2014, the Company exercised its right to redeem the remaining $55,412 principal amount of the Notes, effective July 31, 2014. Of the total $55,412 principal amount, $7 of these notes were redeemed with accrued interest through the redemption date. The remaining $55,405 of these notes were surrendered for conversion. The Company elected to pay cash to holders of the Notes surrendered for conversion, including the value of any residual shares of common stock that were payable to the holders electing to convert their notes into an equivalent share value, resulting in a total cash payment of $70,497 including a premium on conversion of $14,868 (reducing the equity component by $9,326, net of tax of $5,542). As a result of this transaction, the Company recaptured $23,565 of previously deducted contingent convertible debt interest which resulted in an $8,784 reduction in short-term deferred tax liabilities and a corresponding increase in current taxes payable included within accrued liabilities. The Company used borrowings under its Amended Credit Facility to finance the conversion of the Notes. The fair value of the Notes was previously determined using quoted market prices that represent Level 2 observable inputs.

In September 2013, the Company entered into a second amendment to its fifth amended and restated revolving credit agreement (the "Amended Credit Agreement") and retained Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent for the lenders. The Amended Credit Agreement extended the maturity date of the debt facility by two years from September 2016 to September 2018 and includes an option to extend the maturity date for an additional year, subject to certain conditions. The Amended Credit Agreement added a new foreign subsidiary borrower in Germany, Barnes Group Acquisition GmbH, maintained the borrowing availability of the Company at $750,000 and added an accordion feature to increase this amount to $1,000,000. The Company may exercise the accordion feature upon request to the Administrative Agent as long as an event of default has not occurred or is continuing. The borrowing availability of $750,000, pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, allows for Euro-denominated borrowings equivalent to $500,000. Euro-denominated borrowings are subject to foreign currency translation adjustments that are included within accumulated other non-owner changes to equity. Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement continue to bear interest at LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.10% to 1.70% depending on the Company's leverage ratio at prior quarter end. The Company paid fees and expenses of $1,261 in conjunction with executing the Amended Credit Agreement in 2013; such fees will be deferred and amortized into interest expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income through its maturity.

Borrowings and availability under the Amended Credit Agreement were $510,557 and $239,443, respectively, at September 30, 2014 and $487,920 and $262,080, respectively, at December 31, 2013. Borrowings included Euro-denominated borrowings of €64,820 ($82,257) at September 30, 2014 and €114,000 ($157,320) at December 31, 2013. The interest rate on these borrowings was 1.45% and 1.36% on September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The fair value of the borrowings is based on observable Level 2 inputs. The borrowings are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.

The Company's borrowing capacity remains limited by various debt covenants in the Amended Credit Agreement, certain of which were amended in September 2013. The Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined, of not more than 3.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter ("Senior Debt Ratio"), a ratio of Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 4.00 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, and a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, of not less than 4.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Amended Credit Agreement also provides that in connection with certain permitted acquisitions with aggregate consideration in excess of $150,000, the Senior Debt Ratio and the Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA ratio are permitted to increase to 3.50 times and 4.25 times, respectively, for a period of the four fiscal quarters ending after the closing of the acquisition. In October 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of the Männer Business, a permitted transaction pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. At September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.

In addition, the Company has available approximately $40,000 in uncommitted short-term bank credit lines ("Credit Lines"), of which $25,500 was borrowed at September 30, 2014 at an interest rate of 1.16% and $1,000 was borrowed at December 31, 2013 at an interest rate of 2.13%. The Company had also borrowed $195 and $74 under overdraft facilities at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Repayments under the Credit Lines are due within one month. Repayments of the overdrafts are generally due within two days. The carrying amounts of the Credit Lines and overdrafts approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these financial instruments.

The Company also has other foreign bank borrowings. The fair value of the foreign bank borrowings are based on observable Level 2 inputs. These instruments are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.

The Company holds certain foreign capital leases. The fair value of the capital leases are based on observable Level 2 inputs. These instruments are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.

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Business Reorganization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Business Reorganization

Business Reorganization

On March 14, 2014, the Company authorized the closure of production operations ("Saline operations") at its Associated Spring facility located in Saline, Michigan (the "Closure").  Saline operations, which included approximately 50 employees, primarily manufactured certain automotive engine valve springs, a highly commoditized product.  Based on changing market dynamics and increased customer demands for commodity pricing, several customers advised the Company of their intent to transition these specific springs to other suppliers, which led to the decision of the Closure.  The Closure occurred during the second quarter of 2014, however certain other facility Closure costs, including the transfer of machinery and equipment, will continue during the remainder of 2014. The Company recorded restructure and related costs of $5,552 during the first nine-months of 2014. This balance included $2,167 of employee termination costs, primarily employee severance expense and defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan (the "Plans") costs related to the accelerated recognition of actuarial losses and special termination benefits, and $3,385 of other facility costs, primarily related to asset write-downs and depreciation on assets that had been utilized through the Closure. The remaining severance liability of $315 was included within accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2014. See Note 11 for costs associated with the Plans that were impacted by the Closure. The Company also expects to incur additional costs of approximately $1,000 in 2014 related to the Closure. Closure costs are recorded primarily within Cost of Sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income and are reflected in the results of the Industrial segment.

The following table sets forth the change in the liability for the 2014 employee severance actions:

January 1, 2014	$	—
Employee severance costs	1,230
Payments	(915		)
September 30, 2014	$	315

The balance is expected to be paid in 2014.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The provisions of the accounting standard for fair value define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. This standard classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability

Level 3 Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability

The following table provides the financial assets and financial liabilities reported at fair value and measured on a recurring basis:

				Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	Total			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
September 30, 2014
Asset derivatives	$	130		$	—	$	130		$	—
Liability derivatives	(1,261		)	—		(1,261		)	—
Bank acceptances	6,518			—		6,518			—
Rabbi trust assets	2,027			2,027		—			—
	$	7,414		$	2,027	$	5,387		$	—
December 31, 2013
Asset derivatives	$	543		$	—	$	543		$	—
Liability derivatives	(755		)	—		(755		)	—
Bank acceptances	6,461			—		6,461			—
Rabbi trust assets	1,975			1,975		—			—
	$	8,224		$	1,975	$	6,249		$	—

The derivative contracts are valued using observable current market information as of the reporting date such as the prevailing LIBOR-based and U.S. treasury interest rates and foreign currency spot and forward rates. Bank acceptances represent financial instruments accepted from certain Chinese customers in lieu of cash paid on receivables, generally range from three to six months in maturity and are guaranteed by banks. The carrying amounts of the bank acceptances, which are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets, approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The fair values of rabbi trust assets are based on quoted market prices from various financial exchanges.

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Information on Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

The following tables set forth information about the Company's operations by its two reportable segments:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
Net sales
Industrial	$	207,230	$	167,747	$	623,886		$	503,809
Aerospace	110,429		101,744		327,951			296,622
Intersegment sales	—		—		(5		)	(1		)
Total net sales	$	317,659	$	269,491	$	951,832		$	800,430
Operating profit
Industrial	$	33,205	$	20,874	$	81,344		$	56,406
Aerospace	17,680		7,157		50,047			32,730
Total operating profit	50,885		28,031		131,391			89,136
Interest expense	2,435		2,401		8,558			10,000
Other expense (income), net	741		241		1,768			1,702
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	47,709	$	25,389	$	121,065		$	77,434

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Assets
Industrial	$	1,359,174	$	1,410,400
Aerospace	658,192		567,080
Other (A)	138,595		146,193
Total assets	$	2,155,961	$	2,123,673

(A) "Other" assets include corporate-controlled assets, the majority of which are cash and deferred tax assets.

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Information on Business Segments Details 1 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 2,155,961	$ 2,123,673
Aerospace [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	658,192	567,080
Industrial [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	1,359,174	1,410,400
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 138,595	$ 146,193

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Product Warranties

The Company provides product warranties in connection with the sale of certain products. From time to time, the Company is subject to customer claims with respect to product warranties. Product warranty liabilities were not material as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Income Taxes

On April 16, 2013, the United States Tax Court rendered an unfavorable decision in the matter Barnes Group Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (“Tax Court Decision”). The Tax Court rejected the Company's objections and imposed penalties. The case involved IRS proposed adjustments of approximately $16,500, plus a 20% penalty and interest for the tax years 1998, 2000 and 2001.

The case arose out of an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audit for the tax years 2000 through 2002. The adjustment relates to the federal taxation of foreign income of certain foreign subsidiaries. The Company filed an administrative protest of these adjustments. In the third quarter of 2009, the Company was informed that its protest was denied and a tax assessment was received from the Appeals Office of the IRS. Subsequently, in November 2009, the Company filed a petition against the IRS in the United States Tax Court, contesting the tax assessment. A trial was held and all briefs were filed in 2012. In April 2013 the Tax Court Decision was then issued rendering an unfavorable decision against the Company and imposing penalties. As a result of the unfavorable Tax Court Decision, the Company recorded an additional tax charge during 2013 for $16,428.

In November 2013, the Company made a cash payment of approximately $12,700 related to tax, interest and penalties and utilized a portion of its net operating losses. The Company also submitted a notice of appeal of the Tax Court Decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company filed its opening brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on February 13, 2014 and presented its oral arguments on October 1, 2014. The Company does not expect a decision until early 2015.

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Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

The components of inventories consisted of:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Finished goods	$	86,471	$	85,033
Work-in-process	76,005		71,982
Raw material and supplies	51,815		54,231
	$	214,291	$	211,246

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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ (2,435)	$ (2,401)	$ (8,558)	$ (10,000)
Net sales	317,659	269,491	951,832	800,430
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	47,709	25,389	121,065	77,434
Tax benefit	(13,407)	(4,008)	(33,782)	(31,426)
Income from continuing operations	34,302	21,381	87,283	46,008
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(425)	(476)	(425)	197,696
Total reclassifications in the period	33,877	20,905	86,858	243,704
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	0	0	(4,143)
Total reclassifications in the period	(2,137)	(2,776)	(6,181)	(11,167)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(463)	(88)	(922)	28
Tax benefit	136	53	304	91
Income from continuing operations	(327)	(35)	(618)	119
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges | Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense	(224)	(220)	(663)	(631)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net sales	(239)	132	(259)	659
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(2,624)	(4,241)	(8,044)	(10,632)
Tax benefit	814	1,500	2,481	3,489
Income from continuing operations	(1,810)	(2,741)	(5,563)	(7,143)
Amortization of prior-service credits (costs), net	66	38	167	216
Amortization of actuarial losses	(2,409)	(4,279)	(7,125)	(13,093)
Curtailment gain	0	0	(223)	2,882
Settlement loss	(281)	0	(863)	(637)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Foreign Currency Items
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Tax benefit	0	0	0	0
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (4,143)

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Debt (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended							0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended						9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2014 Convertible Debt [Member] 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Convertible Debt [Member] 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2014 Convertible Debt [Member] 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2014 Convertible Debt [Member] 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Euro Member Countries, Euro USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Euro Member Countries, Euro EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Euro Member Countries, Euro USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Euro Member Countries, Euro EUR (€)	Sep. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Minimum [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Adjusted for Certain Acquisitons [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Lines of Credit and Overdrafts [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Lines of Credit and Overdrafts [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Foreign Bank Borrowings [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Foreign Bank Borrowings [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Lines of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Lines of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Bank Overdrafts [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Bank Overdrafts [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital Lease Obligations [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Capital Lease Obligations [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of debt					$ 0			$ 55,636		$ 510,557	$ 487,920	$ 82,257	€ 64,820	$ 157,320	€ 114,000										$ 0	$ 405					$ 3,543	$ 3,120
Fair value of debt	549,603		563,886		0			76,569		520,029	482,431												25,695	1,074	0	410					3,879	3,402
Unamortized debt discount					0			(731)
Borrowings under lines of credit and overdrafts	25,695		1,074																				25,695	1,074			25,500	1,000	195	74
Total debt, net of unamortized discounts	539,795		547,424
Less current maturities	(26,580)		(57,083)
Long-term debt	513,215		490,341
Stated interest rate					3.375%					1.45%	1.36%
Converted amount with accrued interest				7
Convertible note repurchases, par value							224
Converted amount				55,405
Convertible debt						55,412
Repayments of convertible debt, including premium on conversion				70,497
Premium paid on convertible debt redemption	14,868	0		14,868
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, premium paid on convertible debt redemption				9,326
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, income tax benefit from premium paid on convertible debt redemption, tax				5,542
Contingent convertible debt interest, amount recaptured for income tax purpose				23,565
Reduction in short-term deferred tax liabilities				8,784
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity									750,000									500,000									40,000
Line of credit facility with accordian feature, maximum borrowing capacity									1,000,000
Variable rate basis																					LIBOR
Variable basis spread																1.10%	1.70%
Payments of debt issuance costs									1,261
Remaining borrowing capacity										239,443	262,080
Debt covenant ratio of senior debt to EBITDA																				3.25		3.50
Debt covenant ratio of total debt to EBITDA																				4.00		4.25
Debt covenant ratio of EBITDA to cash interest expense																			4.25
Debt covenant, threshold price of acquisition permitting higher ratio limits																			$ 150,000
Line of credit, interest rate at period end																											1.16%	2.13%
Repayment period																											1 month		2 days
Days Required for Closing Stock Price to be Greater or Equal to Threshold Percentage of Conversion Price					20 days
Total Measurement Days for Closing Stock Price to be Greater or Equal to Threshold Percentage of Conversion Price					30 days
Minimum Ratio Of Stock Price To Conversion Price For Conversion					130.00%

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 4,091	$ 3,438
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	61,170,339	60,306,128
Treasury stock, at cost (in shares)	6,729,254	6,389,267

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Net Income Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Common Share

Net Income Per Common Share

For the purpose of computing diluted income from continuing operations and net income per common share, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased for the potential dilutive effects of stock-based incentive plans and convertible senior subordinated notes. For the purpose of computing diluted income from continuing operations and net income per common share, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding was increased by 630,329 and 1,295,270 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 1,046,576 and 1,035,506 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, to account for the potential dilutive effect of stock-based incentive plans and convertible senior subordinated notes. There were no adjustments to income from continuing operations or net income for the purposes of computing income available to common stockholders for those periods.

The calculation of weighted-average diluted shares outstanding excludes all shares that would have been anti-dilutive. During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company excluded 92,049 and 27,300 stock options, respectively, from the calculation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding as the stock options would have been anti-dilutive. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company excluded 92,049 and 177,550 stock options, respectively, from the calculation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding as the stock options would have been anti-dilutive.

The Company granted 86,300 stock options, 93,989 restricted stock unit awards and 84,654 performance share awards in February 2014 as part of its annual grant awards. All of the stock options and the restricted stock unit awards vest upon meeting certain service conditions. The restricted stock unit awards are included in basic average common shares outstanding as they contain nonforfeitable rights to dividend payments. The performance share awards are part of a long-term Relative Measure program, which is designed to assess the Company's performance relative to the performance of companies included in the Russell 2000 Index over the three-year term of the program ending December 31, 2016. The performance goals are independent of each other and based on three metrics: the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR"), basic earnings per share growth and operating income before depreciation and amortization growth (weighted equally). The participants can earn from zero to 250% of the target award and the award includes a forfeitable right to dividend equivalents, which are not included in the aggregate target award numbers. The fair value of the TSR portion of the performance share awards was determined using a Monte Carlo valuation method as the award contains a market condition.

In the first quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a Transition and Resignation Agreement (the "Agreement") for its former Chief Executive Officer (“Former CEO”) in connection with his resignation of the CEO role and his assumption of a Vice Chairman role. The Agreement provided that, in exchange for the Former CEO's delivery of an effective release of claims, his adherence to certain restrictive covenants, and the successful provision of transition services, including with regard to certain equity grants, the successful sale of the BDNA business, the Former CEO's outstanding equity awards were modified to increase the post-termination exercise period for stock options until the earlier of ten years from the date of grant or five years from the retirement date and made non-forfeitable all outstanding stock options, restricted stock unit awards and performance share awards that remained unvested on the day of his agreed to resignation date from the Company.  The original vesting dates of the equity awards serve as the delivery dates and the performance metrics continue to apply to the performance share awards. The Company recorded $10,492 of stock compensation expense in the first quarter of 2013 as a result of the modifications.

On June 16, 2014, $224 (par value) of the 3.375% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due in March 2027 (the "3.375% Convertible Notes") were surrendered for conversion. On June 24, 2014, the Company exercised its right to redeem the remaining $55,412 principal amount of the Notes, effective July 31, 2014, and elected to pay cash to holders of the Notes surrendered for conversion, including the value of any residual shares of common stock that were payable to the holders electing to convert their notes into an equivalent share value. Accordingly, the potential shares issuable for the 3.375% Convertible Notes were included in diluted average common shares outstanding for the period prior to the June 24, 2014 notification date. Under the net share settlement method, there were 0 and 326,973 potential shares issuable under the Notes that were considered dilutive for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and 286,205 and 128,594 potential shares issuable under the Notes that were considered dilutive for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The following table sets forth the change in the carrying amount of goodwill for each reportable segment and for the Company as of and for the period ended September 30, 2014:

	Industrial			Aerospace		Total Company
January 1, 2014	$	618,911		$	30,786	$	649,697
Foreign currency translation	(36,399		)	—		(36,399		)
September 30, 2014	$	582,512		$	30,786	$	613,298

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

Other intangible assets consisted of:

		September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Range of Life -Years	Gross Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Revenue sharing programs (RSPs)	Up to 30	$	293,700		$	(70,974	)	$	293,700	$	(64,220	)
Component repair programs (CRPs)	Up to 18	106,639			(1,210		)	26,639		—
Customer lists/relationships	10-18	183,406			(27,417		)	183,406		(18,293		)
Patents and technology	7-14	62,972			(20,222		)	62,972		(14,210		)
Trademarks/trade names	5-30	11,950			(8,342		)	11,950		(7,628		)
Other	Up to 15	19,292			(14,785		)	19,292		(9,868		)
		677,959			(142,950		)	597,959		(114,219		)
Unamortized intangible asset:
Trade names		36,900						36,900
Foreign currency translation		(1,541		)	—			13,653		—
Other intangible assets		$	713,318		$	(142,950	)	$	648,512	$	(114,219	)

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Net Income Per Common Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Convertible Debt [Member] 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member]	Jun. 24, 2014 Convertible Debt [Member] 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member]	Jun. 16, 2014 Convertible Debt [Member] 3.375% Convertible Notes [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Stock Options [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Share Awards [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Performance Share Awards [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Equity Award Modification [Member]
Net Income Per Common Share [Line Items]
Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding adjustment (in shares)	630,329	1,295,270	1,046,576	1,035,506
Adjustments to net income for purposes of computing income available to common stockholders	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of EPS													92,049	27,300	92,049	177,550
Options, granted (in shares)												86,300
Other than options, granted (in shares)																	93,989	84,654
Award vesting period																			3 years
Minimum range of target award of stock plan																			0.00%
Maximum range of target award of stock plan																			250.00%
Exercise period of stock options from date of grant															10 years
Exercise period of stock options from date of retirement															5 years
Stock compensation expense			5,453	16,092																10,492
Convertible note repurchases, par value											224
Stated interest rate									3.375%
Convertible debt										$ 55,412
Potential shares issuable under net share settlement method (in shares)					0	286,205	326,973	128,594

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Information on Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information on Business Segments

Information on Business Segments

The Company is organized based upon the nature of its products and services. Segment information is consistent with how management reviews the businesses, makes investing and resource allocation decisions and assesses operating performance. The Company has not aggregated operating segments for purposes of identifying reportable segments.

The Industrial segment is a global manufacturer of highly-engineered, high-quality precision parts, products and systems for critical applications serving a diverse customer base in end-markets such as transportation, industrial equipment, consumer products, packaging, electronics, medical devices, and energy. Focused on innovative custom solutions, Industrial participates in the design phase of components and assemblies whereby the customers receive the benefits of application and systems engineering, new product development, testing and evaluation, and the manufacturing of final products. Industrial designs and manufactures customized hot runner systems and precision mold assemblies - the enabling technologies for many complex injection molding applications. It is a leading manufacturer and supplier of precision mechanical products, including precision mechanical springs and nitrogen gas products. Industrial also manufactures high-precision punched and fine-blanked components used in transportation and industrial applications, nitrogen gas springs and manifold systems used to precisely control stamping presses, and retention rings that position parts on a shaft or other axis. Industrial is equipped to produce virtually every type of precision spring, from fine hairsprings for electronics and instruments to large heavy-duty springs for machinery.

The Aerospace segmentproduces precision-machined and fabricated components and assemblies for original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") turbine engine, airframe and industrial gas turbine builders throughout the world, and the military. Aerospace Aftermarket also provides jet engine component overhaul and repair ("MRO") services, including the CRP's, for many of the world's major turbine engine manufacturers, commercial airlines and the military. Aerospace Aftermarket activities also include the manufacture and delivery of spare parts, including the RSPs under which the Company receives an exclusive right to supply designated aftermarket parts over the life of the related aircraft engine program, and component repairs.

The following tables set forth information about the Company's operations by its two reportable segments:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
Net sales
Industrial	$	207,230	$	167,747	$	623,886		$	503,809
Aerospace	110,429		101,744		327,951			296,622
Intersegment sales	—		—		(5		)	(1		)
Total net sales	$	317,659	$	269,491	$	951,832		$	800,430
Operating profit
Industrial	$	33,205	$	20,874	$	81,344		$	56,406
Aerospace	17,680		7,157		50,047			32,730
Total operating profit	50,885		28,031		131,391			89,136
Interest expense	2,435		2,401		8,558			10,000
Other expense (income), net	741		241		1,768			1,702
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	47,709	$	25,389	$	121,065		$	77,434

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Assets
Industrial	$	1,359,174	$	1,410,400
Aerospace	658,192		567,080
Other (A)	138,595		146,193
Total assets	$	2,155,961	$	2,123,673

(A) "Other" assets include corporate-controlled assets, the majority of which are cash and deferred tax assets.