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Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information NOTE 12. SEGMENT INFORMATION
We report our results in two separate business segments consisting of Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies. When determining the reportable segments, we aggregated operating segments based on their similar economic and operating characteristics. Operating profit amounts in the Other category consist of unallocated corporate costs and other costs not considered part of our evaluation of reportable segment operating performance. Our segment results are as follows ($ in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professional Instrumentation
$
894.1

 
$
786.8

 
$
2,654.8

 
$
2,261.9

Industrial Technologies
946.0

 
898.5

 
2,782.0

 
2,587.4

Total
$
1,840.1

 
$
1,685.3

 
$
5,436.8

 
$
4,849.3

Operating Profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professional Instrumentation
$
180.0

 
$
179.2

 
$
605.8

 
$
523.2

Industrial Technologies
199.7

 
196.4

 
558.9

 
530.9

Other
(58.3
)
 
(18.9
)
 
(122.6
)
 
(52.7
)
Total Operating Profit
321.4

 
356.7

 
1,042.1

 
1,001.4

Gain from acquisition
—

 
15.3

 
—

 
15.3

Interest expense
(24.4
)
 
(22.9
)
 
(74.3
)
 
(68.2
)
Other non-operating expenses
(0.8
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(2.6
)
 
(2.3
)
Earnings before income taxes
$
296.2

 
$
348.3

 
$
965.2

 
$
946.2


As of September 28, 2018, the material changes in total assets by segment since December 31, 2017 were due primarily to the acquisitions discussed in Note 2 and the capital issuance discussed in Note 5. Our segment identifiable assets are as follows ($ in millions):
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Professional Instrumentation
$
8,634.0

 
$
5,588.1

Industrial Technologies
3,876.3

 
3,773.7

Other
1,352.5

 
1,138.8

Total
$
13,862.8

 
$
10,500.6