Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Results

Segment results are shown below ($ in millions):

	Nine-Month Period Ended
	September 27, 2019			September 28, 2018
Sales:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	1,013.9		$	1,022.6
Equipment & Consumables	1,017.2			1,062.9
Total	$	2,031.1		$	2,085.5
Operating profit:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	175.2		$	186.7
Equipment & Consumables	48.1			63.8
Other	(23.8		)	(19.7		)
Total	$	199.5		$	230.8

Segment identifiable assets are shown below ($ in millions):

	September 27, 2019		December 31, 2018
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	3,665.2	$	3,539.1
Equipment & Consumables	2,219.9		2,294.1
Other	233.3		8.4
Total	$	6,118.4	$	5,841.6

Detailed segment data as of and for the years ended December 31 is as follows ($ in millions):

	2018			2017			2016
Sales:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	1,369.8		$	1,310.6		$	1,247.0
Equipment & Consumables	1,474.7			1,500.3			1,538.4
Total	$	2,844.5		$	2,810.9		$	2,785.4
Operating profit:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	241.3		$	246.0		$	226.0
Equipment & Consumables	120.5			152.9			201.2
Other	(63.4		)	(12.3		)	(24.4		)
Total	$	298.4		$	386.6		$	402.8
Identifiable assets:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	3,539.1		$	3,598.6		$	3,430.8
Equipment & Consumables	2,294.1			2,388.7			2,290.8
Other	8.4			5.5			5.7
Total	$	5,841.6		$	5,992.8		$	5,727.3
Depreciation and amortization:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	76.9		$	71.8		$	74.9
Equipment & Consumables	51.9			48.6			50.7
Other	1.2			1.0			1.6
Total	$	130.0		$	121.4		$	127.2
Capital expenditures, gross:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	42.2		$	30.3		$	19.1
Equipment & Consumables	26.9			17.7			28.9
Other	3.1			0.9			1.1
Total	$	72.2		$	48.9		$	49.1

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas: 

	Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Sales:
United States	$	1,240.5	$	1,253.0	$	1,292.0
China	187.9		155.2		130.8
Germany	164.7		166.1		167.6
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	1,251.4		1,236.6		1,195.0
Total	$	2,844.5	$	2,810.9	$	2,785.4
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	144.1	$	118.0	$	103.9
Germany	29.1		31.5		31.5
Sweden	20.0		11.7		4.2
Switzerland	15.9		16.4		14.8
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets)	52.5		53.6		63.6
Total	$	261.6	$	231.2	$	218.0

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group:

	Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Consumables	$	1,914.8	$	1,864.7	$	1,849.0
Equipment	929.7		946.2		936.4
Total	$	2,844.5	$	2,810.9	$	2,785.4