Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Results

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

	2019			2018			2017
Sales:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	1,342.7		$	1,369.8		$	1,310.6
Equipment & Consumables	1,408.9			1,474.7			1,500.3
Total	$	2,751.6		$	2,844.5		$	2,810.9
Operating profit:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	227.7		$	241.3		$	246.0
Equipment & Consumables	105.8			120.5			152.9
Other	(56.0		)	(63.4		)	(12.3		)
Total	$	277.5		$	298.4		$	386.6
Identifiable assets:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	3,662.5		$	3,539.1		$	3,598.6
Equipment & Consumables	2,256.6			2,294.1			2,388.7
Other	239.2			8.4			5.5
Total	$	6,158.3		$	5,841.6		$	5,992.8
Depreciation and amortization:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	75.4		$	76.9		$	71.8
Equipment & Consumables	51.4			51.9			48.6
Other	1.7			1.2			1.0
Total	$	128.5		$	130.0		$	121.4
Capital expenditures, gross:
Specialty Products & Technologies	$	51.5		$	42.2		$	30.3
Equipment & Consumables	19.5			26.9			17.7
Other	6.8			3.1			0.9
Total	$	77.8		$	72.2		$	48.9

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas: 

	Year Ended December 31,
($ in millions)	2019		2018		2017
Sales:
United States	$	1,210.6	$	1,240.5	$	1,253.0
China	212.8		187.9		155.2
Germany	151.3		164.7		166.1
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	1,176.9		1,251.4		1,236.6
Total	$	2,751.6	$	2,844.5	$	2,810.9
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	160.1	$	144.1	$	118.0
Germany	25.4		29.1		31.5
Sweden	36.2		20.0		11.7
Switzerland	14.2		15.9		16.4
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets)	54.4		52.5		53.6
Total	$	290.3	$	261.6	$	231.2

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group:

	Year Ended December 31,
($ in millions)	2019		2018		2017
Consumables	$	1,869.9	$	1,914.8	$	1,864.7
Equipment	881.7		929.7		946.2
Total	$	2,751.6	$	2,844.5	$	2,810.9