Segment Information (Schedule Of Financial Information By Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended																9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs	$ 2,014		$ 984		$ 2,030		$ 4,391											$ 9,753,000		$ 0		$ 0
Net sales	730,658,000		727,413,000		750,096,000		716,830,000		681,449,000		637,515,000		648,746,000		627,571,000			2,924,997,000		2,595,281,000		2,579,068,000
Operating profit (loss)	89,591,000	[1]	47,733,000	[2]	97,580,000	[3]	81,386,000	[4]	83,121,000	[5]	89,009,000	[6]	88,846,000	[7]	86,900,000	[8]		316,290,000		347,876,000		310,441,000
Assets	3,450,785,000								3,559,607,000									3,450,785,000		3,559,607,000		2,889,878,000
Goodwill	1,191,305,000								1,249,316,000									1,191,305,000		1,249,316,000		813,792,000
Capital expenditures																		43,732,000		29,461,000		29,308,000
Depreciation and amortization																		75,766,000		54,837,000		57,263,000
Restructuring charges																		29,237,000		0		18,463,000
Inventory and Backlog Amortization							4,790		4,654								4,800,000
Acquisition related costs																		22,800,000
Aerospace And Electronics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges																		6,326
Operating profit (loss)																		138,176,000	[9]	159,976,000	[9]	156,015,000	[9]
Assets	512,110,000								511,676,000									512,110,000		511,676,000		509,672,000
Goodwill	227,278,000								202,799,000									227,278,000		202,799,000		203,595,000
Capital expenditures																		14,872,000		6,523,000		6,851,000
Depreciation and amortization																		11,756,000		13,319,000		14,713,000
Engineered Materials [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges																						2,338
Operating profit (loss)																		36,811,000	[10]	34,347,000	[10]	24,522,000	[10]
Assets	229,058,000								233,214,000									229,058,000		233,214,000		237,478,000
Goodwill	589,865,000								171,553,000									589,865,000		171,553,000		171,533,000
Capital expenditures																		2,828,000		1,822,000		2,163,000
Depreciation and amortization																		5,971,000		6,020,000		7,191,000
Merchandising Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)																		69,054,000	[11]	34,822,000	[11]	33,771,000	[11]
Assets	1,210,137,000								1,383,007,000									1,210,137,000		1,383,007,000		408,702,000
Goodwill	202,670,000								635,759,000									202,670,000		635,759,000		201,866,000
Capital expenditures																		11,417,000		4,670,000		4,263,000
Depreciation and amortization																		41,618,000		17,537,000		14,226,000
Fluid Handling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges																		12,589				12,745
Operating profit (loss)																		181,626,000	[4]	194,879,000	[4]	160,980,000	[4]
Assets	963,192,000								996,101,000									963,192,000		996,101,000		993,275,000
Goodwill	171,492,000								239,205,000									171,492,000		239,205,000		236,798,000
Capital expenditures																		14,038,000		16,296,000		15,385,000
Depreciation and amortization																		14,381,000		15,641,000		19,411,000
Payment and Merchandising Technologies [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges																		10,322				3,355
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs																		8,402
Inventory and Backlog Amortization																		5,000		5,000
Acquisition related costs																				1,100,000
Outside [Member] | Aerospace And Electronics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																		695,998,000		693,783,000		701,208,000
Outside [Member] | Engineered Materials [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																		253,318,000		232,298,000		216,503,000
Outside [Member] | Merchandising Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																		711,959,000		380,576,000		371,901,000
Outside [Member] | Fluid Handling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																		$ 1,263,722,000		$ 1,288,624,000		$ 1,289,456,000

[1] (g)Includes $2,014 of acquisition related integration costs, $4,594 of acquisition related restructuring costs and $11,095 of repositioning charges

[2] (e)Includes $984 of acquisition related integration costs, $111 of acquisition related restructuring costs, $3,396 of repositioning charges, $49,000 million charge related to an increase in the Company's liability at the Goodyear Site, and $6,800 million charge for expected remediation costs associated with an environmental site in Roseland, New Jersey.

[3] Includes the impact of item (m) cited above, net of tax and $1,240 withholding taxes related to acquisition funding.

[4] Includes restructuring charges of 12,589 and $12,745 in 2014 and 2012, respectively.

[5] Includes $10,170 of acquisition transaction costs and $4,654 of acquisition related inventory and backlog amortization

[6] Includes $2,854 of acquisition transaction costs.

[7] Includes $6,853 of acquisition transaction costs.

[8] Includes $2,888 of acquisition transaction costs.

[9] Includes restructuring charges of $6,326 in 2014.

[10] Includes restructuring charges of $2,338 in 2012.

[11] Includes restructuring charges $10,322, acquisition integration related costs of $8,402 and acquisition related inventory step up and backlog amortization of $4,790 in 2014. Includes acquisition related inventory and backlog amortization of $4,654 and acquisition costs of $1.1 million in 2013 and restructuring charges of $3,355 in 2012.