Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Data [Abstract]

Revenue by market segment

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
REVENUE:
Communication Technologies	$	1,360,077		$	1,076,012		$	916,031
Energy		1,900,749			1,303,507			998,272
Engineered Systems		3,100,735			2,786,442			2,298,581
Printing & Identification		1,592,964			1,476,830			1,133,499
Intra-segment eliminations		(4,385	)		(2,600	)		(2,052	)
Total consolidated revenue	$	7,950,140		$	6,640,191		$	5,344,331

Earnings from Continuing Operations

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
Segment earnings:
Communication Technologies	$	226,382	$	205,215	$	142,541
Energy		450,637		316,113		211,962
Engineered Systems		445,186		382,644		280,346
Printing & Identification		226,534		237,368		78,026
Total segments		1,348,739		1,141,340		712,875
Corporate expense / other (1)		137,979		135,714		117,994
Net interest expense		115,596		106,422		100,472
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations		1,095,164		899,204		494,409
Provision for taxes		248,799		208,453		120,986
Earnings from continuing operations - total consolidated	$	846,365	$	690,751	$	373,423

Operating Margins

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
OPERATING MARGINS:
Segments:
Communication Technologies		16.6	%		19.1	%		15.6	%
Energy		23.7	%		24.3	%		21.2	%
Engineered Systems		14.4	%		13.7	%		12.2	%
Printing & Identification		14.2	%		16.1	%		6.9	%
Total Segments		17.0	%		17.2	%		13.3	%
Earnings from continuing operations		13.8	%		13.5	%		9.3	%

Depreciation and Amortization and Capital Expenditures

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
DEPRECIATION and AMORTIZATION:
Communication Technologies	$	101,839	$	72,262	$	69,393
Energy		77,819		48,842		40,349
Engineered Systems		74,776		72,526		68,992
Printing & Identification		46,148		46,302		51,532
Corporate		2,561		2,037		1,097
Consolidated total	$	303,143	$	241,969	$	231,363
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
Communication Technologies	$	111,402	$	41,222	$	25,339
Energy		74,953		48,916		31,662
Engineered Systems		58,610		57,476		37,612
Printing & Identification		19,524		15,623		16,989
Corporate		7,320		11,608		1,370
Consolidated total	$	271,809	$	174,845	$	112,972

(1)   Certain expenses are maintained at the corporate level and not allocated to the segments. These expenses include executive and functional compensation costs, non-service pension costs, non-operating insurance expenses, and various administrative expenses relating to the corporate headquarters.

Total Assets

TOTAL ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31:	2011		2010		2009
Communication Technologies	$	2,471,918	$	1,540,636	$	1,530,348
Energy		1,699,395		1,010,415		831,829
Engineered Systems		2,247,532		2,091,519		2,022,539
Printing & Identification		1,793,589		1,840,870		1,770,640
Corporate (principally cash and cash equivalents)		1,284,575		1,448,210		1,053,496
Total assets - continuing operations		9,497,009		7,931,650		7,208,852
Assets from discontinued operations		4,441		627,093		673,550
Consolidated total	$	9,501,450	$	8,558,743	$	7,882,402

Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Location

	Revenue						Long-Lived Assets
	Years Ended December 31,						At December 31,
	2011		2010		2009		2011		2010
United States	$	4,037,670	$	3,439,201	$	2,877,770	$	571,239	$	494,323
Europe		1,348,693		1,204,676		1,074,625		184,688		139,870
Other Americas		788,844		641,990		439,457		51,788		44,855
Asia		1,502,173		1,175,484		769,430		184,160		105,629
Other		272,760		178,840		183,049		8,995		947
Consolidated total	$	7,950,140	$	6,640,191	$	5,344,331	$	1,000,870	$	785,624