Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

The following table provides the changes in carrying value of goodwill by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

	Communication Technologies			Energy		Engineered Systems		Printing & Identification		Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	1,204,582		$	622,335	$	935,420	$	1,024,780	$	3,787,117
Acquisitions	—			108,856		151,590		—		260,446
Purchase price adjustments	(6,998		)	—		—		—		(6,998		)
Foreign currency translation	201			3,830		799		1,898		6,728
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	1,197,785		$	735,021	$	1,087,809	$	1,026,678	$	4,047,293

Schedule of Intangible Assets

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset:

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized Intangible Assets:
Trademarks	$	91,018	$	25,065	$	66,428	$	20,518
Patents	156,718		107,150		145,864		99,990
Customer Intangibles	1,354,926		465,694		1,171,608		380,196
Unpatented Technologies	145,950		108,729		142,405		98,193
Drawings & Manuals	33,694		7,209		8,165		5,153
Distributor Relationships	73,163		31,349		73,162		28,500
Other	46,509		22,360		28,677		20,251
Total	1,901,978		767,556		1,636,309		652,801
Unamortized Intangible Assets:
Trademarks	210,172				223,576
Total Intangible Assets	$	2,112,150	$	767,556	$	1,859,885	$	652,801