Restructuring Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table details restructuring charges incurred by segment for the periods presented:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Communication Technologies	$	5,525	$	1,684	$	344
Energy	668		2,668		1,048
Engineered Systems	7,458		1,193		4,085
Printing & Identification	5,753		38		445
Total	$	19,404	$	5,583	$	5,922

These amounts are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as follows:

Cost of goods and services	$	3,935	$	2,243	$	1,906
Selling and administrative expenses	15,469		3,340		4,016
Total	$	19,404	$	5,583	$	5,922

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

The following table details the Company’s severance and other restructuring accrual activity:



	Severance			Exit			Total
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	6,687		5,800			$	12,487
Restructuring charges	2,695			3,227			5,922
Payments	(8,255		)	(4,167		)	(12,422		)
Other, including foreign currency	(140		)	588			448
Balance at December 31, 2010	987			5,448			6,435
Restructuring charges	1,413			4,170			5,583
Payments	(313		)	(5,871		)	(6,184		)
Other, including foreign currency	(68		)	(618		)	(686		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	2,019			3,129			5,148
Restructuring charges	14,458			4,946			19,404
Payments	(11,376		)	(5,547		)	(16,923		)
Other, including foreign currency	59			73			132
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	5,160		$	2,601		$	7,761

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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