Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

The following table provides the changes in carrying value of goodwill by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Communication Technologies			Energy			Engineered Systems			Printing & Identification			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	1,204,295		$	760,637		$	1,403,381		$	746,337		$	4,114,650
Purchase price adjustments	—			(2,277		)	(7,418		)	—			(9,695		)
Foreign currency translation	(11,035		)	(3,532		)	(8,734		)	(109		)	(23,410		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	1,193,260		$	754,828		$	1,387,229		$	746,228		$	4,081,545

Schedule of Intangible Assets

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

	March 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Trademarks	$	123,534	$	28,113	$	124,129	$	25,364
Patents	182,951		108,266		180,427		105,369
Customer Intangibles	1,577,241		504,620		1,585,041		474,309
Unpatented Technologies	145,748		89,547		146,025		85,373
Drawings & Manuals	33,249		8,779		34,120		8,035
Distributor Relationships	72,514		32,599		72,514		31,650
Other	31,741		22,168		32,221		20,815
Total	2,166,978		794,092		2,174,477		750,915
Unamortized intangible assets:
Trademarks	201,778				201,858
Total intangible assets, net	$	1,574,664			$	1,625,420