Restructuring Activities(Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

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



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Communication Technologies	$	3,314	$	1,009
Energy	—		—
Engineered Systems	2,968		125
Printing & Identification	86		—
Total	$	6,368	$	1,134

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

Cost of goods and services	$	4,488	$	248
Selling and administrative expenses	1,880		886
Total	$	6,368	$	1,134

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, 2012	$	5,160		$	2,601		$	7,761
Restructuring charges	5,241			1,127			6,368
Payments	(2,869		)	(1,824		)	(4,693		)
Other, including foreign currency	(111		)	—			(111		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	7,421		$	1,904		$	9,325

- 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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