Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue and Earnings from continuing operations by market segment

Segment financial information and a reconciliation of segment results to consolidated results follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
REVENUE:
Communication Technologies	$	372,790		$	357,575
Energy	561,198			531,570
Engineered Systems	867,933			822,124
Printing & Identification	237,877			243,570
Intra-segment eliminations	(225		)	(225		)
Total consolidated revenue	$	2,039,573		$	1,954,614
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
Segment earnings:
Communication Technologies	$	44,208		$	46,556
Energy	139,545			132,115
Engineered Systems	117,178			122,092
Printing & Identification	29,752			26,089
Total segments	330,683			326,852
Corporate expense / other (1)	33,763			36,546
Net interest expense	30,244			30,031
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations	266,676			260,275
Provision for taxes	69,687			73,866
Earnings from continuing operations	$	196,989		$	186,409

(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.