Operating Segments and Related Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Segment Information

Operating segment information is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013 (as reclassified)			2012 (as reclassified)
Revenue—External Customers:
Surveillance	$	492,213		$	531,338		$	560,165
Instruments	354,124			337,531			339,029
OEM & Emerging	226,865			207,204			194,982
Maritime	192,636			189,076			178,294
Security	179,090			141,005			52,013
Detection	85,726			90,218			80,875
	$	1,530,654		$	1,496,372		$	1,405,358
Revenue—Intersegments:
Surveillance	$	7,209		$	5,928		$	16,418
Instruments	1,793			7,312			11,738
OEM & Emerging	21,856			25,063			31,448
Maritime	2,936			—			7
Security	11,017			—			—
Detection	95			1,730			4,233
Eliminations	(44,906		)	(40,033		)	(63,844		)
	$	—		$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) from operations:
Surveillance	$	113,048		$	122,095		$	170,015
Instruments	98,954			81,070			87,133
OEM & Emerging	64,423			52,724			61,995
Maritime	24,494			22,287			18,467
Security	24,871			17,340			15,133
Detection	10,958			8,888			588
Other	(77,504		)	(63,661		)	(50,001		)
	$	259,244		$	240,743		$	303,330

Segment Assets

	December 31,
	2014		2013 (as reclassified)
Segment assets (accounts receivable, net and inventories):
Surveillance	$	305,078	$	282,037
Instruments	119,629		117,336
OEM & Emerging	83,448		88,317
Maritime	67,775		68,915
Security	59,182		45,053
Detection	40,151		29,634
	$	675,263	$	631,292

By Significant Geographical Location

Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area

Information related to revenue by significant geographical location, determined by the end customer, is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
United States	$	763,905	$	755,640	$	717,841
Europe	350,924		370,800		337,163
Other foreign	415,825		369,932		350,354
	$	1,530,654	$	1,496,372	$	1,405,358

Long-lived assets are comprised of net property and equipment, net identifiable intangible assets, goodwill and other long-term assets. Long-lived assets by significant geographic locations are as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2014		2013
United States	$	623,522	$	600,261
Europe	319,661		359,444
Other foreign	51,698		56,040
	$	994,881	$	1,015,745

Revenue Derived from Major Customers

Major Customers

Revenue derived from major customers is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
United States government	$	310,431	$	354,902	$	373,540