Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Consolidated Net Sales by Segment

The tables below present net sales and operating income by segment for the quarters and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and also a reconciliation of total segment net sales and operating income to total consolidated net sales and operating income.

Consolidated net sales by segment: (1)

	Quarter Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
In thousands	2014			2013			2014			2013
Performance Materials Segment:
Filtration	$	17,911		$	15,536		$	55,330		$	50,089
Thermal Insulation	7,525			9,877			24,046			26,612
Life Sciences Filtration	3,190			2,447			9,355			7,610
Performance Materials Segment net sales	28,626			27,860			88,731			84,311
Industrial Filtration Segment:
Industrial Filtration	30,553			—			82,344			—
Industrial Filtration net sales	30,553			—			82,344			—
Thermal/Acoustical Metals Segment:
Metal parts	35,165			32,910			110,891			101,976
Tooling	4,835			2,939			14,904			14,995
Thermal/Acoustical Metals Segment net sales	40,000			35,849			125,795			116,971
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers Segment:
Fiber parts	30,807			26,642			95,791			80,884
Tooling	206			4,533			4,043			6,177
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers Segment net sales	31,013			31,175			99,834			87,061
Other Products and Services:
Life Sciences Vital Fluids	5,164			4,114			14,752			12,684
Other Products and Services net sales	5,164			4,114			14,752			12,684
Eliminations and Other	(1,129		)	(1,003		)	(3,210		)	(2,952		)
Consolidated Net Sales	$	134,227		$	97,995		$	408,246		$	298,075

Operating Income by Segment

Operating income by segment: (1)

	Quarter Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
In thousands	2014			2013			2014			2013
Performance Materials	$	2,272		$	2,419		$	7,701		$	6,967
Industrial Filtration	1,833			—			4,817			—
Thermal/Acoustical Metals	4,267			3,742			10,484			11,191
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers	6,911			5,206			23,531			16,792
Other Products and Services	537			112			1,243			593
Corporate Office Expenses	(10,041		)	(4,093		)	(21,798		)	(12,119		)
Consolidated Operating Income	$	5,779		$	7,386		$	25,978		$	23,424

(1) Industrial Filtration segment reports results for the period following the date of acquisition of February 20, 2014 through September 30, 2014.