Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Sales And Operating Profit By Segment And Reconciliation Of Segment Operating Profit To Earnings Before Income Taxes

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2012			April 2, 2011			March 31, 2012			April 2, 2011
Net sales:
Aircraft Controls	$	236,388		$	206,030		$	467,468		$	401,981
Space and Defense Controls	89,811			87,791			178,205			183,537
Industrial Systems	168,015			155,851			326,100			299,596
Components	95,643			90,348			183,790			176,699
Medical Devices	35,113			34,206			70,025			66,847
Net sales	$	624,970		$	574,226		$	1,225,588		$	1,128,660
Operating profit (loss) and margins:
Aircraft Controls	$	22,783		$	19,168		$	47,610		$	39,363
	9.6		%	9.3		%	10.2		%	9.8		%
Space and Defense Controls	9,903			13,083			22,646			28,898
	11.0		%	14.9		%	12.7		%	15.7		%
Industrial Systems	19,272			15,858			35,098			30,265
	11.5		%	10.2		%	10.8		%	10.1		%
Components	13,479			13,255			28,508			28,058
	14.1		%	14.7		%	15.5		%	15.9		%
Medical Devices	1,489			(1,504		)	3,087			(2,995		)
	4.2		%	(4.4		)%	4.4		%	(4.5		)%
Total operating profit	66,926			59,860			136,949			123,589
	10.7		%	10.4		%	11.2		%	11.0		%
Deductions from operating profit:
Interest expense	8,636			8,970			17,182			18,181
Equity-based compensation expense	685			1,742			4,790			5,175
Corporate expenses and other	7,816			5,843			12,239			11,148
Earnings before income taxes	$	49,789		$	43,305		$	102,738		$	89,085