Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

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

Segment Information

Segment Information

Below are sales and operating profit by segment for the three months endedDecember 29, 2012 and

December 31, 2011 and a reconciliation of segment operating profit to earnings before income taxes. Operating profit is net sales less cost of sales and other operating expenses, excluding interest expense, equity-based compensation expense and other corporate expenses. Cost of sales and other operating expenses are directly identifiable to the respective segment or allocated on the basis of sales, number of employees or profit.

	Three Months Ended
	December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
Net sales:
Aircraft Controls	$	252,281		$	231,080
Space and Defense Controls	86,465			88,394
Industrial Systems	147,976			158,085
Components	99,275			88,147
Medical Devices	34,806			34,912
Net sales	$	620,803		$	600,618
Operating profit and margins:
Aircraft Controls	$	31,075		$	24,827
	12.3		%	10.7		%
Space and Defense Controls	8,228			12,743
	9.5		%	14.4		%
Industrial Systems	9,047			15,826
	6.1		%	10.0		%
Components	18,846			15,029
	19.0		%	17.0		%
Medical Devices	1,602			1,598
	4.6		%	4.6		%
Total operating profit	68,798			70,023
	11.1		%	11.7		%
Deductions from operating profit:
Interest expense	8,596			8,546
Equity-based compensation expense	3,891			4,105
Corporate expenses and other	7,240			4,423
Earnings before income taxes	$	49,071		$	52,949