Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment and Geographic Area Information [Abstract]

Business Segments

9. Business Segments

Sales and operating profit by industry segment are set forth in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016		Change
Net sales:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	348,235	$	332,214		4.8	%
RF Technology		429,619		280,210		53.3	%
Industrial Technology		183,404		171,235		7.1	%
Energy Systems & Controls		125,047		118,764		5.3	%
Total	$	1,086,305	$	902,423		20.4	%
Gross profit:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	251,930	$	246,897		2.0	%
RF Technology		251,478		160,365		56.8	%
Industrial Technology		93,151		86,020		8.3	%
Energy Systems & Controls		71,055		66,237		7.3	%
Total	$	667,614	$	559,519		19.3	%
Operating profit*:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	119,793	$	114,456		4.7	%
RF Technology		88,984		88,766		0.2	%
Industrial Technology		53,613		46,759		14.7	%
Energy Systems & Controls		30,236		24,182		25.0	%
Total	$	292,626	$	274,163		6.7	%
Long-lived assets:
Medical & Scientific Imaging	$	44,689	$	40,621		10.0	%
RF Technology		76,652		30,828		148.6	%
Industrial Technology		34,067		36,802		(7.4	)%
Energy Systems & Controls		9,550		12,071		(20.9	)%
Total	$	164,958	$	120,322		37.1	%

* Segment operating profit is before unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses of $34,370 and $29,172 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.