Industry Segment and Geographic Areas

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Industry Segment and Geographic Areas [Abstract]

Industry Segment and Geographic Areas

Note 10    Industry Segment and Geographic Areas

The Company is an innovator, manufacturer and a marketer of products incorporating flow measurement and control technologies, which comprise one reportable segment. The Company manages and evaluates its operations as one segment primarily due to similarities in the nature of the products, production processes, customers and methods of distribution.

Information regarding revenues by geographic area are as follows:

	2011		2010		2009
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
United States	$	231,306	$	245,846	$	225,647
Foreign:
Europe		12,997		9,368		7,937
Mexico		8,178		9,924		7,282
Other		10,434		11,496		9,471
Total	$	262,915	$	276,634	$	250,337

Information regarding assets by geographic area are as follows:

	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (all non-current assets except deferred income taxes):
United States	$	79,556	$	84,499
Foreign:
Europe		15,286		11,425
Mexico		20,564		20,945
Total	$	115,406	$	116,869
Total assets:
United States	$	166,171	$	171,793
Foreign:
Europe		28,920		20,789
Mexico		23,819		23,282
Total	$	218,910	$	215,864