Information on Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

The following tables set forth information about the Company's operations by its three reportable segments:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net sales
Aerospace	$	98,370		$	98,125		$	289,391		$	283,415
Industrial	123,812			112,476			349,404			337,910
Distribution	85,719			90,260			270,999			271,903
Intersegment sales	(1,842		)	(2,218		)	(7,217		)	(7,159		)
Total net sales	$	306,059		$	298,643		$	902,577		$	886,069
Operating profit
Aerospace	$	15,345		$	16,071		$	44,269		$	44,548
Industrial	7,406			10,340			28,728			32,275
Distribution	6,920			7,777			23,813			21,855
Total operating profit	29,671			34,188			96,810			98,678
Interest expense	3,243			1,902			8,046			7,906
Other expense (income), net	851			(501		)	1,799			228
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$25,577			$32,787			$86,965			$90,544

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets
Aerospace	$	534,807	$	544,943
Industrial(A)	879,284		453,279
Distribution	284,125		278,139
Other (B)	180,663		164,004
Total assets	$	1,878,879	$	1,440,365

(A) The increase in assets within the Industrial segment primarily reflects the acquisition of Synventive.

(B) "Other" assets include corporate-controlled assets, the majority of which are cash and deferred tax assets.