Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Aerospace [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Industrial [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Distribution [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Revenue sharing programs (RSPs) [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Revenue sharing programs (RSPs) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Customer lists/relationships [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Customer lists/relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Patents and technology [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Patents and technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Trademarks/trade names [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Trademarks/trade names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Other [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Unamoritized Trade name [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Unamoritized Trade name [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Unamoritized Trade name [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Synventive [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Synventive [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] Y	Aug. 27, 2012 Synventive [Member] Patents and technology [Member] Y	Aug. 27, 2012 Synventive [Member] Trade Names [Member] Y	Sep. 30, 2012 Synventive [Member] Unamoritized Trade name [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Synventive [Member] Customer Backlog [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Maximum [Member] Synventive [Member] Customer Backlog [Member] Y
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets																				$ 79,300	$ 35,400			$ 1,200
Weighted-average useful lives of acquired assets																				15	7	10			1
Intangible assets																			126,600			10,700
Goodwill:
Goodwill, beginning of period	366,104		30,786	192,544	142,774
Goodwill acquired	203,988		0	203,988	0
Foreign currency translation	7,411		0	7,034	377
Goodwill, end of period	577,503		30,786	403,566	143,151
Goodwill acquired																			203,988
Other Intangible Assets:
Range of life - minimum (in years)								10		7		5
Range of life - maximum (in years)						30		15		14		30		15
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Before Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	463,920	347,320				293,700	293,700	102,806	23,506	41,972	6,572	12,750	12,050	12,692	11,492		10,000	0					10,000
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	6,798	4,714
Accumulated Amortization	(91,173)	(79,942)				(52,072)	(46,367)	(19,635)	(17,292)	(6,283)	(5,211)	(7,317)	(6,618)	(5,866)	(4,454)	0		0
Gross Amount	480,718	352,034
Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2012	20,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2013	27,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2014	31,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2015	31,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2016	$ 30,000