Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 28, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	IEX
Entity Registrant Name	IDEX CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000832101
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		76,130,884

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 361,488	$ 328,018
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,231 at June 30, 2016 and $7,812 at December 31, 2015	296,481	260,000
Inventories — net	257,659	239,124
Other current assets	53,656	35,542
Total current assets	969,284	862,684
Property, plant and equipment — net	250,904	240,945
Goodwill	1,516,303	1,396,529
Intangible assets — net	354,335	287,837
Other noncurrent assets	18,530	17,448
Total assets	3,109,356	2,805,443
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	129,164	128,911
Accrued expenses	141,408	153,672
Notes payable and current portion of long-term borrowings	1,233	1,087
Dividends payable	25,908	25,927
Total current liabilities	297,713	309,597
Long-term borrowings	1,054,325	839,707
Deferred income taxes	152,875	110,483
Other noncurrent liabilities	107,513	102,365
Total liabilities	1,612,426	1,362,152
Commitments and contingencies
Preferred stock:
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value; Issued: None	0	0
Common stock:
Authorized: 150,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value Issued: 90,232,839 shares at June 30, 2016 and 90,151,131 shares at December 31, 2015	902	902
Additional paid-in capital	689,945	679,623
Retained earnings	1,759,157	1,666,680
Treasury stock at cost: 14,031,568 shares at June 30, 2016 and 13,616,592 shares at December 31, 2015	(799,202)	(757,416)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(153,872)	(146,498)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,496,930	1,443,291
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,109,356	$ 2,805,443

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 8,231	$ 7,812
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock , par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, issued (in shares)	90,232,839	90,151,131
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	14,031,568	13,616,592

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 549,696	$ 514,881	$ 1,052,268	$ 1,017,079
Cost of sales	305,638	283,266	584,875	559,423
Gross profit	244,058	231,615	467,393	457,656
Selling, general and administrative expenses	131,082	121,706	251,860	245,990
Operating income	112,976	109,909	215,533	211,666
Other (income) expense — net	(1,874)	827	(2,618)	(896)
Interest expense	11,205	10,584	21,694	21,181
Income before income taxes	103,645	98,498	196,457	191,381
Provision for income taxes	27,886	28,913	52,568	55,842
Net income	$ 75,759	$ 69,585	$ 143,889	$ 135,539
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 0.89	$ 1.89	$ 1.74
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.99	$ 0.89	$ 1.87	$ 1.72
Share data:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	75,690	77,466	75,719	77,731
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	76,674	78,297	76,687	78,576

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 75,759	$ 69,585	$ 143,889	$ 135,539
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Reclassification adjustments for derivatives, net of tax	1,093	1,126	2,190	2,256
Pension and other postretirement adjustments, net of tax	591	820	1,262	1,600
Cumulative translation adjustment	(27,043)	23,743	(10,826)	(32,894)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(25,359)	25,689	(7,374)	(29,038)
Comprehensive income	$ 50,400	$ 95,274	$ 136,515	$ 106,501

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2016 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Cumulative Translation Adjustment	Retirement Benefits Adjustment	Cumulative Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	Treasury Stock
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 1,443,291	$ 680,525	$ 1,666,680	$ (92,979)	$ (30,901)	$ (22,618)	$ (757,416)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	143,889		143,889
Cumulative translation adjustment	(10,826)			(10,826)
Net change in retirement obligations (net of tax of $643)	1,262				1,262
Net change on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (net of tax of $1,253)	2,190					2,190
Issuance of 311,017 shares of common stock from issuance of unvested shares, performance share units and exercise of stock options	16,934						16,934
Repurchase of 725,993 shares of common stock	(53,890)						(53,890)
Unvested shares surrendered for tax withholding	(4,830)						(4,830)
Share-based compensation	10,322	10,322
Cash dividends declared - $0.68 per common share outstanding	(51,412)		(51,412)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 1,496,930	$ 690,847	$ 1,759,157	$ (103,805)	$ (29,639)	$ (20,428)	$ (799,202)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Pension and other postretirement adjustments, tax \| $	$ 643
Amortization of forward starting swaps, tax \| $	$ 1,253
Issuance of common stock from performance share units and exercise of stock options \| shares	311,017
Repurchase of common stock (in shares) \| shares	725,993
Cash dividend declared, per common share outstanding \| $ / shares	$ 0.68

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 143,889	$ 135,539
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	18,986	17,460
Amortization of intangible assets	23,146	20,137
Amortization of debt issuance costs	758	860
Share-based compensation expense	11,603	11,802
Deferred income taxes	3,669	524
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	0	(4,083)
Non-cash interest expense associated with forward starting swaps	3,443	3,539
Changes in (net of effect from acquisitions):
Receivables	(22,625)	(15,274)
Inventories	11,386	(10,473)
Other current assets	(17,233)	(630)
Trade accounts payable	(3,367)	4,158
Accrued expenses	(12,675)	(15,886)
Other — net	(2,137)	755
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	158,843	148,428
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions of property, plant and equipment	(17,052)	(23,826)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	221,556	173,333
Other — net	27	(105)
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(238,581)	(197,264)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under revolving facilities	280,391	350,342
Payments under revolving facilities	(266,203)	(240,586)
Payment of 2.58% Senior Euro Notes	0	(88,420)
Debt issuance costs	(92)	(1,323)
Dividends paid	(51,430)	(46,910)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	16,934	13,459
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	0	4,083
Purchase of common stock	(55,971)	(113,592)
Shares surrendered for tax withholding	(4,830)	(3,202)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	118,799	(126,149)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(5,591)	(22,657)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	33,470	(197,642)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	328,018	509,137
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	361,488	311,495
Cash paid for:
Interest	17,019	17,296
Income taxes — net	49,142	36,338
3.2% Senior Notes, due June 2023
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from Senior Notes	100,000	0
3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from Senior Notes	$ 100,000	$ 0

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of IDEX Corporation (“IDEX,” “we,” “our,” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, consisting only of recurring items, except as noted, that the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the information set forth herein. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth in this report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The Company elected to early adopt this standard in the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The Company applied this standard prospectively and thus prior periods have not been adjusted.

The impact of the adoption resulted in the following:

•

The Company recorded a tax benefit of $1.6 million and $4.2 million within Provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, related to the excess tax benefit on stock options, restricted stock and performance share units. Prior to adoption this amount would have been recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. This change could create volatility in the Company’s effective tax rate.


•	The Company elected not to change our policy on accounting for forfeitures and continued to estimate the total number of awards for which the requisite service period will not be rendered.


•	The Company no longer reclassifies the excess tax benefit from operating activities to financing activities in the statement of cash flows.


•	The Company excluded the excess tax benefits from the assumed proceeds available to repurchase shares in the computation of our diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. This increased our diluted weighted average common shares outstanding by 178 thousand and 175 thousand shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which introduces a new lessee model that will require most leases to be recorded on the balance sheet and eliminates the required use of bright line tests in current U.S. GAAP for determining lease classification. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which introduces a new five-step

revenue recognition model. Under ASU 2014-09, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for

those goods or services. This ASU also requires disclosures sufficient to enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing,

and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including qualitative and quantitative

disclosures about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from the

costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, using either of

the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior

reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the

new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and has not yet determined the method by which we will adopt the

standard in 2018.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Business Combinations and Dispositions [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Divestitures

All of the Company’s acquisitions have been accounted for under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the accounts of the acquired companies, after adjustments to reflect fair values assigned to assets and liabilities, have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition.

The Company incurred $1.4 million and $1.0 million of acquisition-related transaction costs in the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $2.4 million and $1.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These costs were recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses and were related to completed transactions, pending transactions and potential transactions, including transactions that ultimately were not completed. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded $3.6 million and $5.8 million, respectively, of fair value inventory step-up charges in Cost of sales associated with the completed 2016 acquisition.

2016 Acquisitions

On March 16, 2016, the Company acquired the stock of Akron Brass Holding Corporation (“Akron Brass”), a producer of a large array of engineered life–safety products for the safety and emergency response markets, which includes apparatus valves, monitors, nozzles, specialty lighting, electronic vehicle–control systems and firefighting hand tools. The business was acquired to complement and create synergies with our existing Hale, Class 1, and Godiva businesses. Headquartered in Wooster, Ohio, Akron Brass had annual revenues in its most recent fiscal year of approximately $120 million and operates in our Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment. Akron Brass was acquired for cash consideration of $221.6 million. The purchase price was funded with borrowings under the Company’s revolving facilities. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of the transaction were $123.9 million and $90.4 million, respectively. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The Company made an initial allocation of the purchase price for the Akron Brass acquisition as of the acquisition date based on its understanding of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. As the Company obtains additional information about these assets and liabilities and learns more about the newly acquired business, we will refine the estimates of fair value and more accurately allocate the purchase price. Only items identified as of the acquisition date are considered for subsequent adjustment. The Company will make appropriate adjustments to the purchase price allocation prior to the completion of the measurement period, as required.

The allocation of the acquisition costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values, is as follows:



	Total
Current assets, net of cash acquired	$	44,887
Property, plant and equipment	12,452
Goodwill	123,855
Intangible assets	90,400
Total assets acquired	271,594
Current liabilities	(6,757		)
Deferred income taxes	(36,836		)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(6,445		)
Net assets acquired	$	221,556

Acquired intangible assets consist of trade names, customer relationships and unpatented technology. The goodwill recorded for the acquisition reflects the strategic fit, revenue and earnings growth potential of this business.

Of the $90.4 million of acquired intangible assets, $28.8 million was assigned to the Akron Brass trade name and is not subject to amortization. The acquired intangible assets and weighted average amortization periods are as follows:



	Total		Weighted Average Life
Trade names	$	4,200	15
Customer relationships	44,800		14
Unpatented technology	12,600		9
Amortized intangible assets	61,600
Indefinite lived - Akron Brass trade name	28,800
Total acquired intangible assets	$	90,400

2015 Acquisitions

On May 29, 2015, the Company acquired the stock of Novotema, SpA (“Novotema”), a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of specialty sealing solutions for use in the building products, gas control, transportation, industrial and water markets. The business was acquired to complement and create synergies with our existing sealing group. Located in Villongo, Italy, Novotema operates in our Health & Science Technologies segment. Novotema was acquired for cash consideration of $61.1 million (€56 million). The entire purchase price was funded with cash on hand. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $34.3 million and $20.0 million, respectively. The $34.3 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On June 10, 2015, the Company acquired the stock of Alfa Valvole, S.r.l (“Alfa”), a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of specialty valve products for use in the chemical, petro-chemical, energy and sanitary markets. The business was acquired to expand our valve capabilities. Located in Casorezzo, Italy, Alfa operates in our Fluid & Metering Technologies segment. Alfa was acquired for cash consideration of $112.6 million (€99.8 million). The entire purchase price was funded with cash on hand. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $69.6 million and $32.1 million, respectively. The $69.6 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On July 1, 2015, the Company acquired the membership interests of CiDRA Precision Services, LLC (“CPS”), a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of microfluidic components serving the life science, health and industrial markets. The business was acquired to provide a critical building block to our emerging microfluidic and nanofludics capabilities. Located in Wallingford, Connecticut, CPS operates within our Health & Sciences Technologies segment. CPS was acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $24.2 million, consisting of $19.5 million in cash and contingent consideration valued at $4.7 million as of the opening balance sheet date. The contingent consideration was based on the achievement of financial objectives during the 12-month period following the close. Based on potential outcomes, the undiscounted amount of all the future payments that the Company could have been required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement was between $0 and $5.5 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company re-evaluated the contingent consideration arrangement and fully reversed the $4.7 million liability based on CPS’s actual operating results from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. The reversal was recognized as a benefit within Selling, general and administrative expenses of $1.0 million and $4.7 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. The entire purchase price was funded with cash on hand. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $9.7 million and $12.3 million, respectively. The $9.7 million of goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.

On December 1, 2015 the Company acquired the assets of a complementary product line within our Fluid & Metering Technologies segment. The purchase price and goodwill associated with this transaction were $1.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

2015 Divestiture

The Company periodically reviews its operations for businesses which may no longer be aligned with its strategic objectives and focus on core business and customers. On July 31, 2015, the Company completed the sale of its Ismatec product line to Cole-Palmer Instruments Company for $27.7 million in cash, resulting in a pre-tax gain on the sale of $18.1 million. The results of Ismatec were reported within the Health & Science Technologies segment through the date of sale.

Business Segments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

The Company has three reportable business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products.

The Fluid & Metering Technologies segment designs, produces and distributes positive displacement pumps, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems and provides flow monitoring and other services for the water and wastewater industries. The Health & Science Technologies segment designs, produces and distributes a wide range of precision fluidics, rotary lobe pumps, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, roll compaction and drying systems used in beverage, food processing, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, pneumatic components and sealing solutions, very high precision, low-flow rate pumping solutions required in analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, high performance molded and extruded, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors used in medical, dental and industrial applications, optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, defense, biotechnology, aerospace, semiconductor, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing, laboratory and commercial equipment used in the production of micro and nano scale materials, precision photonic solutions used in life sciences, research and defense markets, and precision gear and peristaltic pump technologies that meet exacting original equipment manufacturer specifications. The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, valves, monitors, nozzles, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry, engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications, and precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants and paints used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world.

Information on the Company’s business segments is presented below, based on the nature of products and services offered. The Company evaluates performance based on several factors, of which operating income is the primary financial measure. Intersegment sales are accounted for as if the sales were to third parties.



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net sales
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	221,635		$	214,983		$	433,344		$	432,915
Intersegment sales	175			310			309			626
Total group sales	221,810			215,293			433,653			433,541
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	186,453			188,046			372,704			365,796
Intersegment sales	115			359			207			1,729
Total group sales	186,568			188,405			372,911			367,525
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	141,608			111,852			246,220			218,368
Intersegment sales	3			89			9			195
Total group sales	141,611			111,941			246,229			218,563
Intersegment elimination	(293		)	(758		)	(525		)	(2,550		)
Total net sales	$	549,696		$	514,881		$	1,052,268		$	1,017,079
Operating income
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	53,865		$	51,857		$	105,266		$	107,755
Health & Science Technologies	41,125			42,060			81,824			79,517
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	34,116			31,482			59,520			58,644
Corporate office and other	(16,130		)	(15,490		)	(31,077		)	(34,250		)
Total operating income	112,976			109,909			215,533			211,666
Interest expense	11,205			10,584			21,694			21,181
Other (income) expense - net	(1,874		)	827			(2,618		)	(896		)
Income before income taxes	$	103,645		$	98,498		$	196,457		$	191,381



	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Assets
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,118,917	$	1,125,266
Health & Science Technologies	1,110,302		1,108,302
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	753,491		448,867
Corporate office	126,646		123,008
Total assets	$	3,109,356	$	2,805,443

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Earnings Per Common Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock (basic) plus common stock equivalents outstanding (diluted) during the period. Common stock equivalents consist of stock options, which have been included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding using the treasury stock method, restricted stock, performance share units, and shares issuable in connection with certain deferred compensation agreements (“DCUs”).

ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, provides that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders. If awards are considered participating securities, the Company is required to apply the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share. The Company has determined that its outstanding shares of restricted stock are participating securities. Accordingly, earnings per common share are computed using the more dilutive of the treasury stock method and the two-class method prescribed by ASC 260.

Basic weighted average shares reconciles to diluted weighted average shares as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	75,690	77,466	75,719	77,731
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, performance share units and DCUs	984	831	968	845
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	76,674	78,297	76,687	78,576

Options to purchase approximately 1.0 million and 1.3 million shares of common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, and 0.9 million shares of common stock for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive.

Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

The components of inventories as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were:



	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Raw materials and component parts	$	163,302	$	141,671
Work in process	34,321		32,387
Finished goods	60,036		65,066
Total	$	257,659	$	239,124

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost, which includes material, labor and factory overhead, is determined on a FIFO basis.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2016, by reportable business segment, were as follows:



	Fluid & Metering Technologies			Health & Science Technologies			Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products		Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	584,770		$	590,605		$	221,154	$	1,396,529
Foreign currency translation and other	1,534			(4,344		)	352		(2,458		)
Acquisitions	—			—			123,855		123,855
Acquisition adjustments	(1,623		)	—			—		(1,623		)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	584,681		$	586,261		$	345,361	$	1,516,303

ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs, or circumstances change, that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Annually, on October 31, goodwill and other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment. The Company did not consider there to be any triggering events that would require an interim impairment assessment, therefore none of the goodwill or other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives were tested for impairment during the six months ended June 30, 2016. Based on the results of our annual impairment test at October 31, 2015, all reporting units had a fair value that was more than 70% greater than the carrying value, except for our IDEX Optics and Photonics (“IOP”) and Valves reporting units. Our IOP reporting unit had a fair value that was approximately 20% in excess of the carrying value and our Valves reporting unit had a fair value near its carrying value as a result of the formation of this reporting unit in conjunction with our Alfa acquisition in June 2015.

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible assets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



	At June 30, 2016								At December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Weighted Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortized intangible assets:
Patents	$	10,298	$	(6,633	)	$	3,665	11	$	10,202	$	(6,175	)	$	4,027
Trade names	114,307		(42,155		)	72,152		16	110,658		(38,696		)	71,962
Customer relationships	301,507		(157,907		)	143,600		11	257,071		(144,134		)	112,937
Non-compete agreements	—		—			—		3	794		(775		)	19
Unpatented technology	91,129		(47,751		)	43,378		10	78,562		(42,745		)	35,817
Other	6,539		(5,899		)	640		10	6,554		(5,579		)	975
Total amortized intangible assets	523,780		(260,345		)	263,435			463,841		(238,104		)	225,737
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Banjo trade name	62,100		—			62,100			62,100		—			62,100
Akron Brass trade name	28,800		—			28,800			—		—			—
Total intangible assets	$	614,680	$	(260,345	)	$	354,335		$	525,941	$	(238,104	)	$	287,837

The Banjo trade name is an indefinite lived intangible asset which is tested for impairment on an annual basis in accordance with ASC 350 or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. In the first six months of 2016, there were no triggering events or changes that would have required a review. Based on the results of our annual impairment test at October 31, 2015, the fair value of the Banjo trade name was greater than 20% in excess of the carrying value.

The Akron Brass trade name is an indefinite lived intangible asset that was generated as a result of the Akron Brass acquisition in March 2016.

Amortization of intangible assets was $12.3 million and $10.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Based on the intangible asset balances as of June 30, 2016, amortization expense is expected to approximate $21.4 million for the remaining six months of 2016, $34.4 million in 2017, $25.6 million in 2018, $24.0 million in 2019 and $23.3 million in 2020.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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Borrowings

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Borrowings

Borrowings at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Revolving Facility	$	210,000	$	195,000
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020	300,000		300,000
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021	350,000		350,000
3.2% Senior Notes, due June 2023	100,000		—
3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025	100,000		—
Other borrowings	1,654		2,436
Total borrowings	1,061,654		847,436
Less current portion	1,233		1,087
Less deferred debt issuance costs	4,778		5,203
Less unaccreted debt discount	1,318		1,439
Total long-term borrowings	$	1,054,325	$	839,707

On June 13, 2016, the Company completed a private placement of $100 million aggregate principal amount of 3.20% Senior Notes due June 13, 2023 and $100 million aggregate principal amount of 3.37% Senior Notes due June 13, 2025 (collectively, the “Notes”) pursuant to a Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 13, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”). Each series of Notes bears interest at the stated amount per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 13^th and December 13^th. The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company’s other unsecured, unsubordinated debt. The Company may at any time prepay all, or any portion of the Notes; provided that such portion is greater than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding. In the event of a prepayment, the Company will pay an amount equal to par plus accrued interest plus a make-whole amount. In addition, the Company may repurchase Notes by making an offer to all holder of the Notes, subject to certain conditions.

The Purchase Agreement contains certain covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, transfer or sell assets, incur indebtedness, create liens, transact with affiliates and engage in certain mergers or consolidations or other change of control transactions. In addition, the Company must comply with a leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio, as further described below, and the Purchase Agreement also limits the outstanding principal amount of priority debt that may be incurred by the Company to 15% of consolidated assets. The Purchase Agreement provides for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all of the outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. In the case of payment event of default, any holder of the Notes affected thereby may declare all the Notes held by it due and payable immediately. In the case of any other event of default, a majority of the holders of Notes may declare all of the Notes to be due and payable immediately.

On June 23, 2015, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) along with certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers (the “Borrowers”), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and an issuer of letters of credit, with other agents party thereto. The Credit Agreement replaces the Company’s existing five-year, $700 million credit agreement, dated as of June 27, 2011, which was due to expire on June 27, 2016.

The Credit Agreement consists of a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $700 million, with a final maturity date of June 23, 2020. The maturity date may be extended under certain conditions for an additional one-year term. Up to $75 million of the Revolving Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit. Additionally, up to $50 million of the Revolving Facility is available to the Company for swing line loans, available on a same-day basis.

Proceeds of the Revolving Facility are available for use by the Borrowers for acquisitions, working capital and other general corporate purposes, including refinancing existing debt of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company may request increases in the lending commitments under the Credit Agreement, but the aggregate lending commitments pursuant to such increases may not exceed $350 million. The Company has the right, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, to designate

certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company as borrowers under the Credit Agreement. In connection with any such designation,

the Company is required to guarantee the obligations of any such subsidiaries.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin. Such applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from .005% to 1.50%. Based on the Company’s credit rating at June 30, 2016, the applicable margin was 1.10%, resulting in an interest rate of 1.56% at June 30, 2016. Interest is payable (a) in the case of base rate loans, quarterly, and (b) in the case of LIBOR rate loans, on the maturity date of the borrowing, or quarterly from the effective date for borrowings exceeding three months.

The Credit Agreement requires payment to the lenders of a facility fee based upon (a) the amount of the lenders’ commitments under the credit facility from time to time and (b) the applicable corporate credit ratings of the Company. Voluntary prepayments of any loans and voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the credit facility are permissible without penalty, subject to break funding payments and minimum notice and minimum reduction amount requirements.

The negative covenants include, among other things, limitations (each of which is subject to customary exceptions for

financings of this type) on our ability to grant liens; enter into transactions resulting in fundamental changes (such as mergers or sales of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company); restrict subsidiary dividends or other subsidiary distributions; enter into transactions with the Company’s affiliates; and incur certain additional subsidiary debt.

The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default (subject to grace periods, as appropriate) including among others: nonpayment of principal, interest or fees; breach of the representations or warranties in any material respect; breach of the financial, affirmative or negative covenants; payment default on, or acceleration of, other material indebtedness; bankruptcy or insolvency; material judgments entered against the Company or any of its subsidiaries; certain specified events under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; certain changes in control of the Company; and the invalidity or unenforceability of the Credit Agreement or other documents associated with the Credit Agreement.

At June 30, 2016, $210.0 million was outstanding under the Revolving Facility, with $7.9 million of outstanding letters of credit, resulting in net available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility at June 30, 2016 of approximately $482.1 million.

Other borrowings of $1.7 million at June 30, 2016 consisted primarily of debt at international locations maintained for working capital purposes. Interest is payable on the outstanding debt balances at rates ranging from 0.6% to 2.8% per annum.

There are two key financial covenants that the Company is required to maintain in connection with the Revolving Facility and the Notes, a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1 and a maximum leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1. At June 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with both of these financial covenants. There are no financial covenants relating to the 4.5% Senior Notes or 4.2% Senior Notes; however, both are subject to cross-default provisions.

Derivative Instruments	6 Months Ended
Derivative Instruments	Jun. 30, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Instruments	Derivative Instruments The Company enters into cash flow hedges from time to time to reduce the exposure to variability in certain expected future cash flows. The type of cash flow hedges the Company enters into includes foreign currency contracts and interest rate exchange agreements that effectively convert a portion of floating-rate debt to fixed-rate debt and are designed to reduce the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense. The effective portion of gains or losses on interest rate exchange agreements is reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity and reclassified into net income in the same period or periods in which the hedged transaction affects net income. See Note 13 for the amount of loss reclassified into income for interest rate contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The remaining gain or loss in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows or the hedged item, if any, is recognized into net income during the period of change. Fair values relating to derivative financial instruments reflect the estimated amounts that the Company would receive or pay to sell or buy the contracts based on quoted market prices of comparable contracts at each balance sheet date. As of June 30, 2016, the Company did not have any interest rate contracts outstanding. In 2010 and 2011, the Company entered into two separate forward starting interest rate contracts in anticipation of the issuance of the 4.2% Senior Notes and the 4.5% Senior Notes. The Company cash settled these two interest rate contracts in 2010 and 2011 for a total of $68.9 million, which is being amortized into interest expense over the 10 year term of the debt instruments. Approximately $6.7 million of the pre-tax amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2016 will be recognized to net income over the next 12 months as the underlying hedged transactions are realized.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. This standard discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The standard utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:


•	Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


•	Level 2: Inputs, other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.


•	Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The following table summarizes the basis used to measure the Company’s financial assets at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



	Basis of Fair Value Measurements
	Balance at June 30, 2016		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market investment	$	24,793	$	24,793	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities	5,358		5,358		—		—



	Basis of Fair Value Measurements
	Balance at December 31, 2015			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market investment	$	21,931		$	21,931	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities	4,794			4,794		—		—
Contingent consideration	(4,705		)	—		—		(4,705		)

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 or the year ended December 31, 2015.

In determining the fair value of the contingent consideration potentially due on the acquisition of CPS, the Company used probability weighted estimates of EBITDA during the earn-out period. The $4.7 million represented management’s best estimate of the liability as of the opening balance sheet date and December 31, 2015, based on a range of outcomes of CPS’s 12 month operating results, from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company re-evaluated the contingent consideration arrangement and fully reversed the $4.7 million liability based on CPS’s actual operating results from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. The reversal was recognized as a benefit within Selling, general and administrative expenses and amounted to $1.0 million and $4.7 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.

The carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates their fair values because of the short term nature of these instruments. At June 30, 2016, the fair value of the outstanding indebtedness under our Revolving Facility, 3.2% Senior Notes, 3.37% Senior Notes, 4.5% Senior Notes and 4.2% Senior Notes, based on quoted market prices and current market rates for debt with similar credit risk and maturity, was approximately $1,105.7 million compared to the carrying value of $1,058.7 million. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy since it is determined based upon significant inputs observable in the market, including interest rates on recent financing transactions to entities with a credit rating similar to ours.

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Restructuring

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded restructuring costs as part of the 2015 restructuring initiatives that support the implementation of key strategic efforts designed to facilitate long-term, sustainable growth through cost reduction actions, primarily consisting of employee reductions. The costs incurred related to these initiatives were included in Restructuring expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations while the related accruals were included in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Severance costs primarily consisted of severance benefits through payroll continuation, COBRA subsidies, outplacement services, conditional separation costs and employer tax liabilities.

Restructuring accruals of $2.4 million and $6.6 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, are recorded in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Severance benefits are expected to be paid in the next nine months using cash from operations. The changes in the restructuring accrual for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are as follows:



	Restructuring
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	6,636
Payments, utilization and other	(4,257		)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	2,379

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:




	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016									Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax			Pre-tax		Tax			Net of tax
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(27,043	)	$	—		$	(27,043	)	$	23,743	$	—		$	23,743
Pension and other postretirement adjustments	912			(321		)	591			1,215		(395		)	820
Reclassification adjustments for derivatives	1,719			(626		)	1,093			1,767		(641		)	1,126
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(24,412	)	$	(947	)	$	(25,359	)	$	26,725	$	(1,036	)	$	25,689



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016									Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax			Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(10,826	)	$	—		$	(10,826	)	$	(32,894	)	$	—		$	(32,894	)
Pension and other postretirement adjustments	1,905			(643		)	1,262			2,390			(790		)	1,600
Reclassification adjustments for derivatives	3,443			(1,253		)	2,190			3,539			(1,283		)	2,256
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(5,478	)	$	(1,896	)	$	(7,374	)	$	(26,965	)	$	(2,073	)	$	(29,038	)

The following table summarizes the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Pension and other postretirement plans
Amortization of service cost	$	912		$	1,215		$	1,905		$	2,390
Total before tax	912			1,215			1,905			2,390
Provision for income taxes	(321		)	(395		)	(643		)	(790		)
Total net of tax	$	591		$	820		$	1,262		$	1,600
Derivatives
Reclassification adjustments	$	1,719		$	1,767		$	3,443		$	3,539
Total before tax	1,719			1,767			3,443			3,539
Provision for income taxes	(626		)	(641		)	(1,253		)	(1,283		)
Total net of tax	$	1,093		$	1,126		$	2,190		$	2,256

The Company recognizes net periodic benefit cost in both Selling, general and administrative expenses and Cost of sales, depending on the functional area of the underlying employees included in the plans.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income.

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Common and Preferred Stock	6 Months Ended
Common and Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2016
Equity [Abstract]
Common and Preferred Stock	Common and Preferred Stock On December 1, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $300.0 million increase in the authorized level for repurchases of common stock. Repurchases will be funded with future cash flow generation or borrowings available under the Revolving Facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company purchased a total of 726 thousand shares at a cost of $53.9 million, of which $0.2 million was settled in July 2016. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company purchased 1.5 million shares at a cost of $113.3 million, of which $2.3 million was settled in July 2015. As of June 30, 2016, the amount of share repurchase authorization remaining is $581.1 million. At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had 150 million shares of authorized common stock, with a par value of $.01 per share, and 5 million shares of authorized preferred stock, with a par value of $.01 per share. No preferred stock was outstanding at June 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015.

Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

Stock Options

Weighted average option fair values and assumptions for the periods specified are disclosed below. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the Binomial lattice option pricing model.




	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Weighted average fair value of option grants	$20.60	$19.49	$18.41	$20.39
Dividend yield	1.63%	1.65%	1.70%	1.42%
Volatility	29.62%	29.87%	29.71%	29.94%
Risk-free forward interest rate	0.60% - 2.56%	0.26% - 3.11%	0.53% - 2.50%	0.23% - 2.75%
Expected life (in years)	5.91	5.90	5.91	5.90

Total compensation cost for stock options is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of goods sold	$	143		$	124		$	262		$	350
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,511			1,494			3,806			3,690
Total expense before income taxes	1,654			1,618			4,068			4,040
Income tax benefit	(526		)	(502		)	(1,286		)	(1,269		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	1,128		$	1,116		$	2,782		$	2,771

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity as of June 30, 2016, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2016, are presented in the following table:



Stock Options	Shares		Weighted Average Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2016	2,266,433		$	54.05	6.58	$	51,918,028
Granted	549,815		74.80
Exercised	(393,142	)	43.03
Forfeited	(64,874	)	71.49
Outstanding at June 30, 2016	2,358,232		$	60.25	7.12	$	51,540,880
Vested and expected to vest as of June 30, 2016	2,204,293		$	59.23	6.98	$	50,424,569
Exercisable at June 30, 2016	1,211,400		$	47.70	5.52	$	41,674,285

Restricted Stock

Restricted stock awards generally cliff vest after three years for employees and non-employee directors. Unvested restricted stock carries dividend and voting rights and the sale of the shares is restricted prior to the date of vesting. A summary of the Company’s restricted stock activity as of June 30, 2016, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2016, are presented as follows:



Restricted Stock	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2016	272,755		$	65.90
Granted	60,120		75.01
Vested	(100,972	)	51.41
Forfeited	(13,420	)	73.83
Unvested at June 30, 2016	218,483		$	74.61

Dividends are paid on restricted stock awards and whose fair value is equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of the grant.

Total compensation cost for restricted shares is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of goods sold	$	133		$	94		$	261		$	255
Selling, general and administrative expenses	968			1,256			2,498			3,513
Total expense before income taxes	1,101			1,350			2,759			3,768
Income tax benefit	(324		)	(365		)	(837		)	(1,054		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	777		$	985		$	1,922		$	2,714

Cash-Settled Restricted Stock

The Company also maintains a cash-settled share based compensation plan for certain employees. Cash-settled restricted stock awards generally cliff vest after three years. A summary of the Company’s unvested cash-settled restricted stock activity as of June 30, 2016, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2016, are presented in the following table:



Cash-Settled Restricted Stock	Shares		Weighted-Average Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2016	110,860		$	76.61
Granted	39,450		82.10
Vested	(35,750	)	72.41
Forfeited	(7,340	)	82.10
Unvested at June 30, 2016	107,220		$	82.10

Dividend equivalents are paid on certain cash-settled restricted stock awards. Total compensation cost for cash-settled restricted stock is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of goods sold	$	131		$	226		$	320		$	544
Selling, general and administrative expenses	461			485			961			925
Total expense before income taxes	592			711			1,281			1,469
Income tax benefit	(86		)	(107		)	(184		)	(224		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	506		$	604		$	1,097		$	1,245

Performance Share Units

Weighted average performance share unit fair values and assumptions for the period specified are disclosed below. The performance share units are market condition awards and have been assessed at fair value on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo simulation model.



	Three and Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016	2015
Weighted average fair value of performance share units	$111.42	$95.07
Dividend yield	—%	—%
Volatility	17.99%	19.14%
Risk-free forward interest rate	0.89%	1.01%
Expected life (in years)	2.86	2.86

A summary of the Company’s performance share unit activity as of June 30, 2016, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2016, are presented in the following table:



Performance Share Units	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2016	146,275		$	94.80
Granted	85,130		111.42
Vested	—		—
Forfeited	(1,065	)	94.74
Unvested at June 30, 2016	230,340		$	100.95

Performance share units that vested on December 31, 2015 resulted in 87,600 shares issued in February 2016.

Total compensation cost for performance share units is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of goods sold	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,815			1,183			3,496			2,525
Total expense before income taxes	1,815			1,183			3,496			2,525
Income tax benefit	(633		)	(408		)	(1,168		)	(838		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	1,182		$	775		$	2,328		$	1,687

The Company’s policy is to recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis, assuming forfeitures, over the requisite service period for the entire award. Classification of stock compensation cost within the Consolidated Statements of Operations is consistent with classification of cash compensation for the same employees.

As of June 30, 2016, there was $14.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years, $10.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years, and $10.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to performance share units that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Retirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Benefits

The Company sponsors several qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans and other postretirement plans for its employees. The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for its major defined benefit plans and its other postretirement plans.




	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2016						2015
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	294		$	304		$	376		$	376
Interest cost	747			355			937			433
Expected return on plan assets	(1,175		)	(220		)	(1,248		)	(280		)
Net amortization	827			243			855			470
Net periodic benefit cost	$	693		$	682		$	920		$	999



	Pension Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016						2015
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	588		$	603		$	751		$	757
Interest cost	1,494			705			1,875			868
Expected return on plan assets	(2,350		)	(439		)	(2,496		)	(556		)
Net amortization	1,654			481			1,679			929
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,386		$	1,350		$	1,809		$	1,998



	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost	$	181		$	169		$	313		$	338
Interest cost	224			209			398			418
Net amortization	(154		)	(111		)	(308		)	(219		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	251		$	267		$	403		$	537

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, that it expected to contribute approximately $6.1 million to its defined benefit plans and $0.9 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2016. As of June 30, 2016, the Company now expects to contribute $5.4 million to its defined benefit plans and $0.9 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2016. The Company contributed a total of $2.2 million during the first six months of 2016 to fund these plans.

Legal Proceedings	6 Months Ended
Legal Proceedings	Jun. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Legal Proceedings	Legal Proceedings The Company is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which are expected to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Jun. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The Company’s provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual tax rates for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. The provision for income taxes decreased to $27.9 million in the second quarter of 2016 from $28.9 million in the same period of 2015. The effective tax rate decreased to 26.9% for the second quarter of 2016 compared to 29.4% in the same period of 2015 due to the early adoption of ASU 2016-09 and the related tax effects of share based payments now recognized in income, the enactment of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 on December 18, 2015 which, beginning in 2015, permanently extended the U.S. Research and Development credit, as well as the mix of global pre-tax income among jurisdictions. The Company’s provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual tax rates for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. The provision for income taxes decreased to $52.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $55.8 million in the same period of 2015. The effective tax rate decreased to 26.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to 29.2% in the same period of 2015 due to the mix of global pre-tax income among jurisdictions. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the current year period was favorably impacted by the early adoption of ASU 2016-09 and the related tax effects of share based payments now recognized in income and the effective tax rate for the comparable period of the prior year was favorably impacted by the enactment of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 on December 18, 2015 which, beginning in 2015, permanently extended the U.S. Research and Development credit. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to the potential for resolution of federal, state and foreign examinations, and the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits balance may change within the next twelve months by a range of zero to $4.1 million.

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Jun. 30, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events On July 1, 2016, the Company announced the acquisition of AWG Fittings GmbH (“AWG”), for cash consideration of approximately $51 million (€46 million). AWG, located in Ballendorf, Germany, produces a large array of engineered-life safety products for the safety and emergency response markets, including apparatus valves, monitors, nozzles, and hydraulic rescue tools. AWG has annual revenues of approximately $40 million and will operate within our Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment. On July 28, 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SFC-Koenig AG (“SFC”) for cash consideration based on an enterprise value of approximately $240 million (€217 million), subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. SFC offers solutions for quick and reliable metal-to-metal sealing and flow control applications. With its wide product range of bore diameters and pressure ranges, SFC is a solution provider for the transportation, hydraulics, aerospace and medical industries. Located in Dietikon, Switzerland, SFC has annual revenues of approximately $63 million (€57 million) and will operate within our Health & Science Technologies segment. The transaction is expected to close in approximately 30 to 45 days, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its shares of Melles Griot KK, based in Tamagawa, Japan, in an all cash transaction for approximately $19 million (¥2 billion) on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. The results of Melles Griot KK were reported within the Health & Science Technologies segment and Melles Griot KK generated revenues of approximately $19 million in 2015. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement and completed the sale of its Hydra-Stop product line, based in Burr Ridge, IL, for cash consideration of $15 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments, and contingent consideration of up to $2 million based on financial objectives for net sales in 2016 and 2017. The results of the product line were reported within the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment and the product line generated revenues of approximately $11 million in 2015.

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

The impact of the adoption resulted in the following:

•


•	The Company elected not to change our policy on accounting for forfeitures and continued to estimate the total number of awards for which the requisite service period will not be rendered.


•	The Company no longer reclassifies the excess tax benefit from operating activities to financing activities in the statement of cash flows.


•	The Company excluded the excess tax benefits from the assumed proceeds available to repurchase shares in the computation of our diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. This increased our diluted weighted average common shares outstanding by 178 thousand and 175 thousand shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which introduces a new five-step

those goods or services. This ASU also requires disclosures sufficient to enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing,

and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including qualitative and quantitative

disclosures about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from the

costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, using either of

the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior

new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and has not yet determined the method by which we will adopt the

standard in 2018.

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Business Combinations and Dispositions [Abstract]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The allocation of the acquisition costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values, is as follows:



	Total
Current assets, net of cash acquired	$	44,887
Property, plant and equipment	12,452
Goodwill	123,855
Intangible assets	90,400
Total assets acquired	271,594
Current liabilities	(6,757		)
Deferred income taxes	(36,836		)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(6,445		)
Net assets acquired	$	221,556

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

The acquired intangible assets and weighted average amortization periods are as follows:



	Total		Weighted Average Life
Trade names	$	4,200	15
Customer relationships	44,800		14
Unpatented technology	12,600		9
Amortized intangible assets	61,600
Indefinite lived - Akron Brass trade name	28,800
Total acquired intangible assets	$	90,400

Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Information On Company's Business Segments



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net sales
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	221,635		$	214,983		$	433,344		$	432,915
Intersegment sales	175			310			309			626
Total group sales	221,810			215,293			433,653			433,541
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	186,453			188,046			372,704			365,796
Intersegment sales	115			359			207			1,729
Total group sales	186,568			188,405			372,911			367,525
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	141,608			111,852			246,220			218,368
Intersegment sales	3			89			9			195
Total group sales	141,611			111,941			246,229			218,563
Intersegment elimination	(293		)	(758		)	(525		)	(2,550		)
Total net sales	$	549,696		$	514,881		$	1,052,268		$	1,017,079
Operating income
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	53,865		$	51,857		$	105,266		$	107,755
Health & Science Technologies	41,125			42,060			81,824			79,517
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	34,116			31,482			59,520			58,644
Corporate office and other	(16,130		)	(15,490		)	(31,077		)	(34,250		)
Total operating income	112,976			109,909			215,533			211,666
Interest expense	11,205			10,584			21,694			21,181
Other (income) expense - net	(1,874		)	827			(2,618		)	(896		)
Income before income taxes	$	103,645		$	98,498		$	196,457		$	191,381



	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Assets
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,118,917	$	1,125,266
Health & Science Technologies	1,110,302		1,108,302
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	753,491		448,867
Corporate office	126,646		123,008
Total assets	$	3,109,356	$	2,805,443

Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic Weighted Average Shares Reconciles to Diluted Weighted Average Shares

Basic weighted average shares reconciles to diluted weighted average shares as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	75,690	77,466	75,719	77,731
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, performance share units and DCUs	984	831	968	845
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	76,674	78,297	76,687	78,576

Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Of Inventories

The components of inventories as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were:



	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Raw materials and component parts	$	163,302	$	141,671
Work in process	34,321		32,387
Finished goods	60,036		65,066
Total	$	257,659	$	239,124

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2016, by reportable business segment, were as follows:



	Fluid & Metering Technologies			Health & Science Technologies			Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products		Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	584,770		$	590,605		$	221,154	$	1,396,529
Foreign currency translation and other	1,534			(4,344		)	352		(2,458		)
Acquisitions	—			—			123,855		123,855
Acquisition adjustments	(1,623		)	—			—		(1,623		)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	584,681		$	586,261		$	345,361	$	1,516,303

Schedule of Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization For Each Major Class of Intangible Asset

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible assets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



	At June 30, 2016								At December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Weighted Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortized intangible assets:
Patents	$	10,298	$	(6,633	)	$	3,665	11	$	10,202	$	(6,175	)	$	4,027
Trade names	114,307		(42,155		)	72,152		16	110,658		(38,696		)	71,962
Customer relationships	301,507		(157,907		)	143,600		11	257,071		(144,134		)	112,937
Non-compete agreements	—		—			—		3	794		(775		)	19
Unpatented technology	91,129		(47,751		)	43,378		10	78,562		(42,745		)	35,817
Other	6,539		(5,899		)	640		10	6,554		(5,579		)	975
Total amortized intangible assets	523,780		(260,345		)	263,435			463,841		(238,104		)	225,737
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Banjo trade name	62,100		—			62,100			62,100		—			62,100
Akron Brass trade name	28,800		—			28,800			—		—			—
Total intangible assets	$	614,680	$	(260,345	)	$	354,335		$	525,941	$	(238,104	)	$	287,837

Borrowings (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Borrowings

Borrowings at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Revolving Facility	$	210,000	$	195,000
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020	300,000		300,000
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021	350,000		350,000
3.2% Senior Notes, due June 2023	100,000		—
3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025	100,000		—
Other borrowings	1,654		2,436
Total borrowings	1,061,654		847,436
Less current portion	1,233		1,087
Less deferred debt issuance costs	4,778		5,203
Less unaccreted debt discount	1,318		1,439
Total long-term borrowings	$	1,054,325	$	839,707

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Company's Financial Assets and (Liabilities) at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes the basis used to measure the Company’s financial assets at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



	Basis of Fair Value Measurements
	Balance at June 30, 2016		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market investment	$	24,793	$	24,793	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities	5,358		5,358		—		—



	Basis of Fair Value Measurements
	Balance at December 31, 2015			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market investment	$	21,931		$	21,931	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities	4,794			4,794		—		—
Contingent consideration	(4,705		)	—		—		(4,705		)

Restructuring (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve

The changes in the restructuring accrual for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are as follows:



	Restructuring
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	6,636
Payments, utilization and other	(4,257		)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	2,379

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:




	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016									Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax			Pre-tax		Tax			Net of tax
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(27,043	)	$	—		$	(27,043	)	$	23,743	$	—		$	23,743
Pension and other postretirement adjustments	912			(321		)	591			1,215		(395		)	820
Reclassification adjustments for derivatives	1,719			(626		)	1,093			1,767		(641		)	1,126
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(24,412	)	$	(947	)	$	(25,359	)	$	26,725	$	(1,036	)	$	25,689



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016									Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax			Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(10,826	)	$	—		$	(10,826	)	$	(32,894	)	$	—		$	(32,894	)
Pension and other postretirement adjustments	1,905			(643		)	1,262			2,390			(790		)	1,600
Reclassification adjustments for derivatives	3,443			(1,253		)	2,190			3,539			(1,283		)	2,256
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(5,478	)	$	(1,896	)	$	(7,374	)	$	(26,965	)	$	(2,073	)	$	(29,038	)

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table summarizes the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Pension and other postretirement plans
Amortization of service cost	$	912		$	1,215		$	1,905		$	2,390
Total before tax	912			1,215			1,905			2,390
Provision for income taxes	(321		)	(395		)	(643		)	(790		)
Total net of tax	$	591		$	820		$	1,262		$	1,600
Derivatives
Reclassification adjustments	$	1,719		$	1,767		$	3,443		$	3,539
Total before tax	1,719			1,767			3,443			3,539
Provision for income taxes	(626		)	(641		)	(1,253		)	(1,283		)
Total net of tax	$	1,093		$	1,126		$	2,190		$	2,256

Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Weighted Average Option Fair Values and Assumptions




	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Weighted average fair value of option grants	$20.60	$19.49	$18.41	$20.39
Dividend yield	1.63%	1.65%	1.70%	1.42%
Volatility	29.62%	29.87%	29.71%	29.94%
Risk-free forward interest rate	0.60% - 2.56%	0.26% - 3.11%	0.53% - 2.50%	0.23% - 2.75%
Expected life (in years)	5.91	5.90	5.91	5.90

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Stock Options

Total compensation cost for stock options is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of goods sold	$	143		$	124		$	262		$	350
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,511			1,494			3,806			3,690
Total expense before income taxes	1,654			1,618			4,068			4,040
Income tax benefit	(526		)	(502		)	(1,286		)	(1,269		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	1,128		$	1,116		$	2,782		$	2,771

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity as of June 30, 2016, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2016, are presented in the following table:



Stock Options	Shares		Weighted Average Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2016	2,266,433		$	54.05	6.58	$	51,918,028
Granted	549,815		74.80
Exercised	(393,142	)	43.03
Forfeited	(64,874	)	71.49
Outstanding at June 30, 2016	2,358,232		$	60.25	7.12	$	51,540,880
Vested and expected to vest as of June 30, 2016	2,204,293		$	59.23	6.98	$	50,424,569
Exercisable at June 30, 2016	1,211,400		$	47.70	5.52	$	41,674,285

Schedule of Restricted Stock Activity

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock activity as of June 30, 2016, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2016, are presented as follows:



Restricted Stock	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2016	272,755		$	65.90
Granted	60,120		75.01
Vested	(100,972	)	51.41
Forfeited	(13,420	)	73.83
Unvested at June 30, 2016	218,483		$	74.61

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Restricted Stock

Total compensation cost for restricted shares is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of goods sold	$	133		$	94		$	261		$	255
Selling, general and administrative expenses	968			1,256			2,498			3,513
Total expense before income taxes	1,101			1,350			2,759			3,768
Income tax benefit	(324		)	(365		)	(837		)	(1,054		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	777		$	985		$	1,922		$	2,714

Schedule of Unvested Cash-settled Restricted Stock Activity

A summary of the Company’s unvested cash-settled restricted stock activity as of June 30, 2016, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2016, are presented in the following table:



Cash-Settled Restricted Stock	Shares		Weighted-Average Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2016	110,860		$	76.61
Granted	39,450		82.10
Vested	(35,750	)	72.41
Forfeited	(7,340	)	82.10
Unvested at June 30, 2016	107,220		$	82.10

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Unvested Cash-settled Restricted Stock

Total compensation cost for cash-settled restricted stock is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of goods sold	$	131		$	226		$	320		$	544
Selling, general and administrative expenses	461			485			961			925
Total expense before income taxes	592			711			1,281			1,469
Income tax benefit	(86		)	(107		)	(184		)	(224		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	506		$	604		$	1,097		$	1,245

Schedule of Weighted Average Performance Share Units Fair Values and Assumptions



	Three and Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016	2015
Weighted average fair value of performance share units	$111.42	$95.07
Dividend yield	—%	—%
Volatility	17.99%	19.14%
Risk-free forward interest rate	0.89%	1.01%
Expected life (in years)	2.86	2.86

Schedule of Performance Shares Units Activity

A summary of the Company’s performance share unit activity as of June 30, 2016, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2016, are presented in the following table:



Performance Share Units	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2016	146,275		$	94.80
Granted	85,130		111.42
Vested	—		—
Forfeited	(1,065	)	94.74
Unvested at June 30, 2016	230,340		$	100.95

Performance Shares Units

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs

Total compensation cost for performance share units is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of goods sold	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,815			1,183			3,496			2,525
Total expense before income taxes	1,815			1,183			3,496			2,525
Income tax benefit	(633		)	(408		)	(1,168		)	(838		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	1,182		$	775		$	2,328		$	1,687

Retirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Pension Plans

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Plans

The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for its major defined benefit plans and its other postretirement plans.




	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2016						2015
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	294		$	304		$	376		$	376
Interest cost	747			355			937			433
Expected return on plan assets	(1,175		)	(220		)	(1,248		)	(280		)
Net amortization	827			243			855			470
Net periodic benefit cost	$	693		$	682		$	920		$	999



	Pension Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016						2015
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	588		$	603		$	751		$	757
Interest cost	1,494			705			1,875			868
Expected return on plan assets	(2,350		)	(439		)	(2,496		)	(556		)
Net amortization	1,654			481			1,679			929
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,386		$	1,350		$	1,809		$	1,998

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Plans



	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost	$	181		$	169		$	313		$	338
Interest cost	224			209			398			418
Net amortization	(154		)	(111		)	(308		)	(219		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	251		$	267		$	403		$	537

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Tax benefit	$ (27,886)	$ (28,913)	$ (52,568)	$ (55,842)
Increased in diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	984	831	968	845
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Increased in diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	178		175
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] \| Income Tax Expense [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Tax benefit	$ 1,600		$ 4,200

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Additional Information - Acquisitions) (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions								3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 16, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 10, 2015 USD ($)	May 29, 2015 EUR (€)	May 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill								$ 1,516,303		$ 1,516,303		$ 1,396,529
Akron Brass
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues												$ 120,000
Aggregate purchase price, cash paid	$ 221,600
Goodwill	123,855							123,900		123,900
Intangible assets	90,400							90,400		90,400
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 28,800
Novotema, SpA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price, cash paid						€ 56.0	$ 61,100
Goodwill								34,300		34,300
Intangible assets								20,000		20,000
Goodwill not deductible for tax purposes								34,300		34,300
Alfa Valvole, s.r.l
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price, cash paid				€ 99.8	$ 112,600
Goodwill								69,600		69,600
Intangible assets								32,100		32,100
Goodwill not deductible for tax purposes								69,600		69,600
CIDRA Precision Services, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price, cash paid			$ 19,500
Eran-out			4,700
Goodwill								9,700		9,700
Intangible assets								12,300		12,300
Consideration transferred			24,200
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes								9,700		9,700
CIDRA Precision Services, LLC \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration for acquisition			0
CIDRA Precision Services, LLC \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration for acquisition			$ 5,500
Complementary Product Line
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 700
Consideration transferred		$ 1,900
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related transaction costs								1,400	$ 1,000	2,400	$ 1,200
Change in amount of contingent consideration, liability								1,000		4,700
Cost of goods sold
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of inventory charges associated with acquisitions								$ 3,600		$ 5,800

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Allocation of Acquisition Costs to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 16, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,516,303		$ 1,396,529
Akron Brass
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash acquired		$ 44,887
Property, plant and equipment		12,452
Goodwill	123,900	123,855
Intangible assets	$ 90,400	90,400
Total assets acquired		271,594
Current liabilities		(6,757)
Deferred tax liability		(36,836)
Other noncurrent liabilities		(6,445)
Net assets acquired		$ 221,556

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Acquired Intangible Assets and Weighted Average Amortization Periods) (Details) - Akron Brass $ in Thousands	Mar. 16, 2016 USD ($)
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, Total	$ 61,600
Indefinite lived - Akron Brass trade name	28,800
Total acquired intangible assets	90,400
Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, Total	$ 4,200
Acquired intangible assets, Weighted Average Life	15 years
Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, Total	$ 44,800
Acquired intangible assets, Weighted Average Life	14 years
Unpatented technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, Total	$ 12,600
Acquired intangible assets, Weighted Average Life	9 years

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Additional Information - Divestitures) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income tax expense		$ 27,886	$ 28,913	$ 52,568	$ 55,842
Ismatec Product Line
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 27,700
Gain on sale of business	$ 18,100

Business Segments (Schedule of Information on Company's Business Segments) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 549,696	$ 514,881	$ 1,052,268	$ 1,017,079
Operating income	112,976	109,909	215,533	211,666
Interest expense	11,205	10,584	21,694	21,181
Other (income) expense - net	(1,874)	827	(2,618)	(896)
Income before income taxes	103,645	98,498	196,457	191,381
Total assets	3,109,356		3,109,356		$ 2,805,443
Intersegment elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	(293)	(758)	(525)	(2,550)
Corporate office and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	(16,130)	(15,490)	(31,077)	(34,250)
Total assets	126,646		126,646		123,008
Fluid & Metering Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	221,810	215,293	433,653	433,541
Operating income	53,865	51,857	105,266	107,755
Fluid & Metering Technologies \| External customers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	221,635	214,983	433,344	432,915
Total assets	1,118,917		1,118,917		1,125,266
Fluid & Metering Technologies \| Intersegment elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	175	310	309	626
Health & Science Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	186,568	188,405	372,911	367,525
Operating income	41,125	42,060	81,824	79,517
Health & Science Technologies \| External customers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	186,453	188,046	372,704	365,796
Total assets	1,110,302		1,110,302		1,108,302
Health & Science Technologies \| Intersegment elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	115	359	207	1,729
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	141,611	111,941	246,229	218,563
Operating income	34,116	31,482	59,520	58,644
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products \| External customers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	141,608	111,852	246,220	218,368
Total assets	753,491		753,491		$ 448,867
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products \| Intersegment elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales	$ 3	$ 89	$ 9	$ 195

Earnings Per Common Share (Additional Information) (Detail) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Option to purchase common stock shares not included in the computation of diluted EPS (in shares)	1.0	0.9	1.3	0.9

Earnings Per Common Share (Schedule of Basic Weighted Average Shares Reconciles to Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding) (Detail) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	75,690	77,466	75,719	77,731
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, performance share units and DCUs	984	831	968	845
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	76,674	78,297	76,687	78,576

Inventories (Components of Inventories) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials and component parts	$ 163,302	$ 141,671
Work in process	34,321	32,387
Finished goods	60,036	65,066
Total	$ 257,659	$ 239,124

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill) (Detail) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2015	$ 1,396,529
Foreign currency translation and other	(2,458)
Acquisitions	123,855
Acquisition adjustments	(1,623)
Balance at June 30, 2016	1,516,303
Fluid & Metering Technologies
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2015	584,770
Foreign currency translation and other	1,534
Acquisitions	0
Acquisition adjustments	(1,623)
Balance at June 30, 2016	584,681
Health & Science Technologies
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2015	590,605
Foreign currency translation and other	(4,344)
Acquisitions	0
Acquisition adjustments	0
Balance at June 30, 2016	586,261
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2015	221,154
Foreign currency translation and other	352
Acquisitions	123,855
Acquisition adjustments	0
Balance at June 30, 2016	$ 345,361

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Schedule of Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization for Each Major Class of Intangible Asset) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	$ 523,780	$ 463,841
Intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	614,680	525,941
Amortized intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization	(260,345)	(238,104)
Amortized intangible assets - Net	263,435	225,737
Intangible assets - Net	354,335	287,837
Patents
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	10,298	10,202
Amortized intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization	(6,633)	(6,175)
Amortized intangible assets - Net	$ 3,665	4,027
Amortized intangible assets - Weighted Average Life	11 years
Trade names
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	$ 114,307	110,658
Amortized intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization	(42,155)	(38,696)
Amortized intangible assets - Net	$ 72,152	71,962
Amortized intangible assets - Weighted Average Life	16 years
Customer relationships
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	$ 301,507	257,071
Amortized intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization	(157,907)	(144,134)
Amortized intangible assets - Net	$ 143,600	112,937
Amortized intangible assets - Weighted Average Life	11 years
Non-compete agreements
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	$ 0	794
Amortized intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization	0	(775)
Amortized intangible assets - Net	$ 0	19
Amortized intangible assets - Weighted Average Life	3 years
Unpatented technology
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	$ 91,129	78,562
Amortized intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization	(47,751)	(42,745)
Amortized intangible assets - Net	$ 43,378	35,817
Amortized intangible assets - Weighted Average Life	10 years
Other
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	$ 6,539	6,554
Amortized intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization	(5,899)	(5,579)
Amortized intangible assets - Net	$ 640	975
Amortized intangible assets - Weighted Average Life	10 years
Banjo trade name
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite lived intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	$ 62,100	62,100
Indefinite lived intangible assets - Net	62,100	62,100
Akron Brass trade name
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite lived intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount	28,800	0
Indefinite lived intangible assets - Net	$ 28,800	$ 0

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Reporting unit, percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount					70.00%
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 12,300	$ 10,200	$ 23,146	$ 20,137
Intangible assets, amortization expense
Remaining of 2016	21,400		21,400
2017	34,400		34,400
2018	25,600		25,600
2019	24,000		24,000
2020	$ 23,300		$ 23,300
Banjo trade name
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Reporting unit, percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount					20.00%
IOP reporting unit
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Reporting unit, percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount					20.00%

Accrued Expenses (Components of Accrued Expenses) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Payroll and related items	$ 56,468	$ 67,209
Management incentive compensation	10,731	12,599
Income taxes payable	13,101	3,836
Insurance	9,265	9,505
Warranty	6,036	7,936
Deferred revenue	11,820	9,885
Restructuring	2,379	6,636
Liability for uncertain tax positions	4,113	3,498
Accrued interest	1,824	1,230
Contingent consideration for acquisition	0	4,705
Other	25,671	26,633
Total accrued expenses	$ 141,408	$ 153,672

Other Noncurrent Liabilities (Components of Noncurrent Liabilities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Pension and retiree medical obligations	$ 86,182	$ 76,190
Liability for uncertain tax positions	3,518	4,252
Deferred revenue	2,041	3,763
Other	15,772	18,160
Total other noncurrent liabilities	$ 107,513	$ 102,365

- Definition

The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

+ References + Details

Borrowings (Schedule of Borrowings) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 1,061,654	$ 847,436
Less current portion	1,233	1,087
Less deferred debt issuance costs	4,778	5,203
Less unaccreted debt discount	1,318	1,439
Total long-term borrowings	1,054,325	839,707
Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving Facility	210,000	195,000
Senior Notes \| 4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings	300,000	300,000
Senior Notes \| 4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings	350,000	350,000
Senior Notes \| 3.2% Senior Notes, due June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings	100,000	0
Senior Notes \| 3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings	100,000	0
Other borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other borrowings	$ 1,654	$ 2,436

Borrowings (Schedule of Borrowings 1) (Detail)	Jun. 30, 2016
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.20%
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.50%
3.2% Senior Notes, due June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.20%
3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.37%

Borrowings (Additional Information) (Detail)		6 Months Ended
Borrowings (Additional Information) (Detail)	Jun. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) covenant	Jun. 13, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Required percent for prepayment amount of aggregate principal amount			5.00%
Revolving Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current borrowings under revolving facility		$ 210,000,000		$ 195,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit		7,900,000
Revolving Facility, amount available to borrow		$ 482,100,000
Number of financial covenants \| covenant		2
Senior Notes \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio		3.0
Senior Notes \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Limitation of outstanding principal of higher preference debt as percent of consolidated assets		15.00%
Leverage ratio		3.50
Other borrowings
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Other borrowings		$ 1,654,000		$ 2,436,000
Other borrowings \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		0.62%
Other borrowings \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		2.83%
3.2% Senior Notes, due June 2023
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.20%
3.2% Senior Notes, due June 2023 \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 100,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.20%
3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.37%
3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025 \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 100,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.37%
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.50%
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.20%
Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 700,000,000
Expiration date	Jun. 23, 2020
Extension period	1 year
Aggregate lending commitments	$ 350,000,000
Applicable margin over LIBOR		1.10%
Effective percentage		1.56%
Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin over LIBOR		0.005%
Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin over LIBOR		1.50%
Credit Agreement \| Letters Of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	75,000,000
Credit Agreement \| Swing line Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000

Derivative Instruments (Additional Information) (Detail) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Amortization of interest expense	$ 758	$ 860
Amount to be recognized from hedged transactions within 12 months, approximate	$ 6,700
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes			4.20%
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes			4.50%
Interest Rate Contract
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of instruments held \| instrument			2
Interest Rate Exchange Agreement Expiring 2010 and 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
Amortization of interest expense			$ 68,900
Term of amortized interest expense, years			10 years

Fair Value Measurements (Schedule of Company Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value on Recurring Basis) (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market investment	$ 24,793	$ 21,931
Available for sale securities	5,358	4,794
Contingent consideration		(4,705)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market investment	24,793	21,931
Available for sale securities	5,358	4,794
Contingent consideration		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market investment	0	0
Available for sale securities	0	0
Contingent consideration		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market investment	0	0
Available for sale securities	$ 0	0
Contingent consideration		$ (4,705)

Fair Value Measurements (Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of our revolving facility and senior debt	$ 1,105.7	$ 1,105.7
Carrying value of our revolving facility and senior debt	1,058.7	1,058.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Change in amount of contingent consideration, liability	$ 1.0	$ 4.7
3.2% Senior Notes, due June 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.20%	3.20%
3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.37%	3.37%
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.50%	4.50%
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.20%	4.20%
Accrued Expenses
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration			$ 4.7
Change in amount of contingent consideration, liability		$ 4.7

Restructuring (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring reserve	$ 2,379	$ 6,636

Restructuring (Restructuring Accruals) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance at January 1, 2016	$ 6,636
Payments, utilization and other	(4,257)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$ 2,379

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Total other comprehensive income (loss), Pre-tax	$ (24,412)	$ 26,725	$ (5,478)	$ (26,965)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), Tax	(947)	(1,036)	(1,896)	(2,073)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(25,359)	25,689	(7,374)	(29,038)
Cumulative translation adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Total other comprehensive income (loss), Pre-tax	(27,043)	23,743	(10,826)	(32,894)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), Tax	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(27,043)	23,743	(10,826)	(32,894)
Pension and other postretirement adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Total other comprehensive income (loss), Pre-tax	912	1,215	1,905	2,390
Total other comprehensive income (loss), Tax	(321)	(395)	(643)	(790)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	591	820	1,262	1,600
Reclassification adjustments for derivatives
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Total other comprehensive income (loss), Pre-tax	1,719	1,767	3,443	3,539
Total other comprehensive income (loss), Tax	(626)	(641)	(1,253)	(1,283)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 1,093	$ 1,126	$ 2,190	$ 2,256

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ (131,082)	$ (121,706)	$ (251,860)	$ (245,990)
Interest expense	(11,205)	(10,584)	(21,694)	(21,181)
Provision for income taxes	(27,886)	(28,913)	(52,568)	(55,842)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income \| Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	912	1,215	1,905	2,390
Total before tax	912	1,215	1,905	2,390
Provision for income taxes	(321)	(395)	(643)	(790)
Total net of tax	591	820	1,262	1,600
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income \| Derivatives
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Total before tax	1,719	1,767	3,443	3,539
Interest expense	1,719	1,767	3,443	3,539
Provision for income taxes	(626)	(641)	(1,253)	(1,283)
Total net of tax	$ 1,093	$ 1,126	$ 2,190	$ 2,256

Common and Preferred Stock (Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Nov. 06, 2014	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Increase in share repurchase authorized amount	$ 300,000
Purchase of common stock (in shares)		725,993	1,490,582
Repurchase of common stock, including subsequent settlements		$ 53,900	$ 113,300
Purchase of common stock		55,971	113,592
Remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 581,100
Common stock, authorized (in shares)		150,000,000		150,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)		5,000,000		5,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)		0		0
October Settlement
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Purchase of common stock		$ 200	$ 2,300

Share Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation cost		$ 14.3
Weighted-average period of total unrecognized compensation cost, in years		1 year 6 months
Unvested Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation cost		$ 10.4
Weighted-average period of total unrecognized compensation cost, in years		1 year 1 month 6 days
Performance Shares Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares	87,600
Total unrecognized compensation cost		$ 10.1
Weighted-average period of total unrecognized compensation cost, in years		1 year 1 month 6 days

Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Weighted Average Option Fair Values and Assumptions (Detail) - Stock Option - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value of grants	$ 20.60	$ 19.49	$ 18.41	$ 20.39
Dividend yield	1.63%	1.65%	1.70%	1.42%
Volatility	29.62%	29.87%	29.71%	29.94%
Risk-free interest rate, minimum	0.60%	0.26%	0.53%	0.23%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum	2.56%	3.11%	2.50%	2.75%
Expected life (in years)	5 years 10 months 28 days	5 years 10 months 24 days	5 years 10 months 28 days	5 years 10 months 24 days

Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Compensation Cost for Stock Options (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 11,603	$ 11,802
Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 1,654	$ 1,618	4,068	4,040
Income tax benefit	(526)	(502)	(1,286)	(1,269)
Total expense after income taxes	1,128	1,116	2,782	2,771
Stock Option \| Cost of goods sold
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	143	124	262	350
Stock Option \| Selling, general and administrative expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 1,511	$ 1,494	$ 3,806	$ 3,690

Share-Based Compensation - Stock Options Activity (Detail) - Stock Option - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)	2,266,433
Granted (in shares)	549,815
Exercised (in shares)	(393,142)
Forfeited/Expired (in shares)	(64,874)
Ending balance (in shares)	2,358,232	2,266,433
Vested and expected to vest (in shares)	2,204,293
Exercisable (in shares)	1,211,400
Weighted Average Price
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)	$ 54.05
Granted, Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)	74.80
Exercised, Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)	43.03
Forfeited/Expired, Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)	71.49
Ending Balance, Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)	$ 60.25	$ 54.05
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	7 years 1 month 13 days	6 years 6 months 29 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Stock options outstanding, Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 51,540,880	$ 51,918,028
Vested and expected to vest , Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)	$ 59.23
Exercisable, Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)	$ 47.70
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term, Vested and expected to vest	6 years 11 months 23 days
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term, Exercisable	5 years 6 months 7 days
Stock options, vested and expected to vest aggregate intrinsic value	$ 50,424,569
Stock options, exercisable aggregate intrinsic value	$ 41,674,285

Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Units Activity (Detail) - Restricted Stock	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares
Shares
Unvested, Beginning balance (in shares) \| shares	272,755
Granted (in shares) \| shares	60,120
Vested (in shares) \| shares	(100,972)
Forfeited (in shares) \| shares	(13,420)
Unvested, Ending balance (in shares) \| shares	218,483
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested, Beginning balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 65.90
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	75.01
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	51.41
Forfeited (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	73.83
Unvested, Ending balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 74.61

Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Compensation Cost for Restricted Stock Units (Details) - Restricted Stock - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	$ 1,101	$ 1,350	$ 2,759	$ 3,768
Income tax benefit	(324)	(365)	(837)	(1,054)
Total expense after income taxes	777	985	1,922	2,714
Cost of goods sold
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	133	94	261	255
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	$ 968	$ 1,256	$ 2,498	$ 3,513

Share-Based Compensation - Cash-settled Restricted Stock Activity (Details) - Cash-settled Restricted Stock	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares
Shares
Unvested, Beginning balance (in shares) \| shares	110,860
Granted (in shares) \| shares	39,450
Vested (in shares) \| shares	(35,750)
Forfeited (in shares) \| shares	(7,340)
Unvested, Ending balance (in shares) \| shares	107,220
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested, Beginning balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 76.61
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	82.10
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	72.41
Forfeited (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	82.10
Unvested, Ending balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 82.10

Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Compensation Cost for Cash-settled Restricted Stock (Details) - Cash-settled Restricted Stock - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	$ 592	$ 711	$ 1,281	$ 1,469
Income tax benefit	(86)	(107)	(184)	(224)
Total expense after income taxes	506	604	1,097	1,245
Cost of goods sold
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	131	226	320	544
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	$ 461	$ 485	$ 961	$ 925

Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Weighted Average Performance Share Units Fair Values and Assumptions (Detail) - Performance Shares Units - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value of grants	$ 111.42	$ 95.07
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Volatility	17.99%	19.14%
Risk-free interest rate	0.89%	1.01%
Expected life (in years)	2 years 10 months 10 days	2 years 10 months 10 days

Share-Based Compensation - Performance Share Unit Activity (Details) - Performance Shares Units	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares
Shares
Unvested, Beginning balance (in shares) \| shares	146,275
Granted (in shares) \| shares	85,130
Vested (in shares) \| shares	0
Forfeited (in shares) \| shares	(1,065)
Unvested, Ending balance (in shares) \| shares	230,340
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested, Beginning balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 94.80
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	111.42
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	0.00
Forfeited (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	94.74
Unvested, Ending balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 100.95

Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Compensation Cost for Performance Share Units (Details) - Performance Shares Units - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	$ 1,815	$ 1,183	$ 3,496	$ 2,525
Income tax benefit	(633)	(408)	(1,168)	(838)
Total expense after income taxes	1,182	775	2,328	1,687
Cost of goods sold
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Total expense before income taxes	$ 1,815	$ 1,183	$ 3,496	$ 2,525

Retirement Benefits (Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Plans) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
U.S.
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 294	$ 376	$ 588	$ 751
Interest cost	747	937	1,494	1,875
Expected return on plan assets	(1,175)	(1,248)	(2,350)	(2,496)
Net amortization	827	855	1,654	1,679
Net periodic benefit cost	693	920	1,386	1,809
Non-U.S.
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost	304	376	603	757
Interest cost	355	433	705	868
Expected return on plan assets	(220)	(280)	(439)	(556)
Net amortization	243	470	481	929
Net periodic benefit cost	682	999	1,350	1,998
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost	181	169	313	338
Interest cost	224	209	398	418
Net amortization	(154)	(111)	(308)	(219)
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 251	$ 267	$ 403	$ 537

Retirement Benefits (Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions by employer	$ 2.2
Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contribution for next fiscal year		$ 6.1
Expected contributions in current fiscal year	5.4
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contribution for next fiscal year		$ 0.9
Expected contributions in current fiscal year	$ 0.9

Income Taxes (Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes	$ 27,886,000	$ 28,913,000	$ 52,568,000	$ 55,842,000
Effective tax rate	26.90%	29.40%	26.80%	29.20%
Minimum
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Line Items]
Reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits over next 12 months	$ 0		$ 0
Maximum
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Line Items]
Reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits over next 12 months	$ 4,100,000		$ 4,100,000

Subsequent Events (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions					12 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2016 JPY (¥)
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Melles Griot KK
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revenues						$ 19
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Hydra-Stop product line
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revenues						11
AWG Fittings GmbH (AWG)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revenues						40
SFC-Koenig AG (SFC)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revenues					€ 57	$ 63
Subsequent Event \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Melles Griot KK
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Disposal group, consideration							$ 19	¥ 2
Subsequent Event \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Hydra-Stop product line
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Disposal group, consideration							15
Disposal group, contingent consideration							$ 2
Subsequent Event \| AWG Fittings GmbH (AWG)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price, cash paid			€ 46	$ 51
Subsequent Event \| SFC-Koenig AG (SFC)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price, cash paid	€ 217	$ 240
Subsequent Event \| SFC-Koenig AG (SFC) \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected closing period	30 days	30 days
Subsequent Event \| SFC-Koenig AG (SFC) \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected closing period	45 days	45 days

Business Segments (Additional Information) (Detail)	6 Months Ended
Business Segments (Additional Information) (Detail)	Jun. 30, 2016 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable business segments	3