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Dec. 06, 2010 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jul. 15, 2011 USD ($) | Jun. 27, 2011 | Apr. 15, 2010 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member] | Apr. 15, 2010 Minimum [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member] | Apr. 15, 2010 Maximum [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 Letters of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 Swing Line Loans [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 Term Loan [Member] USD ($) | Apr. 18, 2008 Term Loan [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 IDEX UK Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 IDEX UK Ltd [Member] GBP (£) | Jun. 30, 2011 Fluid Management Europe B.V.,[Member] USD ($) | Jun. 09, 2010 2.58% Senior Euro Notes [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 09, 2010 2.58% Senior Euro Notes [Member] EUR (€) | Jun. 30, 2011 2.58% Senior Euro Notes [Member] | Dec. 06, 2010 4.5 % Senior Notes [Member] USD ($) | Apr. 15, 2010 4.5 % Senior Notes [Member] USD ($) years | Jun. 30, 2011 4.5 % Senior Notes [Member]
Revolving facility closing date |  | June 27, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Replaced credit facility due to expire |  | $ 600,000,000 | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Replaced credit facility expiration date |  | December 2011 | December 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving facility principal amount |  |  | 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000 | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving facility expiration date |  |  | June 27, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate commitments of designated borrowers under the Credit Facility |  | 950,000,000 | 950,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowings under revolving facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  | 19,200,000 | 12,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin over LIBOR |  | 1.05% | 1.05% |  |  |  |  | 0.875% |  | 1.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual credit facility fee basis point rate spread over LIBOR |  | 20 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net available borrowing under Revolving Facility |  | 318,800,000 | 318,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior bank term loan agreement amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current amount outstanding of unsecured senior bank term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior unsecured long term debt basis point spread over LIBOR, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior unsecured long term debt basis point spread over LIBOR, maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin, basis point spread over LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate exchange agreement expiration date |  | December 2011 | December 2011 | December 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | 82,000,000 | 82,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating-rate debt converted into fixed-rate debt |  | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current margin, basis point spread over LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of private placement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,800,000 | 81,000,000 |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.58% | 2.58% |  | 4.50% |  |
Debt instrument maturity period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 9, 2015 | June 9, 2015 |  | December 15, 2020 |  |
Debt instrument maximum amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Repayment, minimum percentage outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000 |  |
Net proceeds from debt offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 295,700,000 |  |
Debt offering initial discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 |  |
Interest rate contract settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,000,000 |
Interest rate contract settlement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |
Interest rate contract settlement, interest rate, effective percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 3.25 to 1.0 |  |  | 3.0 to 1 |  | 3.25 to 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt offering underwriting commission |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |
Estimated offering expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |
Outstanding repayment of indebtedness | 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent percentage of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101.00%
Interest rate contract with notional amount |  |  |  |  | 350,000,000 |  | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Facility |  | $ 374,200,000 | $ 374,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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