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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill |
|  | Fluid & Metering Technologies |  |  | Health & Science Technologies |  |  | Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2011(1) |  | $ | 541,640 |  |  | $ | 648,906 |  |  | $ | 240,820 |  |  | $ | 1,431,366 |
Acquisition adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,424 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,424 |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 3,856 |  |  |  | 1,511 |  |  |  | 4,003 |  |  |  | 9,370 |
Balance at March 31, 2012 |  | $ | 545,496 |  |  | $ | 651,841 |  |  | $ | 244,823 |  |  | $ | 1,442,160 |
(1) | Revised to reflect the movement of the Dispensing Equipment segment to the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment and the transfer of $20.6 million of goodwill related to the movement of our Trebor business unit within the Health & Science Technologies segment to the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment.
Schedule Of Gross Carrying Value And Accumulated Amortization For Each Major Class Of Intangible Asset |
|  | At March 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  | At December 31, 2011 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Weighted Average Life |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
|  | (In thousands) |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents |  | $ | 10,499 |  |  | $ | (3,512 | ) |  | $ | 6,987 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | $ | 11,506 |  |  | $ | (4,315 | ) |  | $ | 7,191 |
Trade names |  |  | 73,502 |  |  |  | (19,504 | ) |  |  | 53,998 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 72,823 |  |  |  | (18,205 | ) |  |  | 54,618 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 222,597 |  |  |  | (76,092 | ) |  |  | 146,505 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 221,076 |  |  |  | (69,280 | ) |  |  | 151,796 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 3,205 |  |  |  | (2,583 | ) |  |  | 622 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4,801 |  |  |  | (4,053 | ) |  |  | 748 |
Unpatented technology |  |  | 71,313 |  |  |  | (17,893 | ) |  |  | 53,420 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 70,741 |  |  |  | (15,617 | ) |  |  | 55,124 |
Other |  |  | 6,595 |  |  |  | (3,124 | ) |  |  | 3,471 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 6,793 |  |  |  | (3,156 | ) |  |  | 3637 |
Total amortized intangible assets |  |  | 387,711 |  |  |  | (122,708 | ) |  |  | 265,003 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387,740 |  |  |  | (114,626 | ) |  |  | 273,114 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banjo trade name |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 62,100 |
CVI Melles Griot trade name |  |  | 47,008 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 47,008 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,008 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 47,008 |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 496,819 |  |  | $ | (122,708 | ) |  | $ | 374,111 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 496,848 |  |  | $ | (114,626 | ) |  | $ | 382,222 |

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