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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, by reportable business segment, were as follows:
| Fluid & Metering Technologies |  | Health & Science Technologies |  | Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | 528,044 |  |  | $ | 571,675 |  |  | $ | 249,737 |  |  | $ | 1,349,456 |
Foreign currency translation | (7,568 | ) |  | (2,829 | ) |  | (10,493 | ) |  | (20,890 | )
Acquisitions | 7,787 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,787 |
Balance at September 30, 2014 | $ | 528,263 |  |  | $ | 568,846 |  |  | $ | 239,244 |  |  | $ | 1,336,353 |
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 asset at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
| At September 30, 2014 |  |  |  | At December 31, 2013
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Weighted Average Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents | $ | 9,996 |  |  | $ | (5,108 | ) |  | $ | 4,888 |  |  | 11 |  | $ | 10,673 |  |  | $ | (5,179 | ) |  | $ | 5,494 |
Trade names | 106,545 |  |  | (32,829 | ) |  | 73,716 |  |  | 16 |  | 104,582 |  |  | (28,310 | ) |  | 76,272 |
Customer relationships | 242,567 |  |  | (138,562 | ) |  | 104,005 |  |  | 11 |  | 242,674 |  |  | (121,092 | ) |  | 121,582 |
Non-compete agreements | 3,026 |  |  | (2,744 | ) |  | 282 |  |  | 3 |  | 3,769 |  |  | (3,272 | ) |  | 497 |
Unpatented technology | 75,209 |  |  | (38,050 | ) |  | 37,159 |  |  | 11 |  | 75,528 |  |  | (32,905 | ) |  | 42,623 |
Other | 7,034 |  |  | (4,828 | ) |  | 2,206 |  |  | 10 |  | 6,958 |  |  | (4,299 | ) |  | 2,659 |
Total amortized intangible assets | 444,377 |  |  | (222,121 | ) |  | 222,256 |  |  |  |  | 444,184 |  |  | (195,057 | ) |  | 249,127 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banjo trade name | 62,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  |  | 62,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,100 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 506,477 |  |  | $ | (222,121 | ) |  | $ | 284,356 |  |  |  |  | $ | 506,284 |  |  | $ | (195,057 | ) |  | $ | 311,227 |

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