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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2015, by reportable business segment, were as follows:
| Fluid & Metering Technologies |  | Health & Science Technologies |  | Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 524,149 |  |  | $ | 563,465 |  |  | $ | 233,663 |  |  | $ | 1,321,277 |
Foreign currency translation | (9,388 | ) |  | (5,209 | ) |  | (12,912 | ) |  | (27,509 | )
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 514,761 |  |  | $ | 558,256 |  |  | $ | 220,751 |  |  | $ | 1,293,768 |
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 March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
| At March 31, 2015 |  |  |  | At December 31, 2014
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Weighted Average Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents | $ | 10,062 |  |  | $ | (5,541 | ) |  | $ | 4,521 |  |  | 11 |  | $ | 10,016 |  |  | $ | (5,313 | ) |  | $ | 4,703 |
Trade names | 102,228 |  |  | (33,778 | ) |  | 68,450 |  |  | 16 |  | 104,118 |  |  | (32,881 | ) |  | 71,237 |
Customer relationships | 213,427 |  |  | (124,939 | ) |  | 88,488 |  |  | 11 |  | 222,486 |  |  | (126,193 | ) |  | 96,293 |
Non-compete agreements | 793 |  |  | (661 | ) |  | 132 |  |  | 3 |  | 840 |  |  | (636 | ) |  | 204 |
Unpatented technology | 68,309 |  |  | (36,392 | ) |  | 31,917 |  |  | 11 |  | 69,760 |  |  | (35,165 | ) |  | 34,595 |
Other | 7,027 |  |  | (5,176 | ) |  | 1,851 |  |  | 10 |  | 7,034 |  |  | (5,002 | ) |  | 2,032 |
Total amortized intangible assets | 401,846 |  |  | (206,487 | ) |  | 195,359 |  |  |  |  | 414,254 |  |  | (205,190 | ) |  | 209,064 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banjo trade name | 62,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  |  | 62,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,100 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 463,946 |  |  | $ | (206,487 | ) |  | $ | 257,459 |  |  |  |  | $ | 476,354 |  |  | $ | (205,190 | ) |  | $ | 271,164 |

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