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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
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, 2017, by reportable business segment, were as follows:
| Fluid & Metering Technologies |  | Health & Science Technologies |  | Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 573,437 |  |  | $ | 699,299 |  |  | $ | 359,856 |  |  | $ | 1,632,592 |
Foreign currency translation | 14,295 |  |  | 19,117 |  |  | 16,185 |  |  | 49,597 |
Acquisition adjustments | — |  |  | (2,421 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,421 | )
Balance at September 30, 2017 | $ | 587,732 |  |  | $ | 715,995 |  |  | $ | 376,041 |  |  | $ | 1,679,768 |
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 assets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
| At September 30, 2017 |  |  |  | At December 31, 2016
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Weighted Average Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents | $ | 9,675 |  |  | $ | (7,008 | ) |  | $ | 2,667 |  |  | 11 |  | $ | 9,856 |  |  | $ | (6,635 | ) |  | $ | 3,221 |
Trade names | 117,585 |  |  | (49,474 | ) |  | 68,111 |  |  | 16 |  | 113,428 |  |  | (42,653 | ) |  | 70,775 |
Customer relationships | 309,693 |  |  | (115,313 | ) |  | 194,380 |  |  | 13 |  | 369,087 |  |  | (161,065 | ) |  | 208,022 |
Unpatented technology | 88,065 |  |  | (29,559 | ) |  | 58,506 |  |  | 13 |  | 106,747 |  |  | (44,516 | ) |  | 62,231 |
Other | 839 |  |  | (550 | ) |  | 289 |  |  | 10 |  | 6,527 |  |  | (6,172 | ) |  | 355 |
Total amortized intangible assets | 525,857 |  |  | (201,904 | ) |  | 323,953 |  |  |  |  | 605,645 |  |  | (261,041 | ) |  | 344,604 |
Indefinite lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banjo trade name | 62,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  |  | 62,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,100 |
Akron Brass trade name | 28,800 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,800 |  |  |  |  | 28,800 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,800 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 616,757 |  |  | $ | (201,904 | ) |  | $ | 414,853 |  |  |  |  | $ | 696,545 |  |  | $ | (261,041 | ) |  | $ | 435,504 |

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