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Investment in Joint Venture (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Investment in Joint Venture |
Schedule of results of operations and other information of joint venture investment | EGS's results of operations and selected other information for its fiscal years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
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Net sales |  | $ | 527.0 |  | $ | 495.3 |  | $ | 445.4 |
Gross profit |  |  | 221.9 |  |  | 201.5 |  |  | 189.2 |
Net income |  |  | 87.9 |  |  | 63.7 |  |  | 62.7 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 16.7 |  |  | 11.9 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 10.4 |  |  | 10.3 |  |  | 9.6 |
Dividends received by SPX |  |  | 35.2 |  |  | 29.4 |  |  | 30.3 |
Undistributed earnings attributable to SPX Corporation |  |  | 8.4 |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 5.5 |
SPX's equity earnings in EGS |  |  | 39.0 |  |  | 28.7 |  |  | 28.8 |
Schedule of condensed balance sheet information for joint venture investment | Condensed balance sheet information of EGS as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
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Current assets |  | $ | 183.5 |  | $ | 179.7 |
Non-current assets |  |  | 339.6 |  |  | 342.5 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 116.9 |  |  | 128.0 |
Non-current liabilities |  |  | 33.0 |  |  | 30.1 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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