BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Sales And Earnings Before Income Tax

The table below is presented on the basis of continuing operations and excludes discontinued operations.

(In thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
NET SALES
USG	$	26,597		25,666		79,059		80,418
Test		36,562		41,815		112,678		131,652
Filtration		53,763		50,951		153,741		143,078
Consolidated totals	$	116,922		118,432		345,478		355,148

EBIT
USG	$	5,132		9,203		14,735		19,894
Test		3,844		2,395		6,922		9,117
Filtration		10,689		11,228		30,384		28,932
Corporate (loss)		(8,254)		(6,285)		(20,855)		(18,399)
Consolidated EBIT		11,411		16,541		31,186		39,544
Less: Interest expense		(778)		(1,014)		(1,997)		(1,989)
Earnings before income taxes	$	10,633		15,527		29,189		37,555

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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