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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Property, Plant, and Equipment, Useful Life | Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is calculated on a straight line basis over the following estimated useful lives:
Land improvement and buildings | 10 - 40 years
Machinery and equipment | 5 - 10 years
Software | 3 - 7 years
Furniture and fixtures | 3 - 7 years
Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life | The estimated useful lives over which each intangible class is amortized is as follows:
Customer relationships | 8 - 20 years
Patents | 17 years
Technology | 15 years
Trade names | 5 - 20 years
Other | 5 - 8 years
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated | The following table disaggregates the Company's net sales from contracts with customers by segment:
Net Sales
(In millions) | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Water Systems |  |  |  |  |
External sales |  |  |  |  |
United States & Canada | $ | 607.9 |  |  | $ | 586.6 |  |  | $ | 636.0 |
Latin America | 204.7 |  |  | 170.9 |  |  | 174.2 |
Europe, Middle East & Africa | 218.1 |  |  | 211.4 |  |  | 198.3 |
Asia Pacific | 100.9 |  |  | 93.2 |  |  | 86.8 |
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |
United States & Canada | 124.8 |  |  | 121.9 |  |  | 108.4 |
Total sales | 1,256.4 |  |  | 1,184.0 |  |  | 1,203.7 |
Distribution |  |  |  |  |
External sales |  |  |  |  |
United States & Canada | 700.7 |  |  | 685.5 |  |  | 673.3 |
Total sales | 700.7 |  |  | 685.5 |  |  | 673.3 |
Energy Systems |  |  |  |  |
External sales |  |  |  |  |
United States & Canada | 229.0 |  |  | 212.4 |  |  | 220.9 |
All other | 70.0 |  |  | 61.3 |  |  | 75.6 |
Total sales | 299.0 |  |  | 273.7 |  |  | 296.5 |
Intersegment Eliminations/Other | (124.8) |  |  | (121.9) |  |  | (108.4) |
Consolidated | $ | 2,131.3 |  |  | $ | 2,021.3 |  |  | $ | 2,065.1 |

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