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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Business Segments [Abstract] |
Detailed information regarding business segments |
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Revenues: |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ 686,581 | $ 533,339 | $ 517,069
Process Control Systems | 30,613 | 29,058 | 33,623
Total | $ 717,194 | $ 562,397 | $ 550,692
Gross profit: |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ 132,458 | $ 91,730 | $ 129,780
Process Control Systems | 7,480 | 8,200 | 12,277
Total | $ 139,938 | $ 99,930 | $ 142,057
Income before income taxes: |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ 48,055 | $ 3,888 | $ 41,378
Process Control Systems | 179 | 109 | 3,683
Total | $ 48,234 | $ 3,997 | $ 45,061
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ 13,010 | $ 15,188 | $ 13,453
Process Control Systems | 55 | 162 | 177
Total | $ 13,065 | $ 15,350 | $ 13,630
Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers By Geographical Areas |
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Europe (including former Soviet Union) | $ 24,857 | $ 7,107 | $ 25,174
Far East | 14,865 | 17,172 | 24,998
Middle East and Africa | 79,781 | 46,304 | 25,880
North, Central and South America (excluding U.S.) | 184,935 | 112,949 | 81,506
United States | 412,756 | 378,865 | 393,134
Total revenues | $ 717,194 | $ 562,397 | $ 550,692
Schedule Of Long-Lived Assets, By Geographical Areas |
| September 30,
| 2012 | 2011
Long-lived assets: |  |
United States | $ 60,012 | $ 47,966
United Kingdom | 6,238 | 6,409
Canada | 12,402 | 5,262
Total | $ 78,652 | $ 59,637

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