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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Detailed Information Regarding Business Segments |
| Year Ended September 30, |
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| 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ |  | 635,253 |  |  | $ |  | 686,581 |  |  | $ |  |  | 533,339 |
Process Control Systems |  | 39,519 |  |  |  | 30,613 |  |  |  | 29,058 |
Total | $ |  | 674,772 |  |  | $ |  | 717,194 |  |  | $ |  |  | 562,397 |
Gross profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ |  | 137,756 |  |  | $ |  | 132,458 |  |  | $ |  |  | 91,730 |
Process Control Systems |  | 9,080 |  |  |  | 7,480 |  |  |  | 8,200 |
Total | $ |  | 146,836 |  |  | $ |  | 139,938 |  |  | $ |  |  | 99,930 |
Income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ |  | 49,421 |  |  | $ |  | 48,055 |  |  | $ |  |  | 3,888 |
Process Control Systems |  | 1,311 |  |  |  | 179 |  |  |  | 109 |
Total | $ |  | 50,7 32 |  |  | $ |  | 48,234 |  |  | $ |  |  | 3,997 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ |  | 10,103 |  |  | $ |  | 13,010 |  |  | $ |  |  | 15,188 |
Process Control Systems |  | 87 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 162 |
Total | $ |  | 10,1 90 |  |  | $ |  | 13,065 |  |  | $ |  |  | 15,350 |
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated |
| September 30, |
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| 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Segment assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Power Products | $ |  | 334,169 |  |  | $ |  | 319,215 |
Process Control Systems |  | 17,083 |  |  |  | 14,5 40 |
Corporate |  | 179,651 |  |  |  | 114,5 57 |
Total | $ |  | 530,903 |  |  | $ |  | 448,31 2 |
Schedule of Revenues from External Customers by Geographical Areas |
| Year Ended September 30, |
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| 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Europe (including former Soviet Union) | $ |  | 753 |  |  | $ |  | 24,857 |  |  | $ |  | 7,107 |
Far East |  | 36,965 |  |  |  | 14,865 |  |  |  | 17,172 |
Middle East and Africa |  | 86,470 |  |  |  | 79,781 |  |  |  | 46,304 |
North, Central and South America (excluding U.S.) |  | 145,470 |  |  |  | 184,935 |  |  |  | 112,949 |
United States |  | 405,114 |  |  |  | 412,756 |  |  |  | 378,865 |
Total revenues | $ |  | 674,772 |  |  | $ |  | 717,194 |  |  | $ |  | 562,397 |
Schedule of Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas |
| September 30, |
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| 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ |  | 96,918 |  |  | $ |  | 60,012 |
United Kingdom |  | 5,894 |  |  |  | 6,238 |
Canada |  | 41,777 |  |  |  | 12,402 |
Total | $ |  | 144,589 |  |  | $ |  | 78,652 |

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