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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 25, 2015 | Jun. 26, 2015 | Mar. 27, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 26, 2014 | Jun. 27, 2014 | Mar. 28, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Net sales |  | $ 1,061,464 | $ 969,144 | $ 1,025,375 | $ 911,070 | $ 1,206,356 |  | $ 1,164,453 | $ 1,199,336 | $ 1,054,331 | $ 3,967,053 | [1] | $ 4,624,476 | [1] | $ 4,207,209 | [1]
Income before income taxes | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236,902 |  | 358,248 |  | 302,795 |
Interest expense | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,743 |  | 51,305 |  | 103,597 |
Restructuring and other related charges | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,177 |  | 58,121 |  | 35,502 |
Segment Operating Income | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 345,822 |  | 467,674 |  | 441,894 |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 154,542 |  | 174,724 |  | 119,258 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,877 |  | 84,458 |  | 71,482 |
Equity Method Investments |  | 45,911 |  |  |  | 52,496 |  |  |  |  | 45,911 |  | 52,496 |  |  |
Assets |  | 6,732,919 |  |  |  | 7,211,517 | [3] |  |  |  | 6,732,919 |  | 7,211,517 | [3] |  |
Gas and Fluid Handling [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,981,816 |  | 2,329,598 |  | 2,104,048 |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 194,469 |  | 254,240 |  | 270,708 |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,457 |  | 96,763 |  | 62,792 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,303 |  | 32,558 |  | 37,995 |
Equity Method Investments |  | 3,805 |  |  |  | 7,085 |  |  |  |  | 3,805 |  | 7,085 |  |  |
Assets |  | 3,482,471 |  |  |  | 3,648,860 | [3] |  |  |  | 3,482,471 |  | 3,648,860 | [3] |  |
Fabrication Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,985,237 |  | 2,294,878 |  | 2,103,161 |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198,337 |  | 265,813 |  | 219,634 |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84,913 |  | 76,406 |  | 55,339 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,261 |  | 47,955 |  | 33,437 |
Equity Method Investments |  | 42,106 |  |  |  | 45,411 |  |  |  |  | 42,106 |  | 45,411 |  |  |
Assets |  | 3,157,078 |  |  |  | 3,470,426 | [3] |  |  |  | 3,157,078 |  | 3,470,426 | [3] |  |
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46,984) |  | (52,379) |  | (48,448) |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,172 |  | 1,555 |  | 1,127 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 313 |  | 3,945 |  | $ 50 |
Assets |  | $ 93,370 |  |  |  | $ 92,231 | [3] |  |  |  | $ 93,370 |  | $ 92,231 | [3] |  |
[1] | The Company attributes revenues from external customers to individual countries based upon the country in which the sale was originated.
[2] | The following is a reconciliation of Income before income taxes to segment operating income:
[3] | During the year ended December 31, 2015 the Company retrospectively adjusted provisional amounts with respect to an acquisition completed during the three months ended June 27, 2014 to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. See Note 4, “Acquisitions” for further discussion regarding these adjustments. The Company also retrospectively adjusted amounts recorded as of December 31, 2014 for the adoption of ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-17. See Note 3, “Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements” for further discussion.

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