Acquisitions Acquisition (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	Acquisitions During the nine months ended September 28, 2018, the Company completed two acquisitions in the Air & Gas Handling segment for net cash consideration of $35.9 million. During the same period, the Company also completed an acquisition in the Fabrication Technology segment for net cash consideration of $38.2 million. All three acquisitions are subject to certain purchase price adjustments. On October 1, 2018, the Company acquired Gas Control Equipment Group AB (“GCE”) for cash consideration of $216.1 million, subject to purchase price adjustments. The acquisition will be integrated into the Fabrication Technology reporting segment, improving scale and customer reach in Europe, and increasing presence in specialty gas applications. For the twelve months ended September 28, 2018, GCE had revenues of approximately $120 million.

Acquisitions Acquisition (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2018

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Acquisitions

During the nine months ended September 28, 2018, the Company completed two acquisitions in the Air & Gas Handling segment for net cash consideration of $35.9 million. During the same period, the Company also completed an acquisition in the Fabrication Technology segment for net cash consideration of $38.2 million. All three acquisitions are subject to certain purchase price adjustments.

On October 1, 2018, the Company acquired Gas Control Equipment Group AB (“GCE”) for cash consideration of $216.1 million, subject to purchase price adjustments. The acquisition will be integrated into the Fabrication Technology reporting segment, improving scale and customer reach in Europe, and increasing presence in specialty gas applications. For the twelve months ended September 28, 2018, GCE had revenues of approximately $120 million.