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CTS Corporation
(NYSE:CTS) 

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CTS Corporation manufactures and sells sensors, actuators, and connectivity components in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company provides sensors and actuators for use in passenger or commercial vehicles; connectivity components for telecommunications infrastructure, information technology, an...

Founded: 1896
Full Time Employees: 3,570
Sector: Technology
Industry: Electronic Components

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      net sales
    139,230,000 137,271,000 142,970,000 135,309,000 125,769,000 127,435,000 132,424,000 130,162,000 125,750,000 124,694,000 134,552,000 145,182,000 145,994,000 142,281,000 151,911,000 144,982,000 147,695,000 512,544,606 122,382 129,585,000 128,427,000 123,017,000 113,777,000 84,197,000 103,075,000 115,040,000 115,651,000 120,684,000 117,625,000 119,722,590 118,859,000 118,021,000 113,530,000 422,680,917 106,243,000 105,686,000 100,154,000 101,288,905 99,697,000 98,693,000 96,705,000 -195,746,000 90,646 100,071,000 98,311,000 99,957,000 102,980,000 100,706,000 -51,175,000 159,563,000 151,561,000 149,512,000 137,357,000 154,294,000 146,969,000 146,070,000 146,919,000 151,518,000 145,025,000 139,362,000 138,851,000 129,403,000 133,888,000 126,565,000 120,398,000 118,131,000 162,827,000 170,034,000 186,091,000 172,755,000 178,273,000 174,790,000 169,624,000 163,258,000 173,520,000 165,676,000 165,925,000 150,493,000 149,210,000 158,346,000 155,330,000 129,049,000 137,624,000 122,147,000 132,025,000 108,496,000 116,697,000 105,769,000  
      yoy
    10.70% 7.72% 7.96% 3.95% 0.02% 2.20% -1.58% -10.35% -13.87% -12.36% -11.43% 0.14% -1.15% -72.24% 124028.55% 11.88% 15.00% 316.65% -99.89% 53.91% 24.60% 6.93% -1.62% -30.23% -12.37% -3.91% -2.70% 2.26% 3.61% -71.68% 11.87% 11.67% 13.36% 317.30% 6.57% 7.09% 3.57% -151.75% 109885.00% -1.38% -1.63% -295.83% -99.91% -0.63% -292.11% -37.36% -32.05% -32.64% -137.26% 3.41% 3.12% 2.36% -6.51% 1.83% 1.34% 4.81% 5.81% 17.09% 8.32% 10.11% 15.33% 9.54% -17.77% -25.56% -35.30% -31.62% -8.66% -2.72% 9.71% 5.82% 2.74% 5.50% 2.23% 8.48% 16.29% 4.63% 6.82% 16.62% 8.42% 29.64% 17.65% 18.94% 17.93% 15.48%      
      qoq
    1.43% -3.99% 5.66% 7.59% -1.31% -3.77% 1.74% 3.51% 0.85% -7.33% -7.32% -0.56% 2.61% -6.34% 4.78% -1.84% -71.18% 418707.18% -99.91% 0.90% 4.40% 8.12% 35.13% -18.31% -10.40% -0.53% -4.17% 2.60% -1.75% 0.73% 0.71% 3.96% -73.14% 297.84% 0.53% 5.52% -1.12% 1.60% 1.02% 2.06% -149.40% -216045.55% -99.91% 1.79% -1.65% -2.94% 2.26% -296.79% -132.07% 5.28% 1.37% 8.85% -10.98% 4.98% 0.62% -0.58% -3.04% 4.48% 4.06% 0.37% 7.30% -3.35% 5.79% 5.12% 1.92% -27.45% -4.24% -8.63% 7.72% -3.10% 1.99% 3.05% 3.90% -5.91% 4.73% -0.15% 10.25% 0.86% -5.77% 1.94% 20.37% -6.23% 12.67% -7.48% 21.69% -7.03% 10.33%   
      cost of goods sold
    84,244,000 83,565,000 87,629,000 82,878,000 79,220,000 79,535,000 82,636,000 83,790,000 80,660,000 82,630,000 88,151,000 94,440,000 94,342,000 91,277,000 98,565,000 93,134,000 93,355,000 328,061,554 76,720 81,889,000 85,836,000 80,326,000 76,871,000 57,630,000 70,176,000 76,340,000 78,594,000 79,480,000 77,010,000 77,199,918 76,777,000 76,208,000 75,097,000 282,357,473 68,705,000 69,892,000 65,930,000 65,532,472 63,056,000 64,236,000 63,237,000 -128,945,000 59,200 66,698,000 66,175,000 67,458,000 69,157,000 70,091,000 89,109,500 122,034,000 116,072,000 118,332,000 110,763,000 128,356,000 124,920,000 118,610,000 119,051,000 122,358,000 115,903,000 109,393,000  98,924,000 102,940,000 100,380,000 98,520,000 98,302,000 133,081,000 136,684,000 145,938,000 138,931,000 142,656,000 140,997,000 136,680,000 132,920,000 147,590,000 136,830,000 131,945,000 118,419,000 120,224,000 126,054,000 127,115,000 102,737,000 108,707,000 97,538,000 104,571,000 84,841,000 92,177,000 84,686,000  
      gross margin
    54,986,000 53,706,000 55,341,000 52,431,000 46,549,000 47,900,000 49,788,000 46,372,000 45,090,000 42,064,000 46,401,000 50,742,000 51,652,000 51,004,000 53,346,000 51,848,000 54,340,000 184,483,052 45,662 47,696,000 42,591,000 42,691,000 36,906,000 26,567,000 32,899,000 38,700,000 37,057,000 41,204,000 40,615,000 42,522,672 42,082,000 41,813,000 38,433,000 140,323,444 37,538,000 35,794,000 34,224,000 35,756,433 36,641,000 34,457,000 33,468,000 -66,801,000 31,446                  30,340,000                             
      yoy
    18.12% 12.12% 11.15% 13.07% 3.24% 13.87% 7.30% -8.61% -12.70% -17.53% -13.02% -2.13% -4.95% -72.35% 116728.00% 8.71% 27.59% 332.14% -99.88% 79.53% 29.46% 10.31% -0.41% -35.52% -19.00% -8.99% -11.94% -1.46% 5.68% -69.70% 12.11% 16.82% 12.30% 292.44% 2.45% 3.88% 2.26% -153.53% 116420.38%                                                   
      qoq
    2.38% -2.95% 5.55% 12.64% -2.82% -3.79% 7.37% 2.84% 7.19% -9.35% -8.56% -1.76% 1.27% -4.39% 2.89% -4.59% -70.54% 403918.77% -99.90% 11.99% -0.23% 15.67% 38.92% -19.25% -14.99% 4.43% -10.06% 1.45% -4.49% 1.05% 0.64% 8.79% -72.61% 273.82% 4.87% 4.59% -4.29% -2.41% 6.34% 2.96% -150.10% -212530.83%                                                
      gross margin %
    39.49% 39.12% 38.71% 38.75% 37.01% 37.59% 37.60% 35.63% 35.86% 33.73% 34.49% 34.95% 35.38% 35.85% 35.12% 35.76% 36.79% 35.99% 37.31% 36.81% 33.16% 34.70% 32.44% 31.55% 31.92% 33.64% 32.04% 34.14% 34.53% 35.52% 35.40% 35.43% 33.85% 33.20% 35.33% 33.87% 34.17% 35.30% 36.75% 34.91% 34.61% 34.13% 34.69% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 21.85% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%  
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    25,984,000 24,798,000 27,222,000 23,077,000 23,623,000 22,185,000 22,509,000 21,332,000 22,260,000 19,477,000 18,666,000 23,694,000 21,979,000 23,491,000 24,003,000 22,238,000 21,788,000 82,537,816 19,922 20,937,000 18,325,000 19,477,000 16,883,000 14,668,000 16,759,000 18,037,000 17,774,000 17,036,000 17,522,000 18,072,559 18,450,000 19,621,000 17,372,000 71,896,030 15,915,000 15,809,000 15,246,000 15,118,541 16,048,000 15,764,000 14,872,000  12,690 15,224,000 15,711,000 13,899,000 15,813,000  7,068,000 20,765,000 20,749,000  19,387,000 19,378,000  18,343,000 18,057,000  17,366,000 17,112,000 18,283,000  18,762,000 16,494,000 15,243,000  19,353,000 20,754,000 21,506,000  20,047,000 19,821,000 20,940,000  15,745,000 17,725,000 19,924,000  16,159,000 17,697,000 17,757,000 16,017,000 16,622,000 14,816,000 14,692,000 14,694,000 14,623,000 12,848,000  
      research and development expenses
    6,634,000 5,852,000 6,901,000 6,326,000 6,190,000 5,670,000 5,031,000 6,086,000 6,601,000 5,290,000 6,321,000 6,721,000 6,586,000 5,405,000 6,207,000 6,294,000 6,194,000 23,837,830 6,454 6,029,000 5,687,000 5,664,000 5,723,000 5,522,000 7,408,000 6,113,000 6,806,000 6,257,000 6,791,000 5,784,500 6,517,000 6,476,000 6,507,000 25,127,568 6,380,000 6,049,000 6,003,000 5,607,586 6,284,000 5,967,000 6,163,000 -10,295,000 5,692 5,487,000 5,199,000 5,807,000 5,332,000 5,626,000 5,481,000 5,718,000 5,771,000 6,252,000 4,350,000 5,131,000 6,109,000 5,163,000 4,590,000 5,029,000 4,328,000 5,086,000 4,316,000 4,583,000 3,927,000 3,408,000 3,466,000 3,353,000 4,730,000 4,509,000 4,750,000 4,317,000 3,619,000 4,055,000 4,102,000 4,120,000 3,936,000 3,775,000 4,070,000 4,092,000 3,976,000 4,567,000 4,787,000 4,693,000 4,673,000 4,884,000 5,393,000 5,052,000 5,390,000 5,641,000  
      restructuring charges
    386,000 368,000 280,000 297,000 451,000 1,040,000 773,000 1,190,000 1,693,000 1,041,000 3,226,000 1,895,000 912,000 478,000 492,000 630,000 312,000 1,686,449 319 151,000 81,000 414,000 1,041,000 135,000 240,000 2,111,000 2,342,000 911,000 2,084,000 841 997,000 1,172,000 1,195,000 735.5 1,435,000 729,000                                                      
      operating earnings
    21,982,000 22,688,000 20,938,000 22,731,000 16,285,000 19,005,000 21,475,000 17,764,000 14,536,000 16,256,000 18,188,000 18,432,000 22,175,000 21,630,000 22,644,000 22,686,000 26,046,000 76,420,957 18,967 20,579,000 18,498,000 17,136,000 13,259,000 6,242,000 8,492,000 12,391,000 10,124,000 17,083,000 14,218,000 16,972,979 16,118,000 14,544,000 13,359,000 38,456,486 13,111,000 13,208,000 12,196,000 14,096,980 12,490,000 24,097,000 12,433,000 -16,251,000 -3,850 10,544,000 10,488,000 11,223,000 9,945,000 10,845,000 2,906,000 10,093,000 1,726,000 2,962,000 6,804,000 5,713,000 1,932,000 7,754,000 4,527,000 5,759,000 5,984,000 7,771,000 7,741,000 6,347,000 8,259,000 6,283,000 3,169,000 -35,540,000 3,780,000 4,885,000 13,784,000 8,381,000 9,508,000 9,917,000 7,902,000 4,948,000 6,635,250 8,192,000 9,066,000 9,283,000 9,204,000 10,321,000          
      other income:
                                                                                             
      interest expense
    -708,000 -849,500 -1,110,000 -1,121,000 -1,167,000 -735,500 -1,307,000 -833,000 -801,000 -627,250 -997,000 -818,000 -694,000 -372,500 -342,000 -602,000 -546,000   -508,000 -555,000 -654,250 -857,000 -909,000 -851,000 -436,250 -812,000 -467,000 -466,000               -653,000 -588,000 -568,000 -582,000 -613,000 -710,750 -849,000 -1,079,000 -915,000 -584,000 -626,000 -659,000 -549,000 -511,000 -492,000 -357,000 -254,000  -235,000 -263,000 -256,000 -471,000  -766,000 -931,000 -1,058,000 -1,059,000 -859,000 -869,000 -681,000 -691,000 -706,000 -803,000 -1,034,000 -1,111,000 -1,254,000 -1,582,000 -1,717,000 -1,118,000 -1,590,000 -1,533,000 -1,678,000 -2,139,000 -1,899,000 -1,972,000  
      interest income
    480,000 400,750 535,000 622,000 447,000 950,000 973,000 1,441,000 1,386,000 771,750 952,000 1,072,000 1,063,000 152,500 167,000 263,000 180,000   257,000 202,000 213,000 217,000 304,000 331,000 349,000 524,000 440,000 432,000               853,000 788,000 707,000 688,000 564,000 325,250 442,000 446,000 413,000 425,000 467,000 449,000 359,000 276,000 196,000 146,000 105,000  53,000 38,000 17,000 31,000 70,000 247,000 316,000 380,000 478,000 590,000 497,000 486,000 479,000 412,000 199,000 198,000 125,000 239,000 396,000 419,000 180,000 233,000 102,000 132,000 75,000 101,000 49,000  
      other income
    -81,000 166,250 -643,000 750,000 557,000 -190,250 1,306,000  -1,463,000 -461,750 594,000 -2,606,000 165,000    66,000   -20,929,000  -27,250 1,617,000 256,000 -1,982,000    96,000              -3,073                                               
      total other expense
    -309,000    -163,000       -2,352,000  -2,852,500 -5,346,000 -5,764,000 -300,000 -33,418.5  -21,180,000 -3,709,000     -998,750 -2,924,000 -1,134,000          -786.5 -760,000  -468,000      -303,000 -1,820,000              -666,000 -352,000 -629,000 -465,000 -1,139,000 -444,000 -922,000 -1,020,000  -76,250 -52,000 -427,000 174,000 -533,250 -373,000 -777,000 -983,000 -982,000 -1,512,000          
      earnings before income taxes
    21,673,000 14,706,000 19,720,000 22,982,000 16,122,000 13,468,000 22,447,000 17,769,000 13,658,000 14,381,500 18,737,000 16,080,000 22,709,000 14,991,500 17,298,000 16,922,000 25,746,000 -18,907.75 -89,819 -601,000 14,789,000 6,529,750 14,236,000 5,893,000 5,990,000 9,357,250 7,200,000 15,949,000 14,280,000 10,307.5 14,355,000 11,571,000 15,304,000 10,027 13,959,000 13,924,000 12,225,000 11,468.5 11,730,000 22,179,000 11,965,000 3,235,000 -6,923 10,859,000 9,004,000    3,483,250 10,392,000 783,000 2,758,000 7,408,000 4,513,000 2,297,000 7,499,000 5,035,000 6,593,000 5,728,000 9,360,000  5,681,000 7,907,000 5,654,000 2,704,000 -36,679,000 4,021,000 3,963,000 12,764,000 8,547,000 10,013,000 9,865,000 7,475,000 5,122,000 6,102,000 7,819,000 8,289,000 8,300,000 8,222,000 8,809,000          
      income tax expense
    4,476,000 5,211,000 6,033,000 4,455,000 2,755,000 3,745,000 3,764,000 3,062,000 2,539,000 2,307,000 4,766,000 3,183,000 4,365,000 5,831,000 5,500,000 4,324,000 5,507,000 -18,989,400 -25,923 -1,476,000 2,799,000 4,412,000 3,163,000 1,036,000 2,182,000 2,775,000 4,478,000 4,006,000 2,861,000 -703,262 4,144,000 4,362,000 3,756,000 25,792,961 4,340,000 3,958,000 3,741,000 3,041,196 8,010,000 7,692,000 4,102,000 20,641,000 -2,163 -8,221,000 2,717,000 3,807,000 3,281,000 3,945,000 1,185,000 3,573,000 12,118,000 -810,000 1,491,000 1,212,000 14,000 1,636,000 903,000 1,477,000 1,265,000 2,445,000 1,365,000 1,250,000 2,468,000 1,173,000 9,729,000 -1,030,000   2,807,000 1,881,000     1,488,750 1,907,000  2,075,000   1,012,000   840,000      
      net earnings
    17,197,000 19,736,000 13,687,000 18,527,000 13,367,000 13,606,000 18,683,000 14,707,000 11,119,000 15,320,000 13,971,000 12,897,000 18,344,000 14,940,000 11,798,000 12,598,000 20,239,000 -41,814,969 -63,896 875,000 11,990,000 14,948,000 11,073,000 4,857,000 3,808,000 10,062,000 2,722,000 11,943,000 11,419,000 17,535,032 10,211,000 7,209,000 11,548,000 14,419,931 9,619,000 9,966,000 8,484,000 8,283,930 3,720,000 14,487,000 7,863,000 -34,260,000 -4,760 19,080,000 6,287,000 8,117,000 6,361,000 5,080,000 -237,000 6,819,000 -11,335,000 3,568,000 5,917,000 3,301,000 2,283,000 5,863,000 4,132,000 5,116,000 4,800,000 6,915,000 5,892,000 4,431,000 4,143,000 4,481,000 -7,025,000 -35,649,000 5,652,000 7,611,000 9,957,000 6,666,000 7,667,000 7,794,000 5,905,000 4,046,000 4,613,250 5,912,000 6,316,000 6,225,000 6,330,000 3,942,000          
      yoy
    28.65% 45.05% -26.74% 25.97% 20.22% -11.19% 33.73% 14.03% -39.39% 2.54% 18.42% 2.37% -9.36% -135.73% -18564.38% 1339.77% 68.80% -379.74% -100.58% -81.98% 214.86% 48.56% 306.80% -59.33% -66.65% -42.62% -73.34% 65.67% -1.12% 21.60% 6.15% -27.66% 36.12% 74.07% 158.58% -31.21% 7.90% -124.18% -78251.26% -24.07% 25.07% -522.08% -100.07% 275.59% -2752.74% 19.04% -156.12% 42.38% -104.01% 106.57% -596.50% -39.14% 43.20% -35.48% -52.44% -15.21% -29.87% 15.46% 15.86% 54.32% -183.87% -112.43% -26.70% -41.12% -170.55% -634.79% -26.28% -2.35% 68.62% 64.76% 66.20% 31.83% -6.51% -35.00% -27.12% 49.97%              
      qoq
    -12.86% 44.20% -26.12% 38.60% -1.76% -27.17% 27.03% 32.27% -27.42% 9.66% 8.33% -29.69% 22.78% 26.63% -6.35% -37.75% -148.40% 65342.23% -107.30% -92.70% -19.79% 35.00% 127.98% 27.55% -62.15% 269.65% -77.21% 4.59% -34.88% 71.73% 41.64% -37.57% -19.92% 49.91% -3.48% 17.47% 2.42% 122.69% -74.32% 84.24% -122.95% 719647.90% -100.02% 203.48% -22.55% 27.61% 25.22% -2243.46% -103.48% -160.16% -417.68% -39.70% 79.25% 44.59% -61.06% 41.89% -19.23% 6.58% -30.59% 17.36% 32.97% 6.95% -7.54% -163.79% -80.29% -730.73% -25.74% -23.56% 49.37% -13.06% -1.63% 31.99% 45.95% -12.30% -21.97% -6.40% 1.46% -1.66% 60.58%           
      net income margin %
    12.35% 14.38% 9.57% 13.69% 10.63% 10.68% 14.11% 11.30% 8.84% 12.29% 10.38% 8.88% 12.56% 10.50% 7.77% 8.69% 13.70% -8.16% -52.21% 0.68% 9.34% 12.15% 9.73% 5.77% 3.69% 8.75% 2.35% 9.90% 9.71% 14.65% 8.59% 6.11% 10.17% 3.41% 9.05% 9.43% 8.47% 8.18% 3.73% 14.68% 8.13% 17.50% -5.25% 19.07% 6.40% 8.12% 6.18% 5.04% 0.46% 4.27% -7.48% 2.39% 4.31% 2.14% 1.55% 4.01% 2.81% 3.38% 3.31% 4.96% 4.24% 3.42% 3.09% 3.54% -5.83% -30.18% 3.47% 4.48% 5.35% 3.86% 4.30% 4.46% 3.48% 2.48% 2.66% 3.57% 3.81% 4.14% 4.24% 2.49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%  
      earnings per share:
                                                                                             
      basic
    0.6 0.383 0.47 0.62 0.45 0.365 0.62 0.48 0.36 0.36 0.45 0.41 0.58 0.348 0.37 0.39 0.63   0.03 0.37 0.153 0.34 0.15 0.12 0.2 0.08 0.36 0.35               0.58 0.19                                             
      diluted
    0.59 0.38 0.46 0.62 0.44 0.363 0.61 0.48 0.36 0.358 0.44 0.41 0.58 0.345 0.37 0.39 0.63   0.03 0.37 0.153 0.34 0.15 0.12 0.198 0.08 0.36 0.34               0.57 0.19                                             
      basic weighted – average common shares outstanding:
    28,689  29,348 29,739 30,013  30,300 30,511 30,742  31,302 31,488 31,634  31,865 32,039 32,123   32,397 32,319  32,268 32,262 32,466  32,642 32,799 32,807               33,080 33,411                                             
      effect of dilutive securities
    313 70.25 279 251 313 57.5 236 219 252 54 209 197 259 55 225 204 204   229 301 67.5 241 242 327 104.25 425 406 463               471 524 508                                            
      diluted weighted – average common shares outstanding:
    29,002  29,627 29,990 30,326  30,536 30,730 30,994  31,511 31,685 31,893  32,090 32,243 32,327   32,626 32,620  32,509 32,504 32,793  33,067 33,205                                                              
      cash dividends declared per share
    0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04   0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04               0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.026 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.023 0.03  0.03 0.023 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.023 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.023 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.023 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03   0.03 0.023 0.03    
      total other income
     2,259,000 -1,218,000 251,000  -1,654,000 972,000 5,000 -878,000 1,371,000 549,000  534,000      -108,786   2,224,000 977,000  -2,502,000    62,000 -697.75 -1,763,000 -2,973,000 1,945,000 1,756,406 848,000 716,000 29,000   -1,918,000    315,000 -1,484,000 701,000   1,224,000 299,000 -943,000 -204,000 604,000 -1,200,000 365,000 -255,000 508,000 834,000 -256,000 1,589,000          166,000                    
      other expense
           -603,000      -2,632,500 -5,171,000 -5,425,000     -3,356,000     -911,500 -2,636,000 -1,107,000              -1,060,500                                                
      total operating expenses
                     108,062,095 26,695           25,549,693 25,964,000 27,269,000 25,074,000 17,260.5 24,427,000 22,586,000 22,028,000 21,659,453 24,151,000 10,360,000 21,035,000 -50,550,000 35,296                                               
      earnings per share:
                                                                                             
      diluted net earnings per share
                     0.28 -1.97           -0.34 0.3 0.21 0.34 0.21 0.29 0.3 0.25 -0.54 0.11 0.44 0.24 -1.03 -0.15   0.24 0.19                                           
      loss on sale of assets
                             -27,750 11,000   -2,002    174.5 697,000 -1,000 2,000 62,501 -150,000 -11,577,000                                                  
      gain on sale of assets
                               -83,000                                                              
      total other (expense)
                           -349,000                                                                  
      diluted weighted – average common shares outstanding
                                33,270               33,551 33,935                                             
      restructuring and impairment charges
                                        777,000 870,825 1,969,000 206,000  4,106,000 2,373 2,118,000 738,000 1,570,000 2,733,000                                           
      non-recurring environmental charge
                                             3,635,250 14,541                                               
      costs and expenses:
                                                                                             
      other
                                               115,000 -1,684,000 562,000 -409,000 -1,771,000 173,500 706,000 -310,000 298,000 763,000 -1,041,000 575,000 -65,000 743,000 1,130,000 -45,000 1,738,000  -484,000 -127,000 -390,000 -25,000 -321,000 760,000 -307,000 -342,000 747,000 774,000 320,000 -232,000 386,000 275,000 231,000 59,000 3,000 33,000 -326,000 26,000 176,000 -401,000 -118,000 -560,000 298,000 -65,000 90,000  
      earnings from continuing operations before taxes
                                                 11,924,000 9,642,000                                           
      earnings from continuing operations
                                                 8,117,000 6,361,000 5,080,000                                          
      discontinued operations earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                             
      net earnings per share:
                                                                                             
      basic:
                                                                                             
      continuing operations
                                                 0.24 0.19 0.15                                          
      discontinued operations
                                                                                             
      net earnings per share
                                                 0.24                                            
      diluted:
                                                                                             
      basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                     32,892            33,599                                            
      diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                     33,420            34,107                                            
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                             
      net earnings per share
                                                 0.24                                            
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      basic net earnings per share
                                                  0.19                                           
      diluted
                                                                                             
      average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                  33,741 33,708 8,400.75 33,696 33,589 33,523 33,923 34,022 34,106 34,375 34,375 34,293 8,515 34,181  33,955 8,449.75 33,873 33,779 33,744 8,433.75 33,708 33,652 33,845 8,927.25 35,481 35,824 35,824 8,960.25 35,861 35,843 35,821 36,284 36,621 36,398 35,896 35,986 35,957 8,587.75 34,799 34,227 34,020  
      diluted
                                                  34,208 34,280 8,400.75 34,331 33,589 34,176 34,471 34,574 34,718 34,994 35,025 35,075 8,704 34,827  34,749 8,449.75 34,513 33,779 33,744 9,551.5 38,199 38,090 38,335 10,055.5 39,956 40,302 40,410 10,053.75 40,266 40,145 40,234 41,013 41,226 40,979 36,401 36,253 36,243 8,682.25 35,352 34,569 34,258  
      selling, general, and administrative expenses
                                                   13,641,000    21,407,000   19,404,000   18,372,000    19,549,000    16,620,000    20,976,000    21,241,000    16,737,000            
      restructuring and impairment charges – note m
                                                   503,000                                          
      earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                   9,025,000                                          
      earnings from discontinued operations (net of tax of 0, net of tax 496)—note c
                                                                                             
      net earnings per share—note j
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      net earnings attributable to cts corporation
                                                   0.15                                          
      diluted
                                                                                             
      insurance recovery for business interruption - casualties
                                                        -4,192,000  -3,627,000                                   
      insurance recovery for property damage - casualties
                                                          -1,769,000                                   
      restructuring and impairment charge - note m
                                                    2,188,750 953,000   245,000                                     
      net earnings per share - note j
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      insurance recovery for business interruption – casualties
                                                                                             
      insurance recovery for property damage – casualties
                                                                                             
      restructuring and impairment charge – note m
                                                      7,243,000 559,000                                      
      net earnings per share – note j
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      insurance recovery for business interruption — casualties
                                                         -7,423,000                                    
      insurance recovery for property damage — casualties
                                                                                             
      restructuring and impairment charge — note m
                                                         3,139,000                                    
      net earnings per share — note j
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      insurance recovery for business interruption - fire
                                                           -1,113,000                                  
      insurance recovery for property damage - fire
                                                           -2,687,000                                  
      restructuring charge - note m
                                                                                             
      restructuring charge — note m
                                                            694,000                                 
      restructuring charge – note i
                                                                  560,750   2,243,000 866,250 3,202,000 113,000 150,000                    
      goodwill impairment
                                                                                             
      % of net sales
                                                                21,900                             
      net earnings per diluted share
                                                                170                             
      goodwill impairment – note l
                                                                                             
      net earnings per share - note k
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      goodwill impairment – note j
                                                                     33,153,000                        
      interest expense – note e
                                                                     -888,000                        
      income tax expense – note l
                                                                      260,000 -3,648,000                      
      income tax expense — note i
                                                                          1,179,250 2,071,000                  
      net earnings per share — note h
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      restructuring charge
                                                                                             
      income tax expense - note i
                                                                            1,570,000                 
      net earnings per share - note h
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      loss on sales of assets
                                                                             29,000                
      income tax expense - note j
                                                                             1,076,000                
      gain on sales of assets - note l
                                                                              -528,500 -1,332,000              
      restructuring charges - note c
                                                                              842,000 486,000              
      net earnings per share — note k
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      restructuring charge - note c
                                                                                920,000 1,962,000            
      income tax expense — note m
                                                                                1,973,000             
      gain on sales of assets — note k
                                                                                  -353,000 -293,000          
      income tax expense — note n
                                                                                  1,892,000 4,867,000          
      net earnings per share — note m
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      net earnings per share — note l
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      gain on sales of assets — note d
                                                                                     -252,000 -3,006,000       
      asset impairment charge — note e
                                                                                             
      restructuring and impairment charges — note d
                                                                                        1,140,750 4,563,000    
      net earnings per share — note i
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.11 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.17 0.23 0.3 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
      diluted
                                                    -0.008 0.2 -0.34 0.1 0.17 0.1 0.07 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.13 0.2  0.13 0.12 0.13 -0.21 -1.06 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.1 0.09 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.063 0.17 0.06 0.02  
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        assets
                                                                                            
        current assets
                                                                                            
        cash and cash equivalents
      90,851,000 82,295,000 110,296,000 99,440,000 90,288,000 94,334,000 94,875,000 161,246,000 162,425,000 163,876,000 160,112,000 150,878,000 143,537,000 156,910,000 147,908,000 98,739,000 126,118,000 141,465,000 128,527,000 117,397,000 103,392,000 91,773,000 131,740,000 145,981,000 150,955,000 100,241,000 101,199,000 105,578,000 100,708,000 100,933,000 103,754,000 102,861,000 121,383,000 113,572,000 116,152,000 107,814,000 121,819,000 113,805,000 114,433,000 119,912,000 130,964,000 156,928,000 150,755,000 146,791,000 138,333,000 130,884,000 127,230,000 118,969,000 124,368,000 96,730,000 86,044,000 109,432,000 88,620,000 83,039,000 84,441,000 109,432,000 89,172,000 75,056,000 74,163,000 73,315,000 73,031,000 65,234,000 58,764,000 51,167,000 40,329,000 26,835,000 44,622,000 53,711,000 45,370,000 59,347,000 52,868,000 44,956,000 37,161,000 36,364,000 38,630,000 29,723,000 17,651,000 12,637,000 17,085,000 14,194,000       
        accounts receivable
      93,771,000 88,096,000 85,869,000 85,578,000 81,440,000 77,649,000 86,355,000 85,380,000 80,663,000 78,569,000 89,556,000 97,519,000 97,707,000 90,935,000 97,004,000 98,949,000 95,107,000 82,191,000 78,210,000 80,795,000 81,571,000 80,981,000 76,431,000 59,798,000 71,250,000 78,008,000 80,789,000 84,876,000 82,326,000 79,518,000 79,030,000 75,597,000 69,948,000 70,584,000 64,861,000 66,737,000 63,016,000 62,612,000 62,380,000 62,125,000 64,785,000 54,563,000 59,213,000 63,046,000 67,056,000 63,093,000 61,080,000                                    990,000 -1,942,000 4,019,000  
        inventories
      57,270,000 52,854,000 54,246,000 57,103,000 53,883,000 53,578,000 57,288,000 51,670,000 57,784,000 60,031,000 65,384,000 62,556,000 63,470,000 62,260,000 63,465,000 64,158,000 52,454,000 49,506,000 50,867,000 48,972,000 47,558,000 45,870,000 41,492,000 44,266,000 45,679,000 42,237,000 45,425,000 43,154,000 42,521,000 43,486,000 41,960,000 41,671,000 37,941,000 36,596,000 35,308,000 36,094,000 30,954,000 28,652,000 29,178,000 25,978,000 26,062,000 24,600,000 26,974,000 30,424,000 28,580,000 29,908,000 28,434,000                                    -1,172,000 1,205,000 148,000  
        other current assets
      24,123,000 29,461,000 25,767,000 19,629,000 17,928,000 18,716,000 17,043,000 16,566,000 17,346,000 16,873,000 19,272,000 18,924,000 17,930,000 15,655,000 18,020,000 16,704,000 18,366,000 15,927,000 19,845,000 16,180,000 14,115,000 14,607,000 14,020,000 14,750,000 15,094,000 16,992,000 17,616,000 16,811,000 16,670,000 15,422,000 14,254,000 11,931,000 13,266,000 12,857,000 13,453,000 11,925,000 11,431,000 10,638,000 10,852,000 12,457,000 13,843,000 15,888,000 20,766,000 21,400,000 20,741,000 20,569,000 18,828,000 17,739,000 7,582,000 29,663,000 28,955,000 29,741,000 24,512,000 24,083,000 26,838,000 29,741,000 22,104,000 23,903,000 21,725,000 8,372,000 19,325,000 18,160,000 18,004,000 6,135,000 14,969,000 15,606,000 17,285,000 25,309,000 24,226,000 24,018,000 9,045,000 23,624,000 22,947,000 23,495,000 8,791,000 21,212,000 17,989,000 19,813,000 11,609,000 12,358,000  6,697,000 -1,321,000 -3,159,000 1,002,000 7,212,000 
        total current assets
      266,015,000 252,706,000 276,178,000 261,750,000 243,539,000 244,277,000 255,561,000 314,862,000 318,218,000 319,349,000 334,324,000 329,877,000 322,644,000 325,760,000 326,397,000 278,550,000 292,045,000 289,089,000 277,449,000 263,344,000 246,636,000 233,231,000 263,683,000 264,795,000 282,978,000 237,478,000 245,029,000 250,419,000 242,225,000 239,359,000 238,998,000 232,060,000 242,538,000 233,609,000 229,774,000 222,570,000 227,220,000 215,707,000 216,843,000 220,472,000 235,654,000 251,979,000 257,708,000 261,661,000 254,710,000 244,454,000 235,572,000 231,533,000 236,269,000 307,807,000 294,067,000 315,047,000 269,153,000 276,390,000 293,215,000 315,047,000 292,986,000 275,353,000 280,242,000 266,655,000 259,054,000 236,768,000 210,841,000 193,735,000 191,692,000 177,788,000 208,786,000 270,525,000 266,676,000 275,356,000 250,840,000 243,824,000 239,116,000 233,293,000  219,911,000 205,252,000 188,036,000 191,738,000 186,154,000       
        property, plant and equipment
      89,404,000 89,741,000 90,580,000 93,530,000 93,786,000 94,357,000 93,465,000 91,759,000 91,626,000 92,592,000 92,880,000 94,956,000 96,280,000 97,300,000 95,906,000 99,637,000 97,041,000 96,876,000 92,533,000 93,017,000 94,848,000 97,437,000 97,777,000 99,349,000 101,755,000 105,038,000 102,636,000 99,878,000 99,052,000 99,401,000 96,670,000 93,630,000 90,685,000 88,247,000 84,291,000 85,174,000 83,268,000 82,111,000 79,329,000 76,973,000 77,456,000 69,872,000 68,932,000 70,166,000 70,462,000 74,157,000 74,430,000 74,441,000  89,480,000 91,068,000 94,115,000 89,721,000 91,171,000 89,680,000 94,115,000 81,952,000 79,211,000 79,976,000  79,409,000 79,338,000 78,600,000  83,395,000 85,505,000 87,728,000 93,812,000 96,285,000 96,268,000  91,391,000 92,926,000 94,082,000  96,292,000 104,450,000 106,278,000 113,588,000 112,445,000       
        operating lease assets
      29,726,000 22,542,000 23,613,000 21,709,000 22,624,000 22,939,000 23,689,000 24,181,000 25,290,000 26,425,000 27,545,000 25,768,000 21,869,000 22,702,000 22,630,000 22,452,000 23,212,000 21,594,000 22,456,000 23,150,000 23,620,000 23,281,000 23,727,000 24,369,000 25,117,000 24,644,000 24,520,000 23,846,000 24,438,000                                                          
        other assets
       11,039,000    13,180,000    16,023,000    18,850,000    2,420,000    2,590,000    3,046,000    2,043,000    2,096,000    1,743,000    1,336,000       1,282,000           1,753,000    660,000       1,232,000    1,867,000            
        goodwill
      208,665,000 209,611,000 207,254,000 207,547,000 203,355,000 199,886,000 194,821,000 156,061,000 156,330,000 157,638,000 154,130,000 155,931,000 155,651,000 152,361,000 138,945,000 139,617,000 117,524,000 109,798,000 109,798,000 109,898,000 109,468,000 109,497,000 106,056,000 106,056,000 106,056,000 106,056,000 108,142,000 71,057,000 71,057,000 71,057,000 71,057,000 71,057,000 71,057,000 71,057,000 68,933,000 69,582,000 61,744,000 61,744,000 61,744,000 61,744,000 66,975,000 33,865,000 32,047,000 32,047,000 32,047,000 32,047,000 32,047,000                     32,468,000 30,943,000 28,107,000  24,657,000 24,657,000 24,657,000  24,657,000 24,657,000 24,657,000         
        other intangible assets
      148,627,000 153,562,000 157,439,000 161,785,000 161,934,000 163,882,000 180,872,000 96,827,000 99,949,000 103,957,000 103,828,000 108,717,000 109,706,000 108,053,000 106,207,000 112,824,000 79,849,000 69,888,000 72,236,000 74,584,000 76,931,000 79,121,000 76,126,000 80,622,000 82,919,000 85,215,000 86,506,000 56,805,000 58,494,000 60,180,000 61,869,000 63,557,000 65,246,000 66,943,000 68,652,000 69,059,000 62,833,000 64,370,000 65,930,000 67,567,000 63,662,000 34,758,000 32,960,000 33,945,000 34,929,000 36,967,000 38,013,000                     37,859,000 38,572,000 42,028,000  36,816,000 37,593,000 38,359,000  39,950,000 40,745,000 41,540,000         
        deferred income taxes
      24,314,000 25,110,000 24,387,000 26,714,000 27,851,000 27,591,000 26,837,000 26,619,000 25,563,000 25,183,000 23,725,000 22,831,000 23,246,000 23,461,000 22,992,000 23,401,000 23,828,000 25,415,000 24,663,000 23,949,000 24,192,000 24,250,000 20,595,000 21,278,000 20,296,000 19,795,000 20,990,000 19,596,000 20,901,000 22,201,000 17,369,000 20,188,000 18,428,000 20,694,000 37,850,000 40,373,000 42,779,000 45,839,000 48,963,000 54,212,000 59,526,000 58,544,000 56,610,000 53,088,000 42,586,000 32,963,000 34,744,000 36,309,000  59,869,000 61,209,000 72,207,000 74,642,000 75,045,000 75,552,000 72,207,000 58,282,000 59,050,000 59,521,000  66,662,000 67,010,000 67,543,000  71,718,000 72,394,000 81,528,000 30,591,000 29,914,000 29,901,000   32,955,000   22,017,000 22,045,000 22,045,000 11,426,000 11,450,000       
        other
      10,404,000  10,920,000 11,694,000 12,439,000  14,147,000 15,313,000 15,864,000  17,530,000 17,826,000 17,611,000  21,597,000 19,293,000 19,365,000  2,200,000 2,453,000 2,468,000  2,774,000 2,816,000 2,951,000  2,731,000 2,769,000 2,625,000  2,247,000 2,123,000 2,244,000  1,683,000 1,525,000 1,737,000  1,084,000 1,154,000 1,320,000  1,021,000 1,110,000 1,469,000 1,372,000 1,143,000 1,223,000  3,732,000 2,076,000 1,420,000 1,273,000 1,950,000 2,281,000 1,420,000 1,618,000 1,705,000 1,716,000  579,000 617,000 452,000  689,000 794,000 891,000 1,182,000 1,242,000 1,037,000  1,417,000 1,740,000 1,858,000  1,803,000 1,713,000 1,943,000 2,151,000 2,434,000  7,004,000 364,000 753,000 302,000 5,731,000 
        total other assets
      392,010,000 399,322,000 400,000,000 407,740,000 405,579,000 404,539,000 416,677,000 294,820,000 297,706,000 302,801,000 299,213,000 305,305,000 306,214,000 302,725,000 289,746,000 328,995,000 272,448,000 256,903,000 259,535,000 267,787,000 269,561,000 272,100,000 270,666,000 274,876,000 275,315,000 276,194,000 275,816,000 206,558,000 208,293,000 209,581,000 213,924,000 216,863,000 215,469,000 217,840,000 229,218,000 230,646,000 217,207,000 219,879,000 217,399,000 222,389,000 227,229,000 162,282,000 162,101,000 157,443,000 146,025,000 170,151,000 169,629,000 168,208,000 169,127,000 142,576,000 143,538,000 155,388,000 122,502,000 122,528,000 125,771,000 155,388,000 141,537,000 140,859,000 139,771,000 137,716,000 132,418,000 131,341,000 132,998,000 132,802,000 131,593,000 131,062,000 139,146,000 216,971,000 212,768,000 210,682,000 200,027,000 202,847,000 202,077,000 201,071,000  245,282,000 244,449,000 243,865,000 243,538,000 242,300,000       
        total assets
      777,155,000 764,311,000 790,371,000 784,729,000 765,528,000 766,112,000 789,392,000 725,622,000 732,840,000 741,167,000 753,962,000 755,906,000 747,007,000 748,487,000 734,679,000 729,634,000 684,746,000 664,462,000 651,973,000 647,298,000 634,665,000 626,049,000 655,853,000 663,389,000 685,165,000 643,354,000 648,001,000 580,701,000 574,008,000 548,341,000 549,592,000 542,553,000 548,692,000 539,696,000 543,283,000 538,390,000 527,695,000 517,697,000 513,571,000 519,834,000 540,339,000 484,133,000 488,741,000 489,270,000 471,197,000 488,762,000 479,631,000 474,182,000 480,265,000 539,863,000 528,673,000 564,550,000 481,376,000 490,089,000 508,666,000 564,550,000 516,475,000 495,423,000 499,989,000 482,584,000 470,881,000 447,447,000 422,439,000 407,657,000 406,680,000 394,355,000 435,660,000 581,308,000 575,729,000 582,306,000 543,692,000 538,062,000 534,119,000 528,446,000 527,833,000 561,485,000 554,151,000 538,179,000 548,864,000 540,899,000  482,250,000    490,032,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                            
        current liabilities
                                                                                            
        accounts payable
      50,328,000 48,220,000 48,071,000 47,265,000 43,182,000 42,629,000 44,951,000 40,864,000 45,609,000 43,499,000 49,848,000 53,119,000 53,410,000 53,211,000 65,687,000 60,662,000 60,010,000 55,537,000 48,976,000 47,753,000 53,315,000 50,489,000 46,739,000 32,820,000 46,766,000 48,219,000 48,434,000 50,942,000 52,884,000 51,975,000 52,177,000 51,652,000 51,937,000 49,201,000 45,479,000 42,660,000 41,937,000 40,046,000 43,290,000 41,679,000 44,031,000 40,299,000 39,483,000 45,724,000 44,168,000 45,405,000 43,724,000 43,939,000 47,052,000 71,512,000 70,694,000 68,328,000 59,207,000 66,477,000 74,559,000 68,328,000 78,909,000 77,087,000 79,409,000 75,384,000 70,534,000 68,190,000 59,531,000 52,344,000 62,211,000 52,960,000 53,428,000 78,910,000 85,658,000 78,802,000 84,217,000 84,445,000 81,611,000 76,168,000 78,205,000 75,641,000 74,060,000 62,681,000 66,637,000 70,044,000  52,252,000    44,490,000 
        operating lease obligations
      4,098,000 3,453,000 3,591,000 4,557,000 4,339,000 4,719,000 4,591,000 4,371,000 4,399,000 4,394,000 4,444,000 4,293,000 4,032,000 3,936,000 3,532,000 3,612,000 3,522,000 3,393,000 3,354,000 3,360,000 3,271,000 3,294,000 3,149,000 3,051,000 3,178,000 2,787,000 2,677,000 2,076,000 2,076,000                                                          
        accrued payroll and benefits
      14,722,000 20,732,000 19,027,000 17,444,000 12,813,000 15,754,000 17,008,000 15,286,000 13,363,000 14,585,000 13,330,000 14,389,000 11,800,000 20,063,000 16,979,000 14,931,000 12,954,000 18,418,000 17,069,000 14,433,000 12,688,000 12,978,000 12,437,000 8,725,000 8,818,000 9,564,000 11,218,000 9,901,000 9,301,000 14,671,000 13,183,000 9,689,000 8,497,000 11,867,000 11,372,000 8,631,000 7,590,000 11,369,000 11,876,000 8,501,000 7,649,000 7,147,000 9,089,000 10,364,000 9,211,000 11,485,000 15,881,000                                        
        accrued expenses and other liabilities
      36,261,000 37,283,000 34,081,000 31,200,000 32,100,000 34,451,000 37,249,000 31,926,000 32,577,000 34,561,000 35,804,000 35,381,000 36,534,000 35,322,000 35,741,000 36,171,000 38,554,000 36,718,000 35,673,000 36,765,000 37,436,000 38,171,000 32,794,000 33,175,000 34,476,000 36,378,000    37,347,000    41,344,000    45,708,000    53,905,000                                             
        total current liabilities
      105,409,000 109,688,000 104,770,000 100,466,000 92,434,000 97,553,000 103,799,000 92,447,000 95,948,000 97,039,000 103,426,000 107,182,000 105,776,000 112,532,000 121,939,000 115,376,000 115,040,000 114,066,000 105,072,000 102,311,000 106,710,000 104,932,000 95,119,000 77,771,000 93,238,000 96,948,000 100,551,000 96,315,000 97,504,000 103,993,000 105,660,000 105,146,000 102,461,000 102,412,000 100,842,000 94,563,000 92,996,000 98,129,000 101,135,000 97,095,000 100,533,000 101,351,000 91,603,000 83,483,000 82,850,000 84,295,000 85,298,000 83,184,000 95,120,000 121,765,000 117,480,000 108,394,000 96,073,000 109,378,000 116,216,000 108,394,000 122,234,000 118,051,000 120,825,000 120,100,000 111,735,000 107,371,000 96,228,000 90,516,000 98,465,000 89,127,000 90,027,000 125,247,000 132,257,000 123,645,000 128,919,000 128,359,000 126,169,000 122,182,000  131,594,000 130,302,000 117,527,000 114,108,000 116,895,000       
        long-term debt
      62,500,000 57,500,000 90,700,000 88,000,000 86,700,000 91,253,000 102,700,000 65,000,000 67,500,000 67,500,000 76,665,000 77,040,000 80,261,000 83,670,000 85,478,000 91,027,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 54,600,000 106,300,000 141,300,000 151,200,000 99,700,000 112,700,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 57,000,000 74,000,000 76,300,000 82,300,000 92,800,000 94,000,000 89,100,000 96,000,000 110,800,000 141,300,000 90,700,000 90,500,000 88,700,000 83,200,000 80,300,000 76,200,000                                        
        long-term operating lease obligations
      28,363,000 21,841,000 22,837,000 19,999,000 21,160,000 21,120,000 22,016,000 22,741,000 23,824,000 24,965,000 26,016,000 24,534,000 20,808,000 21,754,000 22,097,000 21,851,000 22,712,000 21,354,000 22,262,000 22,953,000 23,510,000 23,163,000 23,747,000 24,473,000 25,078,000 24,926,000 24,879,000 24,702,000 25,155,000                                                          
        long-term pension obligations
      3,684,000 3,698,000 3,842,000 3,872,000 3,905,000 3,931,000 4,561,000 4,583,000 4,615,000 4,655,000 4,963,000 5,017,000 5,017,000 5,048,000 6,248,000 6,361,000 6,464,000 6,886,000 7,114,000 7,199,000 7,290,000 7,466,000 6,446,000 6,504,000 6,548,000 6,632,000    6,510,000 6,918,000 6,998,000 7,148,000 7,201,000    7,006,000    2,703,000                                             
        other long-term obligations
      7,093,000 6,998,000 7,631,000 8,002,000 9,861,000 8,662,000 11,726,000 3,786,000 5,245,000 5,457,000 4,937,000 4,958,000 5,223,000 3,249,000 2,790,000 2,898,000 4,487,000 2,684,000 3,244,000 3,602,000 4,547,000 5,196,000 4,052,000 6,146,000 6,059,000 4,292,000 4,638,000 3,953,000 3,969,000 5,919,000 6,065,000 6,077,000 5,953,000 6,176,000 6,709,000 7,634,000 7,607,000 5,580,000 3,102,000 2,200,000 3,071,000 7,725,000 8,305,000 8,647,000 9,050,000 5,455,000 12,888,000 12,688,000  19,867,000 20,066,000 22,434,000 18,450,000 18,241,000 18,853,000 22,434,000 13,487,000 17,129,000 17,368,000  16,902,000 17,294,000 19,016,000  16,820,000 17,101,000 17,201,000 16,934,000 17,314,000 17,565,000  20,081,000 22,410,000 22,668,000  19,398,000 16,350,000 16,206,000 15,843,000 15,694,000       
        total liabilities
      219,680,000 212,525,000 242,717,000 234,572,000 227,290,000 235,262,000 258,586,000 202,871,000 211,555,000 214,345,000 231,295,000 234,511,000 232,871,000 242,263,000 244,067,000 243,687,000 204,568,000 200,884,000 194,599,000 192,989,000 198,949,000 202,367,000 241,887,000 262,497,000 287,699,000 238,135,000 252,807,000 185,156,000 187,115,000 170,412,000 173,387,000 178,793,000 192,960,000 195,891,000 196,674,000 201,910,000 201,611,000 199,815,000 207,303,000 217,200,000 252,091,000 202,479,000                                             
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                            
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                            
        common stock
      326,577,000 324,982,000 324,745,000 324,682,000 324,635,000 321,979,000 321,924,000 321,894,000 321,858,000 319,269,000 319,125,000 319,111,000 318,785,000 316,803,000 316,520,000 316,502,000 316,496,000 314,620,000 314,351,000 314,341,000 313,008,000 311,190,000 310,976,000 310,953,000 310,098,000 307,932,000 307,801,000 307,775,000 307,664,000 306,697,000 303,641,000 306,570,000 305,722,000 304,777,000 304,726,000 304,715,000 303,736,000 302,832,000 302,156,000 302,146,000 302,139,000 300,909,000 300,897,000 300,869,000 300,706,000 299,762,000 299,748,000                                        
        additional contributed capital
      41,791,000 43,303,000 42,244,000 41,236,000 40,804,000 44,662,000 42,908,000 41,586,000 40,440,000 45,097,000 44,718,000 43,488,000 42,423,000 46,144,000 44,659,000 42,585,000 41,158,000 42,549,000 40,958,000 40,007,000 39,616,000 41,654,000 40,796,000 39,775,000 39,832,000 43,689,000 42,849,000 41,786,000 40,371,000 42,820,000 44,740,000 40,034,000 39,681,000 41,084,000 39,525,000 38,764,000 38,985,000 40,521,000 40,567,000 39,824,000 39,185,000 41,166,000 40,481,000 40,237,000 39,554,000 38,666,000 38,037,000 37,638,000 39,631,000 39,529,000 38,952,000 37,979,000 39,090,000 38,402,000 38,098,000 37,979,000 38,790,000 37,808,000 38,233,000 37,775,000 36,886,000 36,334,000 37,623,000 37,675,000 36,665,000 35,868,000 37,823,000 29,419,000 28,668,000 29,322,000 28,563,000 27,789,000 27,504,000 28,304,000 27,899,000 26,762,000 25,842,000 25,483,000 24,445,000 23,718,000  21,520,000    23,514,000 
        retained earnings
      729,518,000 713,467,000 694,881,000 682,360,000 665,017,000 655,493,000 643,088,000 625,614,000 612,124,000 602,232,000 588,144,000 575,422,000 563,787,000 546,703,000 533,036,000 522,506,000 511,197,000 492,242,000 484,368,000 549,553,000 549,977,000 539,281,000 525,624,000 515,841,000 512,276,000 509,766,000 501,003,000 499,585,000 488,951,000 478,847,000 445,160,000 436,274,000 430,388,000 420,160,000 435,099,000 426,797,000 418,149,000 410,979,000 403,979,000 401,569,000 388,392,000 381,840,000 396,796,000 402,863,000 385,100,000 374,515,000 367,740,000 362,724,000 358,997,000 363,320,000 357,681,000 370,194,000 360,139,000 355,410,000 353,295,000 370,194,000 347,542,000 342,709,000 339,610,000 335,524,000 331,750,000 325,860,000 320,994,000 317,582,000 314,456,000 310,990,000 319,033,000 357,749,000 351,150,000 342,207,000 336,548,000 329,911,000 323,177,000 318,340,000 315,370,000 312,178,000 307,344,000 302,105,000 289,453,000 284,219,000  263,430,000    255,085,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      11,919,000 13,748,000 12,594,000 12,020,000 1,272,000 -4,266,000 2,017,000 775,000 2,938,000 4,264,000 -675,000 3,691,000 698,000                                                                          
        total shareholders’ equity before treasury stock
      1,109,805,000  1,074,464,000 1,060,298,000 1,031,728,000  1,009,937,000 989,869,000 977,360,000  951,312,000 941,712,000 925,693,000  885,366,000 878,923,000 865,406,000  834,835,000 826,831,000 808,238,000  786,488,000 773,414,000 767,212,000  755,935,000 753,243,000 740,438,000  719,461,000 707,016,000 698,988,000  689,865,000 679,736,000 669,340,000  649,524,000 645,890,000 631,504,000  636,389,000 642,069,000 621,195,000 633,769,000                                         
        treasury stock
      -552,330,000 -543,714,000 -526,810,000 -510,141,000 -493,490,000 -487,018,000 -479,131,000 -467,118,000 -456,075,000 -444,040,000 -428,645,000 -420,317,000 -411,557,000 -402,755,000 -394,754,000 -392,976,000 -385,228,000 -381,308,000 -377,461,000 -372,522,000 -372,522,000 -372,522,000 -372,522,000 -372,522,000 -369,746,000 -364,442,000 -360,741,000 -357,698,000 -353,545,000 -352,696,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -343,256,000 -340,785,000 -336,537,000 -328,061,000 -322,250,000 -320,898,000                                        
        total shareholders’ equity
      557,475,000  547,654,000 550,157,000 538,238,000  530,806,000 522,751,000 521,285,000  522,667,000 521,395,000 514,136,000  490,612,000 485,947,000 480,178,000  457,374,000 454,309,000 435,716,000  413,966,000 400,892,000 397,466,000  395,194,000 395,545,000 386,893,000  376,205,000 363,760,000 355,732,000  346,609,000 336,480,000 326,084,000  306,268,000 302,634,000 288,248,000  295,604,000 305,532,000 293,134,000 311,519,000 305,245,000 301,710,000 296,729,000 269,631,000 261,627,000 269,722,000 272,353,000 265,470,000 264,897,000 269,722,000 291,054,000 285,743,000 281,496,000 274,250,000 265,144,000 256,882,000 251,195,000 247,454,000 241,895,000 237,127,000 242,568,000 339,027,000 333,858,000 324,396,000 324,247,000 329,622,000 325,540,000 323,596,000  349,848,000 343,233,000 336,238,000 324,190,000 322,708,000       
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      777,155,000  790,371,000 784,729,000 765,528,000  789,392,000 725,622,000 732,840,000  753,962,000 755,906,000 747,007,000  734,679,000 729,634,000 684,746,000  651,973,000 647,298,000 634,665,000  655,853,000 663,389,000 685,165,000  648,001,000 580,701,000 574,008,000  549,592,000 542,553,000 548,692,000  543,283,000 538,390,000 527,695,000  513,571,000 519,834,000 540,339,000  488,741,000 489,270,000 471,197,000 488,762,000 479,631,000 474,182,000 480,265,000 539,863,000 528,673,000 564,550,000 481,376,000 490,089,000 508,666,000 564,550,000 516,475,000 495,423,000 499,989,000 482,584,000 470,881,000 447,447,000 422,439,000 407,657,000 406,680,000 394,355,000 435,660,000 581,308,000 575,729,000 582,306,000 543,692,000 538,062,000 534,119,000 528,446,000 527,833,000 561,485,000 554,151,000 538,179,000 548,864,000 540,899,000  482,250,000    490,032,000 
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                            
        shareholders' equity
                                                                                            
        total shareholders' equity before treasury stock
       1,095,500,000    1,017,868,000    970,862,000    908,979,000    844,886,000    796,204,000    769,661,000    730,625,000    687,061,000    661,138,000    624,910,000                                             
        total shareholders' equity
       551,786,000    530,850,000    526,822,000    506,224,000    463,578,000    423,682,000    405,219,000    377,929,000    343,805,000    317,882,000    281,654,000                                             
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
       764,311,000    766,112,000    741,167,000    748,487,000    664,462,000    626,049,000    643,354,000    548,341,000    539,696,000    517,697,000    484,133,000                                             
        prepaid pension asset
                    5,000 33,860,000 31,882,000 49,382,000 50,638,000 56,903,000 56,502,000 56,642,000 65,115,000 64,104,000 63,093,000 62,082,000 57,447,000 56,331,000 55,216,000 54,100,000 61,382,000 59,938,000 58,494,000 57,050,000 52,100,000 50,107,000 48,114,000 46,183,000 39,678,000 37,712,000 35,746,000 33,779,000 38,773,000 36,563,000 34,304,000 66,112,000 62,992,000 58,881,000     9,482,000 7,767,000 6,061,000  50,561,000 48,377,000 46,226,000  32,621,000 30,542,000 31,198,000  24,609,000 22,658,000 20,707,000   109,609,000             -9,205,000 -6,143,000 -3,115,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                   -671,000 -8,849,000 -2,670,000 -3,445,000 -4,525,000 -4,842,000 -77,070,000 -94,363,000 -95,921,000 -90,908,000 -93,155,000 -94,994,000 -91,726,000 -95,718,000 -95,903,000 -96,548,000 -97,739,000 -74,080,000 -75,862,000 -76,803,000 -78,960,000 -89,485,000 -90,540,000 -91,530,000 -93,194,000 -97,178,000 -97,649,000 -98,212,000 -99,005,000 -101,785,000 -101,900,000 -104,165,000 -79,174,000 -79,382,000 -80,739,000 -81,897,000 -116,351,000 -118,657,000 -120,733,000 -111,254,000 -113,139,000 -113,026,000 -120,733,000 -84,584,000 -85,074,000 -85,831,000 -87,555,000 -91,833,000 -93,505,000 -93,989,000 -93,285,000 -94,448,000 -94,875,000 -97,784,000 -31,380,000 -29,325,000 -29,391,000 -29,808,000 -28,381,000 -29,463,000 -30,622,000 -31,283,000           -835,000 
        accrued liabilities
                                38,222,000 33,396,000 33,243,000  40,300,000 43,805,000 42,027,000  43,991,000 42,213,000 42,463,000  45,969,000 46,915,000 48,853,000  43,031,000 27,395,000 29,471,000 27,405,000  39,245,000  50,253,000 46,786,000 40,066,000 36,866,000 42,901,000 41,657,000 40,066,000 43,325,000 40,718,000 41,416,000  41,201,000 39,181,000 36,697,000  36,254,000 36,167,000 36,402,000 46,337,000 46,599,000 44,843,000  41,980,000 43,052,000 42,501,000  46,319,000 43,974,000 40,552,000 44,286,000 43,549,000       
        long-term pension and other post-retirement obligations
                                6,294,000 6,363,000 6,437,000                                                          
        short-term notes payable
                                         1,059,000 1,006,000 1,006,000                                                 
        post-retirement obligations
                                        6,823,000 6,913,000 7,008,000                                                  
        post retirement obligations
                                            7,066,000 7,105,000 7,187,000  2,729,000 2,908,000 2,963,000 7,193,000                                         
        indefinite-lived intangible asset
                                                690,000 690,000 690,000 690,000 690,000                                        
        preferred stock
                                                                                            
        other accrued liabilities
                                                    25,693,000  24,580,000           23,872,000    22,349,000       22,825,000    22,856,000       22,323,000    30,591,000 
        shareholders’ equity - sum
                                                    626,143,000 619,371,000  582,813,000 574,078,000 581,728,000 579,487,000 571,697,000 568,215,000  589,400,000 583,078,000 578,505,000 571,259,000 562,153,000 553,891,000 548,204,000 544,463,000 538,904,000 534,136,000  636,036,000 630,639,000 621,177,000 614,219,000 608,140,000 599,432,000 593,145,000  617,901,000 611,108,000 603,364,000 587,526,000 581,893,000       
        accounts receivable, less allowances
                                                     67,875,000 62,667,000 96,809,000 93,908,000 93,730,000 81,014,000 90,604,000 89,867,000 93,730,000 90,344,000 87,792,000 96,405,000 95,930,000 90,136,000 84,588,000 74,073,000 71,718,000 75,942,000 73,602,000 76,661,000 103,405,000 110,521,000 108,159,000 100,655,000 102,707,000 104,990,000 101,671,000 106,012,000 101,747,000 104,600,000 94,136,000 93,266,000 89,603,000  72,290,000    63,802,000 
        inventories—note d
                                                     26,950,000                                       
        goodwill – note l
                                                     32,047,000  35,156,000 35,156,000 35,156,000 6,759,000  7,872,000 35,156,000   500,000  500,000 500,000 500,000                        
        other indefinite-lived intangible asset – note l
                                                     690,000  640,000 640,000 820,000    820,000                               
        other intangible assets, net – note l
                                                     39,058,000  43,179,000 44,457,000 45,785,000 30,346,000  34,005,000 45,785,000   31,808,000  32,056,000 32,672,000 33,305,000                        
        long-term debt—note e
                                                     76,600,000                                       
        preferred stock—authorized 25,000,000 shares without par value; none issued
                                                                                            
        common stock—authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 56,079,128 shares issued at march 30, 2014 and 55,808,008 shares issued at december 31, 2013
                                                     299,748,000                                       
        cost of common stock held in treasury
                                                     -317,661,000 -317,166,000 -313,182,000 -312,451,000 -312,006,000 -307,134,000 -306,227,000 -303,318,000 -312,006,000   -297,009,000 -297,009,000 -297,009,000 -297,009,000 -297,009,000 -297,009,000 -297,009,000 -297,009,000 -297,009,000   -296,781,000   -273,892,000 -269,549,000   -267,875,000 -267,126,000         
        finished goods
                                                      9,814,000           8,594,000    7,220,000       9,592,000          9,703,000,000      
        work-in-process
                                                      7,850,000           16,394,000    12,941,000       18,064,000          15,095,000,000      
        raw materials
                                                      14,562,000           51,897,000    34,187,000       46,122,000          32,326,000,000      
        total inventories
                                                      32,226,000           76,885,000    54,348,000       73,778,000          57,124,000,000      
        current deferred tax asset — note k
                                                      9,426,000                          13,644,000            
        land
                                                      3,938,000           2,221,000    2,998,000       1,783,000                
        buildings and improvements
                                                      69,740,000           85,271,000                           
        machinery and equipment
                                                      193,179,000           235,383,000    245,997,000       258,438,000    256,518,000       271,912,000    287,819,000 
        total property, plant and equipment
                                                      266,857,000           322,875,000    345,771,000       359,086,000                
        accumulated depreciation
                                                      -191,988,000           -244,662,000    -264,651,000       -266,261,000    -259,548,000       -261,838,000    -251,430,000 
        net property, plant and equipment
                                                      74,869,000           78,213,000    81,120,000       92,825,000                
        prepaid pension asset — note i
                                                      56,396,000                          100,666,000    150,497,000 148,050,000       
        goodwill — note f
                                                      32,047,000                                      
        other indefinite-lived intangible asset — note f
                                                      690,000                                      
        other intangible assets, net — note f
                                                      40,092,000                                      
        deferred income taxes — note k
                                                      38,620,000                          37,401,000            
        accrued salaries, wages and vacation
                                                      20,822,000           16,937,000    12,980,000       15,296,000    11,243,000       11,333,000    7,608,000 
        income taxes payable
                                                      2,666,000           3,907,000    2,843,000       5,581,000    7,766,000       9,781,000    23,517,000 
        long-term debt — note h
                                                      75,000,000                          60,635,000    94,723,000 85,602,000       
        long-term portion — interest rate swap — note h
                                                      604,000                                      
        other long-term obligations — notes i and k
                                                      12,812,000                                      
        contingencies — note n
                                                                                            
        preferred stock — authorized 25,000,000 shares without par value; none issued
                                                                                            
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 55,808,008 issued at december 31, 2013 and 55,263,082 issued at december 31, 2012
                                                      297,164,000                                      
        inventories - note d
                                                       84,605,000  82,144,000 75,007,000   82,144,000                               
        long-term debt - note e
                                                       128,600,000  164,000,000 94,500,000  108,700,000 164,000,000 89,700,000  80,300,000  77,100,000 65,900,000 56,000,000  49,500,000 51,000,000  100,100,000 92,300,000 116,700,000                 
        preferred stock - authorized 25,000,000 shares without par value; none issued
                                                                                            
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 55,693,235 shares issued at september 29, 2013 and 55,263,082 shares issued at december 31, 2012
                                                       296,315,000                                     
        inventories – note d
                                                        85,160,000                                    
        long-term debt – note e
                                                        129,500,000                85,864,000                    
        preferred stock – authorized 25,000,000 shares without par value; none issued
                                                                                            
        common stock – authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 55,672,410 shares issued at june 30, 2013 and 55,263,082 shares issued at december 31, 2012
                                                        296,102,000                                    
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 55,495,710 shares issued at march 31, 2013 and 55,263,082 shares issued at december 31, 2012
                                                         294,288,000    294,288,000                               
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 55,263,082 shares issued at september 30, 2012 and 54,790,110 shares issued at december 31, 2011
                                                          291,512,000                                  
        inventories — note d
                                                           78,664,000                                 
        goodwill — note l
                                                           5,855,000    500,000                             
        other intangible assets, net — note l
                                                           31,911,000    31,227,000                             
        long-term debt — note e
                                                           97,000,000    74,500,000                        75,880,000    67,000,000 
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 55,208,565 shares issued at july 1, 2012 and 54,790,110 shares issued at december 31, 2011
                                                           291,024,000                                 
        inventories, net - note d
                                                            92,069,000  91,366,000  87,949,000  76,562,000 68,786,000 60,000,000  60,452,000 61,745,000  88,100,000 86,559,000 83,832,000                 
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 55,055,792 shares issued at april 1, 2012 and 54,790,110 shares issued at december 31, 2011
                                                            289,848,000                                
        goodwill - note l
                                                              500,000                              
        other intangible assets, net - note l
                                                              30,576,000                              
        notes payable
                                                               246,000         197,000     1,934,000  3,513,000  9,458,000 12,095,000 14,124,000         
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,789,426 shares issued at october 2, 2011 and 54,517,560 shares issued at december 31, 2010
                                                              287,652,000                              
        cost of common stock held in treasury – note k
                                                              -298,346,000                              
        inventories, net — note d
                                                               88,602,000                             
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,788,197 shares issued at july 3, 2011 and 54,517,560 shares issued at december 31, 2010
                                                               287,635,000                             
        cost of common stock held in treasury — note k
                                                               -297,335,000                             
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,649,451 shares issued at april 3, 2011 and 54,517,560 shares issued at december 31, 2010
                                                                286,493,000                            
        see notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        current deferred tax asset – note j
                                                                 12,153,000    10,367,000       14,494,000                
        prepaid pension asset — note h
                                                                 44,075,000    29,373,000       107,158,000     156,855,000 155,289,000 153,680,000         
        goodwill - note e
                                                                 500,000    500,000       24,657,000                
        other intangible assets, net — note e
                                                                 31,432,000    33,938,000                       
        deferred income taxes — note j
                                                                 59,956,000    68,331,000       30,237,000                
        notes payable — note f
                                                                            1,000,000                
        long-term debt — note g
                                                                 70,000,000    50,400,000       72,000,000                
        other long-term obligations — notes h and j
                                                                 18,234,000    19,287,000       18,526,000                
        contingencies — note m
                                                                                            
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,517,560 shares issued at december 31, 2010 and 54,213,931 shares issued at december 31, 2009
                                                                 285,515,000                           
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,504,141 shares issued at october 3, 2010 and 54,213,931 shares issued at december 31, 2009
                                                                  285,350,000                          
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,493,690 shares issued at july 4, 2010 and 54,213,931 shares issued at december 31, 2009
                                                                   285,202,000                         
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,300,840 shares issued at april 4, 2010 and 54,213,931 shares issued at december 31, 2009
                                                                    283,576,000                        
        buildings
                                                                     96,776,000       98,865,000                
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,213,931 shares issued at december 31, 2009 and 54,031,844 shares issued at december 31, 2008
                                                                     282,491,000                       
        goodwill – note j
                                                                                            
        other intangible assets – note n
                                                                      34,577,000                      
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,195,624 shares issued at september 27, 2009 and 54,031,844 shares issued at december 31, 2008
                                                                      282,231,000                      
        other intangible assets – note j
                                                                       35,216,000 36,020,000                    
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,190,434 shares issued at june 28, 2009 and 54,031,844 shares issued at december 31, 2008
                                                                       282,153,000                     
        inventories, net – note d
                                                                        70,218,000                    
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,068,522 shares issued at march 29, 2009 and 54,031,844 shares issued at december 31, 2008
                                                                        280,505,000                    
        *the balance sheet at december 31, 2008 was adjusted from the previously filed 10-k to comply with the provisions of fasb staff position no. apb 14-1,“accounting for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement)”. see notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        prepaid pension asset - note f
                                                                         114,871,000 112,097,000                  
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,030,726 shares issued at 2008 and 53,919,733 shares issued at 2007
                                                                         280,248,000                   
        cost of common stock held in treasury (20,320,759 shares at 2008 and 19,606,459 shares at 2007) – note k
                                                                         -297,009,000                   
        * the balance sheet at december 31, 2007, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. see notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 54,024,091 shares issued at june 29, 2008 and 53,919,733 shares issued at december 31, 2007
                                                                          280,146,000                  
        cost of common stock held in treasury (2008 – 20,298,259 shares and 2007 -19,606,459) – note k
                                                                          -296,781,000                  
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,931,478 shares issued at march 30, 2008 and 53,919,733 shares issued at december 31, 2007
                                                                           279,039,000                 
        *the balance sheet at december 31, 2007, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. see notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        other intangible assets, net — notes e
                                                                            36,743,000                
        current portion of long-term debt — note g
                                                                                            
        preferred stock — authorized 25,000,000 shares without par value; none issued — note k
                                                                                            
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,919,733 shares issued at december 31, 2007 and 53,718,801 shares issued at december 31, 2006 — note k
                                                                            278,916,000                
        cost of common stock held in treasury (2007 — 19,606,459 shares; 2006 —17,895,708 shares) — note l
                                                                            -289,972,000                
        inventories, net — note c
                                                                             72,537,000               
        prepaid pension asset — note e
                                                                             107,365,000               
        deferred income taxes — note i
                                                                             32,592,000               
        current portion of long-term debt — note d
                                                                                            
        long-term debt — note d
                                                                             60,000,000               
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,911,117 shares issued at 2007 and 53,718,801 shares issued at 2006
                                                                             278,821,000               
        cost of common stock held in treasury (18,603,959 shares at 2007 and 17,895,708 shares at 2006) — note j
                                                                             -278,518,000               
        *the balance sheet at december 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. see notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        inventories, net - note c
                                                                              74,018,000 71,763,000             
        prepaid pension asset - note e
                                                                              105,132,000 102,899,000             
        notes payable – note d
                                                                              1,506,000              
        current portion of long-term debt - note d
                                                                                            
        long-term debt - note d
                                                                              60,000,000 60,000,000             
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,862,444 shares issued at july 1, 2007 and 53,718,801 shares issued at december 31, 2006
                                                                              278,214,000              
        * the balance sheet at december 31, 2006, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. see notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        deferred income taxes – note j
                                                                               33,298,000             
        current portion of long-term debt – note d
                                                                                            
        common stock - authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,766,073 shares issued at april 1, 2007 and 53,718,801 shares issued at december 31, 2006
                                                                               277,123,000             
        *the balance sheet at december 31, 2006, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. see notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        buildings and land
                                                                                99,498,000       112,407,000    112,243,000 
        goodwill — notes c and f
                                                                                24,657,000    24,269,000 24,269,000       
        other intangible assets, net — notes c and f
                                                                                39,154,000    43,195,000 43,990,000       
        notes payable — note g
                                                                                5,425,000    3,000,000 3,000,000       
        current portion of long-term debt — note h
                                                                                186,000    185,000 302,000       
        other long-term obligations — note i
                                                                                22,494,000            
        contingencies — note o
                                                                                            
        preferred stock — authorized 25,000,000 shares without par value; none issued — note l
                                                                                            
        inventories — note f
                                                                                 67,229,000 65,012,000 61,450,000         
        current portion of long-term debt - note g
                                                                                 176,000 173,000 170,000         
        long-term debt - note g
                                                                                 60,645,000 64,266,000 68,208,000         
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,687,419 shares issued at october 1, 2006 and 53,576,243 shares issued at december 31, 2005
                                                                                 276,290,000           
        accumulated other comprehensive earnings
                                                                                 2,671,000 1,739,000 291,000 -1,022,000 -611,000  151,000     
        cost of common stock held in treasury (17,789,331 shares at 2006 and 17,717,657 shares at 2005) - note m
                                                                                 -268,053,000           
        *the balance sheet at december 31, 2005, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. see notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,674,917 shares issued at july 2, 2006 and 53,576,243 shares issued at december 31, 2005
                                                                                  276,183,000          
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,603,592 shares issued at april 2, 2006 and 53,576,243 shares issued at december 31, 2005
                                                                                   275,485,000         
        inventories — note e
                                                                                    58,352,000 58,549,000       
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,562,108 shares issued at october 2, 2005 and 52,666,798 shares issued at december 31, 2004
                                                                                    274,650,000        
        cost of common stock held in treasury – note o
                                                                                    -263,336,000        
        common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 53,551,479 shares issued at july 3, 2005 and 52,666,798 shares issued at december 31, 2004
                                                                                     274,567,000       
        cost of common stock held in treasury — note o
                                                                                     -259,185,000       
        cash and equivalents
                                                                                       25,346,000    9,225,000 
        deferred income taxes — note h
                                                                                       28,508,000    35,833,000 
        prepaid pension asset — note g
                                                                                       132,960,000    120,277,000 
        intangible assets, net — note c
                                                                                       37,456,000    39,923,000 
        assets held for sale — note d
                                                                                       17,583,000    23,135,000 
        current maturities of long-term debt — note e
                                                                                           28,350,000 
        other long-term obligations — note g
                                                                                       11,133,000    11,501,000 
        contingencies — note l
                                                                                            
        preferred stock — authorized 25,000,000 shares without par value; none issued — note j
                                                                                            
        cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                            
        net earnings
                                                                                        8,628,000 2,554,000 571,000  
        adjustments to reconcile net earnings
                                                                                            
        to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                            
        depreciation and amortization
                                                                                        25,487,000 17,321,000 8,812,000  
        restructuring and impairment charges
                                                                                        4,563,000    
        changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                            
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                        -13,199,000 -3,700,000 -3,540,000  
        total adjustments
                                                                                        6,849,000 4,335,000 7,628,000  
        net cash from operations
                                                                                        15,477,000 6,889,000 8,199,000  
        cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                            
        capital expenditures
                                                                                        -6,206,000 -4,485,000 -2,220,000  
        proceeds from sales of assets
                                                                                        4,081,000 3,974,000 3,892,000  
        net cash from investing activities
                                                                                        -2,254,000 -634,000 1,672,000  
        cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                            
        payments of long-term debt
                                                                                        -92,845,000 -62,125,000 -10,150,000  
        proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                                        78,495,000 52,025,000   
        issuance of common stock
                                                                                        14,429,000 3,043,000 302,000  
        dividends paid
                                                                                        -3,078,000 -2,047,000 -1,025,000  
        net cash from financing activities
                                                                                        -3,046,000 -9,156,000 -10,926,000  
        effect of exchange rate on cash
                                                                                        244,000 341,000 -509,000  
        net increase in cash
                                                                                        10,421,000 -2,560,000   
        cash and equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                        9,225,000 9,225,000 9,225,000  
        cash and equivalents at end of period
                                                                                        19,646,000 6,665,000 7,661,000  
        supplemental cash flow information
                                                                                            
        cash paid during the period for:
                                                                                            
        interest
                                                                                        3,638,000 3,161,000 360,000  
        income taxes--net
                                                                                        6,036,000 4,021,000 1,424,000  
        other comprehensive earnings:
                                                                                            
        cumulative translation adjustments
                                                                                        43,000 770,000 -504,000  
        deferred gain on forward contracts
                                                                                        20,000    
        comprehensive earnings
                                                                                        6,137,000 2,716,000 67,000  
        deferred loss on forward contracts
                                                                                         -37,000   
        net change in short-term borrowings
                                                                                            
        net decrease in cash
                                                                                          -1,564,000  
        deferred loss on forward contract
                                                                                            
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-27 2015-06-28 2015-03-29 2014-12-31 2014-09-28 2014-06-29 2014-03-30 2013-09-29 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-09-30 2012-07-01 2012-04-01 2011-10-02 2011-07-03 2011-04-03 2010-12-31 2010-10-03 2010-07-04 2010-04-04 2009-12-31 2009-09-27 2009-06-28 2009-03-29 2008-09-28 2008-06-29 2008-03-30 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-07-01 2007-04-01 2006-12-31 2006-10-01 2006-07-02 2006-04-02 2005-10-02 2005-07-03 2005-04-03 2004-09-26 2004-06-27 2004-03-28 2003-12-31 2003-09-28 2003-06-29 2003-03-30 
                                                                                               
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          net earnings
        17,197,000 19,736,000 13,690,000 18,524,000 13,367,000 13,606,000 18,682,000 14,707,000 11,119,000 15,320,000 13,971,000 12,897,000 18,344,000 14,940,000 11,798,000 12,598,000 20,239,000 9,165,000 -63,896,000 875,000 11,990,000 14,948,000 11,073,000 4,857,000 3,808,000 10,062,000 2,722,000 11,943,000 11,419,000 17,564,000 10,211,000 7,209,000 11,548,000 -13,621,000 9,619,000 9,966,000 8,484,000 8,310,000 3,720,000 14,487,000 7,863,000 -13,653,000 -4,760,000 19,080,000 6,287,000  8,117,000 6,361,000 5,080,000 6,819,000 -11,335,000 3,568,000 5,917,000 3,301,000 2,283,000 5,863,000 4,132,000 5,116,000 4,800,000   4,431,000 4,143,000 4,481,000   7,611,000 9,957,000 6,666,000 7,667,000 7,794,000 5,905,000 4,046,000 5,744,000 5,912,000 6,316,000 6,225,000 6,330,000 3,942,000 3,387,000 3,921,000 6,897,000 2,520,000 3,947,000 6,074,000 1,983,000 571,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          depreciation and amortization
        8,810,000 8,658,000 8,835,000 8,551,000 8,494,000 8,278,000 7,993,000 7,326,000 7,325,000 7,285,000 7,250,000 7,257,000 6,918,000 8,026,000 7,962,000 7,016,000 6,749,000 6,699,000 6,719,000 6,712,000 6,800,000 6,851,000 6,676,000 6,611,000 6,532,000 6,581,000 6,119,000 5,995,000 5,924,000 6,165,000 5,388,000 5,478,000 5,483,000 5,613,000 5,388,000 4,965,000 4,708,000 4,982,000 5,085,000 4,904,000 4,021,000 4,267,000 3,894,000 4,028,000 4,065,000 6,893,000 4,321,000 4,153,000 4,248,000 5,321,000 5,470,000 5,886,000 4,937,000 4,856,000 4,790,000 4,410,000 4,365,000 4,401,000 4,321,000 4,412,000 4,481,000 4,351,000 4,612,000 4,425,000 5,229,000 5,265,000 5,651,000 6,767,000 6,039,000 5,841,000 5,425,000 5,780,000 5,772,000  5,778,000 6,561,000 6,639,000 6,177,000   5,641,000    8,166,000 8,509,000 8,812,000 
          pension and other post-retirement plan expense
        72,000  26,000 -60,000 177,000  84,000 87,000 84,000  41,000 30,000 31,000  -2,048,000 91,000 91,000  107,467,000 21,843,000 1,980,000  675,000 675,000 673,000 257,000 250,000 251,000 251,000 104,000 105,000 106,000 107,000       -367,000 -427,000                                               
          stock-based compensation
        2,012,000 1,457,000 1,169,000 616,000 1,647,000 1,658,000 1,448,000 1,323,000 1,221,000 540,000 1,406,000 1,649,000 1,586,000 1,919,000 2,241,000 1,616,000 1,950,000 1,999,000 984,000 1,903,000 1,219,000 1,253,000 1,119,000 817,000 228,000 1,065,000 1,157,000 1,579,000 1,214,000 1,152,000 1,918,000 1,263,000 923,000 1,670,000 827,000 807,000 880,000                                                   
          deferred income taxes
        772,000 -1,083,000 755,000 407,000 -491,000 -1,009,000 -547,000 -615,000 -621,000 -2,708,000 -785,000 -317,000 -236,000 -169,000 -616,000 82,000 1,195,000 3,165,000 -29,272,000 -4,938,000 63,000 -1,421,000 -161,000 -799,000 333,000 1,947,000 -1,471,000 874,000 1,063,000 -3,802,000 3,442,000 -1,937,000 1,289,000 9,933,000 2,280,000 2,184,000 2,313,000 1,965,000 5,455,000 3,944,000 -1,067,000 6,508,000 -4,185,000                            -218,000                
          change in fair value of contingent consideration liability
        53,000 -998,000 -1,054,000 -1,361,000 -162,000 -1,026,000 -167,000 -319,000 -253,000                                                                               
          loss on foreign currency hedges, net of cash
        31,000 -524,000 139,000 -103,000 168,000     -172,000             75,000 -110,000 -23,000  -9,000 35,000 53,000  20,000    53,000                                                     
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                               
          accounts receivable
        -5,968,000 -1,963,000 -300,000 -2,141,000 -3,040,000 6,999,000 912,000 -4,899,000 -2,985,000 12,393,000 6,934,000 -831,000 -5,906,000 7,647,000 -699,000 -2,892,000 -9,969,000 -3,515,000 2,271,000 1,437,000 -1,121,000 -2,428,000 -15,765,000 11,674,000 6,176,000 3,399,000 5,779,000 -2,712,000 -2,682,000 -649,000 -3,776,000 -6,887,000 1,435,000 -5,400,000 2,152,000 -1,957,000 7,000 -1,149,000 -166,000 2,317,000 -8,122,000 4,554,000 3,110,000 4,314,000 -10,942,000 10,615,000 -2,461,000 6,897,000 -5,551,000 -2,335,000 -375,000 -4,929,000 10,403,000 -1,777,000 1,394,000 -3,569,000 9,077,000 1,111,000 -5,736,000 -4,159,000 -11,387,000 -2,383,000 3,978,000 -1,807,000 4,526,000 17,326,000    2,052,000 2,284,000 -3,320,000 4,341,000  2,853,000 -10,464,000 -2,871,000 -3,663,000   3,699,000    2,932,000 -5,961,000 4,019,000 
          inventories
        -4,692,000 1,485,000 2,853,000 -1,938,000 -1,022,000 547,000 3,681,000 6,009,000 1,656,000 6,325,000 -3,623,000 435,000 -784,000 2,175,000 -3,209,000 -6,562,000 -615,000 1,620,000 -2,196,000 -942,000 -2,052,000 -1,538,000 3,288,000 1,677,000 -4,005,000 2,446,000 1,565,000 -693,000 1,053,000 -1,476,000 -770,000 -4,487,000 -788,000 -1,069,000 402,000 -2,661,000 -2,076,000 28,000 -3,160,000 -124,000 966,000 2,259,000 2,880,000 -1,683,000 -1,231,000 16,943,000 -1,743,000 -1,486,000 5,118,000 805,000 -3,754,000 -28,000 4,231,000 12,366,000 2,886,000 -3,551,000 -1,736,000 -8,897,000 -291,000 -6,912,000 -8,989,000 -5,686,000 6,047,000 1,501,000 9,215,000 315,000    -818,000 1,482,000 -2,256,000 -11,220,000  -2,217,000 -3,562,000 -885,000 198,000   -1,011,000    -2,377,000 1,057,000 148,000 
          operating lease assets
        -7,184,000 1,071,000 -1,904,000 915,000 315,000 750,000 1,156,000 1,109,000 1,135,000 1,120,000 -1,777,000 -3,899,000 833,000 -72,000 -177,000 1,739,000 -224,000 862,000 694,000 471,000 -340,000 446,000 642,000 748,000 -473,000 -124,000                                                              
          other assets
        3,129,000 -83,000 -3,978,000 1,331,000 73,000 -181,000 1,056,000 -767,000 792,000 1,856,000 -490,000 -466,000 -133,000 3,376,000 -264,000 2,766,000 -253,000 3,258,000 -3,894,000 -1,608,000 168,000 1,255,000 986,000 661,000 799,000 548,000 973,000 -2,439,000 -1,687,000 -2,258,000 -1,697,000 1,133,000 147,000 359,000 -1,814,000 -60,000 -16,000 200,000 1,626,000 1,215,000 -3,330,000                                               
          accounts payable
        2,757,000 -654,000 1,820,000 2,252,000 765,000 -1,625,000 1,902,000 -4,883,000 2,835,000 -7,925,000 -2,830,000 147,000 857,000 -13,686,000 6,306,000 1,151,000 3,936,000 4,928,000 1,641,000 -6,297,000 2,864,000 2,437,000 13,717,000 -13,546,000 1,252,000 -1,124,000 -1,952,000 -2,857,000 1,275,000 352,000 -18,000 1,924,000 2,855,000 2,153,000 1,618,000 674,000 942,000 -2,180,000 2,548,000 -1,478,000 1,647,000 -159,000 -6,523,000 1,292,000 264,000 69,148,000 1,970,000                                         
          accrued payroll and benefits
        -6,126,000 1,562,000 1,472,000 3,706,000 -3,352,000 -600,000 1,514,000 2,172,000 -1,273,000 824,000 -919,000 2,395,000 -8,818,000 2,479,000 2,429,000 1,275,000 -5,733,000 1,213,000 2,665,000 1,355,000 -210,000 -410,000 3,440,000 -275,000 -237,000 -2,019,000 792,000 537,000 -5,250,000 1,125,000 3,252,000 1,568,000 -3,596,000 471,000 2,598,000 434,000 -5,169,000 -500,000 1,500,000                                                 
          operating lease liabilities
        7,167,000 -1,135,000 1,872,000 -942,000 -340,000 -768,000 -1,168,000 -1,112,000 -1,136,000 -1,101,000 1,633,000 3,987,000 -851,000 61,000 166,000 -1,751,000 93,000 -868,000 -698,000 -468,000 325,000 -439,000 -629,000 -731,000 542,000 157,000                                                              
          accrued expenses and other liabilities
        -735,000 3,873,000 3,670,000 -1,361,000 -1,041,000 -2,610,000 -909,000 -489,000 -1,247,000 -2,065,000 1,267,000 -1,220,000 -797,000 -1,884,000 410,000 -2,126,000 2,219,000 -3,837,000 -1,072,000 -1,630,000 -1,398,000 4,355,000 -2,346,000 -33,000 7,000                                                               
          pension and other post-retirement plans
         -21,000 -42,000 -44,000 -40,000 -103,000 -41,000 -41,000 -42,000 -16,000 -41,000 -3,000 -50,000 -43,000 33,970,000 -53,000 -377,000 -17,000 -80,000 -54,000 -136,000 -63,000 -63,000 -63,000 -67,000 -74,000 -69,000 -97,000 -47,000 -149,000 -75,000 -78,000 -80,000 -79,000 -81,000 -80,000 -79,000 90,000 -218,000 -117,000 -58,000                                               
          net cash from operating activities
        17,295,000 29,212,000 29,023,000 28,352,000 15,518,000 25,954,000 35,395,000 19,629,000 18,311,000 32,069,000 22,135,000 23,421,000 11,186,000 25,458,000 60,387,000 16,066,000 19,286,000 26,024,000 21,332,000 18,675,000 20,110,000 27,486,000 25,573,000 11,797,000 11,927,000 23,670,000 16,551,000 14,591,000 9,593,000 15,592,000 14,839,000 7,567,000 20,154,000 11,081,000 23,696,000 13,492,000 9,779,000 15,615,000 17,832,000 13,402,000 353,000 14,506,000 8,624,000 15,011,000 483,000  5,287,000 16,134,000 -6,078,000 15,278,000 13,705,000 -3,488,000 13,001,000 16,091,000 -4,106,000 4,536,000 11,346,000 -2,506,000  1,749,000 1,018,000 5,328,000  18,354,000 19,699,000 -4,002,000 7,817,000 17,770,000 -5,467,000  15,770,000 11,347,000 4,118,000  11,063,000 14,798,000 2,629,000           
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                               
          capital expenditures
        -4,997,000 -3,189,000 -4,797,000 -3,280,000 -4,465,000 -6,101,000 -3,871,000 -4,637,000 -4,035,000 -3,502,000 -2,749,000 -3,947,000 -4,540,000 -5,073,000 -2,269,000 -3,591,000 -3,400,000 -7,501,000 -4,170,000 -2,332,000 -1,638,000 -4,417,000 -3,196,000 -2,675,000 -4,570,000 -6,434,000 -5,869,000 -4,105,000 -5,325,000 -7,688,000 -5,890,000 -7,998,000 -6,912,000 -6,107,000 -2,877,000 -5,304,000 -3,806,000 -6,033,000 -6,984,000 -4,606,000 -2,877,000 -3,164,000 -2,654,000 -2,713,000 -1,192,000  -3,015,000 -3,216,000 -2,775,000 -2,549,000 -3,660,000 -4,699,000 -2,902,000 -2,508,000 -4,369,000 -3,690,000 -3,358,000 -3,168,000  -4,298,000 -4,674,000 -1,533,000  -1,831,000 -1,425,000 -1,425,000 -4,096,000 -6,172,000 -3,488,000  -3,024,000 -3,584,000 -2,687,000  -5,260,000 -3,369,000 -2,479,000           
          free cash flows
        12,298,000 26,023,000 24,226,000 25,072,000 11,053,000 19,853,000 31,524,000 14,992,000 14,276,000 28,567,000 19,386,000 19,474,000 6,646,000 20,385,000 58,118,000 12,475,000 15,886,000 18,523,000 17,162,000 16,343,000 18,472,000 23,069,000 22,377,000 9,122,000 7,357,000 17,236,000 10,682,000 10,486,000 4,268,000 7,904,000 8,949,000 -431,000 13,242,000 4,974,000 20,819,000 8,188,000 5,973,000 9,582,000 10,848,000 8,796,000 -2,524,000 11,342,000 5,970,000 12,298,000 -709,000  2,272,000 12,918,000 -8,853,000 12,729,000 10,045,000 -8,187,000 10,099,000 13,583,000 -8,475,000 846,000 7,988,000 -5,674,000  -2,549,000 -3,656,000 3,795,000  16,523,000 18,274,000 -5,427,000 3,721,000 11,598,000 -8,955,000  12,746,000 7,763,000 1,431,000  5,803,000 11,429,000 150,000           
          short-term investments
        2,888,000                                                                                       
          net cash from investing activities
        -2,109,000 -5,972,000 -4,797,000 -3,280,000 -4,465,000 -6,101,000 -125,783,000 -4,637,000 -4,035,000 -3,502,000 -2,749,000 -3,950,000 -7,896,000 -5,400,000 -2,269,000 -75,635,000 -27,884,000 -7,501,000 -4,170,000 -2,587,000 -1,638,000 -12,726,000 -3,196,000 -2,675,000 -4,570,000 -6,752,000 -79,442,000 -4,034,000 -5,274,000 -7,686,000 -5,890,000 -7,997,000 -6,912,000 -6,051,000 -2,249,000 -24,569,000 -3,805,000 -5,985,000 -6,973,000 7,395,000 -75,704,000 -4,449,000 -779,000 -2,711,000 -1,191,000  -3,074,000 -3,130,000 -951,000 -2,145,000 -3,541,000 -4,629,000 -2,753,000 -3,251,000 -18,574,000 -3,563,000 -3,358,000 -6,098,000 -2,759,000 -3,728,000 -3,869,000 -1,878,000 -2,559,000 -1,831,000 -314,000 -1,227,000 -4,198,000 -6,258,000 -24,094,000 -7,765,000 -3,030,000 -3,575,000 -2,651,000  7,966,000 -2,655,000 -1,966,000 -5,802,000   -3,658,000    -1,620,000 -2,306,000 1,672,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                               
          payments of long-term debt
        -170,700,000 -260,351,000 -336,400,000 -277,500,000 -264,200,000 -291,247,000 -265,600,000 -167,500,000 -167,500,000 -181,222,000 -343,575,000 -45,648,000 -204,084,000 -205,003,000 -217,939,000 -150,000,000 -150,000,000 -211,600,000 -166,900,000 -188,700,000 -241,600,000 -470,000,000 -1,115,100,000 -1,442,900,000 -764,550,000 -890,300,000 -686,400,000 -150,000,000 -159,100,000 -150,000,000 -160,900,000 -415,100,000 -334,100,000 -345,200,000 -382,400,000 -417,600,000 -373,000,000 -410,400,000 -585,900,000 -940,800,000 -521,300,000 -400,200,000 -381,000,000 -321,400,000 -240,900,000 -4,703,900,000 -275,300,000                      -223,300,000 -75,600,000 -7,000,000 -857,000 -46,000 -20,294,000 -27,103,000 -34,165,000 -27,618,000 -74,219,000 -33,982,000 -24,530,000 -86,605,000 -25,935,000 -30,784,000 -30,720,000 -51,975,000 -10,150,000 
          proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt
        175,700,000 227,151,000 339,100,000 278,800,000 258,600,000 279,800,000 303,300,000 165,000,000 167,500,000 172,058,000 343,199,000 42,427,000 200,675,000 203,163,000 212,390,000 191,027,000 150,000,000 211,600,000 166,900,000 188,700,000 237,000,000 418,300,000 1,080,100,000 1,433,000,000 816,050,000 877,300,000 749,100,000 150,000,000 159,100,000 150,000,000 153,900,000 398,100,000 331,800,000 339,200,000 371,900,000 416,400,000 377,900,000 403,500,000 571,100,000 910,300,000 571,900,000 400,400,000 382,800,000 326,900,000 249,100,000  279,400,000                      268,000,000      16,660,000 23,150,000 34,040,000 36,622,000 25,807,000 72,715,000        
          purchases of treasury stock
        -8,558,000  -16,551,000 -16,530,000 -6,465,000  -11,895,000 -10,934,000 -11,958,000    -8,802,000                                                                           
          dividends paid
        -1,151,000 -1,167,000 -1,182,000 -1,200,000 -1,201,000 -1,208,000 -1,217,000 -1,227,000 -1,233,000 -1,248,000 -1,257,000 -1,263,000 -1,272,000 -1,276,000 -1,279,000 -1,287,000 -1,289,000 -1,291,000 -1,297,000 -1,294,000 -1,291,000 -1,291,000 -1,290,000 -1,299,000 -1,299,000 -1,304,000 -1,309,000 -1,315,000 -1,310,000 -1,323,000 -1,324,000 -1,320,000 -1,318,000 -1,318,000 -1,318,000 -1,314,000 -1,310,000 -1,311,000 -1,311,000 -1,309,000 -1,303,000 -1,307,000 -1,316,000 -1,332,000 -1,336,000 -721,000 -1,345,000 -1,342,000 -1,351,000 -1,179,000 -1,174,000 -1,171,000 -1,189,000 -1,192,000 -1,193,000 -1,033,000 -1,030,000 -1,026,000 -1,026,000 -1,025,000 -1,019,000 -1,019,000 -1,016,000 -1,016,000 -1,012,000 -1,012,000 -1,012,000 -1,029,000 -1,010,000 -1,075,000 -1,059,000 -1,069,000 -1,076,000 -1,080,000 -1,075,000 -1,076,000 -1,076,000 -1,100,000 -1,081,000 -1,078,000 -1,234,000 -1,060,000 -1,169,000 -1,009,000 -1,031,000 -1,022,000 -1,025,000 
          taxes paid on behalf of equity award participants
        -1,732,000 -35,000 -20,000 -21,000 -2,634,000 23,000 -23,000 -14,000 -3,117,000 -14,000 -9,000 -98,000 -3,142,000 -20,000 -13,000 -78,000 -1,413,000 -13,000 -10,000 -78,000 -1,402,000 -6,000 -8,000 -1,903,000 -4,000 -16,000 -2,637,000 -35,000 -4,000 -6,000 -1,423,000 -33,000 -2,000 -3,000 -1,566,000                                                   
          net cash from financing activities
        -6,441,000 -51,034,000 -15,053,000 -16,451,000 -15,900,000 -20,441,000 24,565,000 -15,751,000 -16,308,000 -25,462,000 -9,970,000 -13,342,000 -16,625,000 -11,287,000 -8,769,000 31,164,000 -6,772,000 -5,301,000 -6,396,000 -1,722,000 -7,293,000       -5,468,000 -4,796,000 -10,798,000 -8,328,000 -18,326,000 -5,041,000 -7,351,000 -12,970,000 -2,517,000 2,024,000 -10,716,000 -16,111,000 -31,809,000 49,993,000 -3,403,000 -3,773,000 -4,214,000 4,088,000  1,416,000 -4,979,000 1,304,000   8,589,000 -4,357,000 -14,989,000 31,161,000 12,912,000 -6,798,000 9,838,000 -8,153,000   4,529,000 375,000 -2,531,000 -37,106,000 4,668,000 6,563,000 -25,371,000 35,876,000 -1,353,000 -5,105,000 -7,257,000 -3,809,000  -7,543,000 -7,995,000 -337,000 3,797,000   -1,230,000    6,110,000 1,770,000 -10,926,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -189,000  1,683,000 531,000 801,000  -548,000 -420,000 581,000  -182,000 1,212,000 -38,000  -180,000 1,026,000 23,000  364,000 -361,000 440,000  -320,000 -121,000 363,000  180,000 -219,000 252,000  272,000 234,000 -390,000  -139,000 -411,000 16,000  -227,000 -40,000 -606,000                                               
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        8,556,000 -28,001,000 10,856,000   -541,000    3,764,000    9,002,000 49,169,000 -27,379,000 -15,347,000 12,938,000 11,130,000 14,005,000 11,619,000  -14,241,000 -4,974,000 50,714,000  -4,379,000 4,870,000 -225,000    7,811,000 -2,580,000   8,014,000 -628,000 -5,479,000 -11,052,000 -25,964,000 6,173,000 3,964,000 8,458,000 3,825,000 26,643,000 3,654,000   10,686,000 -23,388,000 -139,000 5,581,000 -1,402,000 8,029,000 14,116,000 893,000 848,000 284,000   7,597,000 10,838,000      6,479,000 7,912,000 7,795,000 797,000 -2,266,000 8,907,000 12,072,000 5,014,000 608,000 2,891,000 -44,043,000 -2,768,000 -274,000 15,338,000 7,515,000     
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        82,295,000  94,334,000  163,876,000  156,910,000  141,465,000  91,773,000  100,241,000  100,933,000  113,572,000  113,805,000  156,928,000                                               
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        90,851,000  10,856,000 9,152,000 90,288,000  -66,371,000 -1,179,000 162,425,000  9,234,000 7,341,000 143,537,000  49,169,000 -27,379,000 126,118,000  11,130,000 14,005,000 103,392,000  -14,241,000 -4,974,000 150,955,000  -4,379,000 4,870,000 100,708,000  893,000 -18,522,000 121,383,000  8,338,000 -14,005,000 121,819,000  -5,479,000 -11,052,000 130,964,000      3,654,000 8,261,000 118,969,000 10,686,000 -23,388,000 109,432,000 5,581,000 -1,402,000 84,441,000 14,116,000 893,000 74,163,000    58,764,000  13,494,000 -17,787,000 44,622,000 8,341,000 -13,977,000 59,347,000  7,795,000 797,000 36,364,000  12,072,000 5,014,000 12,637,000 2,891,000 -44,043,000 58,237,000 -274,000 15,338,000 32,861,000     
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                                               
          cash paid for interest
        638,000 788,000 1,039,000 1,109,000 1,060,000 1,454,000 1,222,000 815,000 739,000 776,000 630,000 794,000 926,000 497,000 550,000 489,000 480,000 903,000 331,000 338,000 378,000 473,000 682,000 764,000 678,000 753,000 634,000 293,000 281,000 280,000 307,000 509,000 486,000 524,000 553,000 524,000 529,000 647,000 745,000 811,000 736,000 698,000 671,000 592,000 454,000  600,000                                         
          cash paid for income taxes
        3,158,000 4,298,000 5,364,000 4,180,000 2,912,000 4,456,000 4,079,000 4,265,000 3,799,000 5,106,000 5,397,000 5,533,000 4,199,000 7,473,000 5,001,000 5,058,000 2,548,000 6,641,000 2,730,000 4,006,000 3,510,000 3,672,000 4,181,000 2,931,000 1,183,000 3,491,000 2,174,000 3,326,000 2,122,000 1,399,000 4,793,000 2,915,000 809,000 5,966,000 1,403,000 2,129,000 1,386,000 335,000 1,433,000 3,296,000 5,407,000 1,122,000 1,409,000 2,640,000 1,608,000                                           
          non-cash financing and investing activities:
                                                                                               
          capital expenditures incurred but not paid
        1,169,000  -1,141,000 651,000 1,049,000  417,000 210,000 1,733,000  122,000 165,000 1,400,000  528,000 58,000 1,339,000  -135,000 269,000 1,019,000  -342,000 -685,000 1,843,000  -1,096,000 1,073,000 3,734,000                                                           
          excise taxes on purchase of treasury stock incurred not paid
        58,000 271,000 119,000 121,000 6,000 -282,000 204,000 383,000 77,000                                                                               
          non-cash inventory charges
                     706,000 2,229,000                                                                         
          pensions and other post-retirement plan expense
                                                                                               
          restructuring non-cash charges
                                                                                              
          goodwill prior period adjustment
                                                                                               
          payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                -3,000 -3,356,000 -327,000         -318,000         144,000                                                     
          purchase of treasury stock
                 -15,036,000 -8,328,000     -7,748,000 -3,920,000 -3,847,000    -2,776,000 -5,304,000 -3,701,000 -3,043,000 -4,153,000 -849,000             -2,465,000 -4,254,000 -8,476,000 -2,893,000 -5,290,000 -1,352,000 -3,237,000 -495,000 -731,000 -445,000 -1,048,000 -907,000 -2,909,000 -2,734,000 -1,011,000              -11,422,000 -4,579,000   -1,363,000 -178,000   -4,137,000          
          contingent consideration payments
                                                                                               
          effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
                                                 -481,000 -108,000 372,000 445,000  25,000 236,000 326,000 200,000 787,000 -611,000 -310,000 747,000 -452,000 231,000 -297,000 -386,000    -382,000  -498,000 -66,000 555,000 -1,841,000 -118,000 164,000  160,000 282,000 76,000  586,000 866,000 282,000 -262,000 -1,650,000 -469,000 -341,000 390,000 264,000     
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                 134,508,000 -47,956,000 124,368,000 109,571,000 76,412,000 73,315,000   51,167,000 44,628,000 52,868,000 38,630,000 12,029,000 61,005,000 25,346,000     
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                 6,173,000 3,964,000 8,458,000 138,333,000                                           
          capital expenditures incurred not paid
                                                                                               
          payment of contingent consideration
                       -150,000                                                                       
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
            -4,046,000   -1,179,000 -1,451,000   7,341,000 -13,373,000                                    -5,399,000                                       
          asset impairment charges
                                                                                            
          gain on foreign currency hedges, net of cash
              -201,000 21,000 -299,000   36,000 192,000  -111,000 3,000 -15,000  -1,000              -56,000                                                       
          payments of contingent consideration
                      -150,000    -150,000                                                                     
          gain on foreign current hedges, net of tax
                                                                                               
          cash flows from financing actvities:
                                                                                               
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
                                                                                               
          payments for acquisition, net of cash received
                        -24,484,000                                                                       
          gain on sales of fixed assets
                                                -3,000                                               
          loss on foreign current hedges, net of tax
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                 15,000 71,000 51,000 2,000   56,000 484,000 1,000 48,000 11,000 12,234,000 3,000 1,875,000 2,000 1,000    1,824,000   70,000                                    
          (gain) on foreign currency hedges, net of cash
                            -42,000                                                                   
          income taxes payable
                             1,527,000 -1,480,000 -1,704,000 730,000 -1,599,000 3,128,000 -53,000 -535,000 3,074,000 -4,544,000 1,855,000 1,179,000 -4,781,000 573,000 -595,000 248,000 276,000 -110,000 65,000 735,000 3,549,000 505,000 350,000 860,000                                           
          contingent consideration payment
                                                                                               
          net cash (used) in provided by financing activities
                                                                                               
          accrued liabilities
                               1,338,000 -5,364,000  -1,184,000              -756,000  13,237,000 -3,234,000 -58,000 8,246,000 -6,340,000                                         
          net cash from (used) in financing activities
                               -13,975,000 42,994,000 -18,009,000                                                              
          restructuring impairment charges
                                  208,000 38,000 854,000                                                          
          (gain) on sales of fixed assets
                                                                                               
          impairment of fixed assets
                                1,016,000                                                               
          restructuring and impairment charges
                                            777,000                                                   
          loss on sale of assets
                                                                                               
          loss on foreign currency hedges, net of cash received
                                                                                               
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                               
          other liabilities
                                 77,000 -1,778,000 1,880,000 742,000 -113,000 -44,000 123,000 -224,000 1,972,000 -1,169,000 -117,000 2,232,000 1,595,000 -77,000 -68,000 -1,398,000                                               
          total adjustments
                                                   -4,069,000 -5,804,000 25,536,000 -2,830,000 9,773,000 -11,158,000 8,459,000 25,040,000 -7,056,000 7,084,000 12,790,000 -6,389,000 -1,327,000 7,214,000 -7,622,000 6,429,000 -5,166,000 -4,874,000 897,000 8,402,000 13,873,000 26,724,000 31,647,000    9,701,000 7,976,000 5,442,000 72,000  5,151,000 8,482,000 -3,596,000 -1,172,000   1,034,000    2,514,000 -3,293,000 7,628,000 
          payments of short-term notes payable
                                                   -1,493,000 -271,000 -507,000 -607,000 -511,000 -528,000 -500,000 -382,000 -1,284,000 -2,261,000 -1,520,000 -683,000 -1,257,000 -627,000 -1,201,000 -430,000 -1,451,000 -1,245,000 -1,838,000 -4,672,000 -2,452,000 -2,013,000 -2,961,000 -8,240,000 -38,730,000                 
          non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                               
          loss on sales of fixed assets
                                  11,000 -82,000 -40,000  1,000 1,000  697,000 -1,000 2,000                                                   
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                               
          accrued expenses
                                    -4,014,000 -5,469,000 1,427,000 316,000 -69,000 943,000 1,029,000 1,113,000 -3,057,000 527,000 -530,000                                                 
          payment for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                                                               
          purchase of assets with short-term notes payable
                                                                                               
          restructuring loss on pension settlement
                                                                                               
          non-recurring environmental expense
                                                                                               
          gain on sale of assets
                                                                                     -353,000          
          gain on foreign currency hedges, net of cash received
                                                                                               
          proceeds from borrowings of short-term notes payable
                                                     271,000 507,000 607,000 511,000 528,000 500,000 382,000 1,284,000 2,015,000 1,766,000 683,000  627,000 1,201,000 430,000  1,245,000 1,641,000 4,869,000 2,452,000 2,013,000 1,961,000  39,158,000                 
          exercise of stock options
                                                   351,000 1,328,000 177,000 1,792,000 266,000 271,000 691,000 710,000 41,000 431,000   92,000                          
          excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation
                                                                                               
          non-cash investing and financing activities
                                                                                               
          pension and other post-retirement plan income
                                          -476,000 -476,000 -417,000 -411,000                                                  
          payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired
                                              -233,000 -72,830,000            -14,689,000 -2,930,000                              
          restructuring, impairment, and restructuring-related charges
                                                                                               
          excess tax benefit on equity-based compensation
                                                                                               
          other
                                                  56,000 -290,000 -457,000 -201,000 282,000 1,181,000 -1,030,000 -930,000 7,955,000 -2,235,000 233,000 -986,000 -212,000 -474,000 -253,000 -1,228,000 -2,966,000 -449,000 177,000 -715,000 -3,389,000 -11,000 8,586,000 -33,000 3,000 6,867,000 -6,814,000 -686,000 43,000 -1,267,000 656,000  1,105,000 768,000 -467,000 505,000 884,000 63,000 703,000 755,000 -49,000 -500,000 -389,000 451,000 302,000 
          equity-based compensation
                                              792,000 685,000 282,000 540,000 293,000 842,000 1,520,000  660,000                            895,000   706,000          
          restructuring charges
                                              1,969,000    2,373,000 2,118,000 738,000  1,570,000                                         
          non-recurring environmental charge
                                                                                               
          gain on foreign currency hedges
                                                                                               
          windfall tax benefits from equity awards
                                              696,000                                               
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                                               
          prepaid pension assets
                                                                                               
          loss on foreign currency hedges
                                                                                               
          proceeds from settlement of foreign currency hedges
                                                                                               
          amortization of retirement benefit adjustments
                                                 -2,401,000 1,648,000 1,649,000 1,648,000  1,390,000                        1,060,000                 
          loss on sale of ems business
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of ems business
                                                                                               
          prepaid pension asset
                                                  -2,211,000 -2,211,000 -2,211,000  -2,479,000 -2,106,000 -2,102,000 -1,683,000   -1,714,000 -1,706,000 -1,702,000 -2,184,000 -2,151,000 -2,151,000 -2,950,000 -2,080,000 -2,079,000 -1,826,000        -2,423,000 -2,233,000 -2,233,000 -2,233,000  -1,566,000 -1,934,000 -1,197,000 -2,447,000   -2,601,000    -3,062,000 -3,028,000 -3,115,000 
          gain on sale of fixed assets
                                                      -60,000                                         
          supplemental cash flow information
                                                                                               
          pension liability
                                                                                               
          gain on sale of ems business
                                                                                               
          •
                                                                                               
          geographic region
                                                                                               
          americas
                                                                                               
          asia-pacific
                                                                                               
          europe
                                                                                               
          total
                                                                                               
          net sales
                                                                                               
          gross margin
                                                                                               
          % of sales
                                                                                               
          insurance recovery for business interruption
                                                                                               
          selling, general and administrative expenses
                                                                                               
          research and development expenses
                                                                                               
          gain on sale-leaseback
                                                                                               
          operating earnings
                                                                                               
          total other income
                                                                                               
          earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                                               
          income tax expense
                                                                                               
          earnings from continuing operations
                                                                                               
          (loss)/earnings from discontinued operations, including loss on sale of 5.1 million net of tax in 2013
                                                                                               
          diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                               
          continuing operations
                                                                                               
          discontinued operations
                                                                                               
          net (loss)/earnings attributable to cts corporation
                                                                                               
          revolving credit facility, weighted-average interest rate of 1.9% (2013) and 1.8% (2012), due in 2017
                                                                                               
          less current maturities
                                                                                               
          total long-term debt
                                                                                               
          long-term debt, including interest
                                                                                               
          operating lease payments
                                                                                               
          obligations related to uncertain tax positions
                                                                                               
          purchase obligations
                                                                                               
          retirement obligations
                                                                                               
          /s/ grant thornton llp
                                                                                               
          chicago, illinois march 3, 2014
                                                                                               
          costs and expenses:
                                                                                               
          cost of goods sold
                                                                                               
          insurance recovery for business interruption — note n
                                                                                               
          restructuring and impairment charge — note p
                                                                                               
          gain on sale-leaseback — note o
                                                                                               
          other (expense)/income:
                                                                                               
          interest expense
                                                                                               
          interest income
                                                                                               
          total other income/
                                                                                               
          income tax expense — note k
                                                                                               
          loss on sale of ems operations
                                                                                               
          (loss)/earnings from discontinued operations
                                                                                               
          net (loss)/earnings
                                                                         -35,649,000                      
          net earnings per share — note e
                                                                                               
          basic
                                                                                               
          diluted
                                                                                               
          other comprehensive earnings/
                                                                                               
          cumulative translation adjustment
                                                                                               
          defined benefit and post retirement benefit plans:
                                                                                               
          net actuarial gain/
                                                                                               
          amortization of prior service cost included in net earnings
                                                                                               
          amortization of gain/
                                                                                               
          settlements and curtailments included in net earnings
                                                                                               
          foreign exchange impact, included in net earnings
                                                                                               
          net defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans
                                                                                               
          unrealized gain on interest swaps treated as cash flow hedges:
                                                                                               
          unrealized holding gain/
                                                                                               
          reclassification adjustments for losses included in net earnings
                                                                                               
          net change in unrealized holding loss on interest rate swaps
                                                                                               
          comprehensive earnings
                                                                                               
          assets
                                                                                               
          current assets
                                                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                               
          accounts receivable, less allowances
                                                                                               
          finished goods
                                                                                               
          work-in-process
                                                                                               
          raw materials
                                                                                               
          total inventories
                                                                                               
          current deferred tax asset — note k
                                                                                               
          other current assets
                                                     13,547,000 -1,896,000 -1,020,000 -787,000 240,000 705,000 -1,354,000 -13,000 1,647,000 -429,000 -381,000 -418,000 -951,000  -1,014,000 -177,000 -1,506,000  828,000 2,504,000 -1,732,000     -377,000 649,000 -980,000  -3,143,000 1,192,000 -2,492,000 409,000   -700,000    1,838,000 -4,161,000 1,002,000 
          total current assets
                                                                                               
          property, plant and equipment
                                                                                               
          land
                                                                                               
          buildings and improvements
                                                                                               
          machinery and equipment
                                                                                               
          total property, plant and equipment
                                                                                               
          accumulated depreciation
                                                                                               
          net property, plant and equipment
                                                                                               
          prepaid pension asset — note i
                                                                                               
          goodwill — note f
                                                                                               
          other indefinite-lived intangible asset — note f
                                                                                               
          other intangible assets, net — note f
                                                                                               
          deferred income taxes — note k
                                                                                               
          total other assets
                                                                                               
          total assets
                                                                                               
          liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                               
          current liabilities
                                                                                               
          accrued salaries, wages and vacation
                                                                                               
          other accrued liabilities
                                                                                               
          total current liabilities
                                                                                               
          long-term debt — note h
                                                                                               
          long-term portion — interest rate swap — note h
                                                                                               
          other long-term obligations — notes i and k
                                                                                               
          contingencies — note n
                                                                                               
          shareholders’ equity
                                                                                               
          preferred stock — authorized 25,000,000 shares without par value; none issued
                                                                                               
          common stock — authorized 75,000,000 shares without par value; 55,808,008 issued at december 31, 2013 and 55,263,082 issued at december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          additional contributed capital
                                                                                               
          retained earnings
                                                                                               
          accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                                                               
          cost of common stock held in treasury
                                                                                               
          total shareholders’ equity
                                                                                               
          total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                               
          pension liability — note i
                                                                                               
          amortization of retirement benefit adjustments — note i
                                                                                               
          equity-based compensation — note j
                                                                                               
          restructuring charge — note p
                                                                                               
          loss on sale of ems business — note b
                                                                                               
          gain on sale-leaseback transaction — note o
                                                                                               
          insurance recovery for business interruption and property damage — casualties
                                                                                               
          insurance proceeds for business interruption and property damage other than property, plant and equipment — casualty
                                                                                               
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                               
          net cash from operations
                                                                                     5,158,000   4,955,000    8,588,000 -1,310,000 8,199,000 
          capital expenditures to replace property, plant and equipment damaged in casualties
                                                            -1,093,000 -1,766,000                                 
          insurance proceeds for property, plant and equipment damaged in casualties
                                                            2,250,000                                 
          payment for acquisitions, net of cash acquired — note c
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of ems business — note b
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sale-leaseback transaction
                                                                                               
          net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
                                                                                               
          borrowings of long-term debt
                                                                                               
          borrowings of short-term notes payable
                                                                                               
          net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
                                                                                               
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                                               
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                                               
          interest
                                                        432,000 816,000 1,031,000 659,000 607,000 437,000 537,000 429,000 463,000 422,000    217,000  195,000 262,000 271,000 383,000 1,295,000 528,000  331,000 878,000 228,000  402,000 1,288,000 559,000 412,000 1,432,000 1,503,000 182,000 2,671,000 234,000  477,000 2,801,000 360,000 
          income taxes — net
                                                                                               
          balances at january 1, 2011
                                                                                               
          cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax of 51
                                                                                               
          other comprehensive income, net of tax of 17,443
                                                                                               
          prior service costs
                                                                                               
          unrecognized loss
                                                                                               
          cash dividends of 0.125 per share
                                                                                               
          acquired 403,347 shares for treasury stock
                                                                                               
          issued 59,263 shares on exercise of stock options — net
                                                                                               
          issued 213,287 shares on vesting of restricted stock units
                                                                                               
          tax benefit on vesting of restricted stock units
                                                                                               
          stock compensation
                                                                                               
          balances at december 31, 2011
                                                                                               
          cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax benefit of 376
                                                                                               
          unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax benefit 627
                                                                                               
          other comprehensive income, net of tax benefit of 3,444
                                                                                               
          cash dividends of 0.14 per share
                                                                                               
          acquired 1,105,848 shares for treasury stock
                                                                                               
          issued 197,480 shares on exercise of stock options — net
                                                                                               
          issued 275,492 shares on vesting of restricted stock units
                                                                                               
          balances at december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          net income
                                                                                               
          cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax benefit of 210
                                                                                               
          unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax of 225
                                                                                               
          other comprehensive income, net of tax of 23,370
                                                                                               
          unrecognized gain
                                                                                               
          cash dividends of 0.145 per share
                                                                                               
          acquired 419,190 shares for treasury stock
                                                                                               
          issued 266,043 shares on exercise of stock options — net
                                                                                               
          issued 278,883 shares on vesting of restricted stock units
                                                                                               
          balances at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          current deferred tax asset
                                                                                               
          goodwill
                                                                                               
          other intangibles
                                                                                               
          deferred taxes
                                                                                               
          total liabilities
                                                                                               
          total net assets
                                                                                               
          insurance recovery for property damage
                                                                                               
          restructuring and impairment charge
                                                                                               
          operating (loss) / earnings
                                                                                               
          interest (expense) / income
                                                                                               
          other (expense) / income
                                                                                               
          (loss) / earnings before income taxes
                                                                                               
          income tax (benefit) / expense
                                                                                               
          net (loss)/earnings from discontinued operations
                                                                                               
          amortizable intangible assets
                                                                                               
          in-process research and development
                                                                                               
          fair value of assets acquired
                                                                                               
          less fair value of liabilities acquired
                                                                                               
          net cash paid
                                                                                               
          earnings before income taxes
                                                                                               
          fair value of assets acquired, including 3,578 cash acquired
                                                                                               
          net assets acquired
                                                                                               
          cash acquired
                                                                                               
          ( in thousands) description
                                                                                               
          intangible assets, other than goodwill
                                                                                               
          long-lived assets
                                                                                               
          interest rate swap
                                                                                               
          balance at january 1, 2012
                                                                                               
          total gains/(losses) for the period:
                                                                                               
          included in earnings
                                                                                               
          included in other comprehensive income
                                                                                               
          balance at january 1, 2013
                                                                                               
          balance at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          2013
                                                                                               
          basic eps from continuing operations
                                                                                               
          effect of dilutive securities:
                                                                                               
          equity-based compensation plans
                                                                                               
          diluted eps from continuing operations
                                                                                               
          2012
                                                                                               
          2011
                                                                                               
          stock options
                                                                                               
          amortized intangible assets:
                                                                                               
          customer lists/relationships
                                                                                               
          patents
                                                                                               
          in-process research & development
                                                                                               
          total net intangible assets
                                                                                               
          valpey-fisher acquisition
                                                                                               
          d&r acquisition
                                                                                               
          balance at december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          2013 reduction – sale of ems business
                                                                                               
          accumulated benefit obligation
                                                                                               
          change in projected benefit obligation:
                                                                                               
          projected benefit obligation at january 1
                                                                                               
          service cost
                                                                                               
          interest cost
                                                                                               
          benefits paid
                                                                                               
          actuarial (gain)/ loss
                                                                                               
          (gain)/loss due to curtailment
                                                                                               
          foreign exchange impact and other
                                                                                               
          projected benefit obligation at december 31
                                                                                               
          change in plan assets:
                                                                                               
          assets at fair value at january 1
                                                                                               
          actual return on assets
                                                                                               
          company contributions
                                                                                               
          assets at fair value at december 31
                                                                                               
          funded status
                                                                                               
          actuarial (gain)/loss
                                                                                               
          other long-term obligations
                                                                                               
          amortization of retirement benefits, net of tax
                                                                                               
          settlements and curtailments
                                                                                               
          foreign exchange impact
                                                                                               
          projected benefit obligation
                                                                                               
          fair value of plan assets
                                                                                               
          expected return on plan assets
                                                                                               
          amortization of unrecognized:
                                                                                               
          prior service cost
                                                                                               
          loss/
                                                                                               
          additional cost due to early retirement
                                                                                               
          curtailment loss
                                                                                               
          net expense/
                                                                                               
          weighted-average actuarial assumptions
                                                                                               
          benefit obligation assumptions:
                                                                                               
          discount rate
                                                                                               
          rate of compensation increase
                                                                                               
          pension expense/(income) assumptions:
                                                                                               
          expected return on plan assets is net of expected investment expenses and certain administrative expenses.
                                                                                               
          during the fourth quarter of each year, cts reviews its actuarial assumptions in light of current economic factors to determine if the assumptions need to be adjusted.
                                                                                               
          net (income)/expense
                                                                                               
          pension income/postretirement expense assumptions:
                                                                                               
          asset category
                                                                                               
          equity securities
                                                                                               
          debt securities
                                                                                               
          equity securities — u.s. holdings
                                                                                               
          equity securities — non-u.s. holdings
                                                                                               
          equity funds — international lp
                                                                                               
          equity funds — u.s. lp
                                                                                               
          corporate bonds
                                                                                               
          debt securities issued by u.s., state and local governments
                                                                                               
          partnerships
                                                                                               
          long/short equity-focused hedge funds
                                                                                               
          international hedge funds
                                                                                               
          mortgage-backed securities
                                                                                               
          fixed annuities
                                                                                               
          other asset-backed securities
                                                                                               
          total fair value of plan assets
                                                                                               
          equity securities – u.s. holdings
                                                                                               
          equity securities – non-u.s. holdings
                                                                                               
          equity funds – international lp
                                                                                               
          equity funds – u.s. lp
                                                                                               
          debt securities issued by u.s. and u.k., state and local governments
                                                                                               
          fixed annuity contracts
                                                                                               
          international hedge fund
                                                                                               
          long/short equity-focused hedge fund
                                                                                               
          comprised of investment grade securities in various industries.
                                                                                               
          comprised of investment grade short-term investment funds.
                                                                                               
          comprised of investment grade securities that are backed by the u.s., state or local governments.
                                                                                               
          the hedge fund manager utilizes fundamental research and invests in equities both long (seeking price appreciation) and short (expectation that the stock will fall) instruments.
                                                                                               
          comprised of partnerships that invest in various u.s. and international industries.
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 hedge fund assets at december 31, 2011
                                                                                               
          capital contributions
                                                                                               
          realized and unrealized gain
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 hedge fund assets at december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 hedge fund assets at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          realized and unrealized loss
                                                                                               
          capital distributions
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 partnership assets at january 1, 2012
                                                                                               
          net ordinary gain attributable to partnership assets
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 partnership assets at december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 partnership assets at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 fixed annuity contracts at january 1, 2012
                                                                                               
          purchases
                                                                                               
          net gain
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 fixed annuity contracts at december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          fair value of level 3 fixed annuity contracts at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          2014
                                                                                               
          2015
                                                                                               
          2016
                                                                                               
          2017
                                                                                               
          2018
                                                                                               
          thereafter
                                                                                               
          restricted stock units
                                                                                               
          awards originally available
                                                                                               
          stock options outstanding
                                                                                               
          restricted stock units outstanding
                                                                                               
          options exercisable
                                                                                               
          awards available for grant
                                                                                               
          outstanding at january 1, 2013
                                                                                               
          exercised
                                                                                               
          expired
                                                                                               
          forfeited
                                                                                               
          outstanding at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          exercisable at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          range of exercise prices
                                                                                               
          11.04 - 11.11
                                                                                               
          13.68 - 14.70
                                                                                               
          granted
                                                                                               
          converted
                                                                                               
          convertible at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          nonvested at january 1, 2013
                                                                                               
          vested
                                                                                               
          nonvested at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          domestic
                                                                                               
          non-u.s.
                                                                                               
          current:
                                                                                               
          federal
                                                                                               
          state
                                                                                               
          total current
                                                                                               
          deferred:
                                                                                               
          total deferred
                                                                                               
          total benefit from income taxes
                                                                                               
          postretirement benefits
                                                                                               
          inventory reserves
                                                                                               
          loss carry-forwards
                                                                                               
          credit carry-forwards
                                                                                               
          nondeductible accruals
                                                                                               
          research expenditures
                                                                                               
          prepaid charges
                                                                                               
          pensions
                                                                                               
          gross deferred tax assets
                                                                                               
          depreciation
                                                                                               
          unrealized foreign exchange gain
                                                                                               
          subsidiaries’ unremitted earnings
                                                                                               
          gross deferred tax liabilities
                                                                                               
          net deferred tax assets
                                                                                               
          deferred tax asset valuation allowance
                                                                                               
          total net deferred tax assets
                                                                                               
          taxes at the u.s. statutory rate
                                                                                               
          state income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
                                                                                               
          non-u.s. income taxed at rates different than the u.s. statutory rate
                                                                                               
          benefit of scheduled tax credits
                                                                                               
          foreign source income
                                                                                               
          non-deductible expenses
                                                                                               
          non-u.s. adjustments to valuation allowances
                                                                                               
          nontaxable foreign gain
                                                                                               
          change in unrecognized tax benefits
                                                                                               
          effective income tax rate
                                                                                               
          balance at january 1
                                                                                               
          increase related to current year tax positions
                                                                                               
          increase related to prior year tax positions
                                                                                               
          decrease as a result of lapse of statute of limitations
                                                                                               
          decrease related to settlements with taxing authorities
                                                                                               
          balance at december 31
                                                                                               
          united states
                                                                                               
          singapore
                                                                                               
          united kingdom
                                                                                               
          china
                                                                                               
          canada
                                                                                               
          czech republic
                                                                                               
          other non-u.s.
                                                                                               
          consolidated net sales
                                                                                               
          taiwan
                                                                                               
          thailand
                                                                                               
          switzerland
                                                                                               
          other non-u.s
                                                                                               
          consolidated long-lived assets
                                                                                               
          ( in millions) april 2011 plan
                                                                                               
          workforce reduction
                                                                                               
          total restructuring charge
                                                                                               
          restructuring liability at january 1, 2011
                                                                                               
          restructuring and restructuring-related charges, excluding asset impairments and write-offs
                                                                                               
          cost paid
                                                                                               
          restructuring liability at december 31, 2011
                                                                                               
          ( in millions) october 2011 plan
                                                                                               
          restructuring charge
                                                                                               
          equipment relocation
                                                                                               
          restructuring-related costs
                                                                                               
          total restructuring and restructuring-related costs
                                                                                               
          restructuring and restructuring-related charges
                                                                                               
          restructuring liability at december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          ( in millions) june 2012 plan
                                                                                               
          asset impairment charge
                                                                                               
          other charge
                                                                                               
          inventory write-down
                                                                                               
          other charges
                                                                                               
          restructuring-related charges
                                                                                               
          total restructuring and restructuring-related charges
                                                                                               
          restructuring liability at january 1, 2013
                                                                                               
          restructuring liability at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          ( in millions) december 2012 plan
                                                                                               
          ( in millions) june 2013 plan
                                                                                               
          other charges, including pension termination costs
                                                                                               
          restructuring liability at april 1, 2013
                                                                                               
          accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(loss) — balance at january 1, 2011
                                                                                               
          net actuarial gains/
                                                                                               
          amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings/
                                                                                               
          net current period other comprehensive loss
                                                                                               
          accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(loss) — balance at december 31, 2011
                                                                                               
          accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(loss) — balance at december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          net current period other comprehensive earnings
                                                                                               
          accumulated other comprehensive loss — balance at december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          ( in thousands) details about accumulated other comprehensive earnings components
                                                                                               
          losses on cash flow hedges:
                                                                                               
          interest rate swap contracts
                                                                                               
          amortization of defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans:
                                                                                               
          gain/(loss) included in net periodic pension costs
                                                                                               
          total reclassification for the period
                                                                                               
          amounts in parenthesis indicate credit.
                                                                                               
          gross margins
                                                                                               
          operating earnings/
                                                                                               
          earnings/(loss) from continuing operations
                                                                                               
          earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations
                                                                                               
          net earnings/
                                                                                               
          basic earnings per share:
                                                                                               
          year ended december 31, 2013
                                                                                               
          allowance for doubtful accounts
                                                                                               
          year ended december 31, 2012
                                                                                               
          year ended december 31, 2011:
                                                                                               
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition
                                                                                               
          income tax payable
                                                      1,956,000                                         
          proceeds from sale of fixed assets
                                                      -59,000                                         
          cash paid for income taxes – net
                                                                                               
          equity-based compensation – note b
                                                        779,000 660,000 1,163,000 1,318,000   1,214,000   1,180,000  744,000 906,000 1,261,000  909,000 859,000 943,000 885,000     542,000 1,094,000               
          amortization of retirement benefit adjustments – note f
                                                        1,473,000 2,158,000 2,168,000 2,168,000   1,734,000   1,270,000  1,146,000 1,144,000 1,356,000  1,298,000 1,322,000 1,322,000 555,000                     
          restructuring charge – note m
                                                        503,000   559,000                                    
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                        -13,809,000 3,270,000 5,204,000 -8,441,000 -14,205,000 -8,330,000 -15,634,000 2,365,000 -4,817,000 -2,357,000  3,146,000 11,050,000 6,045,000  8,676,000 -2,455,000 -25,157,000     -430,000 5,614,000 2,642,000  3,074,000 11,839,000 -3,188,000 -2,704,000   -4,445,000    -9,499,000 -160,000 -3,540,000 
          payments of long-term debt – note e
                                                        -234,400,000 -933,300,000 -1,387,800,000 -1,206,100,000   -1,301,300,000   -946,800,000  -923,800,000 -802,850,000 -762,300,000  -707,400,000 -817,850,000 -615,800,000 -338,150,000                     
          proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt – note e
                                                        236,000,000 932,400,000 1,353,300,000 1,216,600,000   1,335,600,000   957,100,000  935,000,000 812,750,000 767,900,000  705,900,000 815,350,000 621,300,000 345,950,000                     
          cash paid during the period for:
                                                                                               
          income taxes
                                                        1,102,000                                       
          restructuring and impairment charges – note m
                                                         953,000                                      
          insurance recovery for business interruption and property damage - casualties
                                                              -5,396,000                                 
          insurance proceeds for business interruption and property damage other than property, plant and equipment - casualties
                                                              4,966,000                                 
          proceeds from sale of fixed assets and assets held for sale
                                                         404,000                                      
          net cash (used)/provided by financing activities
                                                         -2,647,000                                      
          income taxes—net
                                                           1,295,000   1,007,000  1,977,000 83,000      1,717,000 2,252,000 1,946,000   255,000    162,000  394,000 1,369,000 1,360,000  1,982,000 819,000   2,312,000     
          insurance recovery for business interruption and property damage – casualties
                                                                                               
          insurance proceeds for business interruption and property damage other than property, plant and equipment – casualties
                                                                                               
          supplemental cash flow information – outstanding
                                                                                               
          income taxes – net
                                                                                               
          equity-based compensation — note b
                                                                                               
          restructuring and impairment charges — note m
                                                                                               
          amortization of retirement benefit adjustments — note f
                                                                                               
          insurance proceeds for business interruption and property damage other than property, plant and equipment — casualties
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of assets held for sale
                                                                                               
          payments of long-term debt — note e
                                                                                               
          proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt — note e
                                                                                               
          supplemental cash flow information — outstanding
                                                                                               
          equity-based compensation - note b
                                                                                    865,000           
          restructuring charge - note m
                                                                                               
          amortization of retirement benefit adjustments - note f
                                                                                               
          insurance recovery for business interruption and property damage - fire
                                                                                               
          insurance proceeds for business interruption and property damage other than property, plant and equipment - fire
                                                                                               
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions
                                                                                               
          earnout payment related to a 2008 acquisition
                                                                   -500,000                          
          insurance proceeds for property, plant and equipment damaged in fire
                                                                                               
          capital expenditures to replace property, plant and equipment damaged in fire
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sales of assets
                                                                   570,000 805,000 155,000  1,111,000 198,000 -12,000    -6,000 9,000 36,000  13,226,000 714,000 513,000    250,000    107,000 82,000 3,892,000 
          payments of long-term debt - note e
                                                                                               
          proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt - note e
                                                                                               
          income taxes - net
                                                                     978,000                          
          restructuring charge — note m
                                                                                               
          amortization of retirement benefit adjustments – note h
                                                                                               
          equity-based compensation – note i
                                                                                               
          deferred income taxes – note j
                                                                                               
          goodwill impairment
                                                                                               
          restructuring charge – note o
                                                                                               
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions
                                                                                               
          payment for acquisitions, net of cash acquired – note b
                                                                                               
          earnout payments related to 2008 acquisition
                                                                                               
          restructuring and impairment charges – note i
                                                                       2,243,000                      
          goodwill impairment – note l
                                                                                               
          payment of 2.125% debentures
                                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings/(loss) to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          prepaid pension asset – note f
                                                                       -1,951,000 -1,951,000 -1,951,000                      
          goodwill impairment – note j
                                                                       33,153,000                      
          gain on sales of assets
                                                                       5,000                        
          payments for acquisitions, net of cash received – note c
                                                                                               
          payment of 2.125% debentures – note e
                                                                                              
          purchase of treasury stock – note l
                                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          (gain)/loss on sales of assets
                                                                         -47,000                      
          net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                         -6,000                      
          restructuring charge – note i
                                                                          3,728,000                     
          changes in working capital and other, net of effect of acquisitions
                                                                          -8,013,000 3,451,000 -18,172,000                   
          purchase of treasury stock – note k
                                                                          -228,000                     
          prepaid pension-asset – note f
                                                                                               
          payment for acquisitions, net of cash received – note c
                                                                                               
          payments for acquisitions, net of cash received - note c
                                                                            -20,606,000                   
          loss on asset sales
                                                                                               
          restructuring charge – note p
                                                                                               
          repayment of debt assumed in connection with purchase of smtek – note b
                                                                                               
          exercise of stock options and other
                                                                                               
          loss on sales of assets
                                                                                               
          changes in assets and liabilities
                                                                                               
          increase (decrease) in short-term notes payable
                                                                                -1,912,000               
          payment for purchase of smtek, net of cash acquired — note c
                                                                                               
          increase in short-term notes payable
                                                                                    825,000   188,000        
          debt issue costs
                                                                                        -54,000       
          repayment of debt assumed in connection with purchase of smtek
                                                                                     -13,013,000        
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from purchase of smtek
                                                                                               
          payment for purchase of smtek, net of cash acquired
                                                                                     -35,561,000        
          decrease in short-term notes payable
                                                                                  -2,637,000            
          supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                               
          refer to note e, “supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities”
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sales of assets – note k
                                                                                               
          income taxes-net
                                                                                               
          refer to note d, “supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities”
                                                                                               
          proceeds and deposits on asset sales
                                                                                       499,000   11,869,000     
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                                        26,530,000 90,405,000 31,255,000 25,664,000 26,470,000   
          issuance of common stock
                                                                                           1,191,000 11,386,000 2,741,000 302,000 
          income taxes--net
                                                                                        1,788,000    2,015,000 2,597,000 1,424,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings
                                                                                               
          to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          payments of short-term borrowings
                                                                                               
          net increase in cash
                                                                                           5,700,000 12,981,000   
          cash and equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                           9,225,000 
          cash and equivalents at end of year
                                                                                               
          noncash investing and financing activities
                                                                                               
          common stock issued in connection with dca acquisition
                                                                                               
          effect of exchange rate on cash
                                                                                            -97,000 850,000 -509,000 
          cash and equivalents at end of period
                                                                                            12,981,000 -996,000 7,661,000 
          net change in short-term borrowings
                                                                                               
          net decrease in cash
                                                                                              -1,564,000 
          payment for purchase of cts wireless