IDEX CORP /DE/ - Annual Report: 2013 (Form 10-K)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K



þ	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013



¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the Transition Period From to

Commission file number 1-10235

IDEX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



Delaware		36-3555336
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1925 West Field Court, Lake Forest, Illinois		60045
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number:

(847) 498-7070

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange

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None

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The aggregate market value, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, of the common stock (based on the June 28, 2013 closing price of $53.81) held by non-affiliates of IDEX Corporation was $4,383,366,044.

The number of shares outstanding of IDEX Corporation’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, as of February 10, 2014 was 80,889,147.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the proxy statement with respect to the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2014 Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

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PART I.
Item 1.	Business	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	7
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	8
Item 2.	Properties	8
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	9
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	9

PART II.
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	10
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	12
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	25
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	27
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	67
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	67
Item 9B.	Other Information	67

PART III.
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	68
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	68
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	68
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	68
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	68

PART IV.
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	69
Signatures		70
Exhibit Index		71

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PART I


Item 1.	Business.

IDEX Corporation (“IDEX” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation incorporated on September 24, 1987. The Company is an applied solutions business that sells an extensive array of pumps, flow meters and other fluidics systems and components and engineered products to customers in a variety of markets around the world. All of the Company’s business activities are carried out through wholly-owned subsidiaries.

The Company has three reportable business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products. Within our three reportable segments, the Company maintains six platforms, where we will invest in organic growth and acquisitions with a strategic view towards a platform with the potential for at least $500 million in revenue, and seven groups, where we will focus on organic growth and strategic acquisitions. The Fluid & Metering Technologies segment contains the Energy, Water (comprised of Water Services & Technology and Diaphragm & Dosing Pump Technology), and Chemical, Food & Process platforms as well as the Agricultural group (comprised of Banjo). The Health & Science Technologies segment contains the IDEX Optics & Photonics, Scientific Fluidics and Material Processing Technologies platforms, as well as the Sealing Solutions and the Industrial (comprised of Micropump and Gast) groups. The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment is comprised of the Dispensing, Rescue, Band-It, and Fire Suppression groups. Each platform/group is comprised of one or more of our 15 reporting units: five reporting units within Fluid & Metering Technologies (Energy; Chemical, Food, & Process; Water Services & Technology; Banjo; Diaphragm & Dosing Pump Technology); six reporting units within Health & Science Technologies (IDEX Optics and Photonics; Scientific Fluidics; Materials Processing Technology; Sealing Solutions; Micropump; and Gast); and four reporting units within Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (Dispensing, Rescue, Band-It, and Fire Suppression).

IDEX believes that each of its reporting units is a leader in its product and service areas. The Company also believes that its strong financial performance has been attributable to its ability to design and engineer specialized quality products, coupled with its ability to identify and successfully consummate and integrate strategic acquisitions.

FLUID & METERING TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT

The Fluid & Metering Technologies segment designs, produces and distributes positive displacement pumps, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems and provides flow monitoring and other services for the food, chemical, general industrial, water & wastewater, agricultural and energy industries. Fluid & Metering Technologies application-specific pump and metering solutions serve a diverse range of end markets, including industrial infrastructure (fossil fuels, refined & alternative fuels, and water & wastewater), chemical processing, agricultural, food & beverage, pulp and paper, transportation, plastics and resins, electronics and electrical, construction & mining, pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical, machinery and numerous other specialty niche markets. Fluid & Metering Technologies accounted for 43% of IDEX’s sales and 47% of IDEX’s operating income in 2013, with approximately 46% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

Banjo. Banjo is a provider of special purpose, severe-duty pumps, valves, fittings and systems used in liquid handling. Banjo is based in Crawfordsville, Indiana and its products are used in agricultural and industrial applications. Approximately 13% of Banjo’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Energy. Energy consists of the Company’s Corken, Faure Herman, Liquid Controls, S.A.M.P.I. and Toptech businesses. Energy is a leading supplier of flow meters, electronic registration and control products, rotary vane and turbine pumps, reciprocating piston compressors, and terminal automation control systems. Headquartered in Lake Bluff, Illinois (Liquid Controls products), Energy has additional facilities in Longwood, Florida and Zwijndrech, Belgium (Toptech products); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Corken products); La Ferté Bernard, France (Faure Herman products); and Altopascio, Italy (S.A.M.P.I. products). Applications for Liquid Controls and S.A.M.P.I. positive displacement flow meters, electronic, registration and control products include mobile and stationary metering installations for wholesale and retail distribution of petroleum and liquefied petroleum gas, aviation refueling, and industrial metering and dispensing of liquids and gases. Corken products consist of positive-displacement rotary vane pumps, single and multistage regenerative turbine pumps, and small horsepower reciprocating piston compressors. Toptech supplies terminal automation hardware and software to control and manage inventories, as well as transactional data and invoicing, to customers in the oil, gas and refined-fuels markets. Faure Herman is a leading supplier of ultrasonic and helical turbine flow meters used in the custody transfer and control of high value fluids and gases. Approximately 52% of Energy’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Chemical, Food & Process ("CFP"). CFP consists of the Company’s Richter and Viking businesses. CFP is a producer of fluoroplastic lined corrosion-resistant magnetic drive and mechanical seal pumps, shut-off, control and safety valves for corrosive, hazardous, contaminated, pure and high-purity fluids, as well as rotary internal gear, external gear, vane and rotary lobe pumps, custom-engineered OEM pumps, strainers, gear reducers and engineered pump systems. Richter’s corrosion resistant fluoroplastic lined products offer superior solutions for demanding applications in the process industry. Viking’s

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products consist of external gear pumps, strainers and reducers, and related controls used for transferring and metering thin and viscous liquids sold under the Viking and Wright Flow brands. Viking products primarily serve the chemical, petroleum, pulp & paper, plastics, paints, inks, tanker trucks, compressor, construction, food & beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical and biotech markets. CFP maintains operations in Kempen, Germany (Richter products); Cedar Falls, Iowa (Richter and Viking products); and Eastbourne, East Sussex, England and Shannon, Ireland (Viking products). CFP primarily uses independent distributors to market and sell its products. Approximately 55% of CFP’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Diaphragm & Dosing Pump Technology ("DDPT"). DDPT consists of the Company’s Knight, Pulsafeeder-EPO, Pulsafeeder-SPO, Trebor and Warren Rupp businesses. DDPT is a leading provider of ultra-pure chemical pumps, liquid heating systems, air-operated and natural gas-operated double diaphragm pumps, high-pressure pumps, alloy and non-metallic gear pumps, centrifugal pumps, special purpose rotary pumps, peristaltic pumps, transfer pumps, as well as dispensing equipment for industrial laundries, commercial dishwashing and chemical metering. Knight is a leading manufacturer of pumps and dispensing equipment for industrial laundries, commercial dishwashing and chemical metering. Pulsafeeder products (which also include OBL products) are used to introduce precise amounts of fluids into processes to manage water quality and chemical composition, as well as peristaltic pumps. Its markets include water & wastewater treatment, oil and gas, power generation, pulp and paper, chemical and hydrocarbon processing, and swimming pools. Trebor is a leader in high-purity fluid handling products, including air-operated diaphragm pumps and deionized water-heating systems. Trebor products are used in manufacturing of semiconductors, disk drives and flat panel displays. Warren Rupp products (which also include Pumper Parts and Versa-Matic products) are used for abrasive and semisolid materials as well as for applications where product degradation is a concern or where electricity is not available or should not be used. Warren Rupp products primarily serve the chemical, paint, food processing, electronics, construction, utilities, mining and industrial maintenance markets. DDPT maintains operations in Salt Lake City, Utah (Trebor products); Mansfield, Ohio (Warren Rupp products); Rochester, New York, Punta Gorda, Florida and Milan, Italy (Pulsafeeder products); Lake Forest, California, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, and Unanderra, Australia (Knight products); and a maquiladora in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (Knight products). Approximately 47% of DDPT’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Water Services & Technology ("WST"). WST consists of the Company’s ADS, IETG and iPEK businesses. WST is a leading provider of metering technology and flow monitoring products and underground surveillance services for wastewater markets. ADS’s products and services provide comprehensive integrated solutions that enable industry, municipalities and government agencies to analyze and measure the capacity, quality and integrity of wastewater collection systems, including the maintenance and construction of such systems. IETG’s products and services enable water companies to effectively manage their water distribution and sewerage networks, while its surveillance service specializes in underground asset detection and mapping for utilities and other private companies. iPEK supplies remote controlled systems used for infrastructure inspection. WST maintains operations in Huntsville, Alabama and various other locations in the United States and Australia (ADS products and services); Leeds, England (IETG products and services); and Hirschegg, Austria, and Sulzberg, Germany (iPEK products). Approximately 43% of WST’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

HEALTH & SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT

The Health & Science Technologies Segment designs, produces and distributes a wide range of precision fluidics, rotary lobe pumps, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, roll compaction and drying systems used in beverage, food processing, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, pneumatic components and sealing solutions, including very high precision, low-flow rate pumping solutions required in analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, high performance molded and extruded, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors used in medical, dental and industrial applications, optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, defense, biotechnology, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing, laboratory and commercial equipment used in the production of micro and nano scale materials, precision photonic solutions used in life sciences, research and defense markets, and precision gear and peristaltic pump technologies that meet exacting original equipment manufacturer specifications. The segment accounted for 35% of IDEX’s sales and 30% of operating income in 2013, with approximately 55% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

Scientific Fluidics. Scientific Fluidics consists of Eastern Plastics, Rheodyne, Ismatec, Sapphire Engineering, Upchurch Scientific and ERC. Scientific Fluidics has facilities in Rohnert Park, California (Rheodyne products); Bristol, Connecticut (Eastern Plastics products); Wertheim-Mondfeld, Germany (Ismatec products); Middleboro, Massachusetts (Sapphire Engineering products); Oak Harbor, Washington (Ismatec and Upchurch Scientific products); and Kawaguchi, Japan (ERC products). Eastern Plastics products, which consist of high-precision integrated fluidics and associated engineered plastics solutions, are used in a broad set of end markets including medical diagnostics, analytical instrumentation, and laboratory automation. Rheodyne products consist of injectors, valves, fittings and accessories for the analytical instrumentation market. These products are used by manufacturers of high pressure liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) equipment servicing the pharmaceutical, biotech, life science, food & beverage, and chemical markets. Ismatec products include peristaltic metering

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pumps, analytical process controllers, and sample preparation systems. Sapphire Engineering and Upchurch Scientific products consist of fluidic components and systems for the analytical, biotech and diagnostic instrumentation markets, such as fittings, precision-dispensing pumps and valves, tubing and integrated tubing assemblies, filter sensors and other micro-fluidic and nano-fluidic components, as well as advanced column hardware and accessories for the high performance liquid chromatography market. The products produced by Sapphire Engineering and Upchurch Scientific primarily serve the pharmaceutical, drug discovery, chemical, biochemical processing, genomics/proteomics research, environmental labs, food/agriculture, medical lab, personal care, and plastics/polymer/rubber production markets. ERC manufactures gas liquid separations and detection solutions for the life science, analytical instrumentation and clinical chemistry markets. ERC’s products consist of in-line membrane vacuum degassing solutions, refractive index detectors and ozone generation systems. Approximately 54% of Scientific Fluidics' 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

IDEX Optics and Photonics ("IOP"). IOP consists of CVI Melles Griot (“CVI MG”), Semrock, and AT Films (including Precision Photonics products). CVI MG is a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision photonic solutions used in the life sciences, research, semiconductor, security and defense markets. CVI MG’s innovative products are focused on the generation, control and productive use of light for a variety of key science and industrial applications. Products consist of specialty lasers and light sources, electro-optical components, specialty shutters, opto-mechanical assemblies and components. In addition, CVI MG produces critical components for life science research, electronics manufacturing, military and other industrial applications including lenses, mirrors, filters and polarizers. These components are utilized in a number of important applications such as spectroscopy, cytometry (cell counting), guidance systems for target designation, remote sensing, menology and optical lithography. CVI MG is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with additional manufacturing sites located in Carlsbad, California; Rochester, New York; Isle of Man, British Isles; Leicester, England; Kyongki-Do, Korea; Tokyo, Japan; and Didam, The Netherlands. Semrock is a provider of optical filters for biotech and analytical instrumentation in the life sciences markets. Semrock’s optical filters are produced using state-of-the-art manufacturing processes which enable it to offer its customers significant improvements in instrument performance and reliability. Semrock is located in Rochester, New York. AT Films specializes in optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, defense, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing. AT Films’ core competence is the design and manufacture of filters, splitters, reflectors and mirrors with the precise physical properties required to support their customers’ most challenging and cutting-edge optical applications. The Precision Photonics portion of its business specializes in optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing. AT Films is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. Approximately 54% of IOP’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Sealing Solutions. Sealing Solutions consists of Precision Polymer Engineering (“PPE”) and FTL Sealing Solutions ("FTL"), acquired in March 2013. PPE, which is located in Blackburn, England, is a provider of proprietary high performance seals and advanced sealing solutions for a diverse range of global industries and applications, including hazardous duty, analytical instrumentation, semiconductor/solar, process technologies, pharmaceutical, electronics, and food applications. FTL, located in Leeds, England, specializes in the design and application of high integrity rotary seals, specialty bearings, and other custom products for the oil & gas, mining, power generation, and marine markets. Approximately 80% of Sealing Solutions' 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Gast. Gast consists of the Company’s Gast and Jun-Air businesses. The Gast business is a leading manufacturer of air-moving products, including air motors, low-range and medium-range vacuum pumps, vacuum generators, regenerative blowers and fractional horsepower compressors. Gast products are used in a variety of long-life applications requiring a quiet, clean source of moderate vacuum or pressure. Gast products primarily serve the medical equipment, environmental equipment, computers and electronics, printing machinery, paint mixing machinery, packaging machinery, graphic arts, and industrial manufacturing markets. The Jun-Air business is a provider of low-decibel, ultra-quiet vacuum compressors suitable for medical, dental and laboratory applications. Based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Gast also has a logistics and commercial center in Redditch, England. Approximately 27% of Gast’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Micropump. Micropump, headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, is a leader in small, precision-engineered, magnetically and electromagnetically driven rotary gear, piston and centrifugal pumps. Micropump products are used in low-flow abrasive and corrosive applications. Micropump products primarily serve the printing machinery, medical equipment, paints and inks, chemical processing, pharmaceutical, refining, laboratory, electronics, pulp and paper, water treatment, textiles, peristaltic metering pumps, analytical process controllers and sample preparation systems markets. Approximately 80% of Micropump’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Material Processing Technologies ("MPT"). MPT consists of Quadro, Fitzpatrick, Microfluidics and Matcon Group Limited (“Matcon”). Quadro is a leading provider of particle control solutions for the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical markets. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Quadro’s core capabilities include fine milling, emulsification and special handling of liquid and solid particulates for laboratory, pilot phase and production scale processing. Fitzpatrick is a global

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leader in the design and manufacture of process technologies for the pharmaceutical, food and personal care markets. Fitzpatrick designs and manufactures customized size reduction, roll compaction and drying systems to support their customers’ product development and manufacturing processes. Fitzpatrick is headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois. Microfluidics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of laboratory and commercial equipment used in the production of micro and nano scale materials for the pharmaceutical and chemical markets. Microfluidics is the exclusive producer of the Microfluidizer family of high shear fluid processors for uniform particle size reduction, robust cell disruption and nanoparticle creation. Microfluidics has offices in Newton, Massachusetts. Matcon is a global leader in material processing solutions for high value powders used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, food, plastics, and fine chemicals. Matcon’s innovative products consist of the original cone valve powder discharge system and filling, mixing and packaging systems, all of which support its customers’ automation and process requirements. These products are critical to its customers’ need to maintain clean, reliable and repeatable formulations of prepackaged foods and pharmaceuticals while helping them achieve lean and agile manufacturing. Matcon is located in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. Approximately 63% of MPT’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

FIRE & SAFETY/DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS SEGMENT

The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry, engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications, and precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants and paints used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world. The segment accounted for 22% of IDEX’s sales and 23% of IDEX’s operating income in 2013, with approximately 56% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

Fire Suppression. Fire Suppression consists of the Company’s Class 1, Hale and Godiva businesses, which produce truck-mounted and portable fire pumps, stainless steel valves, foam and compressed air foam systems, pump modules and pump kits, electronic controls and information systems, conventional and networked electrical systems, and mechanical components for the fire, rescue and specialty vehicle markets. Fire Suppression’s customers are primarily OEMs. Fire Suppression is headquartered in Ocala, Florida (Class 1 and Hale products), with additional facilities located in Warwick, England (Godiva products). Approximately 41% of Fire Suppression’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Rescue. Rescue consists of the Company’s Dinglee, Hurst Jaws of Life, Lukas and Vetter businesses, which produce hydraulic, battery, gas and electric-operated rescue equipment, hydraulic re-railing equipment, hydraulic tools for industrial applications, recycling cutters, pneumatic lifting and sealing bags for vehicle and aircraft rescue, environmental protection and disaster control, and shoring equipment for vehicular or structural collapse. Rescue's customers are primarily public and private fire and rescue organizations. Rescue has facilities in Shelby, North Carolina (Hurst Jaws of Life products); Tianjin, China (Dinglee products); Erlangen, Germany (Lukas products); and Zulpich, Germany (Vetter products). Approximately 78% of Rescue’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Band-It. Band-It is a leading producer of high-quality stainless steel banding, buckles and clamping systems. The BAND-IT brand is highly recognized worldwide. Band-It products are used for securing exhaust system heat and sound shields, industrial hose fittings, traffic signs and signals, electrical cable shielding, identification and bundling, and in numerous other industrial and commercial applications. Band-It products primarily serve the automotive, transportation equipment, oil and gas, general industrial maintenance, electronics, electrical, communications, aerospace, utility, municipal and subsea marine markets. Band-It is based in Denver, Colorado, with additional operations in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, and an IDEX shared manufacturing facility in China. Approximately 35% of Band-It’s 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Dispensing . Dispensing produces precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants and paints used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world. Dispensing is a global supplier of precision-designed tinting, mixing, dispensing and measuring equipment for auto refinishing and architectural paints. Dispensing products are used in retail and commercial stores, hardware stores, home centers, department stores, automotive body shops as well as point-of-purchase dispensers. Dispensing is headquartered in Sassenheim, The Netherlands with additional facilities in Wheeling, Illinois; Unanderra, Australia; and Milan, Italy, as well as IDEX shared manufacturing facilities in India and China. Approximately 61% of Dispensing's 2013 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS IN GENERAL AND ITS SEGMENTS

Competitors

The Company’s businesses participate in highly competitive markets. IDEX believes that the principal points of competition are product quality, price, design and engineering capabilities, product development, conformity to customer specifications, quality of post-sale support, timeliness of delivery, and effectiveness of our distribution channels.

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Principal competitors of the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment are the Pump Solutions Group (Maag, Blackmer and Wilden products) of Dover Corporation (with respect to pumps and small horsepower compressors used in liquified petroleum gas distribution facilities, rotary gear pumps, and air-operated double-diaphragm pumps); Milton Roy LLC (with respect to metering pumps and controls); and Tuthill Corporation (with respect to rotary gear pumps).

Principal competitors of the Health & Science Technologies segment are the Thomas division of Gardner Denver, Inc. (with respect to vacuum pumps and compressors); Thermo Scientific Dionex products (with respect to analytical instrumentation); Parker Hannifin (with respect to sealing devices); Valco Instruments Co., Inc. (with respect to fluid injectors and valves); and Gooch & Housego PLC (with respect to electro-optic and precision photonics solutions used in the life sciences market).

The principal competitors of the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment are Waterous Company, a unit of American Cast Iron Pipe Company (with respect to truck-mounted firefighting pumps), Holmatro, Inc. (with respect to rescue tools), CPS Color Group Oy (with respect to dispensing and mixing equipment for the paint industry) and Panduit Corporation (with respect to stainless steel bands, buckles and tools).

Employees

At December 31, 2013, the Company had 6,787 employees. Approximately 7% of employees were represented by labor unions, with various contracts expiring through January 2017. Management believes that the Company’s relationship with its employees is good. The Company historically has been able to renegotiate its collective bargaining agreements satisfactorily, with its last work stoppage in March 1993.

Suppliers

The Company manufactures many of the parts and components used in its products. Substantially all materials, parts and components purchased by the Company are available from multiple sources.

Inventory and Backlog

The Company regularly and systematically adjusts production schedules and quantities based on the flow of incoming orders. Backlogs typically are limited to one to one and a half months of production. While total inventory levels also may be affected by changes in orders, the Company generally tries to maintain relatively stable inventory levels based on its assessment of the requirements of the various industries served.

Raw Materials

The Company uses a wide variety of raw materials which are generally available from a number of sources. As a result, shortages from any single supplier have not had, and are not likely to have a material impact on operations.

Shared Services

The Company has production facilities in Suzhou, China and Vadodara, India that support multiple business units. IDEX also has personnel in China, India, Dubai, Latin America and Singapore that provide sales and marketing, product design and engineering, and sourcing support to its business units, as well as personnel in various locations in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Japan to support sales and marketing efforts of IDEX businesses in those regions.

Segment Information

For segment financial information for the years 2013, 2012 and 2011, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

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Executive Officers of the Registrant

Set forth below are the names of the executive officers of the Company, their ages, years of service, the positions held by them, and their business experience during the past five years.



Name	Age	Years of Service	Position
Andrew K. Silvernail	43	5	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Heath A. Mitts	43	8	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Frank J. Notaro	50	16	Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary
Daniel J. Salliotte	47	9	Vice President-Mergers, Acquisitions and Treasury
Michael J. Yates	48	8	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Jeffrey D. Bucklew	43	2	Chief Human Resources Officer

Mr. Silvernail has served as Chief Executive Officer since August 2011 and as Chairman of the Board since January 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Silvernail was Vice President-Group Executive Health & Science Technologies, Global Dispensing and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products from January 2011 to August 2011. From February 2010 to December 2010, Mr. Silvernail was Vice President-Group Executive Health & Sciences Technologies and Global Dispensing. Mr. Silvernail joined IDEX in January 2009 as Vice President-Group Executive Health & Science Technologies. Prior to joining IDEX, Mr. Silvernail served as Group President at Rexnord Industries from April 2005 to August 2008.

Mr. Mitts has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2011. Mr. Mitts was hired as Vice President-Corporate Finance in September 2005.

Mr. Notaro has served as Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary since March 1998.

Mr. Salliotte has served as Vice President-Mergers, Acquisitions and Treasury since February 2011. Mr. Salliotte joined IDEX in October 2004 as Vice President-Strategy and Business Development.

Mr. Yates has served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since February 2010. Mr. Yates was hired as Vice President-Controller in October 2005.

Mr. Bucklew has served as the Chief Human Resources Officer since joining IDEX in March 2012. Prior to joining IDEX, Mr. Bucklew served as the Vice President of Human Resources for Accretive Health from March 2009 to March 2012 and held various human resources leadership roles with General Electric from January 1995 to March 2009.

The Company’s executive officers are elected at a meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following the annual meeting of stockholders, and they serve until the meeting of the Board immediately following the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their death, resignation or removal.

Public Filings

Copies of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports are made available free of charge at www.idexcorp.com as soon as reasonably practicable after being filed electronically with the SEC. Our reports are also available free of charge on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Information on the Company’s website is not incorporated into this Form 10-K.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

For an enterprise as diverse and complex as the Company, a wide range of factors present risks to the Company and could materially affect future developments and performance. In addition to the factors affecting specific business operations identified in connection with the description of our operations and the financial results of our operations elsewhere in this report, the most significant of these factors are as follows:

Changes in U.S. or International Economic Conditions Could Adversely Affect the Sales and Profitability of Our Businesses.

In 2013, 49% of the Company’s sales were derived from domestic operations while 51% were derived from international operations. The Company’s largest end markets include life sciences and medical technologies, fire and rescue, petroleum LPG, paint and coatings, chemical processing, water & wastewater treatment and optical filters and components. A slowdown in the U.S. or global economy and, in particular, any of these specific end markets could reduce the Company’s sales and profitability.

Conditions in Foreign Countries in Which We Operate Could Adversely Affect Our Business.

In 2013, approximately 51% of our total sales were to customers outside the U.S. We expect our international operations and export sales to continue to be significant for the foreseeable future. Our sales from international operations and our sales from export are both subject in varying degrees to risks inherent in doing business outside the United States. These risks include the following:


•	possibility of unfavorable circumstances arising from host country laws or regulations;


•	risks of economic instability;


•	currency exchange rate fluctuations and restrictions on currency repatriation;


•	potential negative consequences from changes to taxation policies;


•	disruption of operations from labor and political disturbances;


•	changes in tariff and trade barriers and import or export licensing requirements; and,


•	insurrection or war.

Any of these events could have an adverse impact on our business and operations.

Our Inability to Continue to Develop New Products Could Limit Our Sales Growth.

The Company’s sales grew 2% organically in 2013 and 3% in 2012. Approximately 12% of our 2013 sales were derived from new products developed over the past three years. Our ability to continue to grow organically is tied in large part to our ability to continue to develop new products.

Our Growth Strategy Includes Acquisitions and We May Not be Able to Make Acquisitions of Suitable Candidates or Integrate Acquisitions Successfully.

Our historical growth has included, and our future growth is likely to continue to include, acquisitions. We intend to continue to seek acquisition opportunities both to expand into new markets and to enhance our position in existing markets throughout the world. We may not be able to successfully identify suitable candidates, negotiate appropriate acquisition terms, obtain financing needed to consummate those acquisitions, complete proposed acquisitions or successfully integrate acquired businesses into our existing operations. In addition, any acquisition, once successfully integrated, may not perform as planned, be accretive to earnings, or otherwise prove beneficial to us.

Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including the assumption of undisclosed or unindemnified liabilities, difficulties in the assimilation of the operations, technologies, services and products of the acquired companies and the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns. In addition, prior acquisitions have resulted, and future acquisitions could result, in the incurrence of substantial additional indebtedness and other expenses.

The Markets We Serve are Highly Competitive and this Competition Could Reduce our Sales and Operating Margins.

Most of our products are sold in competitive markets. Maintaining and improving our competitive position will require continued investment by us in manufacturing, engineering, quality standards, marketing, customer service and support, and our distribution networks. We may not be successful in maintaining our competitive position. Our competitors may develop products that are superior to our products, or may develop methods of more efficiently and effectively providing products and services or may adapt more quickly than us to new technologies or evolving customer requirements. Pricing pressures may

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require us to adjust the prices of our products to stay competitive. We may not be able to compete successfully with our existing competitors or with new competitors. Failure to continue competing successfully could reduce our sales, operating margins and overall financial performance.

We are Dependent on the Availability of Raw Materials, Parts and Components Used in Our Products.

While we manufacture certain parts and components used in our products, we require substantial amounts of raw materials and purchase some parts and components from suppliers. The availability and prices for raw materials, parts and components may be subject to curtailment or change due to, among other things, suppliers’ allocations to other purchasers, interruptions in production by suppliers, changes in exchange rates and prevailing price levels. Any change in the supply of, or price for, these raw materials or parts and components could materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

Significant Movements in Foreign Currency Exchange Rates May Harm Our Financial Results.

We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the Euro, Canadian Dollar, British Pound, Indian Rupee and Chinese Renminbi. Any significant change in the value of the currencies of the countries in which we do business against the U.S. Dollar could affect our ability to sell products competitively and control our cost structure, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. For additional detail related to this risk, see Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.”

An Unfavorable Outcome of Any of Our Pending Contingencies or Litigation Could Adversely Affect Us.

We currently are involved in legal and regulatory proceedings. Where it is reasonably possible to do so, we accrue estimates of the probable costs for the resolution of these matters. These estimates are developed in consultation with outside counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that future operating results for any particular quarter or annual period could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings. For additional detail related to this risk, see Item 3. “Legal Proceedings.”

Our Intangible Assets, Including Goodwill, are a Significant Portion of Our Total Assets and a Write-off of Our Intangible Assets Would Adversely Impact Our Operating Results and Significantly Reduce Our Net Worth.

Our total assets reflect substantial intangible assets, primarily goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. At December 31, 2013, goodwill and intangible assets totaled $1,349.5 million and $311.2 million, respectively. These assets result from our acquisitions, representing the excess of cost over the fair value of the tangible net assets we have acquired. Annually, or when certain events occur that require a more current valuation, we assess whether there has been an impairment in the value of our goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. If future operating performance at one or more of our reporting units were to fall significantly below forecast levels, we could be required to reflect, under current applicable accounting rules, a non-cash charge to operating income for an impairment. Any determination requiring the write-off of a significant portion of our goodwill or identifiable intangible assets would adversely impact our results of operations and net worth. As an example, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 350, the Company concluded that a significant non-cash asset impairment charge of $198.5 million was required in the fourth quarter of 2012 to reduce the carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets within the IOP platform and goodwill and long-lived assets within the WST group. See Note 4 in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" for further discussion on goodwill and intangible assets.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2. Properties.

The Company’s principal plants and offices have an aggregate floor space area of approximately 4.1 million square feet, of which 2.7 million square feet (65%) is located in the U.S. and approximately 1.4 million square feet (35%) is located outside the U.S., primarily in the U.K. (9%), Germany (8%), China (4%) and The Netherlands (3%). Management considers these facilities suitable and adequate for their operations. Management believes the Company can meet demand increases over the near term with its existing facilities, especially given its operational improvement initiatives that usually increase capacity. The Company’s executive office occupies 36,588 square feet of leased space in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Approximately 2.7 million square feet (65%) of the principal plant and office floor area is owned by the Company, and the balance is held under lease. Approximately 1.7 million square feet (40%) of the principal plant and office floor area is held by business units in the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment; 1.3 million square feet (32%) is held by business units in the

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Health & Science Technologies segment; and 1.0 million square feet (23%) is held by business units in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

The Company and six of its subsidiaries are presently named as defendants in a number of lawsuits claiming various asbestos-related personal injuries and seeking money damages, allegedly as a result of exposure to products manufactured with components that contained asbestos. These components were acquired from third party suppliers, and were not manufactured by any of the subsidiaries. To date, the majority of the Company’s settlements and legal costs, except for costs of coordination, administration, insurance investigation and a portion of defense costs, have been covered in full by insurance subject to applicable deductibles. However, the Company cannot predict whether and to what extent insurance will be available to continue to cover its settlements and legal costs, or how insurers may respond to claims that are tendered to them. Claims have been filed in jurisdictions throughout the United States. Most of the claims resolved to date have been dismissed without payment. The balance have been settled for various insignificant amounts. Only one case has been tried, resulting in a verdict for the affected business unit. No provision has been made in the financial statements of the Company for these asbestos-related claims, other than for insurance deductibles in the ordinary course, and the Company does not currently believe these claims will have a material adverse effect on it.

The Company is also party to various other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on it.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

The principal market for the Company’s common stock is the New York Stock Exchange, but the common stock is also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange. As of February 10, 2014, there were approximately 6,500 shareholders of record of our common stock and there were 80,889,147 shares outstanding.

The high and low sales prices of the common stock per share and the dividends paid per share during the last two years is as follows:



	2013						2012
	High		Low		Dividends		High		Low		Dividends
First Quarter	$	53.84	$	47.43	$	0.20	$	43.15	$	36.73	$	0.17
Second Quarter	57.38		49.55		0.23		44.14		36.91		0.20
Third Quarter	65.32		53.95		0.23		43.96		34.06		0.20
Fourth Quarter	74.08		63.21		0.23		46.69		39.74		0.20

Our payment of dividends in the future will be determined by our Board of Directors and will depend on business conditions, our earnings and other factors.

For information pertaining to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans and the related weighted average exercise price, see Part III, Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.”

The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2013:



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs⁽¹⁾	Maximum Dollar Value that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs⁽¹⁾
October 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013	259,700	$	65.90	259,700	$	78,329,477
November 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013	56,345	$	70.44	56,345	$	374,360,309
December 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013	89,829	$	71.53	89,829	$	367,934,947
Total	405,874	$	69.29	405,874	$	367,934,947

(1)

On November 8, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the authorized level for repurchases of common stock by $300.0 million. This followed the prior Board of Directors approved repurchase authorizations of $200.0 million, announced by the Company on October 22, 2012; $50.0 million, announced by the Company on December 6, 2011; and the original repurchase authorization of $125.0 million announced by the Company on April 21, 2008.

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Performance Graph. The following table compares total shareholder returns over the last five years to the Standard & Poor’s (the “S&P”) 500 Index, the S&P Midcap Industrials Sector Index and the Russell 2000 Index assuming the value of the investment in our common stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2008. Total return values for our common stock, the S&P 500 Index, S&P Midcap Industrials Sector Index and the Russell 2000 Index were calculated on cumulative total return values assuming reinvestment of dividends. The shareholder return shown on the graph below is not necessarily indicative of future performance.



	12/08		12/09		12/10		12/11		12/12		12/13
IDEX Corporation	$	100.00	$	128.99	$	161.99	$	153.50	$	192.67	$	305.80
S&P 500 Index	$	100.00	$	123.45	$	139.24	$	139.23	$	157.90	$	204.63
S&P Midcap Industrials Sector Index	$	100.00	$	133.84	$	173.49	$	170.32	$	204.66	$	291.54
Russell 2000 Index	$	100.00	$	125.22	$	156.90	$	148.35	$	179.54	$	232.98

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.⁽¹⁾



(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2013			2012 ⁽²⁾			2011			2010			2009
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales	$	2,024,130		$	1,954,258		$	1,838,451		$	1,513,073		$	1,329,661
Gross profit	873,364			803,700			738,673			618,483			522,386
Selling, general and administrative expenses	477,851			444,490			421,703			358,272			325,453
Asset impairments	—			198,519			—			—			—
Restructuring expenses	—			32,473			12,314			11,095			12,079
Operating income	395,513			128,218			304,656			249,116			184,854
Other income (expense) — net	(178		)	236			(1,443		)	(1,092		)	1,151
Interest expense	42,206			42,250			29,332			16,150			17,178
Provision for income taxes	97,914			48,574			80,024			74,774			55,436
Net income	255,215			37,630			193,857			157,100			113,391
Earnings Per Share⁽³⁾
— basic	$	3.11		$	0.45		$	2.34		$	1.93		$	1.41
— diluted	$	3.09		$	0.45		$	2.32		$	1.90		$	1.40
Weighted average shares outstanding
— basic	81,517			82,689			82,145			80,466			79,716
— diluted	82,489			83,641			83,543			81,983			80,727
Year-end shares outstanding	81,196			82,727			83,234			82,070			80,970
Cash dividends per share	$	0.89		$	0.80		$	0.68		$	0.60		$	0.48
FINANCIAL POSITION
Current assets	$	990,953		$	881,865		$	789,161		$	692,758		$	451,712
Current liabilities	304,609			291,427			258,278			353,668			189,682
Working capital	686,344			590,438			530,883			339,090			262,030
Current ratio	3.3			3.0			3.1			2.0			2.4
Total assets	$	2,887,577		$	2,785,390		$	2,836,107		$	2,381,695		$	2,098,157
Total borrowings	773,876			786,576			808,810			527,895			400,100
Shareholders’ equity	1,572,989			1,464,998			1,513,135			1,375,660			1,268,104
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND OTHER DATA
Percent of net sales:
Gross profit	43.1		%	41.1		%	40.2		%	40.9		%	39.3		%
SG&A expenses	23.6		%	22.7		%	22.9		%	23.7		%	24.5		%
Operating income	19.5		%	6.6		%	16.6		%	16.5		%	13.9		%
Income before income taxes	17.4		%	4.4		%	14.9		%	15.3		%	12.7		%
Net income	12.6		%	1.9		%	10.5		%	10.4		%	8.5		%
Capital expenditures	$	31,536		$	35,520		$	34,548		$	32,769		$	25,525
Depreciation and amortization	79,334			78,312			72,386			58,108			56,346
Return on average assets	9.0		%	1.3		%	7.4		%	7.0		%	5.3		%
Borrowings as a percent of capitalization	33.0		%	34.9		%	34.8		%	27.7		%	24.0		%
Return on average shareholders' equity	16.8		%	2.5		%	13.4		%	11.9		%	9.4		%
Employees at year end	6,787			6,717			6,814			5,966			5,300
Shareholders at year end	6,500			6,700			7,000			7,000			7,000
NON-GAAP MEASURES
EBITDA	$	474,669		$	206,766		$	375,599		$	306,132		$	242,351
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	23.5		%	10.6		%	20.4		%	20.2		%	18.2		%
Adjusted EBITDA⁽⁴⁾	$	474,669		$	437,758		$	387,913		$	317,227		$	254,430
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales⁽⁴⁾	23.5		%	22.4		%	21.1		%	21.0		%	19.1		%


(1)	For additional detail, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”


(2)	Fiscal year 2012 includes an impairment charge for goodwill and intangible assets within the IOP platform and an impairment charge for goodwill and long-lived assets within the WST group.


(3)	Calculated by applying the two-class method of allocating earnings to common stock and participating securities as required by ASC 260, Earnings Per Share.

(4)

The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the comparable measures of net income and operating income, as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have reconciled consolidated EBITDA to net income and we have reconciled segment EBITDA to operating income, as we do not allocate interest and income taxes to our segments. EBITDA means earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Given the acquisitive nature of the Company which results in a higher level of amortization expense at recently acquired businesses, management uses EBITDA as an internal operating metric to provide management with another representation of performance of businesses across our three segments and for enterprise valuation purposes. In addition, EBITDA has been adjusted for items that are not reflective of ongoing operations, such as asset impairments and restructuring expenses to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful as an analytical indicator of leverage capacity and debt servicing ability, and uses it to measure financial performance as well as for planning purposes. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is also useful to some investors as an indicator of the strength and performance of the Company's and its segments ongoing business operations and a way to evaluate and compare operating performance and value companies within our industry. However, it should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other items calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The definition of EBITDA used here may differ from that used by other companies.



	For the Years Ended December 31,
Consolidated	2013			2012			2011			2010			2009
	(In thousands)
Net Income	$	255,215		$	37,630		$	193,857		$	157,100		$	113,391
+ Income taxes	97,914			48,574			80,024			74,774			55,436
+ Interest Expense	42,206			42,250			29,332			16,150			17,178
+ Depreciation & amortization	79,334			78,312			72,386			58,108			56,346
EBITDA	474,669			206,766			375,599			306,132			242,351
+ Restructuring	—			32,473			12,314			11,095			12,079
+ Asset impairment	—			198,519			—			—			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	474,669		$	437,758		$	387,913		$	317,227		$	254,430

Net sales	$	2,024,130		$	1,954,258		$	1,838,451		$	1,513,073		$	1,329,661
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	23.5		%	10.6		%	20.4		%	20.2		%	18.2		%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	23.5		%	22.4		%	21.1		%	21.0		%	19.1		%



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013									2012									2011
	FMT			HST			FSD			FMT			HST			FSD			FMT			HST			FSD
	(In thousands)
Operating income (loss)	$	211,256		$	136,707		$	102,730		$	146,650		$	(62,835	)	$	96,120		$	164,818		$	106,037		$	85,901
+ Other income (expense)	(1,789		)	508			342			25			(511		)	143			(249		)	(1,822		)	1,108
+ Depreciation & amortization	27,633			43,496			6,852			29,637			39,981			7,107			32,368			30,055			8,516
EBITDA	237,100			180,711			109,924			176,312			(23,365		)	103,370			196,937			134,270			95,525
+ Restructuring	—			—			—			6,262			14,744			8,340			2,861			2,130			5,227
+ Asset impairment	—			—			—			27,721			170,798			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	237,100		$	180,711		$	109,924		$	210,295		$	162,177		$	111,710		$	199,798		$	136,400		$	100,752

Net sales	$	871,814		$	714,650		$	445,049		$	833,288		$	695,235		$	437,053		$	831,287		$	607,900		$	402,425
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	27.2		%	25.3		%	24.7		%	21.2		%	(3.4		)%	23.7		%	23.7		%	22.1		%	23.7		%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	27.2		%	25.3		%	24.7		%	25.2		%	23.3		%	25.6		%	24.0		%	22.4		%	25.0		%

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

This management’s discussion and analysis, including, but not limited to, the section entitled “2013 Overview and Outlook”, and other portions of this report, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements may relate to, among other things, capital expenditures, cost reductions, cash flow, and operating improvements and are indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “management believes,” “the Company believes,” “we believe,” “the Company intends” and similar words or phrases. These statements are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in those statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks described in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of this report, economic and political consequences resulting from terrorist attacks and wars; levels of industrial activity and economic conditions in the U.S. and other countries around the world; pricing pressures and other competitive factors, and levels of capital spending in certain industries — all of which could have a material impact on our order rates and results, particularly in light of the low levels of order backlogs we typically maintain; our ability to make acquisitions and to integrate and operate acquired businesses on a profitable basis; the relationship of the U.S. dollar to other currencies and its impact on pricing and cost competitiveness; political and economic conditions in foreign countries in which we operate; interest rates; capacity utilization and its effect on costs; labor markets; market conditions and material costs; and developments with respect to contingencies, such as litigation and environmental matters. The forward-looking statements included in this report are only made as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Investors are cautioned not to rely unduly on forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented here.

2013 Overview and Outlook

The Company has three reportable business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products. Within our three reportable segments, the Company maintains six platforms, where we will invest in organic growth and acquisitions with a strategic view towards a platform with the potential for at least $500 million in revenue, and seven groups, where we will focus on organic growth and strategic acquisitions. The Fluid & Metering Technologies segment contains the Energy, Water (comprised of Water Services & Technology and Diaphragm & Dosing Pump Technology), and Chemical, Food & Process platforms as well as the Agricultural group (comprised of Banjo.) The Health & Science Technologies segment contains the IDEX Optics & Photonics, Scientific Fluidics and Material Processing Technologies platforms, as well as the Sealing Solutions and the Industrial (comprised of Micropump and Gast) groups. The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment is comprised of the Dispensing, Rescue, Band-It, and Fire Suppression groups. Each platform/group is comprised of one or more of our 15 reporting units: five reporting units within Fluid & Metering Technologies (Energy; Chemical, Food, & Process; Water Services & Technology; Banjo; Diaphragm & Dosing Pump Technology); six reporting units within Health & Science Technologies (IDEX Optics and Photonics; Scientific Fluidics; Material Processing Technology; Sealing Solutions; Micropump; and Gast); and four reporting units within Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (Dispensing, Rescue, Band-It, and Fire Suppression).

The Fluid & Metering Technologies segment designs, produces and distributes positive displacement pumps, flow meters, valves, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems and provides flow monitoring and other services for the food, chemical, general industrial, water and wastewater, agricultural and energy industries. The Health & Science Technologies segment designs, produces and distributes a wide range of precision fluidics, rotary lobe pumps, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, roll compaction and drying systems used in beverage, food processing, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, pneumatic components and sealing solutions, including very high precision, low-flow rate pumping solutions required in analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, high performance molded and extruded, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors used in medical, dental and industrial applications, optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, defense, biotechnology, life sciences, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing, laboratory and commercial equipment used in the production of micro and nano scale materials, precision photonic solutions used in life sciences, research and defense markets, and precision gear and peristaltic pump technologies that meet exacting original equipment manufacturer specifications. The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems for the

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fire and rescue industry, and engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications, precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants and paints used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world.

Some of our 2013 financial results are as follows:


•	Sales of $2.0 billion increased 4%; organic sales — excluding acquisitions and foreign currency translation — were up 2%.


•	Operating income of $395.5 million increased 208%.


•	Net income increased 578% to $255.2 million.


•	Diluted EPS of $3.09 increased $2.64 or 587% compared to 2012.

Overall we believe market conditions are marginally better than a year ago but still remain uneven. On a regional basis, North American demand has remained strong, the European market continues to stabilize, the emerging markets are growing, and Asia remains uneven. For 2014, based on the Company’s current outlook, we anticipate 3 to 5 percent organic revenue growth in 2014 and EPS of $3.33 to $3.43.

Results of Operations

The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. For purposes of this Item, reference is made to the Consolidated Statements of Operations in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” Segment operating income excludes unallocated corporate operating expenses.

In the following discussion, and throughout this report, references to organic sales, a non-GAAP measure, refers to sales from continuing operations calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States but excludes (1) the impact of foreign currency translation and (2) sales from acquired businesses during the first twelve months of ownership. The portion of sales attributable to foreign currency translation is calculated as the difference between (a) the period-to-period change in organic sales and (b) the period-to-period change in organic sales after applying prior period foreign exchange rates to the current year period. Management believes that reporting organic sales provides useful information to investors by helping identify underlying growth trends in our business and facilitating easier comparisons of our revenue performance with prior and future periods and to our peers. The Company excludes the effect of foreign currency translation from organic sales because foreign currency translation is not under management’s control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends. The Company excludes the effect of acquisitions because the nature, size, and number of acquisitions can vary dramatically from period to period and between the Company and its peers and can also obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult. In addition, this report references EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP measures have been reconciled to Net income and Operating income within Item 6, "Selected Financial Data". Given the acquisitive nature of the Company which results in a higher level of amortization expense at recently acquired businesses, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides management with a better representation of performance of businesses across our three segments.

Management’s primary measurements of segment performance are sales, operating income, and operating margin. In addition, due to the highly acquisitive nature of the Company, the determination of net income includes amortization of acquired intangible assets and, as a result, management reviews EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales. These measures are monitored by management and significant changes in operating results versus current trends in end markets and variances from forecasts are analyzed with segment management.

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Performance in 2013 Compared with 2012



(In thousands)	2013			2012			Change
Net sales	$	2,024,130		$	1,954,258		4	%
Operating income	395,513			128,218			208	%
Operating margin	19.5		%	6.6		%	1,290		bps
EBITDA	$	474,669		$	206,766		130	%
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	23.5		%	10.6		%	1,290		bps
Adjusted EBITDA	$	474,669		$	437,758		8	%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	23.5		%	22.4		%	110		bps
Capital expenditures	$	31,536		$	35,520		(11	)%
Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales	1.6		%	1.8		%	(20	)	bps

Sales in 2013 were $2,024 million, a 4% increase from the comparable period last year. This increase reflects a 2% increase in organic sales and 2% from acquisitions (ERC — April 2012, Matcon — July 2012 and FTL —March 2013). Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. represented approximately 51% of total sales in the period compared with 50% in 2012.

In 2013, Fluid & Metering Technologies contributed 43% of sales and 47% of operating income; Health & Science Technologies contributed 35% of sales and 30% of operating income; and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products contributed 22% of sales and 23% of operating income.

Gross profit of $873.4 million in 2013 increased $69.7 million, or 8.7%, from 2012. Gross margins were 43.1% in 2013 and 41.1% in 2012.

SG&A expenses increased to $477.9 million in 2013 from $444.5 million in 2012. The $33.4 million increase reflects approximately $10.4 million of incremental costs from new acquisitions, $5.6 million of cost-out actions, a $1.7 million pension settlement, $1.2 million related to environmental reserve costs, and $18.6 million of volume-related expenses, partially offset by a $4.0 million gain on the settlement of the contingent consideration related to the Matcon business acquired in July 2012. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses were 23.6% for 2013 and 22.7% for 2012.

During 2012, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $32.5 million. These restructuring expenses were mainly attributable to employee severance related to employee reductions across various functional areas, the termination of a defined benefit pension plan and facility rationalization resulting from the Company’s cost savings initiatives. These initiatives included exit costs related to five facility closures and severance benefits for 491 employees in 2012.

Operating income of $395.5 million in 2013 increased from the $128.2 million recorded in 2012, primarily reflecting an increase in volume, improved productivity and the impact of the $198.5 million asset impairment charges and the $32.5 million of restructuring-related charges recorded in 2012. Operating margin of 19.5% in 2013 was up from 6.6% in 2012 primarily due to volume leverage, productivity and the impact of asset impairment charges and restructuring-related charges in 2012.

Interest expense decreased slightly to $42.2 million in 2013 from $42.3 million in 2012. The decrease was principally due to lower debt levels.

The provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual tax rates for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. The provision for income taxes increased to $97.9 million in 2013 compared to $48.6 million in 2012. The effective tax rate decreased to 27.7% in 2013 compared to 56.3% in 2012, mainly due to the 2012 nonrecurring asset impairment charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012. The impairment charge increased our 2012 effective tax rate by 26.9%. Our effective tax rate was also impacted by recognition of the 2012 U.S. R&D credit in 2013 due to the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 on January 2, 2013 which reinstated the U.S. R&D Credit retroactively to January 1, 2012, recognition of additional UK R&D tax benefits, revaluation of the UK deferred tax liability due to the reduction in the UK statutory tax rate, the settlement of the contingent consideration agreement related to the Matcon business acquired in July 2012, and the mix of global pre-tax income among jurisdictions.

Net income for the year of $255.2 million increased from the $37.6 million earned in 2012. Diluted earnings per share in 2013 of $3.09 increased $2.64 from $0.45 in 2012.

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Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment



(In thousands)	2013			2012			Change
Net sales	$	871,814		$	833,288		5	%
Operating income	211,256			146,650			44	%
Operating margin	24.2		%	17.6		%	660		bps
EBITDA	$	237,100		$	176,312		34	%
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	27.2		%	21.2		%	600		bps
Adjusted EBITDA	$	237,100		$	210,295		13	%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales	27.2		%	25.2		%	200		bps
Capital expenditures	$	11,581		$	13,535		(14	)%
Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales	1.3		%	1.6		%	(30	)	bps

Sales of $871.8 million increased $38.5 million, or 5%, in 2013 compared with 2012. This increase reflected 4% organic growth and 1% favorable foreign currency translation. The increase in organic sales was attributable to growth across all our platforms and groups within the segment. In 2013, organic sales increased approximately 3% domestically and 6% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 46% of total segment sales in 2013, compared with 47% in 2012.

Sales within our Energy platform increased compared to 2012, due to the strength of OEM truck builds and electronic retrofits in North America. Additional growth has been driven by growth across the LPG market, including North America, China, India and Russia. Sales within our CFP platform increased compared to 2012 on continued strength in the chemical markets, particularly with project opportunities in the Middle East and Asia, coupled with solid aftermarket performance. The CFP North American industrial distribution market started the year soft, but gradually recovered in the second half of 2013. Sales increases within our Agriculture group were driven by strong OEM demand in North America, new product introductions and an increase in market share. The sales increase in WST was driven by share gains and strong global project activity, specifically for projects in the US and Japan. DDPT saw only modest sales growth due to softness in several core markets, but this was offset by a pickup in the Middle East and the semiconductor markets.

Operating income and operating margin of $211.3 million and 24.2%, respectively, were higher than the $146.7 million and 17.6% recorded in 2012, primarily due to volume leverage and productivity initiatives as well as the impact of the $27.7 million of impairment charges and $6.3 million of restructuring charges recorded in 2012.

Health & Science Technologies Segment



(In thousands)	2013			2012			Change
Net sales	$	714,650		$	695,235		3	%
Operating income (loss)	136,707			(62,835		)	318	%
Operating margin	19.1		%	(9.0		)%	2,810		bps
EBITDA	$	180,711		$	(23,365	)	873	%
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	25.3		%	(3.4		)%	2,870		bps
Adjusted EBITDA	$	180,711		$	162,177		11	%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales	25.3		%	23.3		%	200		bps
Capital expenditures	$	12,280		$	13,140		(7	)%
Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales	1.7		%	1.9		%	(20	)	bps

Sales of $714.7 million increased $19.4 million, or 3%, in 2013 compared with 2012. This increase reflected 6% growth from acquisitions (ERC, Matcon and FTL), offset by a 1% unfavorable foreign currency translation and a 2% decrease in organic sales. In 2013, organic sales decreased 1% domestically and 3% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 53% of total segment sales in 2013 compared with 51% in 2012.

Sales within our MPT platform increased compared to 2012 due to large projects in the pharmaceutical and chemical markets, driven by released capital spending, particularly in North America and Europe. Sales within our Scientific Fluidics

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platform increased on the success of new products introduced throughout 2013 and share gains. In the latter part of 2013, Scientific Fluidics benefited from the the easing of National Institute of Health funding constraints, which opened up further spending in our core Analytical Instruments and In Vitro Diagnostic markets. Sales within our Specialty Seals group increased compared to 2012 due to a full nine months of sales from FTL, acquired in March 2013, continued strong growth in oil & gas, and stability in the scientific and commercial aircraft end markets. Sales within our IOP platform decreased compared to 2012, primarily from continued weak demand in the defense, biotechnology and electronics end markets as well as the decision to exit certain product lines. Sales in our Industrial group decreased compared to 2012 due to several original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) orders that did not repeat in 2013.

Operating income and operating margin of $136.7 million and 19.1%, respectively, in 2013 were up from the operating loss and negative operating margin of $62.8 million and 9.0%, respectively, recorded in 2012, primarily due to volume leverage and productivity initiatives as well as the impact of the $170.8 million of impairment charges and the $14.7 million of restructuring charges recorded in 2012.

Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment



(In thousands)	2013			2012			Change
Net sales	$	445,049		$	437,053		2	%
Operating income	102,730			96,120			7	%
Operating margin	23.1		%	22.0		%	110		bps
EBITDA	$	109,924		$	103,370		6	%
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	24.7		%	23.7		%	100		bps
Adjusted EBITDA	$	109,924		$	111,710		(2	)%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales	24.7		%	25.6		%	(90	)	bps
Capital expenditures	$	5,040		$	6,654		(24	)%
Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales	1.1		%	1.5		%	(40	)	bps

Sales of $445.0 million increased $8.0 million, or 2%, in 2013 compared with 2012. This increase reflected 1% organic growth and 1% favorable foreign currency translation. In 2013, organic sales increased 1% domestically and 2% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 56% of total segment sales in 2013, compared with 57% in 2012.

Sales within our Dispensing group decreased due to the fulfillment of the 2012 large replenishment order in the first quarter of 2013. However, excluding this order, sales increased on strength in our core North American markets, driven by low volatile organic compound ("VOC") programs, and expanded sales from our low-end automatic dispenser, X-Smart, in EMEA and Asia. The sales increase within our Band-It group was driven by general strength in the oil and gas applications market and large automotive blanket orders for new vehicle platforms in North America. Sales within our Fire Suppression group increased as a result of orders for fire suppression trailers at power production facilities, project orders in China, and a stable core business in North America and Western Europe. Sales within our Rescue group increased as a result of robust demand for our rescue tools within the North American and European markets.

Operating income and operating margin of $102.7 million and 23.1%, respectively, were higher than the $96.1 million and 22.0% recorded in 2012, primarily due to the impact of the $8.3 million of restructuring charges recorded in 2012, as well as volume leverage, partially offset by mix across businesses.

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Performance in 2012 Compared with 2011



(In thousands)	2012			2011			Change
Net sales	$	1,954,258		$	1,838,451		6	%
Operating income	128,218			304,656			(58	)%
Operating margin	6.6		%	16.6		%	(1,000	)	bps
EBITDA	$	206,766		$	375,599		(45	)%
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	10.6		%	20.4		%	(980	)	bps
Adjusted EBITDA	$	437,758		$	387,913		13	%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	22.4		%	21.1		%	130		bps
Capital expenditures	$	35,520		$	34,548		3	%
Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales	1.8		%	1.9		%	(10	)	bps

Sales in 2012 were $1,954.3 million, a 6% increase from the comparable period last year. This increase reflects a 3% increase in organic sales, 5% from acquisitions (AT Films — January 2011, Microfluidics — March 2011, CVI MG — June 2011, ERC — April 2012 and Matcon — July 2012) and 2% unfavorable foreign currency translation. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. represented approximately 50% of total sales in the period compared with 52% in 2011.

In 2012, Fluid & Metering Technologies contributed 43% of sales and 82% of operating income; Health & Science Technologies contributed 35% of sales and (35)% of operating income; and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products contributed 22% of sales and 53% of operating income.

Gross profit of $803.7 million in 2012 increased $65.0 million, or 9%, from 2011. Gross margins were 41.1% in 2012 and 40.2% in 2011.

SG&A expenses increased to $444.5 million in 2012 from $421.7 million in 2011. The $22.8 million increase reflects approximately $26.8 million of incremental costs from acquisitions, $2.7 million for a benefit from forfeited CEO equity compensation recorded in 2011 and a $2.8 million gain from the sale of a facility in Italy recorded in 2011, partially offset by $9.5 million of cost savings initiatives. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses were 22.7% for 2012 and 22.9% for 2011.

During 2012, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $32.5 million, compared with $12.3 million for the same period in 2011. These restructuring expenses were mainly attributable to employee severance related to employee reductions across various functional areas, the termination of a defined benefit pension plan and facility rationalization resulting from the Company’s cost savings initiatives. These initiatives included exit costs related to five facility closures and severance benefits for 491 employees in 2012 and severance benefits for 292 employees in 2011.

During 2012, the Company concluded that a non-cash impairment charge was required to reduce the carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets within the IOP reporting unit and goodwill and long-lived assets within the WST reporting unit. The goodwill within IOP primarily originated from the 2011 acquisition of CVI Melles Griot and the goodwill in WST primarily originated from the 2008 acquisitions of IETG and ADS. As a result of our annual test, an impairment charge was required within IOP due to continued softness in the Optics & Photonics end markets. In addition, we were required to perform an interim impairment test within WST at December 31, 2012 due to the reorganization of certain FMT businesses in the fourth quarter. This reorganization, combined with continued softness in municipal end markets, contributed to the impairment charge. As a result of the above testing, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $198.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.

No additional impairments were identified at any of the other reporting units in 2012.

Operating income of $128.2 million in 2012 was down from the $304.7 million recorded in 2011, primarily reflecting $198.5 million of asset impairment charges and an increase of $20.2 million in restructuring-related charges, partially offset by an increase in volume and improved productivity. Operating margin of 6.6% in 2012 was down from 16.6% in 2011 primarily due to the impact of asset impairment charges and restructuring-related charges, as well as the dilutive impact from acquisitions, partially offset by volume leverage and productivity.

Interest expense increased to $42.3 million in 2012 from $29.3 million in 2011. The increase was principally due to higher debt levels resulting from the CVI MG acquisition and higher interest rates associated with replacing our Revolving Facility debt in 2011 with fixed rate 4.2% Senior Notes.

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The provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual tax rates for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. The provision for income taxes decreased to $48.6 million in 2012 compared to $80.0 in 2011. The effective tax rate increased to 56.3% in 2012 compared to 29.2% in 2011, mainly due to the nonrecurring asset impairment charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012. The impairment charge increased our effective tax rate by 26.9%. Our effective tax rate was also impacted by the mix of global pre-tax income among jurisdictions, a reversal of disallowed executive compensation expense in the prior year and the impact of recent acquisitions.

Net income for the year of $37.6 million decreased from the $193.9 million earned in 2011. Diluted earnings per share in 2012 of $0.45 decreased $1.87, or 81%, from $2.32 in 2011.

Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment



(In thousands)	2012			2011			Change
Net sales	$	833,288		$	831,287		—	%
Operating income	146,650			164,818			(11	)%
Operating margin	17.6		%	19.8		%	(220	)	bps
EBITDA	$	176,312		$	196,937		(10	)%
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	21.2		%	23.7		%	(250	)	bps
Adjusted EBITDA	$	210,295		$	199,798		5	%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	25.2		%	24.0		%	120		bps
Capital expenditures	$	13,535		$	12,543		8	%
Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales	1.6		%	1.5		%	10		bps

Sales of $833.3 million increased $2.0 million in 2012 compared with 2011. This increase reflected 2% organic growth offset by 2% unfavorable foreign currency translation. The increase in organic sales was largely attributed to growth across our Energy platform and our Agricultural group. In 2012, organic sales increased approximately 7% domestically and decreased 3% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 47% of total segment sales in 2012, compared with 48% in 2011.

Sales within our Energy platform increased compared to 2011, due to strong demand for systems used in midstream and downstream oil and gas applications both domestically and internationally. Additionally, large Energy project sales to emerging markets drove international sales growth, partially offset by weakness in the European downstream markets due to general economic conditions. Domestic sales growth within Energy was driven by the transportation end markets and strength in our distribution channel. Sales within our CFP platform increased compared to 2011 on strong general industrial and chemical demand in both our OEM and distributor channels in North America and Asia. In addition, CFP sales growth accelerated in emerging markets. Sales within our Agriculture group increased due to robust demand in North America. DDPT sales increased compared to 2011, due to a modest increase in project activity for the chemical and industrial businesses. Offsetting these sales increases, was a sales decrease in our WST group, which continues to face funding headwinds in the municipal water end market.

Operating income and operating margin of $146.7 million and 17.6%, respectively, were lower than the $164.8 million and 19.8% recorded in 2011, primarily due to $27.7 million of impairment charges and an increase of $3.4 million of restructuring charges, partially offset by productivity and cost reduction initiatives.

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Health & Science Technologies Segment



(In thousands)	2012			2011			Change
Net sales	$	695,235		$	607,900		14	%
Operating income (loss)	(62,835		)	106,037			(159	)%
Operating margin	(9.0		)%	17.4		%	(2,640	)	bps
EBITDA	$	(23,365	)	$	134,270		(117	)%
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	(3.4		)%	22.1		%	(2,550	)	bps
Adjusted EBITDA	$	162,177		$	136,400		19	%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	23.3		%	22.4		%	90		bps
Capital expenditures	$	13,140		$	12,938		2	%
Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales	1.9		%	2.1		%	(20	)	bps

Sales of $695.2 million increased $87.3 million, or 14%, in 2012 compared with 2011. This increase reflected 16% growth from acquisitions (AT Films, Microfluidics, CVI MG, ERC and Matcon), offset by a 1% unfavorable foreign currency translation and a 1% decrease in organic sales. In 2012, organic sales increased 2% domestically and decreased 4% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 51% of total segment sales in both 2012 and 2011.

Sales within our MPT platform increased compared to 2011 due to a full twelve months of sales from Microfluidics, acquired in March 2011, strength in Asian food and pharmaceutical markets, and large project orders received in the second half of 2011 which shipped during the first half of 2012. Sales within our Scientific Fluidics platform decreased compared to 2011 due to slowed instrumentation end markets driven by National Institutes of Health funding concerns, inventory reduction programs by our customers and inconsistent OEM demand in North America, partially offset by modest growth in the life sciences end market, particularly in Asia. Sales within our Sealing Solutions group increased slightly compared to 2011 due to an increase in distributor sales and an upturn in the diesel and gas engine markets. Sales within our IOP platform increased compared to 2011 primarily as a result of our CVI MG acquisition. However, 2012 sales within our IOP platform were lower than anticipated due to weak demand in the defense, biotech and electronics end markets. Sales in our Industrial group decreased compared to 2011 due to lower sales to distributors and slower sales into automotive end markets.

An operating loss of $62.8 million in 2012 was down from the $106.0 million of income recorded in 2011, primarily due to $170.8 million of impairment charges and $14.7 million of current period restructuring charges, partially offset by the $15.8 million acquisition fair value inventory charge for CVI MG recorded in 2011 and productivity from prior period restructuring actions. A negative operating margin of 9.0% in 2012 was down from 17.4% in 2011, due to the dilutive impact from acquisitions, current period restructuring charges and impairment charges.

Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment



(In thousands)	2012			2011			Change
Net sales	$	437,053		$	402,425		9	%
Operating income	96,120			85,901			12	%
Operating margin	22.0		%	21.3		%	70		bps
EBITDA	$	103,370		$	95,525		8	%
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	23.7		%	23.7		%	—		bps
Adjusted EBITDA	$	111,710		$	100,752		11	%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales	25.6		%	25.0		%	60		bps
Capital expenditures	$	6,654		$	5,644		18	%
Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales	1.5		%	1.4		%	10		bps

Sales of $437.1 million increased $34.6 million, or 9%, in 2012 compared with 2011. This increase reflected 11% organic growth offset by 2% unfavorable foreign currency translation. In 2012, organic sales increased 29% domestically and 1% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 57% of total segment sales in 2012, compared with 63% in 2011.

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Sales within our Dispensing group increased on strength in our core North American markets driven by a large replenishment project, which began shipping in the second quarter of 2012. The sales increase within our Band-It group was driven by general North American industrial market improvement and strength in the oil and gas applications market. Sales within our Fire Suppression group increased as a result of geographic expansions into Asian markets and through the penetration into product adjacencies. Sales within our Rescue group increased as a result of robust demand for our rescue tools within North American markets and traction in South and Central America initiatives.

Operating income of $96.1 million was higher than the $85.9 million recorded in 2011, primarily due to volume leverage and productivity, partially offset by an increase of $3.1 million in restructuring charges and a $2.8 million gain on the sale of a facility in 2011. Operating margin of 22.0% in 2012 was up from 21.3% in 2011, primarily due to improved productivity and cost reduction initiatives, partially offset by current period restructuring charges and the gain on the sale of a facility in 2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2013, working capital was $686.3 million and the Company’s current ratio was 3.25 to 1. Cash flows from operating activities increased $75.3 million, or 23.1%, to $401.5 million in 2013, primarily due to higher operating income. At December 31, 2013, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled $439.6 million, of which $309.1 million was held outside of the United States. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company repatriated $11.7 million of foreign earnings resulting in $0.9 million of incremental income tax expense. The Company has made no estimate for any U.S. or additional foreign taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries that might be payable if these earnings were repatriated since the Company considers these amounts to be permanently invested.

Cash flows from operations were more than adequate to fund capital expenditures of $31.5 million and $35.5 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Capital expenditures were generally for machinery and equipment that improved productivity, although a portion was for business system technology and replacement of equipment and facilities. Management believes that the Company has ample capacity in its plants and equipment to meet demand increases for future growth in the intermediate term.

The Company acquired FTL Seals Technology, Ltd ("FTL") in March 2013 for cash consideration of $34.5 million (£23.1 million). The entire purchase price was funded with borrowings under the Revolving Facility.

The Company maintains a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), which is a $700.0 million unsecured, multi-currency bank credit facility expiring on June 27, 2016. At December 31, 2013, $10.0 million was outstanding under the Revolving Facility, with $8.7 million of outstanding letters of credit. The net available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility at December 31, 2013, was approximately $681.3 million. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility bear interest, at either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin. This applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from .875% to 1.70%. Based on the Company’s credit rating at December 31, 2013, the applicable margin was 1.05%. Interest is payable (a) in the case of base rate loans, quarterly, and (b) in the case of LIBOR rate loans, on the maturity date of the borrowing, or quarterly from the effective date for borrowings exceeding three months. An annual Revolving Facility fee, also based on the Company’s credit rating, is currently 20 basis points and is payable quarterly.

On June 9, 2010, the Company completed a private placement of €81.0 million ($96.8 million) aggregate principal amount of 2.58% Series 2010 Senior Euro Notes due June 9, 2015 (“2.58% Senior Euro Notes”) pursuant to a Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance of additional series of notes in the future, provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the agreement at any time does not exceed $750.0 million. The 2.58% Senior Euro Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.58% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 9th and December 9th and will mature on June 9, 2015. The 2.58% Senior Euro Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company’s other senior debt. The Company may at any time prepay all or any portion of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes; provided that any such portion is greater than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of notes then outstanding under the Purchase Agreement. In the event of a prepayment, the Company would be required to pay an amount equal to par plus accrued interest plus a make-whole premium. The Purchase Agreement contains certain covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, transfer or sell assets, create liens and engage in certain mergers or consolidations. In addition, the Company must comply with a leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement provides for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding 2.58% Senior Euro Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. In the case of payment events of defaults, any holder of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes affected thereby may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes held by it due and payable immediately. In the case of any other event of default, a majority of the holders of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes to be due and payable immediately.

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On December 6, 2010, the Company completed a public offering of $300.0 million 4.5% senior notes due December 15, 2020 (“4.5% Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering of approximately $295.7 million, after deducting a $1.6 million issuance discount, a $1.9 million underwriting commission and $0.8 million offering expenses, were used to repay $250.0 million of outstanding bank indebtedness, with the balance used for general corporate purposes. The 4.5% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.5% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15. The Company may redeem all or a portion of the 4.5% Senior Notes at any time prior to maturity at the redemption prices set forth in the Note Indenture governing the 4.5% Senior Notes. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture and 4.5% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company’s assets. The terms of the 4.5% Senior Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the 4.5% Senior Notes upon a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

On December 9, 2011, the Company completed a public offering of $350.0 million 4.2% senior notes due December 15, 2021 (“4.2% Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering of approximately $346.2 million, after deducting a $0.9 million issuance discount, a $2.3 million underwriting commission and $0.6 million offering expenses, were used to repay $306.0 million of outstanding bank indebtedness, with the balance used for general corporate purposes. The 4.2% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.2% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15. The Company may redeem all or part of the 4.2% Senior Notes at any time prior to maturity at the redemption prices set forth in the Note Indenture governing the 4.2% Senior Notes. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture and 4.2% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company’s assets. The terms of the 4.2% Senior Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the 4.2% Senior Notes upon a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

On April 15, 2010, the Company entered into a forward starting interest rate contract with a notional amount of $300.0 million and a settlement date in December 2010. This contract was entered into in anticipation of the issuance of the 4.5% Senior Notes and was designed to lock in the market interest rate as of April 15, 2010. In December 2010, the Company settled and paid this interest rate contract for $31.0 million. The $31.0 million is being amortized into interest expense over the 10 year term of the 4.5% Senior Notes, which results in an effective interest rate of 5.8%.

On July 12, 2011, the Company entered into a forward starting interest rate contract with a notional amount of $350.0 million and a settlement date of September 30, 2011. This contract was entered into in anticipation of the issuance of the 4.2% Senior Notes and was designed to lock in the market interest rate as of July 12, 2011. On September 29, 2011, the Company settled this interest rate contract for $34.7 million with a payment made on October 3, 2011. Simultaneously, the Company entered into a separate interest rate contract with a notional amount of $350.0 million and a settlement date of February 28, 2012. The contract was entered into in anticipation of the expected issuance of the 4.2% Senior Notes and was designed to maintain the market rate as of July 12, 2011. In December 2011, the Company settled and paid the September interest rate contract for $4.0 million, resulting in a total settlement of $38.7 million. Of the $38.7 million, $0.8 was recognized as other expense in 2011 and the balance of $37.9 million is being amortized into interest expense over the 10 year term of the 4.2% Senior Notes, which results in an effective interest rate of 5.3%.

There are two key financial covenants that the Company is required to maintain in connection with the Revolving Facility and the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes. The most restrictive financial covenants under these debt instruments require a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1 and a maximum leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1. At December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with both of these financial covenants, as the Company’s interest coverage ratio was 11.73 to 1 and the leverage ratio was 1.63 to 1. There are no financial covenants relating to the 4.5% Senior Notes or 4.2% Senior Notes; however, both are subject to cross-default provisions.

On November 8, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the authorized level for repurchases of common stock by $300.0 million. Repurchases under the program will be funded with future cash flow generation. During 2013, the Company purchased a total of 2.9 million shares at a cost of $167.5 million compared to 2.2 million shares purchased at a cost of $89.6 million in 2012. As of December 31, 2013 there was $368 million remaining under authorized repurchases.

The Company believes current cash, cash from operations and cash available under the Revolving Facility will be sufficient to meet its operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest on all borrowings, pension and postretirement funding requirements, authorized share repurchases and annual dividend payments to holders of the Company’s stock for the next twelve months. Additionally, in the event that suitable businesses are available for acquisition upon acceptable terms, the Company may obtain all or a portion of the financing for these acquisitions through the incurrence of

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additional borrowings. As of December 31, 2013, $10.0 million was outstanding under the Revolving Facility, with $8.7 million of outstanding letters of credit, resulting in net available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility at December 31, 2013 of approximately $681.3 million.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations include pension and postretirement medical benefit plans, rental payments under operating leases, payments under capital leases, and other long-term obligations arising in the ordinary course of business. There are no identifiable events or uncertainties, including the lowering of our credit rating that would accelerate payment or maturity of any of these commitments or obligations.

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations and commercial commitments at December 31, 2013, and the future periods in which such obligations are expected to be settled in cash. In addition, the table reflects the timing of principal and interest payments on outstanding borrowings. Additional detail regarding these obligations is provided in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”



Payments Due by Period	Total		Less Than 1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		More Than 5 Years
	(In thousands)
Borrowings⁽¹⁾	$	991,761	$	33,968	$	181,468	$	56,400	$	719,925
Operating lease obligations	50,065		15,426		19,553		9,141		5,945
Capital lease obligations⁽²⁾	3,008		564		1,152		1,292		—
Purchase obligations⁽³⁾	98,740		96,153		2,587		—		—
Pension and post-retirement obligations	98,883		9,098		17,511		19,314		52,960
Total contractual obligations⁽⁴⁾	$	1,242,457	$	155,209	$	222,271	$	86,147	$	778,830


(1)	Includes interest payments based on contractual terms and current interest rates for variable debt.


(2)	Consists primarily of tangible personal property leases.


(3)	Consists primarily of inventory commitments.


(4)	Comprises liabilities recorded on the balance sheet of $841.2 million, and obligations not recorded on the balance sheet of $401.3 million.

Critical Accounting Policies

We believe that the application of the following accounting policies, which are important to our financial position and results of operations, requires significant judgments and estimates on the part of management. For a summary of all of our accounting policies, including the accounting policies discussed below, see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Revenue recognition — The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility of the sales price is reasonably assured. For product sales, delivery does not occur until the products have been shipped and risk of loss has been transferred to the customer. Revenue from services is recognized when the services are provided or ratably over the contract term. Some arrangements with customers may include multiple deliverables, including the combination of products and services. In such cases, the Company has identified these as separate elements in accordance with ASC 605-25 “Revenue Recognition-Multiple-Element Arrangements-Recognition” and recognizes revenue consistent with the policy for each separate element based on the relative selling price method. Revenues from some long-term contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method. Percentage-of-completion is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total costs for such contract at completion. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted long-term contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is reasonably possible that completion costs, including those arising from contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements, will be revised in the near-term. Such revisions to costs and income are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.

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offers product warranties and accrues its estimated exposure for warranty claims at the time of sale based upon the length of the warranty period, warranty costs incurred and any other related information known to the Company.

Goodwill, long-lived and intangible assets — The Company evaluates the recoverability of certain noncurrent assets utilizing various estimation processes. An impairment of a long-lived asset exists when the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, and is recorded when the carrying amount is not recoverable through future operations. An indefinite lived intangible asset or goodwill impairment exists when the carrying amount of intangible assets and goodwill exceeds its fair value. Assessments of possible impairments of goodwill, long-lived or intangible assets are made when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable through future operations. Additionally, testing for possible impairment of recorded goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset balances is performed annually. The amount and timing of impairment charges for these assets require the estimation of future cash flows and the fair value of the related assets.

The Company’s business acquisitions result in recording goodwill and other intangible assets, which affect the amount of amortization expense and possible impairment expense that the Company will incur in future periods. The Company follows the guidance prescribed in ASC 350, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” to test goodwill and intangible assets for impairment. Annually, on October 31, or more frequently if triggering events occur, the Company compares the fair value of their reporting units to the carrying value of each reporting unit to determine if a goodwill impairment exists.

The Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit utilizing an income approach (discounted cash flows) weighted 50% and a market approach consisting of a comparable public company multiples methodology weighted 50%. To determine the reasonableness of the calculated fair values, the Company reviews the assumptions to ensure that neither the income approach nor the market approach yielded significantly different valuations.

The key assumptions are updated every year for each reporting unit for the income and market methodology used to determine fair value. Various assumptions are utilized including forecasted operating results, annual operating plans, strategic plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows, the weighted average cost of capital, market data and market multiples. The assumptions that have the most significant effect on the fair value calculation are the weighted average cost of capital, the market multiples and terminal growth rates. The 2013 and 2012 ranges for these three assumptions utilized by the Company are as follows:



Assumptions	2013 Range	2012 Range
Weighted average cost of capital	10.0% to 14.5%	10.0% to 14.0%
Market multiples	7.5x to 14.5x	7.5x to 11.0x
Terminal growth rates	3.0% to 3.5%	3.0% to 3.5%

In assessing the fair value of the reporting units, the Company considered both the market approach and income approach. Under the market approach, the fair value of the reporting unit is based on comparing the reporting unit to comparable publicly traded companies. Under the income approach, the fair value of the reporting unit is based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. The income approach is dependent on a number of significant management assumptions including estimates of operating results, capital expenditures, other operating costs and discount rates. Weighting was equally attributed to both the market and income approaches (50% each) in arriving at the fair value of the reporting units.

In 2012, as a result of our annual impairment test for the IOP reporting unit and as a result of the reorganization of certain FMT reporting units, the Company determined that the fair value of the IOP and WST reporting units was less than the carrying value of the net assets of the reporting units, and thus the Company performed step two of the goodwill impairment test. In step two of the goodwill impairment test, the Company determined the implied fair value of the goodwill and compared it to the carrying value, which resulted in a $149.8 million goodwill impairment charge at the IOP reporting unit and a $20.7 million impairment charge at the WST reporting unit.

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that the asset might be impaired. The Company uses the relief-from-royalty method, a form of the income approach. The relief-from-royalty method is dependent on a number of significant management assumptions, including estimates of revenues, royalty rates and discount rates.

In 2013, there were no triggering events or changes in circumstances that would have required a review other than as of our annual test date and the Company concluded that the fair value of the Banjo trade name was in excess of the carrying value as of October 31, 2013.

In 2012, as a result of our annual impairment test, the Company concluded that the fair value of the CVI Melles Griot trade names within the IOP reporting unit was less than the carrying value, resulting in a $21.0 million impairment charge. The Company also determined that the CVI Melles Griot trade names no longer had an indefinite life and reclassified the remaining $26.0 million to definite lived assets that will be amortized over a remaining useful life of 15 years.

A long-lived asset impairment exists when the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. Assessments of possible impairments of long-lived assets are made when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable through future operations. The amount and timing of impairment charges for these assets require the estimation of future cash flows and the fair value of the related assets. In 2013, the Company concluded that certain long lived assets had a fair value that was less than the carrying value of the assets, resulting in $2.7 million of impairment charges. In 2012, the Company concluded that certain long lived assets within the WST reporting unit had a fair value that was less than the carrying value of the assets, resulting in a $7.0 million impairment charge.

Defined benefit retirement plans — The plan obligations and related assets of the defined benefit retirement plans are presented in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” Level 1 assets are valued using unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. Level 2 assets are valued using quoted prices or other observable inputs for similar assets. Level 3 assets are valued using unobservable inputs, but reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the assets. Plan obligations and the annual pension expense are determined by consulting with actuaries using a number of assumptions provided by the Company. Key assumptions in the determination of the annual pension expense include the discount rate, the rate of salary increases, and the estimated future return on plan assets. To the extent actual amounts differ from these assumptions and estimated amounts, results could be adversely affected.

Changes in the discount rate assumptions will impact the (gain) loss amortization and interest cost components of the projected benefit obligation (PBO), which in turn, may impact the Company’s funding decisions if the PBO exceeds plan assets. Each 100 basis point increase or decrease in the discount rate will cause a corresponding decrease or increase, respectively, in the PBO of an estimated $23.0 million based upon the December 31, 2013 data.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02 which requires additional disclosures regarding the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-02 requires an entity to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. This guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2013 and its adoption did not impact the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. See Note 14 for a further discussion on other comprehensive income (loss).

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The Company is subject to market risk associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company may, from time to time, enter into foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps on its debt when it believes there is a financial advantage in doing so. A treasury risk management policy, adopted by the Board of Directors, describes the procedures and controls over derivative financial and commodity instruments, including foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps. Under the policy, the Company does not use financial or commodity derivative instruments for trading purposes, and the use of these instruments is subject to strict approvals by senior officers. Typically, the use of derivative instruments is limited to foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps on the Company’s outstanding long-term debt.

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The Company’s foreign currency exchange rate risk is limited principally to the Euro, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Indian Rupee and Chinese Renminbi. The Company manages its foreign exchange risk principally through invoicing customers in the same currency as the source of products. The effect of transaction gains and losses is reported within Other income (expense)-net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company’s interest rate exposure is primarily related to its $773.9 million of total debt outstanding at December 31, 2013. Approximately 1% of the debt is priced at interest rates that float with the market. A 50 basis point movement in the interest rate on the floating rate debt would result in an approximate $0.1 million annualized increase or decrease in interest expense and cash flows. The remaining debt is fixed rate debt.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



	As of December 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands except share and per share amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	439,629		$	318,864
Receivables — net	253,226			256,095
Inventories	230,967			234,950
Other current assets	67,131			71,956
Total current assets	990,953			881,865
Property, plant and equipment — net	213,488			219,161
Goodwill	1,349,456			1,321,727
Intangible assets — net	311,227			341,372
Other noncurrent assets	22,453			21,265
Total assets	$	2,887,577		$	2,785,390
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	$	133,312		$	117,341
Accrued expenses	150,751			150,176
Short-term borrowings	1,871			7,335
Dividends payable	18,675			16,575
Total current liabilities	304,609			291,427
Long-term borrowings	772,005			779,241
Deferred income taxes	144,908			121,349
Other noncurrent liabilities	93,066			128,375
Total liabilities	1,314,588			1,320,392
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock:
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value; Issued: none	—			—
Common stock:
Authorized: 150,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value; Issued: 89,154,190 shares at December 31, 2013 and 87,732,405 shares at December 31, 2012	892			877
Additional paid-in capital	607,766			550,682
Retained earnings	1,293,740			1,113,541
Treasury stock at cost: 7,958,510 shares at December 31, 2013 and 5,005,518 shares at December 31, 2012	(326,104		)	(156,699		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,305		)	(43,403		)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,572,989			1,464,998
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,887,577		$	2,785,390

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012		2011
	(In thousands except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	2,024,130		$	1,954,258	$	1,838,451
Cost of sales	1,150,766			1,150,558		1,099,778
Gross profit	873,364			803,700		738,673
Selling, general and administrative expenses	477,851			444,490		421,703
Asset impairments	—			198,519		—
Restructuring expenses	—			32,473		12,314
Operating income	395,513			128,218		304,656
Other income (expense) — net	(178		)	236		(1,443		)
Interest expense	42,206			42,250		29,332
Income before income taxes	353,129			86,204		273,881
Provision for income taxes	97,914			48,574		80,024
Net income	$	255,215		$	37,630	$	193,857
Earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share	$	3.11		$	0.45	$	2.34
Diluted earnings per common share	$	3.09		$	0.45	$	2.32
Share data:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	81,517			82,689		82,145
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	82,489			83,641		83,543

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Net income	$	255,215	$	37,630		$	193,857
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Gains (losses) and reclassification adjustments for derivatives, net of tax	4,738		4,780			(20,254		)
Pension and other postretirement adjustments, net of tax	21,788		(7,159		)	(8,398		)
Cumulative translation adjustment	13,572		14,445			(14,108		)
Comprehensive income	$	295,313	$	49,696		$	151,097

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY



	Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)									Treasury Stock			Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings			Cumulative Translation Adjustment			Retirement Benefits Adjustments			Cumulative Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			Treasury Stock			Total Shareholders’ Equity
	(In thousands except share and per share amounts)
Balance, December 31, 2010	$	442,117	$	1,005,040		$	38,302		$	(30,088	)	$	(20,923	)	$	(58,788	)	$	1,375,660
Net income	—		193,857			—			—			—			—			193,857
Cumulative translation adjustment	—		—			(14,108		)	—			—			—			(14,108		)
Net change in retirement obligations (net of tax benefit of $4,222)	—		—			—			(8,398		)	—			—			(8,398		)
Net change on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (net of tax benefit of $12,500)	—		—			—			—			(20,254		)	—			(20,254		)
Issuance of 1,596,145 shares of common stock from issuance of unvested shares, exercise of stock options and deferred compensation plans (net of tax of $4,150)	37,621		—			—			—			—			—			37,621
Share-based compensation	11,250		—			—			—			—			—			11,250
Unvested shares surrendered for tax withholding	—		—			—			—			—			(6,008		)	(6,008		)
Cash dividends declared — $.68 per common share outstanding	—		(56,485		)	—			—			—			—			(56,485		)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	490,988	$	1,142,412		$	24,194		$	(38,486	)	$	(41,177	)	$	(64,796	)	$	1,513,135
Net income	—		37,630			—			—			—			—			37,630
Cumulative translation adjustment	—		—			14,445			—			—			—			14,445
Net change in retirement obligations (net of tax benefit of $1,647)	—		—			—			(7,159		)	—			—			(7,159		)
Net change on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (net of tax of $2,791)	—		—			—			—			4,780			—			4,780
Issuance of 1,826,977 shares of common stock from issuance of unvested shares, exercise of stock options and deferred compensation plans (net of tax of $4,865)	49,721		—			—			—			—			—			49,721
Repurchase of 2,182,946 shares of common stock	—		—			—			—			—			(89,563		)	(89,563		)
Share-based compensation	10,850		—			—			—			—			—			10,850
Unvested shares surrendered for tax withholding	—		—			—			—			—			(2,340		)	(2,340		)
Cash dividends declared — $.80 per common share outstanding	—		(66,501		)	—			—			—			—			(66,501		)
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	551,559	$	1,113,541		$	38,639		$	(45,645	)	$	(36,397	)	$	(156,699	)	$	1,464,998
Net income	—		255,215			—			—			—			—			255,215
Cumulative translation adjustment	—		—			13,572			—			—			—			13,572
Net change in retirement obligations (net of tax of $13,085)	—		—			—			21,788			—			—			21,788
Net change on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (net of tax of $2,692)	—		—			—			—			4,738			—			4,738
Issuance of 1,471,568 shares of common stock from issuance of unvested shares, exercise of stock options and deferred compensation plans (net of tax of $4,514)	43,749		—			—			—			—			—			43,749
Repurchase of 2,916,280 shares of common stock	—		—			—			—			—			(167,503		)	(167,503		)
Share-based compensation	13,350		—			—			—			—			—			13,350
Unvested shares surrendered for tax withholding	—		—			—			—			—			(1,902		)	(1,902		)
Cash dividends declared — $.89 per common share outstanding	—		(75,016		)	—			—			—			—			(75,016		)
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	608,658	$	1,293,740		$	52,211		$	(23,857	)	$	(31,659	)	$	(326,104	)	$	1,572,989

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	255,215		$	37,630		$	193,857
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale of fixed assets	(96		)	—			(2,831		)
Asset impairments	2,747			198,519			—
Depreciation and amortization	35,007			36,827			36,882
Amortization of intangible assets	44,327			41,485			35,504
Amortization of debt issuance expenses	1,703			1,685			1,263
Share-based compensation expense	16,993			13,102			12,076
Deferred income taxes	(3,156		)	(37,229		)	(3,576		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(8,560		)	(4,474		)	(5,298		)
Non-cash interest expense associated with forward starting swaps	7,430			7,637			3,570
Forward starting interest rate contract settlement	—			—			(38,707		)
Changes in (net of the effect from acquisitions):
Receivables	6,195			12,747			(16,488		)
Inventories	9,088			23,799			(607		)
Other current assets	6,562			(12,127		)	877
Trade accounts payable	15,460			(1,376		)	(8,645		)
Accrued expenses	11,790			9,944			7,411
Other — net	817			(1,989		)	1,953
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	401,522			326,180			217,241
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(31,536		)	(35,807		)	(35,175		)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(36,849		)	(68,930		)	(443,634		)
Proceeds from fixed asset disposals	567			—			12,651
Other — net	(344		)	(529		)	(3,379		)
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(68,162		)	(105,266		)	(469,537		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under revolving facilities and credit facilities for acquisitions	34,648			35,000			365,000
Borrowings under revolving facilities	38,453			94,479			471,222
Proceeds from issuance of 4.2% Senior Notes	—			—			349,125
Payments under revolving facilities, credit facilities and term loan	(89,478		)	(158,825		)	(906,115		)
Debt issuance costs	—			—			(5,451		)
Dividends paid	(72,905		)	(64,087		)	(54,613		)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	35,306			45,771			33,064
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	8,560			4,474			5,298
Purchase of common stock	(167,503		)	(89,563		)	—
Unvested shares surrendered for tax withholding	(1,902		)	(2,340		)	(6,008		)
Other	(4,224		)	(1,394		)	1,890
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities	(219,045		)	(136,485		)	253,412
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	6,450			4,176			(5,993		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	120,765			88,605			(4,877		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	318,864			230,259			235,136
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	439,629		$	318,864		$	230,259
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	33,432		$	32,639		$	27,749
Income taxes	73,657			87,603			66,087
Significant non-cash activities:
Contingent consideration for acquisition	—			8,370			3,000
Debt acquired with acquisition of business	—			4,680			1,400

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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IDEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMETNS

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Business

IDEX is an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers’ specifications. IDEX's products are sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. The Company’s products include industrial pumps, compressors, flow meters, injectors and valves, and related controls for use in a wide variety of process applications; precision fluidics solutions, including pumps, valves, degassing equipment, corrective tubing, fittings, and complex manifolds, precision photonic solutions, optical filters and specialty medical equipment and devices used in life science applications; precision-engineered equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing paints; refinishing equipment; and engineered products for industrial and commercial markets, including fire and rescue, transportation equipment, oil and gas, electronics, and communications. These activities are grouped into three reportable segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The principal areas of estimation reflected in the financial statements are revenue recognition, sales returns and allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, recoverability of long-lived assets, income taxes, product warranties, contingencies and litigation, insurance-related items, defined benefit retirement plans and purchase accounting related to acquisitions.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured. For product sales, delivery does not occur until the products have been shipped and risk of loss has been transferred to the customer. Revenue from services is recognized when the services are provided or ratably over the contract term. Some arrangements with customers may include multiple deliverables, including the combination of products and services. In such cases the Company has identified these as separate elements in accordance with ASC 605-25 and recognizes revenue consistent with the policy for each separate element based on the relative selling price method. Revenues from certain long-term contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method. Percentage-of-completion is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total costs for such contract at completion. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted long-term contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is reasonably possible that completion costs, including those arising from contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements, will be revised in the near-term. Such revisions to costs and income are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.

The Company records allowances for discounts, product returns and customer incentives at the time of sale as a reduction of revenue as such allowances can be reliably estimated based on historical experience and known trends. The Company also offers product warranties and accrues its estimated exposure for warranty claims at the time of sale based upon the length of the warranty period, warranty costs incurred and any other related information known to the Company.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales and are recognized as a period expense during the period in which they are incurred.

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Advertising Costs

Advertising costs of $14.6 million, $15.3 million and $13.4 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are expensed as incurred within Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash and cash equivalents.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses as a result of customer’s inability to make required payments. Management evaluates the aging of the accounts receivable balances, the financial condition of its customers, historical trends and the time outstanding of specific balances to estimate the amount of accounts receivables that may not be collected in the future and records the appropriate provision.

Inventories

The Company states inventories at the lower of cost or market. Cost, which includes material, labor, and factory overhead, is determined on a FIFO basis. We make adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value, if required, at the business unit level for estimated excess, obsolescence or impaired balances. Factors influencing these adjustments include changes in market demand, product life cycle and engineering changes.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment upon the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable, as measured by comparing their net book value to the projected undiscounted future cash flows generated by their use. Impaired assets are recorded at their estimated fair value based on a discounted cash flow analysis.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

In accordance with ASC 350, the Company reviews the carrying value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets annually on October 31, or upon the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying value of the goodwill or intangible assets may not be recoverable. The Company evaluates the recoverability of these assets based on the estimated fair value of each of the fifteen reporting units and the indefinite-lived intangible asset. See Note 4 for a further discussion on goodwill and intangible assets.

Borrowing Expenses

Expenses incurred in securing and issuing debt are capitalized and included in Other noncurrent assets. These assets are amortized over the life of the related borrowing and the related amortization is included in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Earnings per Common Share

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock (basic) plus common stock equivalents (diluted) outstanding during the year. Common stock equivalents consist of stock options, which have been included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding using the treasury stock method, unvested shares, performance share units, and shares issuable in connection with certain deferred compensation agreements ("DCUs").

ASC 260 concludes that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders. If awards are considered participating securities, the Company is required to apply the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share. The Company has determined that its outstanding unvested shares are participating securities. Accordingly, earnings per common share were computed using the two-class method prescribed by ASC 260. Net income attributable to common shareholders was reduced by $1.2 million, $0.1 million and $1.2 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Basic weighted average shares outstanding reconciles to diluted weighted average shares outstanding as follows:



	2013	2012	2011
	(In thousands)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	81,517	82,689	82,145
Dilutive effect of stock options, unvested shares, performance share units and DCUs	972	952	1,398
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	82,489	83,641	83,543

Options to purchase approximately zero, 1.2 million and 0.7 million shares of common stock in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect of their inclusion would have been antidilutive.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for share-based payments in accordance with ASC 718. Accordingly, the Company expenses the fair value of awards made under its share-based compensation plans. That cost is recognized in the consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period of the grants. See Note 13 for further discussion on share-based compensation.

Depreciation and Amortization

Property and equipment are stated at cost, with depreciation and amortization provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:



Land improvements	8 to 12 years
Buildings and improvements	8 to 30 years
Machinery, equipment and other	3 to 12 years
Office and transportation equipment	3 to 10 years

Certain identifiable intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives used in the computation of amortization of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:



Patents	5 to 17 years
Trade names	10 to 20 years
Customer relationships	4.5 to 20 years
Non-compete agreements	2.5 to 3 years
Unpatented technology and other	4.5 to 20 years

Research and Development Expenditures

Costs associated with research and development are expensed in the period incurred and are included in Cost of sales within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Research and development expenses, which include costs associated with developing new products and major improvements to existing products, were $33.0 million, $36.4 million and $36.0 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Foreign Currency Translation

The functional currency of substantially all operations outside the United States is the respective local currency. Accordingly, those foreign currency balance sheet accounts have been translated using the exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date. Income statement amounts have been translated using the average exchange rate for the year. The gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates from year to year have been reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The effect of transaction gains and losses is reported within Other income (expense)-net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Income Taxes

Income tax expense includes United States, state, local and international income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities and for loss carryforwards. The tax rate used to determine the deferred tax assets and liabilities is the enacted tax rate for the year and manner in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company is not dependent on a single customer, the largest of which accounted for less than 2% of net sales for all years presented.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

2. Restructuring

During 2012 and 2011 the Company recorded restructuring costs as a part of the 2011 restructuring initiatives that support the implementation of key strategic efforts designed to facilitate long-term sustainable growth through cost reduction actions, primarily consisting of employee reductions and facility rationalization. The costs incurred related to these initiatives are included in Restructuring expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations while the related accruals are included in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Severance costs primarily consist of severance benefits through payroll continuation, COBRA subsidies, outplacement services, conditional separation costs and employer tax liabilities, while exit costs primarily consist of asset disposals or impairments, the termination of a defined benefit plan, legal costs and relocation charges.

2011 Initiatives

During 2012 and 2011 the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $32.5 million and $12.3 million, respectively, related to our 2011 restructuring initiative for exit costs and employee severance related to employee reductions across various functional areas as well as facility rationalization. The 2011 restructuring initiatives included severance benefits for 491 employees in 2012 and 292 employees in 2011. The 2011 initiative was completed by the end of 2012 and no further restructuring is currently planned. Severance payments were fully paid in 2013 using cash from operations.

Pre-tax restructuring expenses by segment, for 2012, were as follows:



	Severance Costs		Exit Costs		Total
	(In thousands)
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	6,226	$	36	$	6,262
Health & Science Technologies	11,223		3,521		14,744
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	3,226		5,114		8,340
Corporate/Other	2,844		283		3,127
Total restructuring costs	$	23,519	$	8,954	$	32,473

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Pre-tax restructuring expenses by segment, for 2011, were as follows:



	Severance Costs		Exit Costs		Total
	(In thousands)
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	2,800	$	61	$	2,861
Health & Science Technologies	2,007		123		2,130
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	4,430		797		5,227
Corporate/Other	2,096		—		2,096
Total restructuring costs	$	11,333	$	981	$	12,314

Restructuring accruals of $10.9 million at December 31, 2012 are reflected in Accrued expenses in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:



	2011 Initiative
	(In thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	5,875
Restructuring expenses	32,473
Payments, utilization and other	(27,461		)
Balance at December 31, 2012	10,887
Restructuring expenses	—
Payments, utilization and other	(10,887		)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	—

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3. Balance Sheet Components



	December 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
RECEIVABLES
Customers	$	255,992	$	257,114
Other	3,075		4,577
Total	259,067		261,691
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	5,841		5,596
Total receivables — net	$	253,226	$	256,095
INVENTORIES
Raw materials and components parts	$	133,470	$	139,229
Work in process	41,895		33,025
Finished goods	55,602		62,696
Total	$	230,967	$	234,950
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land and improvements	$	32,723	$	31,787
Buildings and improvements	150,316		141,952
Machinery, equipment and other	300,858		288,542
Office and transportation equipment	95,923		95,920
Construction in progress	9,201		12,040
Total	589,021		570,241
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	375,533		351,080
Total property, plant and equipment — net	$	213,488	$	219,161
ACCRUED EXPENSES
Payroll and related items	$	63,297	$	55,618
Management incentive compensation	20,949		15,974
Income taxes payable	11,746		10,284
Insurance	7,741		8,974
Warranty	4,888		4,875
Deferred revenue	9,455		9,682
Restructuring	—		10,887
Liability for uncertain tax positions	1,201		2,679
Accrued interest	1,354		1,713
Contingent consideration for acquisition	—		3,528
Other	30,120		25,962
Total accrued expenses	$	150,751	$	150,176
OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Pension and retiree medical obligations	$	67,777	$	96,853
Liability for uncertain tax positions	4,624		4,989
Deferred revenue	5,578		6,534
Contingent consideration for acquisition	—		5,515
Other	15,087		14,484
Total other noncurrent liabilities	$	93,066	$	128,375

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	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS⁽¹⁾
Beginning balance January 1	$	5,596		$	5,860		$	5,322
Charged to costs and expenses, net of recoveries	2,288			653			1,044
Utilization	(1,921		)	(1,151		)	(917		)
Currency translation and other	(122		)	234			411
Ending balance December 31	$	5,841		$	5,596		$	5,860


(1)	Includes provision for doubtful accounts, sales returns and sales discounts granted to customers.

4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for 2013 and 2012, by business segment, were as follows:



	Fluid & Metering Technologies			Health & Science Technologies			Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products			Total
	(In thousands)
Goodwill	$	541,640		$	648,906		$	270,910		$	1,461,456
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—			(30,090		)	(30,090		)
Balance at January 1, 2012	541,640			648,906			240,820			1,431,366
Acquisition adjustments	—			1,424			—			1,424
Acquisitions (Note 12)	—			50,387			—			50,387
Foreign currency translation	3,406			2,307			3,378			9,091
Goodwill impairment	(20,721		)	(149,820		)	—			(170,541		)
Balance at December 31, 2012	524,325			553,204			244,198			1,321,727
Acquisitions (Note 12)	—			17,994			—			17,994
Foreign currency translation	3,719			477			5,539			9,735
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	528,044		$	571,675		$	249,737		$	1,349,456

ASC 350 requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Goodwill represents the purchase price in excess of the net amount assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Goodwill and other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives were tested for impairment as of October 31, 2013, the Company's annual impairment date. In assessing the fair value of the reporting units, the Company considers both the market approach and income approach. Under the market approach, the fair value of the reporting unit is based on comparing the reporting unit to comparable publicly traded companies. Under the income approach, the fair value of the reporting unit is based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. The income approach is dependent on a number of significant management assumptions including estimates of operating results, capital expenditures, other operating costs and discount rates. Weighting was equally attributed to both the market and income approaches (50% each) in arriving at the fair value of the reporting units.

In 2013, there were no triggering events or changes in circumstances that would have required a review other than as of our annual test date. Based on the results of our measurement at October 31, 2013, all reporting units had a fair value that was significantly in excess of carrying value, except for our IOP reporting unit, which had a fair value greater than 10% above carrying value. The IOP reporting unit was written down to its fair value in 2012 as result of our goodwill impairment and thus the fair value continues to be near the carrying value. In 2012, as a result of our annual impairment test for the IOP reporting unit and as a result of the reorganization of certain FMT reporting units, the Company determined that the fair value of the IOP and WST reporting units was less than the carrying value of the net assets of the reporting units, and thus the Company performed step two of the goodwill impairment test. In step two of the goodwill impairment test, the Company determined the

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implied fair value of the goodwill and compared it to the carrying value, which resulted in a $149.8 million goodwill impairment charge at the IOP reporting unit and a $20.7 million goodwill impairment charge at the WST reporting unit.

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset at December 31, 2013 and 2012:



	At December 31, 2013								At December 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Weighted Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
			(In thousands)								(In thousands)
Amortizable intangible assets:
Patents	$	10,673	$	(5,179	)	$	5,494	11	$	10,650	$	(4,273	)	$	6,377
Trade names	104,582		(28,310		)	76,272		16	103,113		(21,603		)	81,510
Customer relationships	242,674		(121,092		)	121,582		10	230,196		(93,273		)	136,923
Non-compete agreements	3,769		(3,272		)	497		3	3,505		(2,827		)	678
Unpatented technology	75,528		(32,905		)	42,623		11	74,758		(24,211		)	50,547
Other	6,958		(4,299		)	2,659		10	6,841		(3,604		)	3,237
Total amortizable intangible assets	444,184		(195,057		)	249,127			429,063		(149,791		)	279,272
Unamortized intangible assets:
Banjo trade name	62,100		—			62,100			62,100		—			62,100
Total intangible assets	$	506,284	$	(195,057	)	$	311,227		$	491,163	$	(149,791	)	$	341,372

The unamortized Banjo trade name was determined to be an indefinite lived intangible asset which is tested for impairment on an annual basis in accordance with ASC 350 or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The Company uses the relief-from-royalty method, a form of the income approach. The relief-from-royalty method is dependent of a number of significant management assumptions, including estimates of revenues, royalty rates and discount rates.

Amortization of intangible assets was $44.3 million, $41.5 million and $35.5 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Based on intangible asset balances as of December 31, 2013, amortization expense is expected to approximate $43.3 million in 2014, $41.1 million in 2015, $39.1 million in 2016, $30.0 million in 2017 and $18.3 million in 2018.

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5. Borrowings

Borrowings at December 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:



	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Revolving Facility	$	10,000	$	21,000
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021	349,272		349,197
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020	298,828		298,689
2.58% Senior Euro Notes, due June 2015	111,505		107,042
Other borrowings	4,271		10,648
Total borrowings	773,876		786,576
Less current portion	1,871		7,335
Total long-term borrowings	$	772,005	$	779,241

On June 27, 2011, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), as borrowers with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and an issuer of letters of credit, and other lenders party thereto which provided for a new revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”). The Revolving Facility replaced the Company’s previous $600.0 million credit facility, which expired in December 2011.

The Revolving Facility is in an aggregate principal amount of $700.0 million with a maturity date of June 27, 2016. Up to $75.0 million of the Revolving Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit. Additionally, up to $25.0 million of the Revolving Facility is available to the Company for swing line loans, available on a same-day basis.

Proceeds of the Revolving Facility are available for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including refinancing existing debt of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company may request increases in the lending commitments under the Credit Agreement, but the aggregate lending commitments may not exceed $950.0 million. The Company has the right, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, to designate certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company as borrowers under the Credit Agreement. In connection with any such designation, the Company is required to guarantee the obligations of any such subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement. Under the Credit Agreement, Fast & Fluid Management Europe B.V., (“FME”) and IDEX UK Ltd. (“IDEX UK”) were approved by the lenders as designated borrowers. At December 31, 2012, FME and IDEX UK had no borrowings under the Revolving Facility.

Borrowings under the Revolving Facility bear interest, at either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin. Such applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from .875% to 1.70%. Based on the Company’s credit rating at December 31, 2013, the applicable margin was 1.05%. Interest is payable (a) in the case of base rate loans, quarterly, and (b) in the case of LIBOR rate loans, on the maturity date of the borrowing, or quarterly from the effective date for borrowings exceeding three months. An annual Revolving Facility fee, also based on the Company’s credit rating, is currently 20 basis points and is payable quarterly.

The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants that the Company believes are usual and customary for senior unsecured credit agreements, including a financial covenant requiring a maximum leverage ratio of a 3.25 to 1.0, which is the ratio of the Company’s consolidated total debt to its consolidated EBITDA, each as defined in the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default (subject to grace periods, as appropriate) including among others: nonpayment of principal, interest or fees; breach of the representations or warranties in any material respect; breach of the financial, affirmative or negative covenants; payment default on, or acceleration of, other material indebtedness; bankruptcy or insolvency; material judgments entered against the Company or any of its subsidiaries; certain specified events under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; certain changes in control of the Company; and the invalidity or unenforceability of the Credit Agreement or other documents associated with the Credit Agreement.

At December 31, 2013, $10.0 million was outstanding under the Revolving Facility, with $8.7 million of outstanding letters of credit, resulting in net available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility at December 31, 2013 of approximately $681.3 million.

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On June 9, 2010, the Company completed a private placement of €81.0 million ($96.8 million) aggregate principal amount of 2.58% Series 2010 Senior Euro Notes due June 9, 2015 (“2.58% Senior Euro Notes”) pursuant to a Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance of additional series of notes in the future, provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the agreement at any time does not exceed $750.0 million. The 2.58% Senior Euro Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.58% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 9th and December 9th and will mature on June 9, 2015. The 2.58% Senior Euro Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company’s other senior debt. The Company may at any time prepay all or any portion of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes; provided that any such portion is greater than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding under the Purchase Agreement. In the event of a prepayment, the Company would be required to pay an amount equal to par plus accrued interest plus a make-whole premium. The Purchase Agreement contains certain covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, transfer or sell assets, create liens and engage in certain mergers or consolidations. In addition, the Company must comply with a leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement provides for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding 2.58% Senior Euro Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. In the case of payment events of defaults, any holder of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes affected thereby may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes held by it due and payable immediately. In the case of any other event of default, a majority of the holders of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes to be due and payable immediately.

On December 6, 2010, the Company completed a public offering of $300.0 million 4.5% senior notes due December 15, 2020 (“4.5% Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering of $295.7 million, after deducting a $1.6 million issuance discount, a $1.9 million underwriting commission and $0.8 million offering expenses, were used to repay $250.0 million of outstanding bank indebtedness, with the balance used for general corporate purposes. The 4.5% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.5% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15th and December 15th. The Company may redeem all or a portion of the 4.5% Senior Notes at any time prior to maturity at the redemption prices set forth in the Note Indenture governing the 4.5% Senior Notes. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture and 4.5% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company’s assets. The terms of the 4.5% Senior Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the 4.5% Senior Notes upon a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

On December 9, 2011, the Company completed a public offering of $350.0 million 4.2% senior notes due December 15, 2021 (“4.2% Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering of $346.2 million, after deducting a $0.9 million issuance discount, a $2.3 million underwriting commission and $0.6 million offering expenses, were used to repay $306.0 million of outstanding bank indebtedness, with the balance used for general corporate purposes. The 4.2% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.2% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15th and December 15th. The Company may redeem all or a portion of the 4.2% Senior Notes at any time prior to maturity at the redemption prices set forth in the Note Indenture governing the 4.2% Senior Notes. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture and 4.2% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company’s assets. The terms of the 4.2% Senior Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the 4.2% Senior Notes upon a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

Other borrowings of $4.3 million at December 31, 2013 were comprised of capital leases, debt at international locations maintained for working capital purposes and international debt as a result of acquisitions. Interest is payable on the outstanding debt balances at the international locations at rates ranging from 0.3% to 1.5% per annum.

There are two key financial covenants that the Company is required to maintain in connection with the Revolving Facility and 2.58% Senior Euro Notes. The most restrictive financial covenants under these debt instruments require a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1 and a maximum leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1. At December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with both of these financial covenants. There are no financial covenants relating to the 4.5% Senior Notes or 4.2% Senior Notes; however, both are subject to cross-default provisions.

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Total borrowings at December 31, 2013 have scheduled maturities as follows (in thousands):




2014	$	1,871
2015	112,085
2016	10,530
2017	1,190
2018	100
Thereafter	648,100
Total borrowings	$	773,876

6. Derivative Instruments

The Company enters into cash flow hedges to reduce the exposure to variability in certain expected future cash flows. The type of cash flow hedges the Company enters into includes foreign currency contracts and interest rate exchange agreements that effectively convert a portion of floating-rate debt to fixed-rate debt and are designed to reduce the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense.

The effective portion of gains or losses on interest rate exchange agreements is reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity and reclassified into net income in the same period or periods in which the hedged transaction affects net income. The remaining gain or loss in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows or the hedged item, if any, is recognized into net income during the period of change.

Fair values relating to derivative financial instruments reflect the estimated amounts that the Company would receive or pay to sell or buy the contracts based on quoted market prices of comparable contracts at each balance sheet date.

On April 15, 2010, the Company entered into a forward starting interest rate contract with a notional amount of $300.0 million with a settlement date in December 2010. This contract was entered into in anticipation of the issuance of the 4.5% Senior Notes and was designed to lock in the market interest rate as of April 15, 2010. In December 2010, the Company settled and paid this interest rate contract for $31.0 million. The $31.0 million is being amortized into interest expense over the 10 year term of the 4.5% Senior Notes, which results in an effective interest rate of 5.8%.

On July 12, 2011, the Company entered into a forward starting interest rate contract with a notional amount of $350.0 million and a settlement date of September 30, 2011. This contract was entered into in anticipation of the issuance of the 4.2% Senior Notes and was designed to lock in the market interest rate as of July 12, 2011. On September 29, 2011, the Company settled this interest rate contract for $34.7 million with a payment made on October 3, 2011. Simultaneously, the Company entered into a separate interest rate contract with a notional amount of $350.0 million and a settlement date of February 28, 2012. The contract was entered into in anticipation of the expected issuance of the 4.2% Senior Notes and was designed to maintain the market rate as of July 12, 2011. In December 2011, the Company settled and paid the September interest rate contract for $4.0 million, resulting in a total settlement of $38.7 million. Of the $38.7 million, $0.8 million was recognized as other expense in 2011 and the balance of $37.9 million is being amortized into interest expense over the 10 year term of the 4.2% Senior Notes, which results in an effective interest rate of 5.3%.

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not have any interest rate or foreign exchange contracts outstanding.

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The following table summarizes the gain (loss) recognized and the amounts and location of income (expense) and gain (loss) reclassified into income for interest rate contracts and foreign currency contracts for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:



	Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income						Income (Expense) and Gain (Loss) Reclassified into Income									Income Statement Caption
	Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011		2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Interest rate agreements	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(7,430	)	$	(7,637	)	$	(3,570	)	Interest expense

Approximately $7.2 million of the pre-tax amount included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2013 will be recognized to net income over the next 12 months as the underlying hedged transactions are realized.

7. Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. This standard discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The standard utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:


•	Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


•	Level 2: Inputs, other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.


•	Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The following table summarizes the basis used to measure the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet at December 31, 2013 and 2012:



	Basis of Fair Value Measurements
	Balance at December 31, 2013		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
Money market investments	$	27,871	$	27,871	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities	3,255		3,255		—		—



	Balance at December 31, 2012			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
Money market investments	$	11,165		$	11,165	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities	2,862			2,862		—		—
Contingent consideration	(9,043		)	—		—		(9,043		)

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 in 2013 or 2012.

In determining the initial fair value of the contingent consideration potentially due on the acquisition of Matcon, the Company used probability weighted estimates adjusted for the time value of money. At December 31, 2012, the Matcon contingent consideration liability was valued at $9.0 million, of which $8.4 million was recorded as part of the purchase price as of the opening balance sheet date and the remaining $0.6 was recognized in Selling, general and administrative expenses in

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the fourth quarter of 2012. At December 31, 2012, $3.5 million of the contingent consideration was included in Accrued expenses and $5.5 million of contingent consideration was recorded in Other noncurrent liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In April 2013, the Company paid $3.8 million on the contingent consideration arrangement based on Matcon's 2012 operating results. In November 2013, the Company paid $1.1 million of the contingent consideration arrangement based on a settlement agreement with the sellers and the remaining $4.1 million was recognized as a benefit within Selling, general and administrative expenses.

The carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates their fair values because of the short term nature of these instruments. At December 31, 2013, the fair value of our Revolving Facility, 2.58% Senior Euro Notes, 4.5% Senior Notes and 4.2% Senior Notes, based on quoted market prices and current market rates for debt with similar credit risk and maturity, was approximately $772.9 million compared to the carrying value of $769.6 million. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy since it is determined based upon significant inputs observable in the market, including interest rates on recent financing transactions to entities with a credit rating similar to ours.

8. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company leases certain office facilities, warehouses and data processing equipment under operating leases. Rental expense totaled $18.9 million, $18.4 million and $19.0 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The aggregate future minimum lease payments for operating and capital leases as of December 31, 2013 were as follows:



	Operating		Capital
	(In thousands)
2014	$	15,426	$	564
2015	11,811		604
2016	7,742		548
2017	5,177		1,192
2018	3,964		100
2019 and thereafter	5,945		—
	$	50,065	$	3,008

Warranty costs are provided for at the time of sale. The warranty provision is based on historical costs and adjusted for specific known claims. A rollforward of the warranty reserve is as follows:



	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance January 1st	$	4,875		$	4,417		$	3,831
Provision for warranties	3,845			5,398			4,648
Claim settlements	(3,865		)	(5,214		)	(4,443		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	33			274			381
Ending balance December 31st	$	4,888		$	4,875		$	4,417

The Company is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

9. Common and Preferred Stock

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At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had 150 million shares of authorized common stock, with a par value of $.01 per share and 5 million shares of authorized preferred stock with a par value of $.01 per share. No preferred stock was issued as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.

10. Income Taxes

Pretax income for 2013, 2012 and 2011 was taxed in the following jurisdictions:



	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	233,530	$	65,738	$	192,857
Foreign	119,599		20,466		81,024
Total	$	353,129	$	86,204	$	273,881

The provision (benefit) for income taxes for 2013, 2012 and 2011, was as follows:



	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Current
U.S.	$	59,707		$	59,811		$	48,823
State and local	8,123			5,764			3,434
Foreign	33,240			20,228			31,343
Total current	101,070			85,803			83,600
Deferred
U.S.	1,500			(31,246		)	4,792
State and local	(55		)	(2,377		)	(1,103		)
Foreign	(4,601		)	(3,606		)	(7,265		)
Total deferred	(3,156		)	(37,229		)	(3,576		)
Total provision for income taxes	$	97,914		$	48,574		$	80,024

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) at December 31, 2013 and 2012 were:



	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Employee and retiree benefit plans	$	27,361		$	38,401
Depreciation and amortization	(175,894		)	(170,630		)
Inventories	9,627			10,851
Allowances and accruals	9,632			7,629
Interest rate exchange agreement	18,165			20,856
Other	4,636			7,059
Total	$	(106,473	)	$	(85,834	)

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The deferred tax assets and liabilities recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were:



	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax asset — other current assets	$	34,151		$	32,293
Deferred tax asset — other noncurrent assets	4,284			3,222
Total deferred tax assets	38,435			35,515
Deferred tax liability — accrued expenses	—			—
Noncurrent deferred tax liability — deferred income taxes	(144,908		)	(121,349		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(144,908		)	(121,349		)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(106,473	)	$	(85,834	)

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to pretax income. The computed amount and the differences for 2013, 2012 and 2011 are shown in the following table:



	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Pretax income	$	353,129		$	86,204		$	273,881
Provision for income taxes:
Computed amount at statutory rate of 35%	$	123,595		$	30,171		$	95,858
State and local income tax (net of federal tax benefit)	4,382			2,406			1,515
Taxes on non-U.S. earnings-net of foreign tax credits	(9,683		)	1,189			(4,522		)
Effect of flow-through entities	(7,267		)	(7,846		)	(6,922		)
Asset impairments	—			28,524			—
U.S. business tax credits	(1,516		)	—			(917		)
Domestic activities production deduction	(6,217		)	(5,267		)	(4,589		)
Other	(5,380		)	(603		)	(399		)
Total provision for income taxes	$	97,914		$	48,574		$	80,024

The Company has $597 million and $468 million of undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 , respectively. No deferred U.S. income taxes have been provided on these earnings as they are considered to be reinvested for an indefinite period of time or will be repatriated when it is tax effective to do so. If these amounts were distributed to the U.S., in the form of dividends or otherwise, we would be subject to additional U.S. income taxes, which could be material. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred income tax liabilities on these earnings is not practicable because of the complexities with the hypothetical calculation, and the amount of liability, if any, is dependent on circumstances if and when remittance occurs. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company repatriated $11.7 million of foreign earnings resulting in $0.9 million of incremental income tax expense.

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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2013, 2012 and 2011 are shown in the following table:



	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance January 1st	$	6,506		$	5,548		$	6,440
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years	1,357			3,017			1,828
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years	(99		)	(98		)	(1,595		)
Settlements	(1,219		)	—			(338		)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(1,421		)	(1,961		)	(787		)
Ending balance December 31st	$	5,124		$	6,506		$	5,548

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we had approximately $0.5 million, $0.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions. As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we had approximately $0.2 million, $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of accrued penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect our effective tax rate if recognized is $4.5 million, $5.8 million and $5.0 million as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The tax years 2007-2012 remain open to examination by major taxing jurisdictions. Due to the potential for resolution of federal, state and foreign examinations, and the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits balance may change within the next 12 months by a range of zero to $1.2 million.

The Company had net operating loss and credit carry forwards for U.S. federal purposes at December 31, 2013 and 2012 of $9.4 and $13.9 million, respectively. For non-U.S. purposes, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards at December 31, 2013 and 2012 of $7.0 and $7.8 million, respectively. The federal net operating loss carry forwards are available for use against the Company’s consolidated federal taxable income and expire between 2018 and 2031. The entire balance of the non-U.S. net operating losses is available to be carried forward, with $2.7 million of these losses beginning to expire during the years 2018 through 2021. The remaining $4.3 million of such losses can be carried forward indefinitely.

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had a foreign capital loss carry forward of approximately $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively. The foreign capital loss can be carried forward indefinitely. At both December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company has a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset attributable to the foreign capital loss of $0.2 million. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had state net operating loss and credit carry forwards of approximately $22.4 million and $38.8 million, respectively. If unutilized, the state net operating loss will expire between 2020 and 2033. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset attributable to the state net operating loss of $0.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

11. Business Segments and Geographic Information

IDEX has three reportable business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products. Reporting units in the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment consist of: Banjo; Energy; CFP; DDPT and WST. Reporting units in the Health & Science Technologies segment consist of: Scientific Fluidics; IOP; Sealing Solutions; Gast; Micropump and MPT. Reporting units in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment consist of: Fire Suppression; Rescue; Band-It; and Dispensing Equipment.

The Fluid & Metering Technologies segment designs, produces and distributes positive displacement pumps, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems and provides flow monitoring and other services for the food, chemical, general industrial, water and wastewater, agricultural and energy industries. The Health & Science Technologies segment designs, produces and distributes a wide range of precision fluidics, rotary lobe pumps, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, roll compaction and drying systems used in beverage, food processing, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, pneumatic components and sealing solutions, including very high precision, low-flow rate pumping solutions required in analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, high performance molded and extruded, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors used in medical, dental and industrial applications, optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, defense, biotechnology, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing, laboratory and commercial equipment used in the production of micro and

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nano scale materials, precision photonic solutions used in life sciences, research and defense markets, and precision gear and peristaltic pump technologies that meet exacting original equipment manufacturer specifications. The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry, engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications, and precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants and paints used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world.

Information on the Company’s business segments is presented below, based on the nature of products and services offered. The Company evaluates performance based on several factors, of which operating income is the primary financial measure. Intersegment sales are accounted for at fair value as if the sales were to third parties.



	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
NET SALES
Fluid & Metering Technologies
External customers	$	870,720		$	829,320		$	830,821
Intersegment sales	1,094			3,968			466
Total segment sales	871,814			833,288			831,287
Health & Science Technologies
External customers	708,940			689,574			606,247
Intersegment sales	5,710			5,661			1,653
Total segment sales	714,650			695,235			607,900
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
External customers	444,470			435,364			401,383
Intersegment sales	579			1,689			1,042
Total segment sales	445,049			437,053			402,425
Intersegment eliminations	(7,383		)	(11,318		)	(3,161		)
Total net sales	$	2,024,130		$	1,954,258		$	1,838,451
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)⁽¹⁾
Fluid & Metering Technologies⁽²⁾	$	211,256		$	146,650		$	164,818
Health & Science Technologies⁽²⁾	136,707			(62,835		)	106,037
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	102,730			96,120			85,901
Corporate office	(55,180		)	(51,717		)	(52,100		)
Total operating income	395,513			128,218			304,656
Interest expense	42,206			42,250			29,332
Other income (expense) - net	(178		)	236			(1,443		)
Income before taxes	$	353,129		$	86,204		$	273,881

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	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	1,025,352	$	1,023,143	$	1,072,023
Health & Science Technologies	1,113,546		1,102,868		1,178,653
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	484,139		488,886		442,400
Corporate office	264,540		170,493		143,031
Total assets	$	2,887,577	$	2,785,390	$	2,836,107
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION⁽³⁾
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	27,633	$	29,637	$	32,368
Health & Science Technologies	43,496		39,981		30,055
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	6,852		7,107		8,516
Corporate office and other	1,353		1,587		1,447
Total depreciation and amortization	$	79,334	$	78,312	$	72,386
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Fluid & Metering Technologies	$	11,581	$	13,535	$	12,543
Health & Science Technologies	12,280		13,140		12,938
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products	5,040		6,654		5,644
Corporate office and other	2,635		2,191		3,423
Total capital expenditures	$	31,536	$	35,520	$	34,548


(1)	Segment operating income excludes net unallocated corporate operating expenses.


(2)	Segment operating income includes asset impairment charges in 2012 of $27.7 million within the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment and $170.8 million within the Health & Science Technologies segment.


(3)	Excludes amortization of debt issuance expenses.

Information about the Company’s operations in different geographical regions for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is shown below. Net sales were attributed to geographic areas based on location of the customer, and no country outside the U.S. was greater than 10% of total revenues.



	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
NET SALES
U.S.	$	983,791	$	963,137	$	857,990
Europe	521,491		479,744		492,125
Asia	306,466		305,185		278,900
Other countries	212,382		206,192		209,436
Total net sales	$	2,024,130	$	1,954,258	$	1,838,451
LONG-LIVED ASSETS — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
U.S.	$	124,880	$	127,425	$	124,102
Europe	63,018		64,137		63,433
Asia	24,590		26,320		24,570
Other countries	1,000		1,279		1,612
Total long-lived assets — net	$	213,488	$	219,161	$	213,717

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12. Acquisitions

All of the Company’s acquisitions have been accounted for under ASC 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the accounts of the acquired companies, after adjustments to reflect fair values assigned to assets and liabilities, have been included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition.

2013 Acquisitions

On March 18, 2013, the Company acquired the stock of FTL Seals Technology, Ltd (“FTL”). FTL specializes in the design and application of high integrity rotary seals, specialty bearings, and other custom products for the oil & gas, mining, power generation, and marine markets. Located in Leeds, England, FTL has annual revenues of approximately $22.5 million (£15.0 million). FTL, along with Precision Polymer Engineering (“PPE”), operates within the Health & Science Technologies segment as part of the Sealing Solutions group (formerly the Containment group) and will expand the range of PPE’s technology expertise and markets served. FTL was acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $34.5 million (£23.1 million) in cash. The entire purchase price was funded with borrowings under the Revolving Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $18.0 million and $13.0 million, respectively. The $18.0 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The purchase price for FTL has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition. These nonrecurring fair value measurements are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company is continuing to evaluate the initial purchase price allocations, as of the acquisition date, which will be adjusted as additional information relative to the fair values of the assets and liabilities of the business become known. Accordingly, management has used its best estimate in the initial purchase price allocation as of the date of these financial statements.

The allocation of the acquisition costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values, is as follows:



(In thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	3,454
Inventory	4,524
Other current assets, net of cash acquired	131
Property, plant and equipment	1,357
Goodwill	17,994
Intangible assets	13,016
Total assets acquired	40,476
Total liabilities assumed	(5,939		)
Net assets acquired	$	34,537

Acquired intangible assets consist of trade names, non-compete agreements, customer relationships and unpatented technology. The goodwill recorded for the acquisitions reflects the strategic fit and revenue and earnings growth potential of these businesses.

The acquired intangible assets and weighted average amortization periods are as follows:



(In thousands, except weighted average life)	Total		Weighted Average Life
Trade names	$	1,005	15
Non-compete agreements	224		3
Customer relationships	10,950		9
Unpatented technology	837		8
2013 acquired intangible assets	$	13,016

The Company incurred $1.4 million of acquisition-related transaction costs in 2013. These costs were recorded in selling, general and administrative expense and were related to completed transactions, pending transactions and potential transactions,

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including transactions that ultimately were not completed. The Company incurred $1.8 million of non-cash acquisition fair value inventory charges in 2013. These charges were recorded in cost of sales.

2012 Acquisitions

On April 11, 2012, the Company acquired the stock of PPC. PPC specializes in optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing. Located in Boulder, Colorado, PPC operates within the Health & Science Technologies segment as a part of the IOP platform. The Company acquired PPC for an aggregate purchase price of $20.6 million in cash, which was funded from operations. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $13.9 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The $13.9 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On April 30, 2012, the Company acquired the stock of ERC. ERC is a leader in the manufacture of gas liquid separations and detection solutions for the life science, analytical instrumentation and clinical chemistry markets. ERC’s pioneering products include in-line membrane vacuum degassing solutions, refractive index detectors and ozone generation systems. ERC’s original equipment degassing solutions are considered the “standard” for many of the world’s leading instrument producers. Located in Kawaguchi, Japan, ERC operates within the Health & Science Technologies segment as part of the Scientific Fluidics platform. The Company acquired ERC for an aggregate purchase price of $18.0 million (¥1.47 billion), consisting of $13.3 million in cash and assumption of approximately $4.7 million of debt. The cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Revolving Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $8.5 million and $5.6 million, respectively. The $8.5 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On July 20, 2012, the Company acquired the stock of Matcon. Matcon is a global leader in material processing solutions for high value powders used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, food, plastics, and fine chemicals. Matcon’s innovative products include the original cone valve powder discharge system and filling, mixing and packaging systems, all of which support their customers’ automation and process requirements. Matcon’s products are critical to their customers’ need to maintain clean, reliable and repeatable formulations of prepackaged foods and pharmaceuticals while helping them achieve lean and agile manufacturing. Located in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, Matcon operates within the Health & Science Technologies segment in the MPT platform. The Company acquired Matcon for an aggregate purchase price of $45.8 million (£29.1 million), consisting of $35.0 million in cash, $2.4 million of working capital adjustments paid in the second quarter of 2013, and contingent consideration valued at $8.4 million as of the opening balance sheet date. The contingent consideration amount is based on 2012 and 2013 earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization for Matcon. In 2013, the Company paid $4.9 million for full settlement of the contingent consideration arrangement. Approximately $15.0 million of the purchase price cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Revolving Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $28.0 million and $14.1 million, respectively. The $28.0 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The purchase price for PPC, ERC and Matcon were allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition.

The allocation of the acquisition costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values, is as follows:



(In thousands)	ERC			PPC			Matcon			Total
Accounts receivable	$	5,766		$	877		$	7,768		$	14,411
Inventory	4,224			932			604			5,760
Other current assets, net of cash acquired	981			252			1,880			3,113
Property, plant and equipment	2,738			1,936			5,695			10,369
Goodwill	8,499			13,941			27,947			50,387
Intangible assets	5,642			5,104			14,081			24,827
Other assets	1,509			13			53			1,575
Total assets acquired	29,359			23,055			58,028			110,442
Total liabilities assumed	(16,074		)	(2,465		)	(12,215		)	(30,754		)
Net assets acquired	$	13,285		$	20,590		$	45,813		$	79,688

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The acquired intangible assets and weighted average amortization periods are as follows:



(In thousands, except weighted average life)	Total		Weighted Average Life
Trade names	$	8,973	15
Non-compete agreements	470		3
Customer relationships	11,343		6
Unpatented technology	4,041		8
2012 acquired intangible assets	$	24,827

The Company incurred $2.7 million of acquisition-related transaction costs in 2012. These costs were recorded in selling, general and administrative expense and were related to completed transactions, pending transactions and potential transactions, including certain transactions that ultimately were not completed. During 2012, the Company recorded $0.9 million of fair value inventory charges associated with these acquisitions, which were recorded in cost of sales.

2011 Acquisitions

On January 31, 2011, the Company acquired the membership interests of AT Films. AT Films specializes in optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, defense, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing. AT Films’ core competence is the design and manufacture of filters, splitters, reflectors and mirrors with the precise physical properties required to support their customers’ most challenging and cutting-edge optical applications. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, AT Films operates within the Health & Science Technologies segment as a part of the IOP platform. The Company acquired AT Films for an aggregate purchase price of $34.5 million, consisting of $31.8 million in cash and contingent consideration valued at approximately $2.7 million as of the opening balance sheet date. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $18.2 million and $11.4 million, respectively. The $18.2 million of goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.

On March 11, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of Microfluidics. Microfluidics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of laboratory and commercial equipment used in the production of micro and nano scale materials for the pharmaceutical and chemical markets. Microfluidics is the exclusive producer of the Microfluidizer family of high shear fluid processors for uniform particle size reduction, robust cell disruption and nanoparticle creation. Microfluidics operates within the Health & Science Technologies segment as a part of the MPT platform. The Company acquired Microfluidics for an aggregate purchase price of $18.5 million in cash. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $5.9 million and $9.7 million, respectively. The $5.9 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On June 10, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of CVI Melles Griot (“CVI MG”). CVI MG is a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision photonic solutions used in the life sciences, research, semiconductor, security and defense markets. CVI MG’s innovative products are focused on the generation, control and productive use of light for a variety of key science and industrial applications. Products include specialty lasers and light sources, electro-optical components, specialty shutters and components. In addition, CVI MG produces critical components for life science research, electronics manufacturing, military and other industrial applications including lenses, mirrors, filters and polarizers. These components are utilized in a number of important applications such as spectroscopy, cytometry (cell counting), guidance systems for target designation, remote sensing, menology and optical lithography. CVI MG operates within the Health and Science Technologies segment as part of the IOP platform. The Company acquired CVI MG for an aggregate purchase price of $394.7 million, consisting of $393.3 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $1.4 million of debt. Approximately $365.0 million of the cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Revolving Facility. CVI MG is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with manufacturing sites located on three continents. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $208.5 million and $115.8 million, respectively. Approximately $117.7 million of goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.

The purchase price for CVI MG, AT Films and Microfluidics was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition.

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The allocation of the acquisition costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values, is as follows:



(In thousands)	AT Films			Microfluidics			CVI MG			Total
Accounts receivable	$	947		$	1,760		$	23,978		$	26,685
Inventory	852			2,226			52,868			55,946
Other current assets, net of cash acquired	73			816			7,562			8,451
Property, plant and equipment	5,019			567			31,049			36,635
Goodwill	18,220			5,853			208,540			232,613
Intangible assets	11,435			9,717			115,777			136,929
Other assets	2,731			548			2,112			5,391
Total assets acquired	39,277			21,487			441,886			502,650
Total liabilities assumed	(4,766		)	(2,951		)	(48,572		)	(56,289		)
Net assets acquired	$	34,511		$	18,536		$	393,314		$	446,361

Of the $136.9 million of acquired intangible assets, $47.0 million was assigned to the CVI Melles Griot trade name and was originally not subject to amortization, however, effective October 31, 2012, the Company began to amortize this asset over 15 years. The remaining $89.9 million of acquired intangible assets consist of patents, trade names, customer relationships, non-compete and unpatented technology. The goodwill recorded for the acquisitions reflects the strategic fit and revenue and earnings growth potential of these businesses.

The acquired intangible assets and weighted average amortization periods are as follows:



(In thousands, except weighted average life)	Total		Weighted Average Life
Patents	$	3,017	10
Trade names	4,168		15
Customer relationships	53,895		7
Non-compete agreements	793		2
Unpatented technology	28,048		6
2011 acquired intangible assets	$	89,921

The Company incurred $5.8 million of acquisition-related transaction costs in 2011. These costs were recorded in selling, general and administrative expense and were related to completed transactions, pending transactions and potential transactions, including certain transactions that ultimately were not completed.

13. Share-Based Compensation

The Company maintains two share-based compensation plans for executives, non-employee directors, and certain key employees that authorize the granting of stock options, unvested shares, unvested share units, and other types of awards consistent with the purpose of the plans. The number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s plans as of December 31, 2013 totals 10.6 million, of which 2.7 million shares were available for future issuance. Stock options granted under these plans are generally non-qualified, and are granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. The majority of the options issued to employees become exercisable in four equal installments, beginning one year from the date of grant, and generally expire 10 years from the date of grant. Stock options granted to non-employee directors cliff vest after one year. Unvested share and unvested share unit awards generally cliff vest after three years for employees and non-employee directors. The Company issued 0.2 million, 0.2 million and 0.3 million of unvested shares as compensation to key employees in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

All unvested shares carry dividend and voting rights, and the sale of the shares is restricted prior to the date of vesting.

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Beginning in 2013, the Company granted performance share units to selected key employees that may be earned based on IDEX total shareholder return over the three-year period following the date of grant. Performance share units (referred to as “TSR awards”) are expected to be made annually and are paid out at the end of a three-year period based on the Company’s performance. Performance is measured by determining the percentile rank of the total shareholder return of IDEX common stock in relation to the total shareholder return of the S&P Midcap 400 Industrial Group for the three-year period following the date of grant. The payment of awards following the three-year award period will be based on performance achieved in accordance with the scale set forth in the plan agreement and may range from 0 percent to 200 percent of the initial grant. A target payout of 100 percent is earned if total shareholder return is equal to the 50^th percentile of the S&P Midcap 400 Industrial Group. Performance share units earn dividend equivalents for the award period, which will be paid to participants with the award payout at the end of the period based on the actual number of performance share units that are earned. Payments made at the end of the award period will be in the form of stock for performance share units and will be in cash for dividend equivalents. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company granted approximately 0.1 million performance share units.

The Company expenses the fair value of awards made under its share-based plans. That cost is recognized in the consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period of the grants.

Weighted average option fair values and assumptions for the period specified are disclosed in the following table:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2013	2012	2011
Weighted average fair value of grants	$12.97	$11.40	$12.30
Dividend yield	1.57%	1.59%	1.46%
Volatility	30.92%	32.00%	32.72%
Risk-free interest rate	0.17% - 4.12%	0.17% - 3.96%	0.28% - 5.61%
Expected life (in years)	5.86	5.98	6.14

The assumptions are as follows:


•	The Company estimated volatility using its historical share price performance over the contractual term of the option.


•	The Company uses historical data to estimate the expected life of the option. The expected life assumption for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is an output of the Binomial lattice option-pricing model, which incorporates vesting provisions, rate of voluntary exercise and rate of post-vesting termination over the contractual life of the option to define expected employee behavior.


•	The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods within the contractual life of the option. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we present the range of risk-free one-year forward rates, derived from the U.S. treasury yield curve, utilized in the Binomial lattice option-pricing model.


•	The expected dividend yield is based on the Company’s current dividend yield as the best estimate of projected dividend yield for periods within the contractual life of the option.

The Company’s policy is to recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis, assuming forfeitures, over the requisite service period for the entire award. Additionally, the Company’s general policy is to issue new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises or grants of unvested shares.

Weighted average performance share unit fair values and assumptions for the period specified are disclosed in the following table:

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	Year Ended December 31,
	2013
Weighted average fair value of grants	$59.58
Dividend yield	—%
Volatility	28.99%
Risk-free interest rate	0.40%
Expected life (in years)	2.87

The assumptions are as follows:


•	The Company estimated volatility using its historical share price performance over the remaining performance period as of the grant date.


•	Since Monte Carlo valuation is an open form model that uses an expected life commensurate with the performance period, the expected life of the performance share units was assumed to be the period from the grant date to the end of the performance period.


•	The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant with a term commensurate with the remaining performance period.


•	Total Shareholder Return is determined assuming that dividends are reinvested in the issuing entity over the performance period, which is mathematically equivalent to utilizing a 0% dividend yield.

Total compensation cost for stock options is as follows:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Cost of goods sold	$	479		$	650		$	805
Selling, general and administrative expenses	5,789			5,642			6,153
Total expense before income taxes	6,268			6,292			6,958
Income tax benefit	(2,016		)	(1,988		)	(2,208		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	4,252		$	4,304		$	4,750

Total compensation cost for unvested shares is as follows:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011⁽¹⁾
	(In thousands)
Cost of goods sold	$	1,380		$	991		$	684
Selling, general and administrative expenses	8,471			5,819			4,434
Total expense before income taxes	9,851			6,810			5,118
Income tax benefit	(2,296		)	(1,682		)	(1,827		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	7,555		$	5,128		$	3,291


(1)	Reflects the forfeiture of unvested shares related to the Company’s transition to a new CEO in August 2011.

Total compensation cost for performance share units is as follows:

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	Year Ended December 31,
	2013
	(In thousands)
Cost of goods sold	$	—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	873
Total expense before income taxes	873
Income tax benefit	(280		)
Total expense after income taxes	$	593

Recognition of compensation cost was consistent with recognition of cash compensation for the same employees.

As of December 31, 2013, there was $9.1 million, $12.3 million and $1.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options, time based shares and performance shares, respectively, that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years, 1.0 year and 1.1 years, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity as of December 31, 2013, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2013 is presented in the following table:



Stock Options	Shares		Weighted Average Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2013	3,223,742		$	33.16	6.37	$	43,106,153
Granted	651,022		50.70
Exercised	(1,245,817	)	28.41
Forfeited/Expired	(112,329	)	43.23
Outstanding at December 31, 2013	2,516,618		$	39.60	6.87	$	86,200,655
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013	2,400,548		$	39.23	6.78	$	83,095,331
Exercisable at December 31, 2013	1,086,636		$	32.47	5.05	$	44,963,329

The intrinsic value for stock options outstanding and exercisable is defined as the difference between the market value of the Company’s common stock as of the end of the period, and the grant price. The total intrinsic value of options exercised in 2013, 2012 and 2011, was $34.3 million, $23.5 million and $21.9 million, respectively. In 2013, 2012 and 2011, cash received from options exercised was $35.3 million, $45.8 million and $33.1 million, respectively, while the actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from stock options exercised totaled $12.5 million, $8.6 million and $8.0 million, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s unvested share activity as of December 31, 2013, and changes during the year ending December 31, 2013 is presented in the following table:



Unvested Shares	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2013	589,986		$	40.27
Granted	232,418		56.20
Vested	(154,795	)	38.50
Forfeited	(48,930	)	53.58
Nonvested at December 31, 2013	618,679		$	40.27

Unvested share grants accrue dividends and their fair value is equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of the grant.

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A summary of the Company's performance share unit activity as of December 31, 2013, and changes during the year ending December 31, 2013 is presented in the following table:



Performance Share Units	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2013	—		$	—
Granted	54,065		59.58
Vested	—		—
Forfeited	(860	)	59.58
Nonvested at December 31, 2013	53,205		$	59.58

The Company also maintains a cash-settled share based compensation plan for certain employees. Total expense related to this plan was $3.6 million, $2.3 million and $0.8 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011 respectively. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company has $2.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively, included in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and $1.0 million included in Other non-current liabilities at December 31, 2013.

14. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:



	For the Year Ended December 31, 2013							For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Pre-tax		Tax			Net of tax		Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
	(In thousands)
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	13,572	$	—		$	13,572	$	14,445		$	—		$	14,445
Pension and other postretirement adjustments
Net gain (loss) arising during the year	26,274		(9,859		)	16,415		(16,607		)	3,107			(13,500		)
Amortization/settlement recognition of net loss (gain)	8,599		(3,226		)	5,373		7,801			(1,460		)	6,341
Pension and other postretirement adjustments, net	34,873		(13,085		)	21,788		(8,806		)	1,647			(7,159		)
Reclassification adjustments for derivatives	7,430		(2,692		)	4,738		7,571			(2,791		)	4,780
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	55,875	$	(15,777	)	$	40,098	$	13,210		$	(1,144	)	$	12,066



	For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
	(In thousands)
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(14,108	)	$	—		$	(14,108	)
Pension and other postretirement adjustments
Net gain (loss) arising during the year	(18,066		)	6,038			(12,028		)
Amortization or settlement recognition of net loss (gain)	5,446			(1,816		)	3,630
Pension and other postretirement adjustments, net	(12,620		)	4,222			(8,398		)
Reclassification adjustments for derivatives	(32,754		)	12,500			(20,254		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(59,482	)	$	16,722		$	(42,760	)

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Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net income (loss) are summarized as follows:



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011			Income Statement Caption
Pension and other postretirement plans:
Amortization of service cost	$	8,599		$	7,801		$	5,446		Selling, general and administrative expense
Total before tax	8,599			7,801			5,446
Provision for income taxes	(3,226		)	(1,460		)	(1,816		)
Total net of tax	$	5,373		$	6,341		$	3,630
Derivatives:
Reclassification adjustments	$	7,430		$	7,571		$	(32,754	)	Interest expense
Total before tax	7,430			7,571			(32,754		)
Provision for income taxes	(2,692		)	(2,791		)	12,500
Total net of tax	$	4,738		$	4,780		$	(20,254	)

15. Retirement Benefits

The Company sponsors several qualified and nonqualified pension plans and other postretirement plans for its employees. The Company uses a measurement date of December 31 for its defined benefit pension plans and post retirement medical plans. The Company employs the measurement date provisions of ASC 715, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits”, which require the measurement date of plan assets and liabilities to coincide with the sponsor’s year end.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in the benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets over the two-year period ended December 31, 2013, and a statement of the funded status at December 31 for both years.

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	Pension Benefits												Other Benefits
	2013						2012						2013			2012
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION
Obligation at January 1	$	111,188		$	56,555		$	101,511		$	47,763		$	25,587		$	21,073
Service cost	1,526			1,388			1,756			1,300			968			763
Interest cost	3,766			2,146			4,247			2,206			906			922
Plan amendments	—			—			59			410			—			159
Benefits paid	(2,479		)	(1,957		)	(4,097		)	(3,536		)	(801		)	(704		)
Actuarial loss (gain)	(11,885		)	581			13,202			6,700			(5,139		)	3,313
Currency translation	—			1,758			—			1,712			(167		)	61
Curtailments/settlements	(9,277		)	—			(5,490		)	—			—			—
Acquisition	—			—			—			—			—			—
Obligation at December 31	$	92,839		$	60,471		$	111,188		$	56,555		$	21,354		$	25,587
CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS
Fair value of plan assets at January 1	$	74,578		$	19,660		$	59,619		$	16,914		$	—		$	—
Actual return on plan assets	14,303			2,341			6,177			1,944			—			—
Employer contributions⁽¹⁾	4,832			1,840			17,287			3,514			801			704
Benefits paid	(2,479		)	(1,957		)	(4,097		)	(3,536		)	(801		)	(704		)
Currency translation	—			447			—			810			—			—
Settlements	(9,277		)	3			(4,408		)	—			—			—
Other	—			—			—			14			—			—
Fair value of plan assets at December 31	$	81,957		$	22,334		$	74,578		$	19,660		$	—		$	—
Funded status at December 31	$	(10,882	)	$	(38,138	)	$	(36,610	)	$	(36,894	)	$	(21,354	)	$	(25,587	)
COMPONENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Current liabilities	$	(656	)	$	(995	)	$	(588	)	$	(743	)	$	(946	)	$	(907	)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(10,226		)	(37,143		)	(36,022		)	(36,151		)	(20,408		)	(24,680		)
Net liability at December 31	$	(10,882	)	$	(38,138	)	$	(36,610	)	$	(36,894	)	$	(21,354	)	$	(25,587	)


(1)	Includes $10.0 million discretionary contribution to U.S. plan in 2012.

The accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) for all defined benefit pension plans was $143.5 million and $160.7 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The weighted average assumptions used in the measurement of the Company’s benefit obligation at December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:



	U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Discount rate	4.61	%	3.56	%	4.03	%	3.91	%
Rate of compensation increase	4.00	%	3.94	%	3.14	%	2.99	%

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The pretax amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:



	Pension Benefits								Other Benefits
	2013				2012				2013			2012
	U.S.		Non-U.S.		U.S.		Non-U.S
	(In thousands)
Prior service cost (credit)	$	170	$	312	$	275	$	330	$	(1,951	)	$	(2,325	)
Net loss	22,854		14,262		51,240		15,496		(225		)	5,279
Total	$	23,024	$	14,574	$	51,515	$	15,826	$	(2,176	)	$	2,954

The amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2013, that are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during 2014 are as follows:



	U.S. Pension Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Pension Benefit Plans		Other Benefit Plans			Total
	(In thousands)
Prior service cost (credit)	$	84	$	26	$	(371	)	$	(261	)
Net loss	2,306		851		(105		)	3,052
Total	$	2,390	$	877	$	(476	)	$	2,791

The following tables provide the components of, and the weighted average assumptions used to determine, the net periodic benefit cost for the plans in 2013, 2012 and 2011:



	Pension Benefits
	2013						2012						2011
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	1,526		$	1,388		$	1,756		$	1,300		$	1,759		$	1,078
Interest cost	3,766			2,146			4,247			2,206			4,506			2,320
Expected return on plan assets	(5,318		)	(1,055		)	(4,687		)	(1,035		)	(4,755		)	(1,117		)
Net amortization	7,621			955			5,376			589			4,855			442
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7,595		$	3,434		$	6,692		$	3,060		$	6,365		$	2,723



	Other Benefits
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	968	$	763	$	691
Interest cost	906		922		1,035
Net amortization	24		11		(156		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,898	$	1,696	$	1,570



	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011
Discount rate	3.56	%	4.45	%	5.20	%	3.91	%	4.68	%	5.35	%
Expected return on plan assets	7.50	%	8.00	%	8.25	%	5.53	%	5.90	%	6.17	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.94	%	3.90	%	3.90	%	2.99	%	2.96	%	3.37	%

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The following table provides the pretax change recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in 2013:



	Pension Benefits
	U.S.		Non-U.S.			Other Benefits
	(In thousands)
Net loss in current year	$	20,869	$	708		$	5,140
Prior service cost	—		—			—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	104		25			(373		)
Amortization of net loss	7,518		929			396
Exchange rate effect on amounts in OCI	—		(410		)	(33		)
Total	$	28,491	$	1,252		$	5,130

The discount rates for our plans are derived by matching the plan’s cash flows to a yield curve that provides the equivalent yields on zero-coupon bonds for each maturity. The discount rate selected is the rate that produces the same present value of cash flows.

In selecting the expected rate of return on plan assets, the Company considers the historical returns and expected returns on plan assets. The expected returns are evaluated using asset return class, variance and correlation assumptions based on the plan’s target asset allocation and current market conditions.

Prior service costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of active participants. Gains and losses in excess of 10% of the greater of the benefit obligation or the market value of assets are amortized over the average remaining service period of active participants.

Costs of defined contribution plans were $8.4 million, $7.9 million and $7.8 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The Company, through its subsidiaries, participates in certain multiemployer pension plans covering approximately 393 participants under U.S. collective bargaining agreements. None of these plans are considered individually significant to the Company as contributions to these plans totaled $1.1 million, $1.0 million, and $1.0 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

For measurement purposes, a 7.27% weighted average annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits was assumed for 2013. The rate was assumed to decrease gradually each year to a rate of 4.49% for 2027, and remain at that level thereafter. Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A 1% increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates would increase the service and interest cost components of the net periodic benefit cost by $0.2 million and the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by $1.4 million. A 1% decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate would decrease the service and interest cost components of the net periodic benefit cost by $0.2 million and the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by $1.2 million.

Plan Assets

The Company’s pension plan weighted average asset allocations at December 31, 2013 and 2012, by asset category, were as follows:



	2013		2012
Equity securities	66	%	68	%
Fixed income securities	34	%	32	%
Total	100	%	100	%

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The following tables summarize the basis used to measure the defined benefit plans’ assets at fair value at December 31, 2013 and 2012:



	Basis of Fair Value Measurement
	Outstanding Balances		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
As of December 31, 2013	(In thousands)
Equity
U.S. Large Cap	$	31,831	$	31,831	$	—	$	—
U.S. Small / Mid Cap	8,783		8,783		—		—
International	25,591		25,591		—		—
Fixed Income
U.S. Intermediate	18,715		18,715		—		—
U.S. Short Duration	8,954		8,954		—		—
U.S. High Yield	1,581		1,581		—		—
International	5,812		5,812		—		—
Other
Insurance Contracts	331		—		331		—
Cash and Equivalents	2,693		2,693		—		—
	$	104,291	$	103,960	$	331	$	—



	Basis of Fair Value Measurement
	Outstanding Balances		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
As of December 31, 2012	(In thousands)
Equity
U.S. Large Cap	$	32,496	$	32,496	$	—	$	—
U.S. Small / Mid Cap	7,770		7,770		—		—
International	20,869		13,082		7,787		—
Fixed Income
U.S. Intermediate	25,069		25,069		—		—
U.S. Short Duration	—		—		—		—
U.S. High Yield	—		—		—		—
International	5,489		5,489		—		—
Other
Insurance Contracts	326		326		—		—
Cash and Equivalents	2,219		2,219		—		—
	$	94,238	$	86,451	$	7,787	$	—

Equities that are valued using quoted prices are valued at the published market prices. Equities in a common collective trust or a registered investment company that are valued using significant other observable inputs are valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) provided by the fund administrator. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund minus its liabilities. Fixed income securities that are valued using significant other observable inputs are valued at prices obtained from independent financial service industry-recognized vendors.

Investment Policies and Strategies

The investment objectives of the Company’s plan assets are to earn the highest possible rate of return consistent with the tolerance for risk as determined periodically by the Company in its role as a fiduciary. The general guidelines of asset

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

allocation of fund assets are that “equities” will represent from 50% to 60% of the market value of total fund assets with a target of 50% by June 30, 2015, and “fixed income” obligations, including cash, will represent from 40% to 50% with a target of 50% by June 30, 2015. The term “equities” includes common stock, convertible bonds and convertible stock. The term “fixed income” includes preferred stock and/or contractual payments with a specific maturity date. The Company strives to maintain asset allocations within the designated ranges by conducting periodic reviews of fund allocations and plan liquidity needs, and rebalancing the portfolio accordingly. The total fund performance is monitored and results measured using a 3- to 5-year moving average against long-term absolute and relative return objectives to meet actuarially determined forecasted benefit obligations. No restrictions are placed on the selection of individual investments by the qualified investment fund managers. The performance of the investment fund managers is reviewed on a regular basis, using appointed professional independent advisors. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no shares of the Company’s stock held in plan assets.

Cash Flows

The Company expects to contribute approximately $2.8 million to its defined benefit plans and $0.9 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2014. The Company also expects to contribute approximately $8.4 million to its defined contribution plan and $7.3 million to its 401(k) savings plan in 2014.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

The future estimated benefit payments for the next five years and the five years thereafter are as follows: 2014 — $9.1 million; 2015 — $8.5 million; 2016 — $9.0 million; 2017 — $9.4 million; 2018 — $9.9 million; 2019 to 2023 — $53.0 million

16. Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.



	2013 Quarters								2012 Quarters
	First		Second		Third		Fourth		First		Second		Third		Fourth⁽¹⁾
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	494,448	$	518,445	$	490,617	$	520,620	$	489,417	$	494,144	$	479,859	$	490,838
Gross profit	211,997		222,849		211,509		227,009		202,889		203,113		194,840		202,858
Operating income (loss)	94,712		99,559		97,369		103,873		84,569		88,650		80,588		(125,589		)
Net income (loss)	61,300		62,561		63,799		67,555		52,171		54,351		50,127		(119,019		)
Basic EPS	$	0.74	$	0.76	$	0.78	$	0.83	$	0.63	$	0.65	$	0.60	$	(1.45	)
Diluted EPS	$	0.74	$	0.76	$	0.78	$	0.82	$	0.62	$	0.65	$	0.60	$	(1.45	)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	82,197		81,829		81,259		80,782		82,804		83,180		82,482		82,296
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	83,152		82,734		82,218		81,854		83,902		84,090		83,370		82,296


(1)	Fourth quarter 2012 includes a $198.5 million asset impairment charge.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of IDEX Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of IDEX Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of IDEX Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 13, 2014, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.




	Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 13, 2014

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of IDEX Corporation

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of IDEX Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, of the Company and our report dated February 13, 2014, expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.




	Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 13, 2014

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Internal control over financial reporting refers to the process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and includes those policies and procedures that:


•	Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;


•	Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and


•	Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Management has used the framework set forth in the report entitled “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission to assess the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2013.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.




	Andrew K. Silvernail
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer




	Heath A. Mitts
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lake Forest, Illinois
February 13, 2014

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2013.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing on page 70 of this report is incorporated into this Item 9A by reference.

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Information under the headings “Election of Directors” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and the information under the subheading “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Committees,” in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated into this Item 10 by reference. Information regarding executive officers of the Company is located in Part I, Item 1, of this report under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.”

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to the Company’s directors, officers (including the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) and employees. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, along with the Audit Committee Charter, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter and Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on the Company’s website at www.idexcorp.com, under "Investor Relations." In the event we amend or waive any of the provisions of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, we intend to disclose the same on the Company’s website.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Information under the heading “Executive Compensation” in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated into this Item 11 by reference.


Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters.

Information under the heading “Security Ownership” in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated into this Item 12 by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2013.



Plan Category	Number of Securities To be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights	Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights		Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans⁽¹⁾
Equity compensation plans approved by the Company’s stockholders	3,038,261	$	39.60	2,736,237


(1)

Includes an indeterminate number of shares underlying deferred compensation units (“DCUs”) granted under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-officer Presidents which are issuable under the Company’s Incentive Award Plan. Also includes an indeterminate number of shares underlying DCUs granted under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers, which shares are issuable under the Incentive Award Plan. The number of DCUs granted under these plans is determined by dividing the amount deferred by the closing price of the common stock the day before the date of deferral. The DCUs are entitled to receive dividend equivalents which are reinvested in DCUs based on the same formula for investment of a participant’s deferral.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Information under the heading “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Committees” in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated into this Item 13 by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Information under the heading “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated into this Item 14 by reference.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(A) 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated financial statements filed as part of this report are listed under Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

2. Financial Statement Schedules

Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or because the required information is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company or the Notes thereto.

3. Exhibits

The exhibits filed with this report are listed on the “Exhibit Index.”

(B) Exhibit Index

Reference is made to the Exhibit Index beginning on page 75 hereof.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



	IDEX CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ HEATH A. MITTS
		Heath A. Mitts
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 13, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



Signature	Title	Date

/s/ ANDREW K. SILVERNAIL	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Andrew K. Silvernail		February 13, 2014

/s/ HEATH A. MITTS	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Heath A. Mitts		February 13, 2014

/s/ MICHAEL J. YATES	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
Michael J. Yates		February 13, 2014

/s/ BRADLEY J. BELL	Director
Bradley J. Bell	Director	February 13, 2014

/s/ CYNTHIA J. WARNER	Director
Cynthia J. Warner	Director	February 13, 2014

/s/ WILLIAM M. COOK	Director
William M. Cook	Director	February 13, 2014

/s/ GREGORY F. MILZCIK	Director
Gregory F. Milzcik	Director	February 13, 2014

/s/ ERNEST J. MROZEK	Director
Ernest J. Mrozek	Director	February 13, 2014

/s/ MICHAEL T. TOKARZ	Director
Michael T. Tokarz	Director	February 13, 2014

/s/ LIVINGSTON L. SATTERTHWAITE	Director
Livingston L. Satterthwaite	Director	February 13, 2014

/s/ DAVID C. PARRY	Director
David C. Parry	Director	February 13, 2014

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Exhibit Index



Exhibit Number			Description

3.1			Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of IDEX, et al., Registration No. 33-21205, as filed on April 21, 1988)

3.1(a)			Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 (a) to the Quarterly Report of IDEX on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, Commission File No. 1-10235)

3.1(b)			Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 (b) to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed March 24, 2005, Commission File No. 1-10235)

3.2			Amended and Restated By-Laws of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed November 14, 2011, Commission File No. 1-10235)

4.1			Specimen Certificate of Common Stock of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-2 of IDEX, et al., Registration No. 33-42208, as filed on September 16, 1991)

4.2			Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2011, among IDEX Corporation, Bank of America N.A. as Agent and Issuing Bank, and the Other Financial Institutions Party Hereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed June 30, 2011, Commission File No. 1-10235)

4.3			Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2010 with respect to €81,000,000 2.58% Series 2010 Senior Notes due June 9, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed June 14, 2010, Commission File No. 1-10235)

4.4			Indenture between IDEX Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated as of December 6, 2010 (Debt Securities) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2010, Commission File No. 1-10235)

4.5			First Supplemental Indenture between IDEX Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated as of December 6, 2010 (as to 4.5% Senior Notes due 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.2 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2010, Commission File No. 1-10235)

4.6			Second Supplemental Indenture between IDEX Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated as of December 13, 2011 (as to 4.2% Senior Notes due 2021) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed December 14, 2011, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.1**			Revised and Restated IDEX Management Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees Effective January 1, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed February 20, 2013, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.2**			Form of Indemnification Agreement of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.23 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of IDEX, et al., Registration No. 33-28317, as filed on April 26, 1989, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.3**			IDEX Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors dated as of November 20, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 (a) to the Annual Report of IDEX on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003)

10.4**			Form of Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed March 24, 2005, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.5**			Form of Unvested Stock Agreement (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Proxy Statement of IDEX, filed February 25, 2005, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.6**			Letter Agreement between IDEX Corporation and Frank J. Notaro, dated April 24, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Annual Report of IDEX on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.7**			IDEX Corporation Incentive Award Plan (as amended and restated) (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Proxy Statement of IDEX on Schedule 14A, filed March 5, 2010, Commission File No. 1-10235)

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Exhibit Number			Description

10.8**			Form of IDEX Corporation Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K, filed April 8, 2008, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.9**			Form of IDEX Corporation Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed February 25, 2011, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.10**			Employment Agreement between IDEX Corporation, IDEX Service Corporation and Andrew K. Silvernail, dated November 8, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed November 14, 2013, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.11**			Letter Agreement between IDEX Corporation and Frank J. Notaro, dated September 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K filed October 1, 2010, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.12**			Third Amended and Restated IDEX Corporation Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.30 to the Annual Report of IDEX on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.13**			IDEX Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.31 to the Annual Report of IDEX on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.14**			Letter Agreement between IDEX Corporation and Daniel Salliotte, dated September 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.17 to the Annual Report of IDEX on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.15**			Letter Agreement between IDEX Corporation and Heath A. Mitts, dated September 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to the Quarterly Report of IDEX on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, Commission File No. 1-10235)

10.16**			Letter Agreement between IDEX Corporation and Jeffrey Bucklew, dated January 16, 2012

10.17**			Form of IDEX Corporation Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.18 to the Annual Report of IDEX on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Commission File No. 1-10235)

12			Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

21			Subsidiaries of IDEX

23			Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) or Rule 15d-14 (a)

31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) or Rule 15d-14 (a)

***32.1			Certification pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

***32.2			Certification pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

****101			The following materials from IDEX Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2013 and 2012, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three years ended December 31, 2013, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three years ended December 31, 2013, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2013, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2013, and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



**		Management contract or compensatory plan or agreement.

***		Furnished herewith.

****		In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be part of any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.