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SEGMENT INFORMATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION

The following table presents the composition of our segments, which include the operations of our consolidated subsidiaries, as well as income or loss from equity method investments and other investments. Our segments are managed separately and offer different products and services. No single customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company's consolidated revenues during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.




Diversified Industrial
Energy
Financial Services
Corporate and Other
Handy & Harman Ltd. ("HNH") (1)
Steel Excel Inc. ("Steel Excel")(1)
WebBank (1) 
SPH Services, Inc. ("SPH Services") (1)
SL Industries, Inc. ("SLI") (2)
BNS Holding, Inc. ("BNS") (1), (3)
 
DGT Holdings Corp. ("DGT") (1)
JPS Industries, Inc. ("JPS") (2)
 
 
BNS Holdings Liquidating Trust ("BNS Liquidating Trust") (1), (3)
 
 
 
Modus Link Global Solutions, Inc. (2)
 
 
 
CoSine Communications, Inc. ("CoSine")(2)
 
 
 
Fox & Hound Acquisition Corp. ("Fox & Hound") (2)
 
 
 
SPII Liquidating Trust (2)
 
 
 
Other Investments (4)
(1)
Consolidated subsidiary
(2)
Equity method investment
(3) The operations of BNS are included in the Energy segment through June 30, 2012. The results of the BNS Liquidating Trust are included in the Corporate and Other segment beginning July 1, 2012.
(4) Other investments classified in Corporate and Other include various investments in available-for-sale securities in the Computer Software and Services, Aerospace/Defense, and Restaurant industries.

Diversified Industrial

HNH is a diversified holding company that owns a variety of manufacturing operations encompassing joining materials, tubing, engineered materials, electronic materials and cutting replacement products and services businesses. See Note 5 - "Investments" for additional information on the equity method investments classified within this segment.

Energy
    
Steel Excel's Energy business provides drilling and production services to the oil and gas industry. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Steel Sports Inc., Steel Excel focuses on providing event-based sports and entertainment services and other health-related services, including baseball facility services, baseball and soccer camps and leagues, and strength and conditioning services. Steel Excel also continues to identify other new business acquisition opportunities. The operations of Steel Sports are not considered material and are included in the Energy segment. Steel Excel was previously accounted for as an associated company at fair value prior to SPLP increasing its ownership over 50%. Seven months of Steel Energy's results are included in the Energy segment for the year ended December 31, 2012.
    
BNS is currently a holding company with no operations as of June 1, 2012 due to the sale of Sun Well to Steel Excel on May 31, 2012 (see Note 3 - "Acquisitions"). BNS' results include the operations of Sun Well prior to the sale of Sun Well to Steel Excel on May 31, 2102.

Financial Services

The Financial Services segment primarily consists of our consolidated and wholly-owned subsidiary WebBank, which operates in niche banking markets. WebBank provides commercial and consumer loans and services. WebBank’s deposits are insured by the FDIC, and the bank is examined and regulated by the FDIC and UDFI.

Corporate and Other

Corporate assets, revenues and overhead expenses are not allocated to the segments. Corporate revenues primarily consist of investment and other income, investment gains and losses and rental income. See Note 5 - "Investments" for additional information on the equity method investments and other investments classified within this segment.
SPH services provides legal, tax, accounting, treasury, consulting, auditing, administration, compliance, environmental health and safety, human resources, marketing, investor relations and similar services, to other affiliated companies. In 2013 SPH Services charged the Diversified Industrial, Energy and Financial services and segments approximately $8,900, $3,600 and $250, respectively for these services. In 2012 SPH Services charged the Diversified Industrial, Energy and Financial services segments approximately $11,000, $2,000 and $250 respectively for these services.  These amounts are eliminated in consolidation.

DGT's operations currently consist of a real estate business from rental buildings retained from the sale of its Power Conversion business on August 16, 2012 and the sale of its Medical Systems Group on November 3, 2011. The operating
results for the Power Conversion Business and for the Medical Systems Group, as well as the gains on disposals of such units,
are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Continuing operations consist of the real estate business,
investments, and general and administrative expenses.
    
The expenses related to the BNS Liquidating Trust are included in Corporate and Other from July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. For additional information on the BNS Liquidating Trust, see Note 16 - "Capital and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss."

Prior to December 31, 2012, the Corporate and Other segment also included the Company's direct and indirect investment in Barbican (which was sold in October 2012); BNS (through February 2, 2011, the date BNS acquired SWH), as well as associated company Steel Excel (through December 31, 2011). Associated company earnings for Steel Excel are classified in the Energy segment effective January 1, 2012 and the consolidated results of Steel Excel are included in the Energy segment Effective May 31, 2012 (the date it became a majority-owned subsidiary). Segment information is presented below:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
Diversified industrial
$
655,224

 
$
579,528

 
$
579,764

Energy
120,029

 
92,834

 
32,984

Financial services
28,185

 
21,155

 
14,921

Corporate and other
1,736

 
18,069

 
(3,485
)
Total
$
805,174

 
$
711,586

 
$
624,184

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
Diversified industrial
$
62,278

 
$
39,903

 
$
46,981

Energy
12,641

 
25,034

 
6,558

Financial services
17,668

 
12,913

 
6,165

Corporate and other
(37,358
)
 
(8,580
)
 
(46,021
)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
55,229

 
69,270

 
13,683

Income tax provision (benefit)
10,244

 
16,833

 
(64,968
)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
$
44,985

 
$
52,437

 
$
78,651

Income (loss) from equity method investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Diversified industrial
$
18,257

 
$
1,796

 
$
8,712

Energy
(863
)
 
13,139

 

Corporate and other
10,121

 
(9,060
)
 
(38,278
)
Total
$
27,515

 
$
5,875

 
$
(29,566
)












Additional segment information as follows: 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
Capital
expenditures
 
Depreciation and
amortization
 
December 31, 2013
Goodwill
Diversified industrial
 
$
8,636

 
$
16,226

 
$
20,558

 
$
32,841

Energy
 
(2,986
)
 
8,932

 
13,492

 
73,846

Financial services
 
496

 
57

 
125

 

Corporate and other
 
338

 
152

 
1,176

 
81

Total
 
$
6,484

 
$
25,367

 
$
35,351

 
$
106,768

 
 
Year ended December 31, 2012
 
 

 
 
Interest expense
 
Capital
expenditures
 
Depreciation and
amortization
 
December 31, 2012
Goodwill
Diversified industrial
 
$
14,165

 
$
20,295

 
$
17,163

 
$
15,112

Energy
 
(669
)
 
14,027

 
9,227

 
48,429

Financial services
 
957

 
37

 
131

 

Corporate and other
 
152

 
1,323

 
820

 
81

Total
 
$
14,605

 
$
35,682

 
$
27,341

 
$
63,622

 
 
Year ended December 31, 2011
 
 

 
 
Interest expense
 
Capital Expenditures
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
 
Diversified industrial
 
$
11,914

 
$
12,086

 
$
18,138

 
 
Energy
 
509

 
8,227

 
2,508

 
 
Financial services
 
941

 
399

 
92

 
 
Corporate and other
 
631

 

 

 
 
Total
 
$
13,995

 
$
20,712

 
$
20,738

 
 

 
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Identifiable Assets Employed:
 
 
 
 
Diversified industrial
 
$
597,584

 
$
499,382

Energy
 
502,274

 
426,940

Financial services
 
173,861

 
138,249

Corporate and other
 
243,465

 
267,938

Segment totals
 
1,517,184

 
1,332,509

Discontinued operations
 
4,406

 
45,850

Total
 
$
1,521,590

 
$
1,378,359



The following table presents geographic revenue and long-lived asset information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.  In addition to property, plant and equipment, the amounts in 2013 and 2012 include $9,400 and $8,200, respectively, of inactive properties from previous operating businesses, and other non-operating assets that are carried at the lower of cost or fair value and are included primarily in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
Revenue
 
Long-lived assets
 
Revenue
 
Long-lived assets
 
Revenue
Geographic information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
739,979

 
$
183,296

 
$
644,421

 
$
148,862

 
$
550,003

Foreign
 
65,195

 
27,854

 
67,165

 
28,720

 
74,181

Total
 
$
805,174

 
$
211,150

 
$
711,586

 
$
177,582

 
$
624,184


 
Foreign revenue is based on the country in which the legal subsidiary is domiciled.  Neither revenue nor long-lived assets from any single foreign country was material to the consolidated revenues of the Company.