Disclosure About Segments of Enterprise and Related Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Disclosure About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information [Abstract]

Segment information

The financial information for all segments is presented below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Revenue from External Customers
Advanced Ceramic Operations	$	48,705		$	76,630
ESK Ceramics		42,408			40,123
Thermo Materials		14,866			31,111
Boron		7,203			7,940
Inter-segment elimination		(6,873	)		(5,702	)
Total	$	106,309		$	150,102
Depreciation and Amortization
Advanced Ceramic Operations	$	2,293		$	2,871
ESK Ceramics		2,975			3,139
Thermo Materials		2,020			1,686
Boron		1,855			2,053
Total	$	9,143		$	9,749

Segment Income (Loss) from Operations and Income before Provision for Income Taxes
Advanced Ceramic Operations	$	3,395		$	17,014
ESK Ceramics		7,177			7,805
Thermo Materials		(1,783	)		10,854
Boron		(876	)		-
Inter-segment elimination		(582	)		(72	)
Total segment income from operations	$	7,331		$	35,601
Other expense		(1,335	)		(737	)
Total Income before Provision for Income Taxes	$	5,996		$	34,864
Segment Assets
Advanced Ceramic Operations	$	489,861		$	453,886
ESK Ceramics		172,755			185,070
Thermo Materials		171,672			161,065
Boron		122,264			126,509
Total	$	956,552		$	926,530
Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment
Advanced Ceramic Operations	$	1,823		$	1,400
ESK Ceramics		2,183			678
Thermo Materials		559			4,949
Boron		1,359			650
Total	$	5,924		$	7,677
Percentage of U.S. net sales from external customers
Advanced Ceramic Operations		38	%		43	%
ESK Ceramics		5	%		6	%
Thermo Materials		9	%		4	%
Boron		5	%		4	%
Total percentage of U.S. net sales from external customers		57	%		57	%
Percentage of foreign net sales from external customers
Advanced Ceramic Operations		7	%		6	%
ESK Ceramics		29	%		20	%
Thermo Materials		5	%		16	%
Boron		2	%		1	%
Total percentage of foreign net sales from external customers		43	%		43	%
Percentage of total net sales from external customers
Advanced Ceramic Operations		45	%		49	%
ESK Ceramics		34	%		26	%
Thermo Materials		14	%		20	%
Boron		7	%		5	%
Total percentage of total net sales from external customers		100	%		100	%

Sales from external customers

Segment Income (Loss) from Operations and Income before Provision for Income Taxes
Advanced Ceramic Operations	$	3,395		$	17,014
ESK Ceramics		7,177			7,805
Thermo Materials		(1,783	)		10,854
Boron		(876	)		-
Inter-segment elimination		(582	)		(72	)
Total segment income from operations	$	7,331		$	35,601
Other expense		(1,335	)		(737	)
Total Income before Provision for Income Taxes	$	5,996		$	34,864
Segment Assets
Advanced Ceramic Operations	$	489,861		$	453,886
ESK Ceramics		172,755			185,070
Thermo Materials		171,672			161,065
Boron		122,264			126,509
Total	$	956,552		$	926,530
Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment
Advanced Ceramic Operations	$	1,823		$	1,400
ESK Ceramics		2,183			678
Thermo Materials		559			4,949
Boron		1,359			650
Total	$	5,924		$	7,677
Percentage of U.S. net sales from external customers
Advanced Ceramic Operations		38	%		43	%
ESK Ceramics		5	%		6	%
Thermo Materials		9	%		4	%
Boron		5	%		4	%
Total percentage of U.S. net sales from external customers		57	%		57	%
Percentage of foreign net sales from external customers
Advanced Ceramic Operations		7	%		6	%
ESK Ceramics		29	%		20	%
Thermo Materials		5	%		16	%
Boron		2	%		1	%
Total percentage of foreign net sales from external customers		43	%		43	%
Percentage of total net sales from external customers
Advanced Ceramic Operations		45	%		49	%
ESK Ceramics		34	%		26	%
Thermo Materials		14	%		20	%
Boron		7	%		5	%
Total percentage of total net sales from external customers		100	%		100	%

Revenue by market application

The following is revenue by market application for the Advanced Ceramic Operations segment (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Defense	$	29,386	$	56,427
Industrial		9,273		7,204
Energy		4,320		8,423
Automotive/Diesel		1,828		2,502
Commercial		3,898		2,074
	$	48,705	$	76,630