Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information concerning business activities and assets by segment

The Company is engaged in the business of crude oil marketing as well as tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals, and oil and gas exploration and production.  Information concerning the Company's various business activities is summarized as follows (in thousands):

- Three Month Comparison

			Segment			Depreciation		Property and
			Operating			Depletion and		Equipment
	Revenues		Earnings			Amortization		Additions
Period Ended March 31, 2015
Marketing	$	537,748	$	8,848		$	2,767	$	1,850
Transportation		16,465		1,125			1,899		166
Oil and gas		1,360		(1,725	)		1,422		1,649
	$	555,573	$	8,248		$	6,088	$	3,665
Period Ended March 31, 2014
Marketing	$	927,204	$	9,370		$	2,269	$	4,076
Transportation		17,649		1,175			1,813		203
Oil and gas		4,336		121			2,024		3,491
	$	949,189	$	10,666		$	6,106	$	7,770

Reconciliation of segment earnings to earnings before income taxes

Segment operating earnings reflect revenues net of operating costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization and are reconciled to earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Segment operating earnings	$	8,248		$	10,666
- General and administrative		(3,331	)		(2,254	)
Operating earnings		4,917			8,412
- Interest income		78			42
- Interest expense		(4	)		-
Earnings before income tax	$	4,991		$	8,454

Identifiable assets by industry segment

Identifiable assets by industry segment are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Marketing	$	164,431	$	189,332
Transportation		36,264		37,643
Oil and gas		24,621		25,888
Other		94,208		87,951
	$	319,524	$	340,814