BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment information

Segment information is presented for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Net sales:
NobelClad	$	89,980	$	97,108	$	118,409
DynaEnergetics	76,938		105,453		83,651
Consolidated net sales	$	166,918	$	202,561	$	202,060

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Income (loss) before income taxes:
NobelClad	$	5,819		$	2,155		$	17,090
DynaEnergetics	(19,245		)	14,479			4,506
Segment operating income (loss)	(13,426		)	16,634			21,596
Unallocated corporate expenses	(6,891		)	(6,381		)	(7,217		)
Stock-based compensation	(3,362		)	(3,588		)	(3,401		)
Other income (expense)	(669		)	(313		)	(528		)
Interest expense	(1,745		)	(551		)	(648		)
Interest income	4			38			7
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes	$	(26,089	)	$	5,839		$	9,809

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Depreciation and Amortization:
NobelClad	$	4,158	$	6,482	$	6,118
DynaEnergetics	6,119		6,672		6,150
Segment depreciation and amortization	$	10,277	$	13,154	$	12,268

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Capital Expenditures:
NobelClad	$	1,376	$	13,696	$	2,425
DynaEnergetics	3,668		7,366		13,022
Segment capital expenditures	5,044		21,062		15,447
Corporate and other	389		341		776
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	5,433	$	21,403	$	16,223

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014
Assets:
NobelClad	$	85,649	$	93,383
DynaEnergetics	79,884		103,914
Segment assets	165,533		197,297
Cash and cash equivalents	6,291		9,400
Prepaid expenses and other assets	9,722		6,438
Deferred tax assets	—		4,558
Corporate property, plant and equipment	1,320		1,636
Consolidated assets	$	182,866	$	219,329

Schedule of geographic location of property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

The geographic location of our property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, is as follows:

	As of December 31,
	2015		2014
United States	$	26,410	$	26,291
Germany	20,631		21,210
Russia	8,030		9,556
France	2,490		4,440
Kazakhstan	216		461
Canada	185		1,655
Rest of the world	37		222
Total	$	57,999	$	63,835

Schedule of net sales based on the geographic location of the customer

The following represents our net sales based on the geographic location of the customer: 

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
United States	$	81,634	$	91,009	$	88,532
Canada	13,000		23,532		18,142
United Arab Emirates	7,891		3,694		2,695
France	6,624		5,478		3,756
South Korea	5,709		7,362		11,642
Germany	5,182		7,721		9,208
Russia	4,937		7,992		5,992
India	4,566		7,617		8,888
Egypt	4,080		2,227		2,133
Spain	3,858		892		5,775
Iraq	3,758		11,348		4,243
China	2,426		1,800		606
Italy	2,327		2,350		4,119
Hong Kong	2,207		1,967		1,180
Sweden	1,699		1,227		1,547
Rest of the world	17,020		26,345		33,602
Total	$	166,918	$	202,561	$	202,060