Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Business Segments [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

		2012
										Expenditures
		Net		Segment		Segment		Depreciation/		for Long-Lived
		Sales		Profit		Assets		Amortization		Assets
	In thousands
Rail Products	$	370,322	$	9,074	$	204,341	$	9,736	$	4,180
Construction Products		169,253		7,859		73,804		2,119		474
Tubular Products		48,966		12,854		13,573		599		1,350
Total	$	588,541	$	29,787	$	291,718	$	12,454	$	6,004

		2011
										Expenditures
		Net		Segment		Segment		Depreciation/		for Long-Lived
		Sales		Profit		Assets		Amortization		Assets
	In thousands
Rail Products	$	315,133	$	18,724	$	191,278	$	8,908	$	5,894
Construction Products		227,734		16,323		88,615		2,180		1,049
Tubular Products		32,470		6,810		11,758		453		3,995
Total	$	575,337	$	41,857	$	291,651	$	11,541	$	10,938

		2010
										Expenditures
		Net		Segment		Segment		Depreciation/		for Long-Lived
		Sales		Profit		Assets		Amortization		Assets
	In thousands
Rail Products	$	211,974	$	11,905	$	203,263	$	6,327	$	3,094
Construction Products		227,865		20,356		87,121		1,761		1,398
Tubular Products		27,219		3,949		6,207		765		543
Total	$	467,058	$	36,210	$	296,591	$	8,853	$	5,035

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		2012		2011		2010
		In thousands
Net Sales from Continuing Operations:
Total for reportable segments	$	588,541	$	575,337	$	467,058
Other net sales		-		-		-
Total	$	588,541	$	575,337	$	467,058

Income from Continuing Operations:
Total for reportable segments	$	29,787	$	41,857	$	36,210
Adjustment of inventory to LIFO		1,118		(2,183)		2,276
Unallocated interest income		452		321		403
Unallocated equity in income/(losses) of nonconsolidated investments		837		707		(213)
Unallocated acquisition costs		-		-		(2,413)
Unallocated gain on sale of marketable securities		-		-		1,364
Unallocated corporate amounts		(8,364)		(8,050)		(5,663)
Income from continuing operations, before income taxes	$	23,830	$	32,652	$	31,964

Assets:
Total for reportable segments	$	291,718	$	291,651	$	296,591
Unallocated corporate assets		117,639		92,888		84,294
LIFO and corporate inventory reserves		(9,235)		(10,443)		(8,226)
Unallocated property, plant and equipment		6,000		5,798		5,743
Total assets	$	406,122	$	379,894	$	378,402

		2012		2011		2010
		In thousands
Depreciation/Amortization:
Total for reportable segments	$	12,454	$	11,541	$	8,853
Other		519		466		366
Total	$	12,973	$	12,007	$	9,219

Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets:
Total for reportable segments	$	6,004	$	10,938	$	5,035
Expenditures financed under capital leases		-		-		199
Other expenditures		1,156		795		686
Total	$	7,160	$	11,733	$	5,920

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the Company’s sales from continuing operating activities by major geographic region in which the Company has operations:

		2012		2011		2010
		In thousands
United States	$	485,111	$	483,889	$	443,547
Canada		40,892		41,252		9,862
United Kingdom		18,698		14,728		627
Other		43,840		35,468		13,022
	$	588,541	$	575,337	$	467,058

The following table summarizes the Company’s long-lived assets of continuing operating activities by geographic region:

		2012		2011		2010
		In thousands
United States	$	31,961	$	35,918	$	33,535
Canada		9,773		9,374		9,785
United Kingdom		599		545		489
	$	42,333	$	45,837	$	43,809

The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major product line from continuing operating activities:

		2012		2011		2010
		In thousands
Rail distribution products	$	155,832	$	115,777	$	102,155
Piling products		114,070		162,641		146,703
Rail Technologies products		92,826		97,775		4,556
CXT concrete tie products		58,182		48,968		53,518
CXT concrete building products		30,195		35,557		60,091
Other products		137,436		114,619		100,035
	$	588,541	$	575,337	$	467,058