Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Segments [Abstract]

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

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2015				September 30, 2015
		Net		Segment		Net		Segment
		Sales		Profit		Sales		Profit
Rail Products and Services	$	87,972	$	6,984	$	252,530	$	19,469
Construction Products		54,093		4,456		137,899		10,842
Tubular and Energy Services		33,994		(79,873)	*	94,956		(77,557)	*
Total	$	176,059	$	(68,433)	$	485,385	$	(47,246)

* - Segment profit includes impairment of goodwill as further described in Note 4.

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2014				September 30, 2014
		Net		Segment		Net		Segment
		Sales		Profit		Sales		Profit
Rail Products and Services	$	102,105	$	11,533	$	283,085	$	23,685
Construction Products		49,907		3,251		119,100		7,838
Tubular and Energy Services		15,785		1,661		43,858		4,973
Total	$	167,797	$	16,445	$	446,043	$	36,496

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2015		2014		2015		2014
(Loss) income for reportable segments	$	(68,433)	$	16,445	$	(47,246)	$	36,496
Interest expense		(1,265)		(126)		(3,166)		(375)
Interest income		66		140		160		431
Other income		537		42		1,245		315
LIFO income		181		302		581		500
Equity in (loss) income of nonconsolidated investments		(299)		477		(312)		823
Corporate expense, cost of capital elimination, and other unallocated charges		(989)		(3,423)		(6,974)		(8,782)
(Loss) Income before income taxes	$	(70,202)	$	13,857	$	(55,712)	$	29,408

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		September 30,		December 31,
		2015		2014
Rail Products and Services	$	263,208	$	239,951
Construction Products		96,764		102,978
Tubular and Energy Services		226,692		130,289
Unallocated corporate assets		32,618		30,192
LIFO		(7,708)		(8,289)
Total	$	611,574	$	495,121