Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Business Segments [Abstract]

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

		Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2016				March 31, 2015
		Net		Segment		Net		Segment
		Sales		Profit (loss)		Sales		Profit
Rail Products and Services	$	64,292	$	741	$	77,676	$	6,072
Construction Products		31,880		448		34,290		1,228
Tubular and Energy Services		30,138		(1,927)		25,941		1,958
Total	$	126,310	$	(738)	$	137,907	$	9,258

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

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2016		2015
(Loss) income for reportable segments	$	(738)	$	9,258
Interest expense		(1,170)		(613)
Interest income		55		57
Other (expense) income		(715)		803
LIFO income (expense)		73		(6)
Equity in (loss) income of nonconsolidated investments		(196)		173
Corporate expense, cost of capital elimination, and other unallocated charges		(1,458)		(3,007)
(Loss) Income before income taxes	$	(4,149)	$	6,665