Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business Segments [Abstract]

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

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2016				September 30, 2016
		Net		Segment		Net		Segment
		Sales		Profit (loss)		Sales		Profit (loss)
Rail Products and Services	$	56,891	$	(2,047)	$	188,686	$	(26,474)
Construction Products		34,870		1,356		107,098		5,748
Tubular and Energy Services		22,883		(6,966)		81,164		(111,876)
Total	$	114,644	$	(7,657)	$	376,948	$	(132,602)

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2015				September 30, 2015
		Net		Segment		Net		Segment
		Sales		Profit (loss)		Sales		Profit (loss)
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)

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

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2016		2015		2016		2015
Loss for reportable segments	$	(7,657)	$	(68,433)	$	(132,602)	$	(47,246)
Interest expense		(1,520)		(1,265)		(4,342)		(3,166)
Interest income		50		66		157		160
Other income		1,085		537		263		1,245
LIFO income		917		181		1,442		581
Equity in loss of nonconsolidated investments		(263)		(299)		(946)		(312)
Corporate expense, cost of capital elimination, and other unallocated charges		(1,973)		(989)		(6,907)		(6,974)
Loss before income taxes	$	(9,361)	$	(70,202)	$	(142,935)	$	(55,712)

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

		September 30,		December 31,
		2016		2015
Rail Products and Services	$	155,657	$	241,222
Construction Products		83,061		86,335
Tubular and Energy Services		103,976		216,715
Unallocated corporate assets		68,586		22,388
Total	$	411,280	$	566,660