18. Segment Information

Factors Used by Management to Identify the Enterprise’s Reportable Segments and Measurement of Segment Income or Loss and Segment Assets

We have three operating segments (business segments) but only two reportable segments: the Chemical Business and the Climate Control Business. A reportable segment may include several business units that offer similar products and services. The reportable segments are managed separately from each other because they manufacture and distribute distinct products with different production processes.

We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on operating results. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

Description of Each Reportable Segment

Chemical Business -The Chemical Business segment primarily manufactures and sells:

ammonia, fertilizer grade AN, UAN, and AN ammonia solution for agricultural applications,

high purity and commercial grade ammonia, high purity AN, sulfuric acids, concentrated, blended and regular nitric acid, mixed nitrating acids, carbon dioxide, and diesel exhaust fluid for industrial applications, and

industrial grade AN and solutions for the mining industry.

Our chemical production facilities are located in El Dorado, Arkansas; Cherokee, Alabama; Pryor, Oklahoma; and Baytown, Texas. Sales to customers of this segment primarily include farmers, ranchers, fertilizer dealers and distributors primarily in the ranch land and grain production markets in the United States; industrial users of acids throughout the United States and parts of Canada; and explosive manufacturers in the United States.

During the last several years, our Chemical Business encountered a number of significant issues including the events discussed in Note 20 – Property and Business Interruption Insurance Claims and Recoveries and numerous mechanical issues at the Pryor Facility, all resulting in lost production and causing an adverse effect on our sales and operating income for the periods presented. Also see footnotes (2) and (3) below and Note 20 regarding business interruption and property insurance recoveries.

Other products relate to working interests in certain natural gas properties. In 2012 and 2013, a subsidiary within our Chemical Business acquired these working interests. Since our Chemical Business purchases a significant amount of natural gas as a feedstock for the production of ammonia, management considers these acquisitions as economic hedges against a portion of a potential rise in natural gas prices in the future for a portion of our future natural gas production requirements. We report the working interests as part of the Chemical Business reportable segment. All of our natural gas producing activities are within the United States (in Pennsylvania). For 2015, we incurred a net loss of $42.8 million from our working interests in natural gas properties. This net loss consisted of $3.4 million in net sales less $6.3 million of cost of sales (DD&A of $5.2 million and production costs of $1.1 million), $0.2 million of SG&A and a non-cash impairment charge of $39.7 million.

As of December 31, 2015, our Chemical Business employed 576 persons, 197 of whom are represented by unions under agreements, which will expire in November of 2016 through October of 2018.

Climate Control Business - The Climate Control Business segment manufactures and sells the following variety of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) products:

water source and geothermal heat pumps,

hydronic fan coils, and

other HVAC products including large custom air handlers, modular geothermal and other chillers and other products and services.

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These HVAC products are primarily for use in commercial/institutional and residential new building construction, renovation of existing buildings and replacement of existing systems. Our various facilities located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma comprise substantially all of the Climate Control segment’s operations. Sales to customers of this segment primarily include original equipment manufacturers, contractors and independent sales representatives located throughout the world.

Other - The business operation classified as “Other” primarily sells industrial machinery and related components to machine tool dealers and end users located primarily in North America.

Information about our continuing operations in different business segments is detailed below.

	2015			2014			2013
	(In Thousands)
Net sales:
Chemical (1):
Agricultural products	$	209,770		$	230,046		$	180,763
Industrial acids and other chemical products		167,520			173,876			150,497
Mining products		47,475			67,484			63,286
Other products		3,364			12,232			8,077
Total Chemical		428,129			483,638			402,623

Climate Control:
Water source and geothermal heat pumps		156,314			168,804			183,757
Hydronic fan coils		68,082			61,307			64,541
Other HVAC products		49,690			35,247			36,720
Total Climate Control		274,086			265,358			285,018
Other		9,566			12,250			13,600
	$	711,781		$	761,246		$	701,241
Gross profit:
Chemical (1) (2)	$	16,644		$	61,084		$	40,728
Climate Control		83,660			82,443			92,907
Other		3,404			4,347			4,484
	$	103,708		$	147,874		$	138,119
Operating income (loss):
Chemical (1) (2) (3) (4)	$	(41,831	)	$	51,281		$	87,784
Climate Control		19,892			21,675			30,386
Other		1,104			1,771			1,699
General corporate expenses (5)		(29,917	)		(21,365	)		(14,561	)
		(50,752	)		53,362			105,308
Interest expense, net (6)		7,381			21,599			13,986
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			—			1,296
Non-operating expense (income), net:
Chemical		(363	)		(249	)		(1	)
Climate Control		(4	)		—			(1	)
Corporate and other business operations		491			(32	)		(98	)
Provisions (benefit) for income taxes		(23,550	)		12,400			35,421
Equity in earnings of affiliate - Climate Control		—			(79	)		(436	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(34,707	)	$	19,723		$	55,141

(1)

As discussed above under “Chemical Business”, our Chemical Business encountered a number of significant issues at certain of our facilities resulting in lost production and adverse effects on operating results. However, some of these issues were covered by our business interruption and property insurance policies.

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(2)	For 2014 and 2013 we recognized business interruption insurance recoveries, of which $22.9 million and $28.4 million, respectively, were classified as reductions to cost of sales (none in 2015).

(3)	For 2014 and 2013, we recognized property insurance recoveries, of which $5.1 million and $66.3 million, were classified as property insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred (none for 2015).

(4)	For 2015, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $39.7 million relating to our working interest in natural gas properties and a non-cash impairment charge of $3.5 million for certain equipment at our Pryor Facility.

(5)	General corporate expenses consist of the following:

	2015			2014			2013
	(In Thousands)
Selling, general and administrative:
Personnel costs (A)	$	(14,798	)	$	(8,434	)	$	(8,096	)
Fees and expenses relating to shareholders' (B)		(4,603	)		(4,843	)		(162	)
Professional fees (C)		(6,610	)		(4,536	)		(4,813	)
All other		(3,979	)		(3,632	)		(2,046	)
Total selling, general and administrative		(29,990	)		(21,445	)		(15,117	)
Other income		128			97			584
Other expense		(55	)		(17	)		(28	)
Total general corporate expenses	$	(29,917	)	$	(21,365	)	$	(14,561	)

(A)

Personnel costs include salaries, incentive compensation, insurance and other benefits. For 2015, additional costs were incurred primarily relating to certain severance agreements with former executives, compensation incentives and additional personnel performing general corporate activities.

(B)

These fees and expenses include costs associated with evaluating and analyzing proposals received from certain activist shareholders and dealing, negotiating and settling with those shareholders in order to avoid proxy contests.

(C)

Professional fees include costs for legal services, auditing and accounting services, director services and various consulting services.

(6)	For 2015, 2014 and 2013, interest expense is net of capitalized interest of $30.6 million, $14.1 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

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Information about our PP&E and total assets by business segment is detailed below:

	2015		2014		2013
	(In Thousands)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E:
Chemical	$	35,239	$	30,364	$	23,497
Climate Control		4,834		4,946		4,707
Other		36		34		49
Corporate		387		320		57
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E	$	40,496	$	35,664	$	28,310
Additions to PP&E:
Chemical	$	469,558	$	238,070	$	160,343
Climate Control		632		1,859		5,576
Other		25		27		65
Corporate		294		148		435
Total additions to PP&E	$	470,509	$	240,104	$	166,419
Total assets at December 31:
Chemical	$	1,159,592	$	929,671	$	842,588
Climate Control		148,997		133,183		159,960
Other		5,502		5,960		6,832
Corporate		47,736		61,758		65,838
Total assets	$	1,361,827	$	1,130,572	$	1,075,218

Net sales by business segment include net sales to unaffiliated customers as reported in the consolidated financial statements. Net sales classified as “Other” consist of sales of industrial machinery and related components. Intersegment net sales are not significant.

Gross profit by business segment represents net sales less cost of sales. Gross profit classified as “Other” relates to the sales of industrial machinery and related components.

Operating income (loss) by business segment represents gross profit by business segment less SG&A incurred by each business segment plus other income and other expense earned/incurred by each business segment before general corporate expenses. General corporate expenses consist of SG&A, other income and other expense that are not allocated to one of our business segments.

Identifiable assets by business segment are those assets used in the operations of each business. Corporate-related assets are those principally owned by LSB or by subsidiaries not involved in the three business segments.

All net sales and long-lived assets relate to domestic operations for the periods presented.

Net sales to unaffiliated customers are to U.S. customers except foreign export sales in our Climate Control Business as follows:

Geographic Area	2015		2014		2013
	(In Thousands)
Canada	$	17,856	$	19,334	$	19,976
Other		10,428		12,642		14,178
	$	28,284	$	31,976	$	34,154

In general, foreign export sales are attributed based upon the location of the customer.