Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Using the criteria of ASC 280 Segment Reporting, the Company has four operating segments: Lawn and Garden, Material Handling, Distribution, and Engineered Products. Each of these operating segments is also a reportable segment under the ASC 280 criteria.

None of the reportable segments include operating segments that have been aggregated. Some of these segments contain individual business components that have been aggregated on the basis of common management, customers, products, production processes and other economic characteristics.

Income before income taxes for each business segment is based on net sales less cost of products sold, and the related selling, administrative and general expenses. In computing business segment operating income, general corporate overhead expenses and interest expenses are not included.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
Net Sales	2011			2010			2011			2010
Lawn and Garden	$	45,552		$	49,569		$	151,998		$	164,315
Material Handling		72,070			69,381			204,808			192,321
Distribution		48,785			45,979			136,511			128,666
Engineered Products		29,360			28,031			85,182			82,187
Intra-segment elimination		(5,722	)		(5,915	)		(18,208	)		(18,115	)
Net Sales	$	190,045		$	187,045		$	560,291		$	549,374

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
Income Before Income Taxes	2011			2010			2011			2010
Lawn and Garden	$	(1,413	)	$	(2,542	)	$	846		$	(3,264	)
Material Handling		8,870			7,080			27,526			15,942
Distribution		4,564			4,480			11,651			11,009
Engineered Products		3,001			2,334			8,381			7,971
Corporate		(7,763	)		(5,058	)		(20,103	)		(14,892	)
Interest expense-net		(1,264	)		(1,722	)		(3,655	)		(5,373	)
Income before income taxes	$	5,995		$	4,572		$	24,646		$	11,393