Industry Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Reporting Information by Segment

Total sales from foreign business units and export to countries outside the U.S. were approximately $105.6 million, $110.4 million, and $95.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Sales made to customers in Brazil accounted for approximately 4.7% of total net sales in 2015, 7.3% in 2014 and 8.2% in 2013. Sales made to customers in Canada accounted for approximately 5.2% of total net sales in 2015, 4.2% in 2014 and 3.3% in 2013. There are no other individual foreign countries for which sales are material. Long-lived assets in foreign countries, consisting of property, plant and equipment, were approximately $33.2 million at December 31, 2015 and $44.8 million at December 31, 2014.

	2015			2014			2013
Net Sales
Material Handling	$	414,030		$	432,054		$	380,605
Distribution		187,637			191,873			204,460
Intra-segment elimination		(129	)		(278	)		(332	)
	$	601,538		$	623,649		$	584,733
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
Material Handling	$	49,762		$	31,903		$	47,428
Distribution		16,114			16,024			21,727
Corporate		(35,015	)		(25,309	)		(24,839	)
Interest expense - net		(8,999	)		(8,535	)		(4,531	)
	$	21,862		$	14,083		$	39,785
Identifiable Assets
Material Handling	$	335,506		$	370,501		$	240,897
Distribution		58,772			57,523			63,340
Corporate		35,638			19,034			4,652
Discontinued Operations		—			117,775			160,568
	$	429,916		$	564,833		$	469,457
Capital Additions, Net
Material Handling	$	21,422		$	22,197		$	18,787
Distribution		1,795			1,786			915
Corporate		510			187			1,007
	$	23,727		$	24,170		$	20,709
Depreciation and Amortization
Material Handling	$	32,667		$	29,013		$	21,728
Distribution		998			1,022			859
Corporate		1,314			1,137			941
	$	34,979		$	31,172		$	23,528