Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information

	2015			2014			2013
Revenues from external customers
NACoal	$	147,998		$	172,702		$	193,651
HBB	620,977			559,683			547,790
KC	150,988			168,545			196,033
Eliminations	(4,103		)	(4,148		)	(4,808		)
Total	$	915,860		$	896,782		$	932,666
Gross profit (loss)
NACoal	$	(10,816	)	$	(3,139	)	$	25,230
HBB	123,139			117,570			115,506
KC	67,000			71,621			80,972
NACCO and Other	(416		)	(461		)	(469		)
Eliminations	589			(519		)	52
Total	$	179,496		$	185,072		$	221,291
Selling, general and administrative expenses, including Amortization of intangible assets
NACoal	$	38,867		$	36,147		$	30,786
HBB	88,336			81,798			74,570
KC	66,864			79,056			91,878
NACCO and Other	3,845			4,996			5,765
Total	$	197,912		$	201,997		$	202,999

	2015			2014			2013
Operating profit (loss)
NACoal	$	521		$	(89,030	)	$	37,461
HBB	34,801			35,772			40,960
KC	165			(7,075		)	(10,903		)
NACCO and Other	(4,248		)	(5,456		)	(6,233		)
Eliminations	588			(520		)	51
Total	$	31,827		$	(66,309	)	$	61,336
Interest expense
NACoal	$	4,961		$	6,034		$	3,105
HBB	1,831			1,137			1,279
KC	131			367			390
NACCO and Other	1			28			1
Total	$	6,924		$	7,566		$	4,775
Interest income
NACoal	$	(416	)	$	(823	)	$	(19	)
HBB	(56		)	(4		)	(1		)
KC	—			—			—
NACCO and Other	(2		)	(4		)	(205		)
Total	$	(474	)	$	(831	)	$	(225	)
Other (income) expense, including asset retirement obligations
NACoal	$	(1,683	)	$	44		$	(1,013	)
HBB	1,526			1,136			462
KC	86			65			70
NACCO and Other	649			2,284			1,547
Total	$	578		$	3,529		$	1,066
Income tax provision (benefit)
NACoal	$	(7,960	)	$	(43,308	)	$	3,462
HBB	11,751			10,359			14,127
KC	368			(2,904		)	(4,479		)
NACCO and Other	(1,550		)	(2,420		)	(1,858		)
Eliminations	206			(182		)	18
Total	$	2,815		$	(38,455	)	$	11,270
Net Income (loss)
NACoal	$	5,619		$	(50,977	)	$	31,926
HBB	19,749			23,144			25,093
KC	(420		)	(4,603		)	(6,884		)
NACCO and Other	(3,346		)	(5,344		)	(5,718		)
Eliminations	382			(338		)	33
Total	$	21,984		$	(38,118	)	$	44,450

	2015			2014			2013
Total assets
NACoal	$	303,138		$	389,964		$	419,786
HBB	253,874			270,265			228,891
KC	56,177			56,260			70,014
NACCO and Other	64,069			96,918			131,085
Eliminations	(21,850		)	(42,887		)	(39,820		)
Total	$	655,408		$	770,520		$	809,956
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
NACoal	$	17,067		$	22,003		$	16,601
HBB	4,750			2,693			3,475
KC	1,558			3,048			4,162
NACCO and Other	305			326			334
Total	$	23,680		$	28,070		$	24,572
Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions of business
NACoal	$	4,116		$	51,228		$	52,748
HBB	4,365			4,516			2,313
KC	1,806			1,193			2,150
NACCO and Other	328			563			238
Total	$	10,615		$	57,500		$	57,449

Revenue From External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

	United States		Other		Consolidated
2015
Revenues from unaffiliated customers, based on the customers’ location	$	795,071	$	120,789	$	915,860
Long-lived assets	$	151,618	$	5,564	$	157,182
2014
Revenues from unaffiliated customers, based on the customers’ location	$	779,890	$	116,892	$	896,782
Long-lived assets	$	182,116	$	5,780	$	187,896
2013
Revenues from unaffiliated customers, based on the customers’ location	$	813,609	$	119,057	$	932,666
Long-lived assets	$	246,902	$	5,486	$	252,388