Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment activity is as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(dollars in thousands)
Net Sales
Packaging	$	275,160		$	185,240		$	171,170
Energy	190,210			166,780			129,100
Aerospace & Defense	78,580			78,590			73,930
Engineered Components	200,000			175,350			113,000
Cequent Asia Pacific	128,560			94,290			75,990
Cequent Americas	400,400			383,710			339,270
Total	$	1,272,910		$	1,083,960		$	902,460
Operating Profit (Loss)
Packaging	$	57,550		$	48,060		$	48,710
Energy	17,810			19,740			14,700
Aerospace & Defense	20,820			18,640			18,090
Engineered Components	27,990			27,620			12,660
Cequent Asia Pacific	12,300			13,900			12,050
Cequent Americas	27,420			32,730			27,840
Corporate expenses	(36,020		)	(29,370		)	(24,710		)
Total	$	127,870		$	131,320		$	109,340
Capital Expenditures
Packaging	$	15,470		$	5,420		$	5,200
Energy	5,210			3,710			3,660
Aerospace & Defense	3,210			2,410			1,850
Engineered Components	4,090			5,490			2,780
Cequent Asia Pacific	8,290			8,780			3,530
Cequent Americas	9,670			2,400			3,100
Corporate	180			170			230
Total	$	46,120		$	28,380		$	20,350
Depreciation and Amortization
Packaging	$	17,970		$	13,200		$	12,640
Energy	3,600			2,790			1,960
Aerospace & Defense	2,660			2,580			2,330
Engineered Components	3,860			3,540			2,710
Cequent Asia Pacific	3,840			3,860			2,820
Cequent Americas	12,780			12,170			13,110
Corporate	160			150			120
Total	$	44,870		$	38,290		$	35,690

	Year ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(dollars in thousands)
Operating Net Assets
Packaging	$	376,040	$	310,520	$	264,870
Energy	158,710		116,980		104,270
Aerospace & Defense	80,620		71,280		71,300
Engineered Components	68,870		63,420		52,590
Cequent Asia Pacific	51,790		42,010		32,570
Cequent Americas	145,360		126,680		141,910
Corporate	2,370		34,670		19,130
Subtotal from continuing operations	883,760		765,560		686,640
Discontinued operations	—		—		24,650
Total operating net assets	883,760		765,560		711,290
Current liabilities	247,200		226,340		214,430
Consolidated assets	$	1,130,960	$	991,900	$	925,720

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	Year ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(dollars in thousands)
Operating Net Assets
Packaging	$	376,040	$	310,520	$	264,870
Energy	158,710		116,980		104,270
Aerospace & Defense	80,620		71,280		71,300
Engineered Components	68,870		63,420		52,590
Cequent Asia Pacific	51,790		42,010		32,570
Cequent Americas	145,360		126,680		141,910
Corporate	2,370		34,670		19,130
Subtotal from continuing operations	883,760		765,560		686,640
Discontinued operations	—		—		24,650
Total operating net assets	883,760		765,560		711,290
Current liabilities	247,200		226,340		214,430
Consolidated assets	$	1,130,960	$	991,900	$	925,720

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

The following table presents the Company's revenues for each of the years ended December 31 and operating net assets at each year ended December 31, attributed to each subsidiary's continent of domicile. Other than Australia, there was no single non-U.S. country for which net sales and net assets were material to the combined net sales and net assets of the Company taken as a whole.

	As of December 31,
	2012				2011				2010
	Net Sales		Operating Net Assets		Net Sales		Operating Net Assets		Net Sales		Operating Net Assets(a)
	(dollars in thousands)
Non-U.S.
Europe	$	62,400	$	102,250	$	68,820	$	113,950	$	61,990	$	68,470
Australia	100,620		32,400		88,640		30,870		75,730		27,320
Asia	32,230		38,130		9,500		30,630		3,740		26,450
Africa	4,180		3,090		950		2,990		—		—
Other Americas	34,090		68,660		29,600		38,660		24,150		29,620
Total non-U.S	233,520		244,530		197,510		217,100		165,610		151,860
Total U.S.	1,039,390		639,230		886,450		548,460		736,850		534,780
Total from continuing operations	$	1,272,910	$	883,760	$	1,083,960	$	765,560	$	902,460	$	686,640

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^(a)  Excludes discontinued operations. See Note 6, "Discontinued Operations."