SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reportable Segment Information

Reportable segment information is as follows (in thousands):

	Commercial		Diversified		Corporate and
	Trailer Products		Products		Eliminations		Consolidated
2016
Net sales
External customers	$	1,506,070	$	339,374	$	-	$	1,845,444
Intersegment sales		40		13,030		(13,070)		-
Total net sales	$	1,506,110	$	352,404	$	(13,070)	$	1,845,444
Depreciation and amortization		12,345		22,970		1,454		36,769
Income (Loss) from operations		212,351		24,595		(34,414)		202,532
Reconciling items to net income
Interest expense								15,663
Other, net								1,452
Income tax expense								65,984
Net income							$	119,433
Assets	$	312,848	$	370,338	$	215,547	$	898,733
2015
Net sales
External customers	$	1,582,019	$	445,470	$	-	$	2,027,489
Intersegment sales		222		11,457		(11,679)		-
Total net sales	$	1,582,241	$	456,927	$	(11,679)	$	2,027,489
Depreciation and amortization		12,674		23,888		1,436		37,998
Income (Loss) from operations		159,385		51,078		(30,094)		180,369
Reconciling items to net income
Interest expense								19,548
Other, net								(2,490)
Income tax expense								59,022
Net income							$	104,289
Assets	$	336,235	$	397,892	$	215,543	$	949,670
2014
Net sales
External customers	$	1,380,195	$	483,120	$	-	$	1,863,315
Intersegment sales		428		11,872		(12,300)		-
Total net sales	$	1,380,623	$	494,992	$	(12,300)	$	1,863,315
Depreciation and amortization		12,331		24,868		1,630		38,829
Income (Loss) from operations		82,290		57,635		(17,539)		122,386
Reconciling items to net income
Interest expense								22,165
Other, net								1,759
Income tax expense								37,532
Net income							$	60,930
Assets	$	342,015	$	422,322	$	163,109	$	927,446

Major Product Categories and Percentage of Consolidated Net Sales

The following table sets forth the major product categories and their percentage of consolidated net sales (dollars in thousands):

	Commercial		Diversified
Year ended December 31,	Trailer Products		Products		Eliminations		Consolidated
2016	$		$		$		$		%
New trailers		1,421,586		129,639		(89)		1,551,136		84.1
Used trailers		11,998		3,176		-		15,174		0.8
Components, parts and service		56,191		111,519		(12,955)		154,755		8.4
Equipment and other		16,335		108,070		(26)		124,379		6.7
Total net external sales		1,506,110		352,404		(13,070)		1,845,444		100.0

	Commercial		Diversified
	Trailer Products		Products		Eliminations		Consolidated
2015	$		$		$		$		%
New trailers		1,474,201		218,028		-		1,692,229		83.5
Used trailers		31,022		4,558		-		35,580		1.8
Components, parts and service		60,482		119,696		(11,628)		168,550		8.3
Equipment and other		16,536		114,645		(51)		131,130		6.4
Total net external sales		1,582,241		456,927		(11,679)		2,027,489		100.0

	Commercial		Diversified
	Trailer Products		Products		Eliminations		Consolidated
2014	$		$		$		$		%
New trailers		1,267,610		226,215		-		1,493,825		80.2
Used trailers		41,027		4,088		-		45,115		2.4
Components, parts and service		55,429		127,460		(12,300)		170,589		9.2
Equipment and other		16,557		137,229		-		153,786		8.2
Total net external sales		1,380,623		494,992		(12,300)		1,863,315		100.0