Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Segments

The company's Chief Executive Officer is our chief operating decision maker ("CODM") because he has final authority over performance assessment and resource allocation decisions.  The CODM evaluates both consolidated and disaggregated financial information for each of the company's business units in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.  Each manufacturing facility manufactures the same products, ships products to the same group of customers, utilizes the same cast manufacturing process and, as a result, production can generally be transferred among our facilities.  Accordingly, we operate as a single integrated business and, as such, have only one operating segment - automotive wheels.  

Geographic Information

Net sales by geographic location are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
Net sales:	September 25, 2016		September 27, 2015		September 25, 2016		September 27, 2015
U.S.	$	27,338	$	41,935	$	95,407	$	127,431
Mexico	148,242		133,721		448,947		405,894
Consolidated net sales	$	175,580	$	175,656	$	544,354	$	533,325

Long Lived Assets
Long-lived assets includes property, plant and equipment, net, by geographic location as follows:
Property, plant and equipment, net:	September 25, 2016		December 27, 2015
U.S.	$	39,907	$	44,274
Mexico	187,679		190,372
Consolidated property, plant and equipment, net	$	227,586	$	234,646