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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Segment reporting information of sales and operating income

		2011			2010			2009
SALES:
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment:
Lighting, Traffic, and Roadway Products		$	573,121		$	490,359		$	455,583
Communication Products			109,131			105,852			141,463
Access Systems			135,341			81,103			—
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment			817,593			677,314			597,046
Utility Support Structures segment:
Steel			546,926			407,703			578,740
Concrete			77,944			67,217			121,808
Utility Support Structures segment			624,870			474,920			700,548
Coatings segment			327,322			238,273			115,530
Irrigation segment			666,007			443,371			362,187
Other			331,986			198,550			68,639
Total			2,767,778			2,032,428			1,843,950
INTERSEGMENT SALES:
Engineered Infrastructure Products			24,996			8,044			14,744
Utility Support Structures			4,105			2,219			2,331
Coatings			46,534			29,906			24,954
Irrigation			111			12			16
Other			30,552			16,742			15,304
Total			106,298			56,923			57,349
NET SALES:
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment			792,597			669,270			582,302
Utility Support Structures segment			620,765			472,701			698,217
Coatings segment			280,788			208,367			90,576
Irrigation segment			665,896			443,359			362,171
Other			301,434			181,808			53,335
Total		$	2,661,480		$	1,975,505		$	1,786,601

		2011			2010			2009
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):
Engineered Infrastructure Products		$	40,753		$	52,151		$	45,143
Utility Support Structures			70,643			51,741			164,834
Coatings			58,656			42,602			24,669
Irrigation			107,759			61,973			35,086
Other			45,670			28,499			12,971
Corporate			(60,171	)		(58,553	)		(44,709	)
Total			263,310			178,413			237,994
Interest expense, net			(26,910	)		(26,107	)		(14,250	)
Other			(2,643	)		676			2,340
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries		$	233,757		$	152,982		$	226,084
TOTAL ASSETS:
Engineered Infrastructure Products		$	750,992		$	762,600		$	514,564
Utility Support Structures			432,657			360,256			311,862
Coatings			283,588			325,675			98,861
Irrigation			267,615			209,850			183,243
Other			203,185			222,984			27,860
Corporate			368,039			209,378			165,749
Total		$	2,306,076		$	2,090,743		$	1,302,139
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
Engineered Infrastructure Products		$	13,328		$	17,050		$	12,735
Utility Support Structures			31,501			5,228			13,899
Coatings			22,881			5,570			1,493
Irrigation			8,766			4,248			10,189
Other			4,501			1,582			583
Corporate			2,092			2,414			5,230
Total		$	83,069		$	36,092		$	44,129
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:
Engineered Infrastructure Products		$	30,637		$	25,281		$	21,203
Utility Support Structures			12,548			11,320			10,287
Coatings			12,175			8,376			4,074
Irrigation			6,006			4,823			4,298
Other			8,539			6,260			1,826
Corporate			4,655			3,603			3,059
Total		$	74,560		$	59,663		$	44,747

Summary by Geographical Area by Location

		2011			2010			2009
NET SALES:
United States		$	1,473,819		$	1,088,724		$	1,297,699
Australia			491,395			273,551			16,438
France			79,329			99,508			75,701
China			148,219			121,437			118,650
Other			468,718			392,285			278,113
Total		$	2,661,480		$	1,975,505		$	1,786,601
LONG-LIVED ASSETS:
United States		$	439,147		$	450,587		$	441,944
Australia			329,453			283,714			—
France			11,342			11,917			12,470
China			32,565			30,877			23,097
Canada			36,979			39,252			39,163
Other			203,647			180,170			70,073
Total		$	1,053,133		$	996,517		$	586,747

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