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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment reporting information of sales and operating income | Summary by Business
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
SALES: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures segment: |  |  |  |  |
Lighting, Traffic, and Roadway Products | $ | 632,455 |  |  | $ | 600,280 |  |  | $ | 648,352 |
Communication Products | 168,070 |  |  | 171,173 |  |  | 161,618 |
Engineered Support Structures segment | 800,525 |  |  | 771,453 |  |  | 809,970 |
Energy and Mining segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Offshore and Other Complex Steel Structures | 107,824 |  |  | 103,068 |  |  | 146,432 |
Grinding Media | 83,110 |  |  | 96,442 |  |  | 116,056 |
Access Systems | 131,703 |  |  | 138,349 |  |  | 181,495 |
Energy and Mining segment | 322,637 |  |  | 337,859 |  |  | 443,983 |
Utility Support Structures segment: |  |  |  |  |
Steel | 541,295 |  |  | 578,996 |  |  | 714,427 |
Concrete | 90,256 |  |  | 95,581 |  |  | 110,589 |
Utility Support Structures segment | 631,551 |  |  | 674,577 |  |  | 825,016 |
Coatings segment | 289,481 |  |  | 302,385 |  |  | 333,853 |
Irrigation segment | 575,204 |  |  | 612,201 |  |  | 846,326 |
Other | — |  |  | 7,247 |  |  | 10,108 |
Total | 2,619,398 |  |  | 2,705,722 |  |  | 3,269,256 |
INTERSEGMENT SALES: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | 36,013 |  |  | 23,003 |  |  | 74,963 |
Energy and Mining | 8,105 |  |  | 4,652 |  |  | 295 |
Utility Support Structures | 769 |  |  | 1,239 |  |  | 2,451 |
Coatings | 45,604 |  |  | 46,912 |  |  | 55,418 |
Irrigation | 7,231 |  |  | 6,430 |  |  | 6,609 |
Other | — |  |  | 4,562 |  |  | 6,377 |
Total | 97,722 |  |  | 86,798 |  |  | 146,113 |
NET SALES: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures segment | 764,512 |  |  | 748,450 |  |  | 735,007 |
Energy and Mining segment | 314,532 |  |  | 333,207 |  |  | 443,688 |
Utility Support Structures segment | 630,782 |  |  | 673,338 |  |  | 822,565 |
Coatings segment | 243,877 |  |  | 255,473 |  |  | 278,435 |
Irrigation segment | 567,973 |  |  | 605,771 |  |  | 839,717 |
Other | — |  |  | 2,685 |  |  | 3,731 |
Total | $ | 2,521,676 |  |  | $ | 2,618,924 |  |  | $ | 3,123,143 |
(19) BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Continued)
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS): |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | $ | 71,398 |  |  | $ | 59,592 |  |  | $ | 66,024 |
Energy and Mining | 11,851 |  |  | (18,762 | ) |  | 41,342 |
Utility Support Structures | 69,077 |  |  | 37,847 |  |  | 95,118 |
Coatings | 46,596 |  |  | 27,369 |  |  | 60,921 |
Irrigation | 87,835 |  |  | 84,537 |  |  | 151,508 |
Other | — |  |  | (9,802 | ) |  | (1,535 | )
Corporate | (43,253 | ) |  | (49,086 | ) |  | (55,662 | )
Total | 243,504 |  |  | 131,695 |  |  | 357,716 |
Interest expense, net | (41,304 | ) |  | (41,325 | ) |  | (30,744 | )
Costs associated with refinancing of debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | (38,705 | )
Other | 18,254 |  |  | 2,637 |  |  | (4,084 | )
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries | $ | 220,454 |  |  | $ | 93,007 |  |  | $ | 284,183 |
TOTAL ASSETS: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | $ | 610,366 |  |  | $ | 611,201 |  |  | $ | 640,132 |
Energy and Mining | 364,658 |  |  | 396,366 |  |  | 500,407 |
Utility Support Structures | 410,448 |  |  | 422,021 |  |  | 470,720 |
Coatings | 274,666 |  |  | 270,793 |  |  | 301,707 |
Irrigation | 313,982 |  |  | 310,967 |  |  | 360,883 |
Other | — |  |  | 2,267 |  |  | 4,930 |
Corporate | 417,611 |  |  | 378,767 |  |  | 443,176 |
Total | $ | 2,391,731 |  |  | $ | 2,392,382 |  |  | $ | 2,721,955 |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | $ | 16,045 |  |  | $ | 11,445 |  |  | $ | 11,849 |
Energy and Mining | 3,427 |  |  | 3,544 |  |  | 4,893 |
Utility Support Structures | 3,411 |  |  | 11,815 |  |  | 9,014 |
Coatings | 24,873 |  |  | 6,836 |  |  | 14,029 |
Irrigation | 8,836 |  |  | 7,756 |  |  | 21,113 |
Other | — |  |  | 1,396 |  |  | 1,181 |
Corporate | 1,328 |  |  | 2,676 |  |  | 10,944 |
Total | $ | 57,920 |  |  | $ | 45,468 |  |  | $ | 73,023 |
(19) BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Continued)
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | $ | 21,048 |  |  | $ | 22,810 |  |  | $ | 22,363 |
Energy and Mining | 17,425 |  |  | 20,733 |  |  | 22,146 |
Utility Support Structures | 16,492 |  |  | 17,959 |  |  | 17,811 |
Coatings | 12,883 |  |  | 12,962 |  |  | 14,615 |
Irrigation | 12,097 |  |  | 11,746 |  |  | 10,471 |
Other | — |  |  | 570 |  |  | 123 |
Corporate | 2,472 |  |  | 4,364 |  |  | 1,799 |
Total | $ | 82,417 |  |  | $ | 91,144 |  |  | $ | 89,328 |
Summary by Geographical Area by Location | Summary by Geographical Area by Location of Valmont Facilities:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
NET SALES: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 1,535,321 |  |  | $ | 1,586,702 |  |  | $ | 1,808,427 |
Australia | 315,470 |  |  | 347,975 |  |  | 439,530 |
Denmark | 99,719 |  |  | 98,628 |  |  | 146,432 |
Other | 571,166 |  |  | 585,619 |  |  | 728,754 |
Total | $ | 2,521,676 |  |  | $ | 2,618,924 |  |  | $ | 3,123,143 |
LONG-LIVED ASSETS: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 568,085 |  |  | $ | 575,737 |  |  | $ | 609,005 |
Australia | 216,416 |  |  | 259,326 |  |  | 316,382 |
Denmark | 85,654 |  |  | 90,463 |  |  | 111,161 |
Other | 268,360 |  |  | 240,004 |  |  | 292,466 |
Total | $ | 1,138,515 |  |  | $ | 1,165,530 |  |  | $ | 1,329,014 |

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