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Divestiture-related activities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract] |
Assets Held for Sale | The table below provides information regarding assets held for sale at December 31, 2014 and 2013. At December 31, 2014, these assets consisted of two buildings and other assets, which the Company is actively marketing.
| 2014 |  | 2013
Assets held for sale: | (Dollars in thousands)
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 7,422 |  |  | $ | 10,428 |
Total assets held for sale | $ | 7,422 |  |  | $ | 10,428 |
Operating Results of Operations Treated as Discontinued Operations | The results of the Company’s discontinued operations for the years 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,616 |
Costs and other expenses | 3,407 |  |  | 2,205 |  |  | 18,328 |
Goodwill impairment(1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,700 |
Gain on disposition(2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,205 |
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | (3,407 | ) |  | (2,205 | ) |  | (9,207 | )
Tax benefit on loss from discontinued operations | (698 | ) |  | (1,770 | ) |  | (1,887 | )
Loss from discontinued operations | $ | (2,709 | ) |  | $ | (435 | ) |  | $ | (7,320 | )
(1) | During 2012, the Company recognized a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $9.7 million to adjust the carrying value of its former orthopedic business to its estimated fair value.
(2) | The $2.2 million pre-tax gain on disposition during 2012 primarily reflects the gain recognized on the working capital adjustment related to the sale of the Company's former cargo systems and cargo container businesses.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of long lived assets held for sale. Disclosure may include the description of the facts and circumstances leading to the expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the carrying value of the assets held for sale, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2941-110230 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2443-110228 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 + Details
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