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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Segment Financial Information |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geothermal and water source heat pumps |  | $ | 183,789 |  |  | $ | 171,561 |  |  | $ | 179,865 |
Hydronic fan coils |  |  | 54,379 |  |  |  | 37,923 |  |  |  | 46,381 |
Other HVAC products |  |  | 43,397 |  |  |  | 41,037 |  |  |  | 39,923 |
Total Climate Control |  |  | 281,565 |  |  |  | 250,521 |  |  |  | 266,169 |
Chemical: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agricultural products |  |  | 231,599 |  |  |  | 135,598 |  |  |  | 104,300 |
Industrial acids and other chemical products |  |  | 161,776 |  |  |  | 126,846 |  |  |  | 95,997 |
Mining products |  |  | 118,479 |  |  |  | 88,642 |  |  |  | 57,535 |
Total Chemical |  |  | 511,854 |  |  |  | 351,086 |  |  |  | 257,832 |
Other |  |  | 11,837 |  |  |  | 8,298 |  |  |  | 7,837 |
|  | $ | 805,256 |  |  | $ | 609,905 |  |  | $ | 531,838 |
Gross profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  | $ | 88,178 |  |  | $ | 86,364 |  |  | $ | 92,409 |
Chemical |  |  | 130,687 |  |  |  | 49,295 |  |  |  | 42,422 |
Other |  |  | 4,153 |  |  |  | 2,966 |  |  |  | 2,583 |
|  | $ | 223,018 |  |  | $ | 138,625 |  |  | $ | 137,414 |
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  | $ | 32,759 |  |  | $ | 35,338 |  |  | $ | 37,706 |
Chemical |  |  | 116,503 |  |  |  | 31,948 |  |  |  | 15,122 |
General corporate expenses and other business operations, net (1) |  |  | (12,819 | ) |  |  | (11,361 | ) |  |  | (12,118 | )
|  |  | 136,443 |  |  |  | 55,925 |  |  |  | 40,710 |
Interest expense |  |  | (6,658 | ) |  |  | (7,427 | ) |  |  | (6,746 | )
Gain (losses) on extinguishment of debt |  |  | (136 | ) |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | 1,783 |
Non-operating income (expense), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 8 |
Chemical |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 31 |
Corporate and other business operations |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 91 |
Provisions for income taxes |  |  | (46,208 | ) |  |  | (19,787 | ) |  |  | (15,024 | )
Equity in earnings of affiliate — Climate Control |  |  | 543 |  |  |  | 1,003 |  |  |  | 996 |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 83,984 |  |  | $ | 29,715 |  |  | $ | 21,849 |
General corporate expenses and other business operations, net |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Gross profit-Other |  | $ | 4,153 |  |  | $ | 2,966 |  |  | $ | 2,583 |
Selling, general and administrative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personnel costs |  |  | (8,418 | ) |  |  | (7,865 | ) |  |  | (8,083 | )
Professional fees |  |  | (3,805 | ) |  |  | (3,784 | ) |  |  | (3,687 | )
All other |  |  | (4,224 | ) |  |  | (3,040 | ) |  |  | (2,917 | )
Total selling, general and administrative |  |  | (16,447 | ) |  |  | (14,689 | ) |  |  | (14,687 | )
Other income |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | 192 |
Other expense |  |  | (643 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (206 | )
Total general corporate expenses and other business operations, net |  | $ | (12,819 | ) |  | $ | (11,361 | ) |  | $ | (12,118 | )
PP&E and total assets by business segment |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Depreciation of PP&E: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  | $ | 3,853 |  |  | $ | 4,026 |  |  | $ | 4,077 |
Chemical |  |  | 14,659 |  |  |  | 13,154 |  |  |  | 11,291 |
Corporate assets and other |  |  | 250 |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | 233 |
Total depreciation of PP&E |  | $ | 18,762 |  |  | $ | 17,329 |  |  | $ | 15,601 |
Additions to PP&E: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  | $ | 5,746 |  |  | $ | 7,177 |  |  | $ | 6,438 |
Chemical |  |  | 39,835 |  |  |  | 28,850 |  |  |  | 24,627 |
Corporate assets and other |  |  | 2,376 |  |  |  | 518 |  |  |  | 271 |
Total additions to PP&E |  | $ | 47,957 |  |  | $ | 36,545 |  |  | $ | 31,336 |
Total assets at December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  | $ | 119,323 |  |  | $ | 112,894 |  |  | $ | 102,029 |
Chemical |  |  | 214,246 |  |  |  | 179,033 |  |  |  | 143,800 |
Corporate assets and other |  |  | 168,440 |  |  |  | 96,054 |  |  |  | 92,804 |
Total assets |  | $ | 502,009 |  |  | $ | 387,981 |  |  | $ | 338,633 |
Net sales to foreign customers |
Geographic Area |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Canada |  | $ | 23,765 |  |  | $ | 19,345 |  |  | $ | 20,224 |
Middle East |  |  | 5,688 |  |  |  | 6,257 |  |  |  | 4,440 |
Mexico, Central and South America |  |  | 2,452 |  |  |  | 1,411 |  |  |  | 2,154 |
Europe |  |  | 2,015 |  |  |  | 2,373 |  |  |  | 1,114 |
South and East Asia |  |  | 1,077 |  |  |  | 1,635 |  |  |  | 1,124 |
Other |  |  | 1,218 |  |  |  | 835 |  |  |  | 843 |
|  | $ | 36,215 |  |  | $ | 31,856 |  |  | $ | 29,899 |

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