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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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