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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Segment Financial Information |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  | $ | 198,286 |  |  | $ | 212,628 |  |  | $ | 67,982 |  |  | $ | 71,804 |
Chemical (1) |  |  | 372,551 |  |  |  | 369,820 |  |  |  | 110,212 |  |  |  | 102,769 |
Other |  |  | 11,057 |  |  |  | 7,444 |  |  |  | 4,180 |  |  |  | 2,207 |
|  | $ | 581,894 |  |  | $ | 589,892 |  |  | $ | 182,374 |  |  | $ | 176,780 |
Gross profit: (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  | $ | 60,892 |  |  | $ | 67,689 |  |  | $ | 20,457 |  |  | $ | 22,808 |
Chemical (1) |  |  | 78,789 |  |  |  | 89,789 |  |  |  | 11,291 |  |  |  | 10,677 |
Other |  |  | 3,685 |  |  |  | 2,719 |  |  |  | 1,439 |  |  |  | 772 |
|  | $ | 143,366 |  |  | $ | 160,197 |  |  | $ | 33,187 |  |  | $ | 34,257 |
Operating income: (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  | $ | 20,007 |  |  | $ | 26,357 |  |  | $ | 6,856 |  |  | $ | 8,738 |
Chemical (1) |  |  | 67,023 |  |  |  | 78,923 |  |  |  | 7,529 |  |  |  | 7,105 |
General corporate expenses and other business operations, net (4) |  |  | (9,736 | ) |  |  | (10,477 | ) |  |  | (2,496 | ) |  |  | (3,351 | )
|  |  | 77,294 |  |  |  | 94,803 |  |  |  | 11,889 |  |  |  | 12,492 |
Interest expense |  |  | (3,800 | ) |  |  | (5,481 | ) |  |  | (1,489 | ) |  |  | (1,901 | )
Losses on extinguishment of debt |  |  | — |  |  |  | (136 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Non-operating other income (expense), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Climate Control |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |
Chemical |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate and other business operations |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (2 | )
Provisions for income taxes |  |  | (27,110 | ) |  |  | (33,582 | ) |  |  | (3,857 | ) |  |  | (4,433 | )
Equity in earnings of affiliate-Climate Control |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | 375 |  |  |  | 169 |  |  |  | 168 |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 47,164 |  |  | $ | 55,982 |  |  | $ | 6,710 |  |  | $ | 6,324 |
General corporate expenses and other business operations, net |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Gross profit-Other |  | $ | 3,685 |  |  | $ | 2,719 |  |  | $ | 1,439 |  |  | $ | 772 |
Selling, general and administrative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personnel costs |  |  | (7,829 | ) |  |  | (6,338 | ) |  |  | (2,299 | ) |  |  | (2,187 | )
Professional fees |  |  | (3,250 | ) |  |  | (3,046 | ) |  |  | (881 | ) |  |  | (957 | )
All other |  |  | (2,639 | ) |  |  | (3,420 | ) |  |  | (857 | ) |  |  | (909 | )
Total selling, general and administrative |  |  | (13,718 | ) |  |  | (12,804 | ) |  |  | (4,037 | ) |  |  | (4,053 | )
Other income |  |  | 302 |  |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 107 |  |  |  | 26 |
Other expense |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (494 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (96 | )
Total general corporate expenses and other business operations, net |  | $ | (9,736 | ) |  | $ | (10,477 | ) |  | $ | (2,496 | ) |  | $ | (3,351 | )
Total assets by business segment |
|  | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Climate Control |  | $ | 118,994 |  |  | $ | 119,323 |
Chemical |  |  | 280,475 |  |  |  | 214,246 |
Corporate assets and other |  |  | 161,700 |  |  |  | 168,440 |
Total assets |  | $ | 561,169 |  |  | $ | 502,009 |

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