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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
General Corporate Expenses | Information about our continuing operations in different business segments is detailed below.
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agricultural products |  | $ | 167,614 |  |  | $ | 217,329 |  |  | $ | 231,599 |
Industrial acids and other chemical products |  |  | 141,936 |  |  |  | 162,498 |  |  |  | 161,776 |
Mining products |  |  | 63,042 |  |  |  | 96,538 |  |  |  | 118,479 |
Natural gas |  |  | 8,077 |  |  |  | 1,448 |  |  |  | — |
Total Chemical |  |  | 380,669 |  |  |  | 477,813 |  |  |  | 511,854 |
Climate Control: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geothermal and water source heat pumps |  |  | 183,757 |  |  |  | 162,697 |  |  |  | 183,789 |
Hydronic fan coils |  |  | 64,541 |  |  |  | 55,812 |  |  |  | 54,379 |
Other HVAC products |  |  | 36,720 |  |  |  | 47,662 |  |  |  | 43,397 |
Total Climate Control |  |  | 285,018 |  |  |  | 266,171 |  |  |  | 281,565 |
Other |  |  | 13,600 |  |  |  | 15,047 |  |  |  | 11,837 |
|  | $ | 679,287 |  |  | $ | 759,031 |  |  | $ | 805,256 |
Gross profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical |  | $ | 46,165 |  |  | $ | 97,692 |  |  | $ | 130,687 |
Climate Control |  |  | 92,907 |  |  |  | 80,981 |  |  |  | 88,178 |
Other |  |  | 4,484 |  |  |  | 5,063 |  |  |  | 4,153 |
|  | $ | 143,556 |  |  | $ | 183,736 |  |  | $ | 223,018 |
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical |  | $ | 87,784 |  |  | $ | 82,101 |  |  | $ | 116,503 |
Climate Control |  |  | 30,386 |  |  |  | 25,834 |  |  |  | 32,759 |
Other |  |  | 1,699 |  |  |  | 2,091 |  |  |  | 1,584 |
General corporate expenses (1) |  |  | (14,561 | ) |  |  | (14,371 | ) |  |  | (14,403 | )
|  |  | 105,308 |  |  |  | 95,655 |  |  |  | 136,443 |
Interest expense, net |  |  | 13,986 |  |  |  | 4,237 |  |  |  | 6,658 |
Losses on extinguishment of debt |  |  | 1,296 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 136 |
Non-operating expense (income), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Climate Control |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (2 | )
Corporate and other business operations |  |  | (98 | ) |  |  | (279 | ) |  |  | 3 |
Provisions for income taxes |  |  | 35,421 |  |  |  | 33,594 |  |  |  | 46,208 |
Equity in earnings of affiliate—Climate Control |  |  | (436 | ) |  |  | (681 | ) |  |  | (543 | )
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 55,141 |  |  | $ | 58,786 |  |  | $ | 83,984 |
General Corporate Expenses and Other Business Operations, Net |
(1) | General corporate expenses consist of the following:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Selling, general and administrative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personnel costs |  | $ | (8,096 | ) |  | $ | (8,110 | ) |  | $ | (6,791 | )
Professional fees |  |  | (4,813 | ) |  |  | (4,116 | ) |  |  | (3,804 | )
All other |  |  | (2,208 | ) |  |  | (2,533 | ) |  |  | (3,404 | )
Total selling, general and administrative |  |  | (15,117 | ) |  |  | (14,759 | ) |  |  | (13,999 | )
Other income |  |  | 584 |  |  |  | 388 |  |  |  | 226 |
Other expense |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (630 | )
Total general corporate expenses |  | $ | (14,561 | ) |  | $ | (14,371 | ) |  | $ | (14,403 | )
PP&E and Total Assets by Business Segment | Information about our PP&E and total assets by business segment is detailed below:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical |  | $ | 23,497 |  |  | $ | 16,355 |  |  | $ | 14,659 |
Climate Control |  |  | 4,707 |  |  |  | 4,250 |  |  |  | 3,853 |
Other |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 107 |
Corporate assets |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 143 |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E |  | $ | 28,310 |  |  | $ | 20,681 |  |  | $ | 18,762 |
Additions to PP&E: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical |  | $ | 160,343 |  |  | $ | 141,399 |  |  | $ | 39,835 |
Climate Control |  |  | 5,576 |  |  |  | 5,816 |  |  |  | 5,746 |
Other |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 889 |  |  |  | 54 |
Corporate assets |  |  | 435 |  |  |  | 2,701 |  |  |  | 2,322 |
Total additions to PP&E |  | $ | 166,419 |  |  | $ | 150,805 |  |  | $ | 47,957 |
Total assets at December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical |  | $ | 842,725 |  |  | $ | 394,479 |  |  | $ | 294,886 |
Climate Control |  |  | 159,960 |  |  |  | 139,526 |  |  |  | 160,515 |
Other |  |  | 6,832 |  |  |  | 8,204 |  |  |  | 7,857 |
Corporate assets |  |  | 73,580 |  |  |  | 34,403 |  |  |  | 38,751 |
Total assets |  | $ | 1,083,097 |  |  | $ | 576,612 |  |  | $ | 502,009 |
Net Sales to Foreign Customers | Net sales to unaffiliated customers are to U.S. customers except foreign export sales as follows:
Geographic Area |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Canada |  | $ | 19,976 |  |  | $ | 21,079 |  |  | $ | 23,765 |
Other |  |  | 14,178 |  |  |  | 11,091 |  |  |  | 12,450 |
|  | $ | 34,154 |  |  | $ | 32,170 |  |  | $ | 36,215 |

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