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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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