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Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Financial Information |
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical (1) |  | $ | 126,814 |  |  | $ | 115,221 |
Climate Control |  |  | 65,198 |  |  |  | 60,349 |
Other |  |  | 1,846 |  |  |  | 2,955 |
|  | $ | 193,858 |  |  | $ | 178,525 |
Gross profit: (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical (1) (3) |  | $ | 21,830 |  |  | $ | 28,426 |
Climate Control |  |  | 19,962 |  |  |  | 19,264 |
Other |  |  | 567 |  |  |  | 1,032 |
|  | $ | 42,359 |  |  | $ | 48,722 |
Operating income (loss): (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical (1) (3) |  | $ | 16,660 |  |  | $ | 28,813 |
Climate Control |  |  | 4,312 |  |  |  | 4,332 |
Other |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 387 |
General corporate expenses (5) |  |  | (6,747 | ) |  |  | (7,671 | )
|  |  | 14,223 |  |  |  | 25,861 |
Interest expense, net (6) |  |  | 3,398 |  |  |  | 6,708 |
Non-operating expense (income), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemical |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  | (77 | )
Corporate and other business operations |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |
Provisions for income taxes |  |  | 4,181 |  |  |  | 7,654 |
Equity in earnings of affiliate - Climate Control |  |  | — |  |  |  | (67 | )
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 6,679 |  |  | $ | 11,643 |
(1) | During the first quarter of 2014, our Chemical Business experienced downtime at the Pryor Facility resulting in lost production and adverse effect on operating results.
(2) | Gross profit by business segment represents net sales less cost of sales. Gross profit classified as “Other” relates to the sales of industrial machinery and related components.
(3) | During the first quarter of 2014, we recognized business interruption and property insurance recoveries totaling $28.0 million, of which approximately $22.9 million was recognized as a reduction to cost of sales.
(4) | Our chief operating decision makers use operating income (loss) by business segment for purposes of making decisions that include resource allocations and performance evaluations. Operating income (loss) by business segment represents gross profit (loss) by business segment less selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) incurred by each business segment plus other income and other expense earned/incurred by each business segment before general corporate expenses.
(5) | General corporate expenses consist of the following:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Selling, general and administrative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personnel costs |  | $ | (2,602 | ) |  | $ | (1,715 | )
Fees and expenses relating to shareholders (A) |  |  | (1,679 | ) |  |  | (4,200 | )
Professional fees |  |  | (1,544 | ) |  |  | (1,188 | )
All other |  |  | (897 | ) |  |  | (591 | )
Total selling, general and administrative |  |  | (6,722 | ) |  |  | (7,694 | )
Other income |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 23 |
Other expense |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | — |
Total general corporate expenses |  | $ | (6,747 | ) |  | $ | (7,671 | )
(A) | These fees and expenses include costs associated with evaluating and analyzing proposals received from certain activist shareholders and dealing, negotiating and settling with those shareholders in order to avoid proxy contests.
(6) | During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, interest expense is net of capitalized interest of $5.6 million and $2.3 million, respectively.
General Corporate Expenses and Other Business Operations, Net |
(5) | General corporate expenses consist of the following:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Selling, general and administrative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personnel costs |  | $ | (2,602 | ) |  | $ | (1,715 | )
Fees and expenses relating to shareholders (A) |  |  | (1,679 | ) |  |  | (4,200 | )
Professional fees |  |  | (1,544 | ) |  |  | (1,188 | )
All other |  |  | (897 | ) |  |  | (591 | )
Total selling, general and administrative |  |  | (6,722 | ) |  |  | (7,694 | )
Other income |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 23 |
Other expense |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | — |
Total general corporate expenses |  | $ | (6,747 | ) |  | $ | (7,671 | )
(A) | These fees and expenses include costs associated with evaluating and analyzing proposals received from certain activist shareholders and dealing, negotiating and settling with those shareholders in order to avoid proxy contests.
Total Assets by Business Segment | Information about our total assets by business segment is as follows:
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Chemical |  | $ | 945,147 |  |  | $ | 929,745 |
Climate Control |  |  | 130,784 |  |  |  | 133,183 |
Other |  |  | 5,995 |  |  |  | 5,960 |
Corporate assets |  |  | 58,643 |  |  |  | 68,117 |
Total assets |  | $ | 1,140,569 |  |  | $ | 1,137,005 |

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