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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Segment Information |
15. | SEGMENT INFORMATION:
The operating segments reported below are based on the nature of the products sold by the Company and are the segments of the Company for which separate financial information is available and for which operating results are regularly evaluated by executive management to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance. Management evaluates segment performance based on segment gross profit and operating income. The Company's Water Transmission segment manufactures and markets large diameter, high-pressure steel pipe used primarily for water transmission. The Company's Water Transmission products are manufactured at one of seven manufacturing facilities located in Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado; Adelanto, California; Pleasant Grove, Utah; Parkersburg, West Virginia; Saginaw, Texas; and Monterrey, Mexico. Products are sold primarily to public water agencies either directly or through an installation contractor. The Company's Tubular Products segment manufactures and markets smaller diameter, ERW steel pipe for use in a wide range of applications, including energy, construction, agricultural, and industrial systems. Tubular Products manufacturing facilities are located in Atchison, Kansas; Houston, Texas; and Bossier City, Louisiana. Tubular Products are marketed through a network of direct sales force personnel and sales agents throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Based on the location of the customer, the Company sold principally all products in the United States, Canada and Mexico. No one customer represented more than 10% of total sales in 2011, 2010 or 2009. As of December 31, 2011, all material long-lived assets are located in the United States.
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water transmission |  | $ | 271,885 |  |  | $ | 221,251 |  |  | $ | 210,396 |
Tubular products |  |  | 239,783 |  |  |  | 165,499 |  |  |  | 68,258 |
Total |  | $ | 511,668 |  |  | $ | 386,750 |  |  | $ | 278,654 |
Gross profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water transmission |  | $ | 43,182 |  |  | $ | 19,430 |  |  | $ | 13,783 |
Tubular products |  |  | 15,956 |  |  |  | 10,258 |  |  |  | (7,099 | )
Total |  | $ | 59,138 |  |  | $ | 29,688 |  |  | $ | 6,684 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water transmission |  | $ | 34,113 |  |  | $ | 10,825 |  |  | $ | 4,449 |
Tubular products |  |  | 12,660 |  |  |  | 6,963 |  |  |  | (8,861 | )
|  |  | 46,773 |  |  |  | 17,788 |  |  |  | (4,412 | )
Corporate |  |  | (13,950 | ) |  |  | (17,193 | ) |  |  | (9,904 | )
Total |  | $ | 32,823 |  |  | $ | 595 |  |  | $ | (14,316 | )
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water transmission |  | $ | 8,729 |  |  | $ | 8,282 |  |  | $ | 7,341 |
Tubular products |  |  | 5,723 |  |  |  | 5,005 |  |  |  | 3,079 |
|  |  | 14,452 |  |  |  | 13,287 |  |  |  | 10,420 |
Corporate |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 579 |  |  |  | 862 |
Total |  | $ | 14,521 |  |  | $ | 13,865 |  |  | $ | 11,282 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water transmission |  | $ | 4,765 |  |  | $ | 9,307 |  |  | $ | 6,970 |
Tubular products |  |  | 11,386 |  |  |  | 9,135 |  |  |  | 14,303 |
|  |  | 16,151 |  |  |  | 18,442 |  |  |  | 21,273 |
Corporate |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | 75 |
Total |  | $ | 16,333 |  |  | $ | 18,597 |  |  | $ | 21,348 |
Net sales by geographic region: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 455,625 |  |  | $ | 347,028 |  |  | $ | 237,680 |
Other |  |  | 56,043 |  |  |  | 39,722 |  |  |  | 40,974 |
Total |  | $ | 511,668 |  |  | $ | 386,750 |  |  | $ | 278,654 |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Goodwill: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water transmission |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Tubular products |  |  | 20,478 |  |  |  | 21,451 |
Total |  | $ | 20,478 |  |  | $ | 21,451 |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water transmission |  | $ | 203,073 |  |  | $ | 225,712 |
Tubular products |  |  | 181,058 |  |  |  | 148,941 |
|  |  | 384,131 |  |  |  | 374,653 |
Corporate |  |  | 29,242 |  |  |  | 40,230 |
Total |  | $ | 413,373 |  |  | $ | 414,883 |
All property and equipment is located in the United States as of December 31, 2011, except for a total of $2.4 million which is located in Mexico. All property and equipment was located in the United States as of December 31, 2010, except for a total of $2.6 million which was located in Asia, and $2.5 million was located in Mexico.

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