Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract]

Schedule Of Financial Information Concerning Reportable Segments

The following tables summarize financial information concerning our reportable segments:



	For the year Ended December 31,
	2011			2012			2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net sales to external customers:
Industrial Materials	$	1,132,194		$	1,025,571		$	909,448
Engineered Solutions	187,990			222,693			257,226
Total net sales	$	1,320,184		$	1,248,264		$	1,166,674
Segment operating income:
Industrial Materials	$	158,547		$	143,268		$	(22,452	)
Engineered Solutions	7,462			13,200			19,882
Total segment operating income	$	166,009		$	156,468		$	(2,570	)
Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes
Other expense (income), net	4,835			(1,005		)	1,698
Interest expense	18,307			23,247			36,037
Interest income	(424		)	(261		)	(203		)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	$	143,291		$	134,487		$	(40,102	)

Schedule Of Long-Lived Assets By Reportable Segment [Table Text Block]



	At December 31,
	2012		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Long-lived assets (a):
Industrial Materials.	$	633,205	$	601,322
Engineered Solutions	200,702		219,663
Total long-lived assets	$	833,907	$	820,985

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize information as to our operations in different geographic areas.



	For the year Ended December 31,
	2011		2012		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net sales:
U.S.	$	353,416	$	372,014	$	289,866
Americas	252,316		195,748		177,602
Asia Pacific	240,220		235,658		220,945
Europe, Middle East, Africa	474,232		444,844		478,261
Total	$	1,320,184	$	1,248,264	$	1,166,674

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]



	At December 31,
	2012		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Long-lived assets (a):
U.S. and Canada	$	523,818	$	540,274
Mexico	79,279		83,428
Brazil	47,593		26,008
France	55,792		61,264
Spain	78,392		82,051
South Africa	36,937		16,408
Switzerland	4,829		4,618
Other countries	7,267		6,934
Total	$	833,907	$	820,985


(a)	Long-lived assets represent fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the names of foreign countries from which revenue is material and the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to those countries. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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