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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Business Segments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2013
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Expenditures
|  | Net |  | Segment |  | Segment |  | Depreciation/ |  | for Long-Lived
|  | Sales |  | Profit |  | Assets |  | Amortization |  | Assets
Rail Products | $ | 363,667 | $ | 28,692 | $ | 252,049 | $ | 6,505 | $ | 3,383
Construction Products |  | 191,751 |  | 10,206 |  | 77,900 |  | 1,758 |  | 1,805
Tubular Products |  | 42,545 |  | 9,208 |  | 37,107 |  | 1,054 |  | 2,460
Total | $ | 597,963 | $ | 48,106 | $ | 367,056 | $ | 9,317 | $ | 7,648
|  | 2012
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Expenditures
|  | Net |  | Segment |  | Segment |  | Depreciation/ |  | for Long-Lived
|  | Sales |  | Profit |  | Assets |  | Amortization |  | Assets
Rail Products | $ | 370,322 | $ | 9,074 | $ | 243,072 | $ | 9,736 | $ | 4,180
Construction Products |  | 169,253 |  | 7,859 |  | 73,804 |  | 2,119 |  | 474
Tubular Products |  | 48,966 |  | 12,854 |  | 13,573 |  | 599 |  | 1,350
Total | $ | 588,541 | $ | 29,787 | $ | 330,449 | $ | 12,454 | $ | 6,004
|  | 2011
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Expenditures
|  | Net |  | Segment |  | Segment |  | Depreciation/ |  | for Long-Lived
|  | Sales |  | Profit |  | Assets |  | Amortization |  | Assets
Rail Products | $ | 315,133 | $ | 18,724 | $ | 219,917 | $ | 8,908 | $ | 5,894
Construction Products |  | 227,734 |  | 16,323 |  | 88,615 |  | 2,180 |  | 1,049
Tubular Products |  | 32,470 |  | 6,810 |  | 11,758 |  | 453 |  | 3,995
Total | $ | 575,337 | $ | 41,857 | $ | 320,290 | $ | 11,541 | $ | 10,938
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Income from Continuing Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total for reportable segments | $ | 48,106 | $ | 29,787 | $ | 41,857
Adjustment of inventory to LIFO |  | 37 |  | 1,118 |  | (2,183)
Unallocated interest income |  | 659 |  | 452 |  | 321
Unallocated equity in income of nonconsolidated investments |  | 1,316 |  | 837 |  | 707
Unallocated corporate amounts |  | (6,003) |  | (8,364) |  | (8,050)
Income from continuing operations, before income taxes | $ | 44,115 | $ | 23,830 | $ | 32,652
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total for reportable segments | $ | 367,056 | $ | 330,449 | $ | 320,290
Unallocated corporate assets |  | 55,625 |  | 84,737 |  | 69,787
LIFO |  | (9,027) |  | (9,064) |  | (10,183)
Total assets | $ | 413,654 | $ | 406,122 | $ | 379,894
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Depreciation/Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total for reportable segments | $ | 9,317 | $ | 12,454 | $ | 11,541
Other |  | 685 |  | 519 |  | 466
Total | $ | 10,002 | $ | 12,973 | $ | 12,007
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total for reportable segments | $ | 7,648 | $ | 6,004 | $ | 10,938
Other expenditures |  | 2,026 |  | 1,156 |  | 795
Total | $ | 9,674 | $ | 7,160 | $ | 11,733
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company’s sales from continuing operations by major geographic region in which the Company has operations:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
United States | $ | 495,710 | $ | 485,111 | $ | 483,889
Canada |  | 37,290 |  | 40,892 |  | 41,252
United Kingdom |  | 16,548 |  | 18,698 |  | 14,728
Other |  | 48,415 |  | 43,840 |  | 35,468
| $ | 597,963 | $ | 588,541 | $ | 575,337
The following table summarizes the Company’s long-lived assets from continuing operations by geographic region:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
United States | $ | 40,717 | $ | 31,961 | $ | 35,918
Canada |  | 8,833 |  | 9,773 |  | 9,374
United Kingdom |  | 559 |  | 599 |  | 545
| $ | 50,109 | $ | 42,333 | $ | 45,837
Schedule of Revenues by Major Product Line [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major product line from continuing operations:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Rail distribution products | $ | 144,911 | $ | 155,832 | $ | 115,777
Piling products |  | 140,302 |  | 114,070 |  | 162,641
Rail Technologies products |  | 88,670 |  | 92,826 |  | 97,775
CXT concrete tie products |  | 44,108 |  | 58,182 |  | 48,968
Transit products |  | 41,947 |  | 22,215 |  | 17,256
CXT concrete building products |  | 32,969 |  | 30,195 |  | 35,557
Other products |  | 105,056 |  | 115,221 |  | 97,363
| $ | 597,963 | $ | 588,541 | $ | 575,337

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