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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment |
|  | 2017
|  | Net Sales |  | Segment Profit |  | Segment Assets |  | Depreciation/Amortization |  | Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets
Rail Products and Services |  | $ | 256,127 |  |  | $ | 12,216 |  |  | $ | 192,038 |  |  | $ | 7,004 |  |  | $ | 2,915 |
Construction Products |  | 161,801 |  |  | 11,620 |  |  | 83,154 |  |  | 1,955 |  |  | 1,390 |
Tubular and Energy Services |  | 118,449 |  |  | 3,849 |  |  | 100,706 |  |  | 9,410 |  |  | 1,282 |
Total |  | $ | 536,377 |  |  | $ | 27,685 |  |  | $ | 375,898 |  |  | $ | 18,369 |  |  | $ | 5,587 |
|  | 2016
|  | Net Sales |  | Segment (Loss) Profit* |  | Segment Assets* |  | Depreciation/Amortization |  | Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets
Rail Products and Services |  | $ | 239,127 |  |  | $ | (26,228 | ) |  | $ | 174,049 |  |  | $ | 7,276 |  |  | $ | 856 |
Construction Products |  | 145,602 |  |  | 8,189 |  |  | 81,074 |  |  | 2,256 |  |  | 687 |
Tubular and Energy Services |  | 98,785 |  |  | (116,126 | ) |  | 100,006 |  |  | 12,644 |  |  | 3,810 |
Total |  | $ | 483,514 |  |  | $ | (134,165 | ) |  | $ | 355,129 |  |  | $ | 22,176 |  |  | $ | 5,353 |
|  | 2015
|  | Net Sales |  | Segment Profit (Loss)** |  | Segment Assets** |  | Depreciation/Amortization |  | Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets
Rail Products and Services |  | $ | 328,982 |  |  | $ | 27,037 |  |  | $ | 241,222 |  |  | $ | 8,098 |  |  | $ | 4,273 |
Construction Products |  | 176,394 |  |  | 12,958 |  |  | 86,335 |  |  | 2,720 |  |  | 1,260 |
Tubular and Energy Services |  | 119,147 |  |  | (81,344 | ) |  | 216,715 |  |  | 14,857 |  |  | 4,303 |
Total |  | $ | 624,523 |  |  | $ | (41,349 | ) |  | $ | 544,272 |  |  | $ | 25,675 |  |  | $ | 9,836 |
* | Segment loss includes impairment of goodwill, definite-lived intangible assets, and property, plant, and equipment as further described in Note 4 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Note 7 Property, Plant, and Equipment.
** | Segment loss includes impairment of goodwill as further described in Note 4 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated | Reconciliations of reportable segment net sales, profits (losses), assets, depreciation/amortization, and expenditures for long-lived assets to the Company’s consolidated totals are as follows for the years ended and as of December 31:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Income (loss) from Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) for reportable segments |  | $ | 27,685 |  |  | $ | (134,165 | ) |  | $ | (41,349 | )
Interest expense |  | (8,377 | ) |  | (6,551 | ) |  | (4,378 | )
Interest income |  | 307 |  |  | 228 |  |  | 206 |
Other income |  | 367 |  |  | 1,523 |  |  | 5,585 |
LIFO (expense) income |  | (2,009 | ) |  | 2,643 |  |  | 2,468 |
Equity in income (loss) of nonconsolidated investments |  | 6 |  |  | (1,290 | ) |  | (413 | )
Corporate expense, cost of capital elimination, and other unallocated charges |  | (9,937 | ) |  | (9,557 | ) |  | (12,696 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes |  | $ | 8,042 |  |  | $ | (147,169 | ) |  | $ | (50,577 | )
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total for reportable segments |  | $ | 375,898 |  |  | $ | 355,129 |  |  | $ | 544,272 |
Unallocated corporate assets |  | 25,845 |  |  | 41,072 |  |  | 28,209 |
LIFO |  | (5,187 | ) |  | (3,178 | ) |  | (5,821 | )
Total Assets |  | $ | 396,556 |  |  | $ | 393,023 |  |  | $ | 566,660 |
Depreciation/Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total for reportable segments |  | $ | 18,369 |  |  | $ | 22,176 |  |  | $ | 25,675 |
Other |  | 1,472 |  |  | 1,316 |  |  | 999 |
Total |  | $ | 19,841 |  |  | $ | 23,492 |  |  | $ | 26,674 |
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total for reportable segments |  | $ | 5,587 |  |  | $ | 5,353 |  |  | $ | 9,836 |
Expenditures funded through financing agreements |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 288 |
Other expenditures |  | 562 |  |  | 2,311 |  |  | 5,077 |
Total |  | $ | 6,149 |  |  | $ | 7,664 |  |  | $ | 15,201 |
Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas | The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major geographic region in which the Company has operations for the years ended December 31:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
United States |  | $ | 431,868 |  |  | $ | 390,930 |  |  | $ | 522,404 |
Canada |  | 38,859 |  |  | 30,644 |  |  | 40,545 |
United Kingdom |  | 37,237 |  |  | 37,188 |  |  | 26,817 |
Other |  | 28,413 |  |  | 24,752 |  |  | 34,757 |
|  | $ | 536,377 |  |  | $ | 483,514 |  |  | $ | 624,523 |
Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas | The following table summarizes the Company’s long-lived assets by geographic region at December 31:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
United States |  | $ | 89,439 |  |  | $ | 96,650 |  |  | $ | 118,053 |
Canada |  | 4,788 |  |  | 5,445 |  |  | 6,186 |
United Kingdom |  | 1,850 |  |  | 1,842 |  |  | 2,449 |
Other |  | 19 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 57 |
|  | $ | 96,096 |  |  | $ | 103,973 |  |  | $ | 126,745 |
Schedule of Revenues by Major Product Line | The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major product line:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Rail Technologies |  | $ | 100,257 |  |  | $ | 90,469 |  |  | $ | 98,237 |
Rail Distribution |  | 90,696 |  |  | 83,236 |  |  | 126,277 |
Piling |  | 73,158 |  |  | 70,535 |  |  | 94,853 |
Precast Concrete Products |  | 55,877 |  |  | 54,514 |  |  | 52,044 |
Test and Inspection Services |  | 39,198 |  |  | 20,765 |  |  | 35,906 |
Protective Coatings |  | 38,096 |  |  | 23,043 |  |  | 33,532 |
Fabricated Bridge |  | 32,766 |  |  | 20,553 |  |  | 29,496 |
Precision Measurement Systems |  | 29,670 |  |  | 42,830 |  |  | 36,048 |
Other products |  | 76,659 |  |  | 77,569 |  |  | 118,130 |
|  | $ | 536,377 |  |  | $ | 483,514 |  |  | $ | 624,523 |

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