BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment reporting information of sales and operating income

(7) BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Continued)

Summary by Business

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 26, 2016			March 28, 2015
SALES:
Engineered Support Structures segment:
Lighting, Traffic, and Roadway Products	$	146,302		$	145,348
Communication Products	30,669			32,556
Engineered Support Structures segment	176,971			177,904
Energy and Mining segment:
Offshore and Other Complex Steel Structures	22,969			24,848
Grinding Media	19,490			27,491
Access Systems	29,990			35,722
Energy and Mining segment	72,449			88,061
Utility Support Structures segment:
Steel	121,971			158,273
Concrete	22,549			18,068
Utility Support Structures segment	144,520			176,341
Coatings segment	68,581			74,360
Irrigation segment	158,514			174,577
Other	—			2,169
Total	621,035			693,412
INTERSEGMENT SALES:
Engineered Support Structures segment	11,012			7,106
Energy & Mining segment	1,658			49
Utility Support Structures segment	176			289
Coatings segment	9,813			12,547
Irrigation segment	1,771			1,724
Other	—			1,299
Total	24,430			23,014
NET SALES:
Engineered Support Structures segment	165,959			170,798
Energy & Mining segment	70,791			88,012
Utility Support Structures segment	144,344			176,052
Coatings segment	58,768			61,813
Irrigation segment	156,743			172,853
Other	—			870
Total	$	596,605		$	670,398
OPERATING INCOME:
Engineered Support Structures segment	$	14,208		$	9,450
Energy & Mining segment	1,902			4,366
Utility Support Structures segment	14,768			15,357
Coatings segment	11,413			10,999
Irrigation segment	28,845			30,174
Other	—			(1,108		)
Corporate	(8,771		)	(11,555		)
Total	$	62,365		$	57,683