BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2014

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Segment reporting information of sales and operating income

	2014		2013		2012
SALES:
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment:
Lighting, Traffic, and Roadway Products	$	648,352	$	660,423	$	637,082
Communication Products		161,618		139,888		134,711
Offshore and Other Complex Steel Structures		146,432		—		—
Access Systems		181,495		201,498		159,740
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment		1,137,897		1,001,809		931,533
Utility Support Structures segment:
Steel		714,427		853,459		752,621
Concrete		110,589		108,579		120,899
Utility Support Structures segment		825,016		962,038		873,520
Coatings segment		333,853		357,635		334,552
Irrigation segment		759,178		882,179		750,641
Other		231,668		303,595		328,737
Total		3,287,612		3,507,256		3,218,983
INTERSEGMENT SALES:
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment		75,259		104,306		98,220
Utility Support Structures segment		2,451		2,343		3,857
Coatings segment		55,418		56,649		52,478
Irrigation segment		19		5		49
Other		31,322		39,742		34,838
Total		164,469		203,045		189,442
NET SALES:
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment		1,062,638		897,503		833,313
Utility Support Structures segment		822,565		959,695		869,663
Coatings segment		278,435		300,986		282,074
Irrigation segment		759,159		882,174		750,592
Other		200,346		263,853		293,899
Total	$	3,123,143	$	3,304,211	$	3,029,541

	2014			2013			2012
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):
Engineered Infrastructure Products	$	103,296		$	87,647		$	54,013
Utility Support Structures		95,118			174,740			129,025
Coatings		60,921			74,917			71,641
Irrigation		128,145			181,498			143,605
Other		25,898			30,984			46,575
Corporate		(55,662	)		(76,717	)		(62,563	)
Total		357,716			473,069			382,296
Interest expense, net		(30,744	)		(26,025	)		(23,353	)
Costs associated with refinancing of debt		(38,705	)		—			—
Other		(4,084	)		2,373			347
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	$	284,183		$	449,417		$	359,290
TOTAL ASSETS:
Engineered Infrastructure Products	$	1,057,090		$	873,757		$	784,659
Utility Support Structures		470,720			524,113			510,943
Coatings		301,707			315,663			334,841
Irrigation		331,962			323,435			287,354
Other		117,300			126,337			202,289
Corporate		450,889			613,189			448,465
Total	$	2,729,668		$	2,776,494		$	2,568,551
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
Engineered Infrastructure Products	$	14,328		$	15,878		$	20,244
Utility Support Structures		9,014			39,347			41,081
Coatings		14,029			12,206			13,280
Irrigation		15,488			21,416			12,618
Other		9,220			6,270			4,428
Corporate		10,944			11,636			5,423
Total	$	73,023		$	106,753		$	97,074
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:
Engineered Infrastructure Products	$	40,239		$	31,057		$	27,164
Utility Support Structures		17,811			14,375			13,284
Coatings		14,615			14,656			12,015
Irrigation		9,352			6,679			6,209
Other		5,512			7,663			8,168
Corporate		1,799			3,006			3,378
Total	$	89,328		$	77,436		$	70,218

Summary by Geographical Area by Location

	2014		2013		2012
NET SALES:
United States	$	1,808,427	$	2,077,812	$	1,870,703
Australia		439,530		492,698		499,025
China		110,923		97,788		135,398
Denmark		146,432		—		—
Other		617,831		635,913		524,415
Total	$	3,123,143	$	3,304,211	$	3,029,541
LONG-LIVED ASSETS:
United States	$	616,718	$	530,042	$	470,154
Australia		316,382		342,320		321,456
Denmark		111,161		—		—
Other		292,862		306,293		351,001
Total	$	1,337,123	$	1,178,655	$	1,142,611