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Segment Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2011

Financial Information For Reportable Segments


	Three Months Ended August 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010
Net sales
Steel Processing	$	408,174		$	354,865
Pressure Cylinders		168,829			136,074
Metal Framing		3,145			84,504
Other		22,239			41,362

Consolidated net sales	$	602,387		$	616,805


Operating income (loss)
Steel Processing	$	16,276		$	16,617
Pressure Cylinders		11,915			9,554
Metal Framing		(3,688	)		(3,930	)
Other		(3,320	)		(1,169	)

Consolidated operating income	$	21,183		$	21,072


Pre-tax restructuring and other expense
Steel Processing	$	-		$	(102	)
Pressure Cylinders		-			-
Metal Framing		-			920
Other		1,703			246

Consolidated pre-tax restructuring and other expense	$	1,703		$	1,064


Joint venture transactions
Steel Processing	$	-		$	-
Pressure Cylinders		-			-
Metal Framing		3,215			-
Other		-			-

Consolidated joint venture transactions	$	3,215		$	-


(in thousands)	August 31, 2011			May 31, 2011
Total assets
Steel Processing	$	713,919		$	742,838
Pressure Cylinders		515,998			481,361
Metal Framing		28,842			37,069
Other		386,662			405,981

Consolidated total assets	$	1,645,421		$	1,667,249

- 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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