Approximate number of wind towers that can be produced annually.

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	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
SEGMENT REPORTING
Revenues	$ 51,051us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 58,800us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating profit (loss)	(4,978)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(995)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,578	3,114
Capital Expenditures	839	2,200
Total Assets	137,427us-gaap_Assets		146,617us-gaap_Assets
Towers and Weldments Segment
SEGMENT REPORTING
Number of facilities	2
Revenues	40,797	48,134
Operating profit (loss)	1,135	5,612
Depreciation and amortization expense	914	984
Capital Expenditures	511	1,233
Towers and Weldments Segment \| Maximum
SEGMENT REPORTING
Annual tower production capacity (in towers)	500
Towers and Weldments Segment \| Minimum
SEGMENT REPORTING
Power generating capacity of turbines that towers produced annually can support (in megawatts)	1,000
Gearing
SEGMENT REPORTING
Revenues	8,432	8,275
Operating profit (loss)	(1,211)	(2,966)
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,296	1,801
Capital Expenditures	72	634
Services
SEGMENT REPORTING
Primary service locations	2
Revenues	1,822	2,391
Operating profit (loss)	(2,624)	(1,339)
Depreciation and amortization expense	322	313
Capital Expenditures	171	30
Corporate
SEGMENT REPORTING
Operating profit (loss)	(2,283)	(2,253)
Depreciation and amortization expense	46	16
Capital Expenditures	85	303
Eliminations
SEGMENT REPORTING
Operating profit (loss)	5	(49)
Total Assets	(275,537)		(263,688)
Operating segments
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	137,427		146,617
Operating segments \| Towers and Weldments Segment
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	65,005		50,691
Operating segments \| Gearing
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	48,200		50,238
Operating segments \| Services
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	8,377		10,884
Operating segments \| Assets held for sale
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	700		738
Operating segments \| Corporate
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	290,682		297,754
Eliminations \| Towers and Weldments Segment
SEGMENT REPORTING
Intersegment revenues	231	160
Eliminations \| Gearing
SEGMENT REPORTING
Intersegment revenues	176	499
Eliminations \| Services
SEGMENT REPORTING
Intersegment revenues	116	47
Eliminations \| Eliminations
SEGMENT REPORTING
Intersegment revenues	$ (523)	$ (706)