SEGMENT INFORMATION AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK - (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Net sales, operating earnings (loss) and (loss) earnings before (benefit) provision for income taxes for the Company’s reporting segments for the three years ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

	For the year ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(Dollar amounts in millions)
Net sales:
AQH	$	595.1		$	600.5		$	598.3
SCS	436.5			347.2			224.7
ERG	294.4			274.5			284.6
RCH	568.9			415.2			381.8
CAS	488.6			470.8			513.9
AVC	162.6			179.7			198.0
Consolidated net sales	$	2,546.1		$	2,287.9		$	2,201.3
Operating earnings (loss):
AQH	$	67.6		$	67.4		$	73.3
SCS	44.5			20.5			16.3
ERG	45.5			38.2			33.1
RCH	24.9			13.1			8.5
CAS	25.1			26.2			42.9
AVC	(19.2		)	(12.9		)	(2.1		)
Subtotal	188.4			152.5			172.0
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill	(80.4		)	(4.3		)	—
Unallocated, net	(65.1		)	(60.3		)	(44.4		)
Consolidated operating earnings	42.9			87.9			127.6
Net interest expense	(105.6		)	(99.3		)	(96.4		)
Loss from debt retirement	(2.3		)	—			(6.4		)
(Loss) earnings before (benefit) provision for income taxes	$	(65.0	)	$	(11.4	)	$	24.8

Depreciation expense, amortization expense and capital expenditures for the Company’s segments are presented in the table that follows for the periods presented:

	For the year ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(Dollar amounts in millions)
Depreciation Expense:
AQH	$	9.2	$	12.0	$	13.7
SCS	4.1		4.6		2.1
ERG	4.6		4.8		5.3
RCH	12.2		9.0		8.9
CAS	7.3		6.9		6.0
AVC	3.3		2.2		2.3
Unallocated	2.5		1.1		0.2
Consolidated depreciation expense	$	43.2	$	40.6	$	38.5
Amortization expense:
AQH (1)	$	15.4	$	15.4	$	15.3
SCS (2)	13.2		13.5		3.7
ERG	12.9		12.9		12.1
RCH (3)	11.4		0.8		1.7
CAS	6.0		5.5		5.9
AVC	3.3		6.5		6.5
Unallocated	—		—		—
Consolidated amortization expense	$	62.2	$	54.6	$	45.2
Capital Expenditures:
AQH	$	10.0	$	7.6	$	5.7
SCS	2.9		6.6		2.8
ERG	3.6		3.5		4.5
RCH	7.2		6.1		1.4
CAS	6.3		11.0		6.5
AVC	1.8		3.9		1.4
Unallocated	7.6		5.2		2.7
Consolidated capital expenditures (4)(5)	$	39.4	$	43.9	$	25.0

(1) Includes an increase to cost of goods sold for inventory acquired in business combinations of approximately $0.2 million for 2013.

(2) Includes an increase to cost of goods sold for inventory acquired in business combinations of approximately $3.1 million (related to the acquisition of 2GIG) for 2013.

(3) Includes an increase to cost of goods sold for inventory acquired in business combinations of approximately $2.2 million (related to the acquisitions of Reznor and Phoenix) and $0.9 million for 2014 and 2012, respectively.

(4) Includes capital expenditures financed under capital leases of approximately $0.5 million, $0.1 million and $0.9 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

(5) Does not include the addition of approximately $24.5 million and $7.0 million related to the 2013 construction in progress of new facilities in Mexico for the RCH and CAS segments, respectively. See Note 6, “Commitments and Contingencies”.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

Segment assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 for the Company’s reporting segments are presented in the table that follows:

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(Dollar amounts in millions)
Segment Assets:
AQH	$	585.7	$	610.7
SCS	339.6		327.7
ERG	365.0		378.4
RCH	538.2		175.0
CAS	190.7		199.0
AVC	63.2		148.9
	2,082.4		1,839.7
Unallocated:
Cash and cash equivalents, including current restricted cash	59.0		83.8
Deferred tax assets	28.1		29.7
Other assets, including long-term restricted investments	39.6		37.7
Consolidated assets	$	2,209.1	$	1,990.9