Operating Segment and Sales and Credit Concentrations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Segment reporting information

The information in the following table is derived from the segments’ internal financial reports used by the Company’s management for purposes of assessing segment performance and for making decisions about allocation of resources.

	Revenues								Earnings (Loss) from Operations
	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
	(in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
Manufacturing	$	132,242	$	45,083		$	177,325		$	32,780		$	10,126		$	42,906
Railcar Leasing	7,527		—			7,527			3,645			8			3,653
Railcar Services	19,635		46			19,681			4,083			(41		)	4,042
Corporate/Eliminations	—		(45,129		)	(45,129		)	(639		)	(10,093		)	(10,732		)
Total Consolidated	$	159,404	$	—		$	159,404		$	39,869		$	—		$	39,869
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Manufacturing	$	134,748	$	84,540		$	219,288		$	26,334		$	14,346		$	40,680
Railcar Leasing	2,668		—			2,668			1,021			7			1,028
Railcar Services	16,798		191			16,989			3,396			(44		)	3,352
Corporate/Eliminations	—		(84,731		)	(84,731		)	(4,791		)	(14,309		)	(19,100		)
Total Consolidated	$	154,214	$	—		$	154,214		$	25,960		$	—		$	25,960
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Manufacturing	$	305,217	$	100,491		$	405,708		$	66,759		$	19,908		$	86,667
Railcar Leasing	14,070		—			14,070			5,808			12			5,820
Railcar Services	35,227		95			35,322			6,388			2			6,390
Corporate/Eliminations	—		(100,586		)	(100,586		)	(7,857		)	(19,922		)	(27,779		)
Total Consolidated	$	354,514	$	—		$	354,514		$	71,098		$	—		$	71,098
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Manufacturing	$	299,061	$	132,089		$	431,150		$	51,486		$	23,268		$	74,754
Railcar Leasing	4,048		—			4,048			1,617			13			1,630
Railcar Services	32,704		220			32,924			5,739			(50		)	5,689
Corporate/Eliminations	—		(132,309		)	(132,309		)	(9,077		)	(23,231		)	(32,308		)
Total Consolidated	$	335,813	$	—		$	335,813		$	49,765		$	—		$	49,765

Total Assets	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Manufacturing	$	318,352	$	329,346
Railcar Leasing	362,352		263,228
Railcar Services	46,163		49,060
Corporate/Eliminations	31,806		168,124
Total Consolidated	$	758,673	$	809,758

Schedule of sales to related parties

Below is a summary of revenue from affiliates for each operating segment reflected as a percentage of total consolidated revenues.

	Three Months Ended   June 30,				Six Months Ended   June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Manufacturing	12.5	%	7.1	%	23.4	%	3.2	%
Railcar Leasing	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%
Railcar Services	2.9	%	3.8	%	2.6	%	3.3	%

Sales Revenue, Segment [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedules of sales and credit concentration

	Three Months Ended   June 30,				Six Months Ended   June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Manufacturing revenues from significant customers	64.8	%	54.3	%	63.3	%	56.1	%

Accounts Receivable [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedules of sales and credit concentration

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Manufacturing receivables from significant customers	40.9	%	35.1	%