Operating Segments and Sales, Geographic and Credit Concentrations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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									Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
	(in thousands)
For the Year Ended December, 2013
Manufacturing	$	646,100	$	217,922		$	864,022		$	135,454		$	54,621		$	190,075		$	12,168	$	14,504
Railcar Leasing	31,871		—			31,871			14,836			40			14,876			162,068		9,799
Railcar Services	72,621		233			72,854			14,372			(47		)	14,325			5,925		2,506
Corporate	—		—			—			(13,755		)	—			(13,755		)	3,932		903
Eliminations	—		(218,155		)	(218,155		)	—			(54,614		)	(54,614		)	—		—
Total Consolidated	$	750,592	$	—		$	750,592		$	150,907		$	—		$	150,907		$	184,093	$	27,712
For the Year Ended December, 2012
Manufacturing	$	633,547	$	219,499		$	853,046		$	120,623		$	35,362		$	155,985		$	16,856	$	15,239
Railcar Leasing	13,444		—			13,444			7,371			29			7,400			185,918		4,424
Railcar Services	64,732		495			65,227			10,718			(99		)	10,619			965		2,903
Corporate	—		—			—			(17,292		)	—			(17,292		)	2,141		2,244
Eliminations	—		(219,994		)	(219,994		)	—			(35,292		)	(35,292		)	—		—
Total Consolidated	$	711,723	$	—		$	711,723		$	121,420		$	—		$	121,420		$	205,880	$	24,810
For the Year Ended December, 2011
Manufacturing	$	453,092	$	35,658		$	488,750		$	36,075		$	4,860		$	40,935		$	2,743	$	17,660
Railcar Leasing	1,075		—			1,075			239			20			259			29,444		505
Railcar Services	65,218		285			65,503			12,476			19			12,495			987		2,851
Corporate	—		—			—			(16,041		)	—			(16,041		)	2,472		1,850
Eliminations	—		(35,943		)	(35,943		)	—			(4,899		)	(4,899		)	—		—
Total Consolidated	$	519,385	$	—		$	519,385		$	32,749		$	—		$	32,749		$	35,646	$	22,866

Total Assets

	December 31,
	2013			2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Manufacturing	$	298,951		$	329,346	$	311,656
Railcar Leasing	478,000			263,228		46,073
Railcar Services	52,150			49,060		47,408
Corporate/Eliminations	(3,492		)	168,124		298,633
Total Consolidated	$	825,609		$	809,758	$	703,770

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.

	December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Manufacturing	33.4	%	14.5	%	0.2	%
Railcar Leasing	—	%	—	%	—	%
Railcar Services	2.3	%	3.0	%	4.8	%

Sales Revenue, Segment [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor

	December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
AEP	31.7	%	—	%	—	%
CIT Group, Inc.	24.4	%	49.4	%	33.5	%
Banc of America Leasing and Capital, LLC	—	%	—	%	11.8	%

Accounts Receivable [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor

	December 31,
	2013		2012
Manufacturing receivables from significant customers	22.6	%	35.1	%