Operating Segment and Sales and Credit Concentrations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

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, 2014
Manufacturing	$	206,364	$	61,305		$	267,669		$	44,597		$	19,627		$	64,224
Railcar Leasing	13,885		—			13,885			7,399			(64		)	7,335
Railcar Services	17,260		52			17,312			3,116			10			3,126
Corporate/Eliminations	—		(61,357		)	(61,357		)	(3,262		)	(19,573		)	(22,835		)
Total Consolidated	$	237,509	$	—		$	237,509		$	51,850		$	—		$	51,850
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
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Manufacturing	$	360,327	$	125,334		$	485,661		$	78,252		$	39,357		$	117,609
Railcar Leasing	25,631		—			25,631			13,629			(33		)	13,596
Railcar Services	33,666		184			33,850			5,297			48			5,345
Corporate/Eliminations	—		(125,518		)	(125,518		)	(8,821		)	(39,372		)	(48,193		)
Total Consolidated	$	419,624	$	—		$	419,624		$	88,357		$	—		$	88,357
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

Total Assets	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Manufacturing	$	306,654	$	298,951
Railcar Leasing	602,637		478,000
Railcar Services	55,020		52,150
Corporate/Eliminations	13,569		(3,492		)
Total Consolidated	$	977,880	$	825,609

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,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Manufacturing	38.4	%	12.5	%	31.5	%	23.4	%
Railcar Leasing	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%
Railcar Services	2.0	%	2.9	%	2.1	%	2.6	%

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,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Manufacturing revenues from significant customers	63.1	%	64.8	%	47.5	%	63.3	%

Accounts Receivable [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedules of sales and credit concentration

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Manufacturing receivables from significant customers	26.3	%	22.6	%