Operating Segment and Sales Concentrations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Revenues
	External		Intersegment			Total			Earnings (Loss) from Operations
	(in thousands)
Manufacturing (1)	$	68,442	$	33,625		$	102,067		$	3,733
Railcar leasing	33,440		—			33,440			19,029
Railcar services	18,864		976			19,840			1,941
Corporate	—		—			—			(4,603		)
Eliminations	—		(34,601		)	(34,601		)	(553		)
Total Consolidated	$	120,746	$	—		$	120,746		$	19,547
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
	Revenues
	External		Intersegment			Total			Earnings (Loss) from Operations
	(in thousands)
Manufacturing (1)	$	93,546	$	31,283		$	124,829		$	(2,773	)
Railcar leasing	32,798		—			32,798			19,320
Railcar services	18,618		167			18,785			2,797
Corporate	—		—			—			(2,649		)
Eliminations	—		(31,450		)	(31,450		)	(610		)
Total Consolidated	$	144,962	$	—		$	144,962		$	16,085
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Revenues
	External		Intersegment			Total			Earnings (Loss) from Operations
	(in thousands)
Manufacturing (1)	$	184,255	$	149,171		$	333,426		$	20,183
Railcar leasing	100,992		—			100,992			56,529
Railcar services	59,200		3,191			62,391			6,986
Corporate	—		—			—			(13,828		)
Eliminations	—		(152,362		)	(152,362		)	(6,258		)
Total Consolidated	$	344,447	$	—		$	344,447		$	63,612
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
	Revenues
	External		Intersegment			Total			Earnings (Loss) from Operations
	(in thousands)
Manufacturing (1)	$	314,886	$	64,180		$	379,066		$	35,451
Railcar leasing	98,775		—			98,775			59,232
Railcar services	57,965		1,735			59,700			9,364
Corporate	—		—			—			(11,598		)
Eliminations	—		(65,915		)	(65,915		)	307
Total Consolidated	$	471,626	$	—		$	471,626		$	92,756

(1)— The earnings (loss) from operations for the manufacturing segment include the impact of the loss contingency reserve related to the FRA Revised Directive, which is recognized by the manufacturing segment. The impact of the loss contingency reserve was $(0.9) million and 0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $(17.0) million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Total Assets	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Manufacturing	$	225,157		$	256,622
Railcar leasing	1,357,891			1,254,824
Railcar services	61,361			57,061
Corporate/Eliminations	(176,651		)	(112,257		)
Total Consolidated	$	1,467,758		$	1,456,250

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 revenue.

	Three Months Ended   September 30,				Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Manufacturing	0.2	%	—	%	0.1	%	0.2	%
Railcar leasing	0.2	%	—	%	0.2	%	—	%
Railcar services	1.0	%	4.1	%	3.4	%	4.5	%

Sales Revenue, Segment [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedules of sales and credit concentration

	Three Months Ended   September 30,				Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Manufacturing revenues from significant customers	34.7	%	38.9	%	13.9	%	29.7	%