Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Using the criteria of ASC 280 Segment Reporting, the Company has four operating segments: Material Handling, Lawn and Garden, Distribution, and Engineered Products. Each of these operating segments is also a reportable segment under the ASC 280 criteria.

None of the reportable segments include operating segments that have been aggregated. Some of these segments contain individual business components that have been aggregated on the basis of common management, customers, products, production processes and economic characteristics. The Company accounts for intersegment sales and transfers at cost plus a specified mark-up.

Income before income taxes for each business segment is based on net sales less cost of products sold, and the related selling, administrative and general expenses. In computing business segment operating income, general corporate overhead expenses and interest expenses are not included.

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Net Sales	2012			2011			2012			2011
Material Handling	$	76,151		$	72,070		$	201,632		$	204,808
Lawn and Garden	45,341			45,839			147,008			154,812
Distribution	45,065			48,785			131,991			136,511
Engineered Products	35,709			29,360			111,578			85,182
Intra-segment elimination	(4,976		)	(5,722		)	(15,029		)	(18,208		)
Net Sales	$	197,290		$	190,332		$	577,180		$	563,105

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Income Before Income Taxes	2012			2011			2012			2011
Material Handling	$	12,530		$	8,870		$	34,903		$	27,526
Lawn and Garden	41			(1,413		)	(683		)	846
Distribution	3,343			4,564			11,152			11,651
Engineered Products	2,921			3,001			12,172			8,381
Corporate	(9,063		)	(7,763		)	(20,663		)	(20,103		)
Interest expense-net	(1,194		)	(1,264		)	(3,328		)	(3,655		)
Income before income taxes	$	8,578		$	5,995		$	33,553		$	24,646