Industry Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of reporting information by segment

Total sales from foreign business units and export to countries outside the U.S. were approximately $142.3 million, $127.6 million, and $107.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Sales made to customers in Canada accounted for approximately 8% of total net sales in 2013 and 9% in both 2012 and 2011. There are no other individual foreign countries for which sales are material. Long-lived assets in foreign countries, consisting of property, plant and equipment, were approximately $19.7 million at December 31, 2013 and $32.4 million at December 31, 2012. The decrease in long-lived assets in foreign countries is the result of assets transferred to our U.S. Lawn & Garden segment and the impact of foreign currency translation.

	2013			2012			2011
Net Sales
Material Handling	$	322,854		$	285,994		$	261,812
Lawn and Garden	204,890			205,814			217,140
Distribution	177,412			176,645			183,726
Engineered Products	137,745			141,658			116,243
Intra-segment elimination	(17,691		)	(18,923		)	(23,267		)
	$	825,210		$	791,188		$	755,654
Income Before Income Taxes
Material Handling	$	41,076		$	47,483		$	34,123
Lawn and Garden	(1,540		)	2,905			4,226
Distribution	14,448			14,838			15,736
Engineered Products	15,296			14,481			10,810
Corporate	(25,347		)	(27,851		)	(26,486		)
Interest expense - net	(4,542		)	(4,515		)	(4,722		)
	$	39,391		$	47,341		$	33,687
Identifiable Assets
Material Handling	$	224,207		$	238,500		$	164,738
Lawn and Garden	126,382			128,267			138,894
Distribution	49,488			44,913			48,100
Engineered Products	43,642			40,377			40,840
Corporate	25,738			32,799			36,185
	$	469,457		$	484,856		$	428,757
Capital Additions, Net
Material Handling	$	17,847		$	17,029		$	12,165
Lawn and Garden	7,808			5,240			6,411
Distribution	845			796			1,101
Engineered Products	2,709			3,342			1,831
Corporate	792			570			422
	$	30,001		$	26,977		$	21,930
Depreciation and Amortization
Material Handling	$	20,840		$	17,308		$	16,009
Lawn and Garden	11,862			11,370			13,911
Distribution	537			379			342
Engineered Products	3,466			3,185			3,230
Corporate	940			765			722
	$	37,645		$	33,007		$	34,214