Industry Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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 $87.8 million, $105.6 million, and $110.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Sales made to customers in Brazil accounted for approximately 3.9% of total net sales in 2016, 4.7% in 2015 and 7.3% in 2014. Sales made to customers in Canada accounted for approximately 4.4% of total net sales in 2016, 5.2% in 2015 and 4.2% in 2014. 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 $27.6 million at December 31, 2016 and $33.2 million at December 31, 2015.

	2016			2015			2014
Net Sales
Material Handling	$	387,513		$	414,030		$	432,054
Distribution		170,660			187,637			191,873
Inter-company sales		(111	)		(129	)		(278	)
Total net sales	$	558,062		$	601,538		$	623,649
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
Material Handling	$	29,583		$	49,762		$	31,903
Distribution		12,834			16,114			16,024
Corporate		(26,249	)		(35,015	)		(25,309	)
Total operating income		16,168			30,861			22,618
Interest expense, net		(8,173	)		(8,999	)		(8,535	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	7,995		$	21,862		$	14,083
Identifiable Assets
Material Handling	$	289,341		$	335,506		$	370,501
Distribution		56,072			58,772			57,523
Corporate		36,271			34,513			17,634
Discontinued Operations		—			—			117,775
Total identifiable assets	$	381,684		$	428,791		$	563,433
Capital Additions, Net
Material Handling	$	10,967		$	21,422		$	22,197
Distribution		1,424			1,795			1,786
Corporate		132			510			187
Total capital additions, net	$	12,523		$	23,727		$	24,170
Depreciation and Amortization
Material Handling	$	31,943		$	32,667		$	29,013
Distribution		1,221			998			1,022
Corporate		1,301			1,314			1,137
Total depreciation and amortization	$	34,465		$	34,979		$	31,172