Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, RV Products and Services

● Steel chassis for towable RVs	● Chassis components
● Axles and suspension solutions for towable RVs	● Furniture and mattresses
● Slide-out mechanisms and solutions	● Entry, luggage, patio and ramp doors
● Thermoformed bath, kitchen and other products	● Electric and manual entry steps
● Windows	● Awnings and slide toppers
● Manual, electric and hydraulic stabilizer and     leveling systems	● Other accessories and electronic components

Segment Reporting Information, MH Products and Services

●Vinyl and aluminum windows	●Steel chassis
●Thermoformed bath and kitchen products	●Steel chassis parts
●Steel and fiberglass entry doors	●Axles
●Aluminum and vinyl patio doors

Schedule Of Information Relating To Segments

Information relating to segments follows for the years ended December 31:

	Segments						Corporate
(In thousands)	RV		MH		Total		and Other			Total
2014
Net sales to external customers (a)	$	1,074,448	$	116,334	$	1,190,782	$	—		$	1,190,782
Operating profit (loss) (b)	$	86,571	$	10,870	$	97,441	$	(1,954	)	$	95,487
Total assets (c)	$	451,264	$	29,482	$	480,746	$	63,095		$	543,841
Expenditures for long - lived assets (d)	$	145,406	$	2,039	$	147,445	$	—		$	147,445
Depreciation and amortization	$	29,933	$	2,568	$	32,501	$	95		$	32,596

	Segments						Corporate
(In thousands)	RV		MH		Total		and Other			Total
2013
Net sales to external customers (a)	$	893,694	$	121,882	$	1,015,576	$	—		$	1,015,576
Operating profit (loss) (b)	$	68,248	$	11,926	$	80,174	$	(1,876	)	$	78,298
Total assets (c)	$	306,139	$	32,948	$	339,087	$	114,097		$	453,184
Expenditures for long - lived assets (d)	$	34,989	$	2,682	$	37,671	$	—		$	37,671
Depreciation and amortization	$	24,615	$	2,806	$	27,421	$	79		$	27,500
2012
Net sales to external customers (a)	$	780,925	$	120,198	$	901,123	$	—		$	901,123
Operating profit (loss) (b)	$	47,172	$	12,416	$	59,588	$	(1,456	)	$	58,132
Total assets (c)	$	281,728	$	35,668	$	317,396	$	56,472		$	373,868
Expenditures for long - lived assets (d)	$	30,893	$	2,739	$	33,632	$	—		$	33,632
Depreciation and amortization	$	22,750	$	2,822	$	25,572	$	93		$	25,665

(a) Thor Industries, Inc., a customer of the RV Segment, accounted for 33 percent, 34 percent and 37 percent of the Company’s consolidated net sales for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (through its subsidiaries Forest River, Inc. and Clayton Homes, Inc.), a customer of both segments, accounted for 28 percent, 28 percent and 27 percent of the Company’s consolidated net sales for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. No other customer accounted for more than 10 percent of consolidated net sales in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

(b) Certain general and administrative expenses are allocated between the segments based upon net sales or operating profit, depending upon the nature of the expense.

(c) Segment assets include accounts receivable, inventories, fixed assets, goodwill and other intangible assets. Corporate and other assets include cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, deferred taxes, and other assets.

(d) Expenditures for long-lived assets include capital expenditures, as well as fixed assets, goodwill and other intangible assets purchased as part of the acquisition of businesses. The Company purchased $105.0 million, $4.8 million and $1.5 million of long-lived assets, as part of the acquisitions of businesses in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Schedule Of Net Sales By Product

Net sales by product were as follows for the years ended December 31:

(In thousands)	2014		2013		2012
RV Segment:
Chassis, chassis parts and slide-out mechanisms	$	564,543	$	493,244	$	443,850
Windows and doors	204,054		181,934		173,436
Furniture and mattresses	133,371		100,196		78,082
Axles and suspension solutions	92,261		69,818		57,275
Other	80,219		48,502		28,282
Total RV Segment net sales	$	1,074,448	$	893,694	$	780,925
MH Segment:
Windows and doors	$	66,140	$	67,029	$	63,655
Chassis and chassis parts	33,842		38,359		41,874
Other	16,352		16,494		14,669
Total MH Segment net sales	$	116,334	$	121,882	$	120,198
Total net sales	$	1,190,782	$	1,015,576	$	901,123

Schedule Of Net Sales By Segment

The composition of net sales was as follows for the years ended December 31:

(In thousands)	2014		2013		2012
Net sales:
RV Segment:
RV OEMs:
Travel trailers and fifth-wheels	$	844,096	$	727,783	$	653,478
Motorhomes	67,774		47,937		34,612
RV aftermarket	49,570		25,334		19,119
Adjacent industries	113,008		92,640		73,716
Total RV Segment net sales	$	1,074,448	$	893,694	$	780,925
MH Segment:
Manufactured housing OEMs	$	77,421	$	80,245	$	80,392
Manufactured housing aftermarket	14,186		13,719		13,110
Adjacent industries	24,727		27,918		26,696
Total MH Segment net sales	$	116,334	$	121,882	$	120,198
Total net sales	$	1,190,782	$	1,015,576	$	901,123