Operations by Industry Segment and Geographic Area (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Operations by Industry Segment and Geographic Area [Abstract]

Segment information

Segment information for 2011 (in thousands)
	Asphalt Group		Aggregate and Mining Group		Mobile Asphalt Paving Group		Underground Group			All Others			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	260,404	$	333,278	$	187,988	$	84,771		$	89,288		$	955,729
Intersegment revenues		24,925		25,219		18,629		5,274			--			74,047
Interest expense		14		3		5		3			168			193
Depreciation and amortization		4,268		6,932		2,788		2,820			2,451			19,259
Income taxes		1,401		1,834		1,009		(593	)		15,630			19,281
Segment profit (loss)		29,310		31,493		26,485		(7,106	)		(38,216	)		41,966
Segment assets		370,137		359,931		155,676		134,376			408,903			1,429,023
Capital expenditures		9,172		8,138		6,678		945			11,197			36,130

Segment information for 2010 (in thousands)
	Asphalt Group		Aggregate and Mining Group		Mobile Asphalt Paving Group		Underground Group			All Others			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	226,419	$	256,400	$	166,436	$	60,105		$	61,975		$	771,335
Intersegment revenues		14,391		24,294		13,471		3,228			--			55,384
Interest expense		84		52		66		13			137			352
Depreciation and amortization		4,176		6,714		2,806		2,776			2,256			18,728
Income taxes		1,489		2,436		993		(558	)		11,771			16,131
Segment profit (loss)		28,672		16,578		23,234		(8,092	)		(27,138	)		33,254
Segment assets		342,813		335,008		137,744		96,577			367,474			1,279,616
Capital expenditures		2,399		4,271		3,951		345			370			11,336

Segment information for 2009 (in thousands)
	Asphalt Group		Aggregate and Mining Group			Mobile Asphalt Paving Group		Underground Group			All Others			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	258,527	$	218,332		$	136,836	$	67,353		$	57,046		$	738,094
Intersegment revenues		14,309		23,497			8,194		314			--			46,314
Interest expense		17		242			52		5			221			537
Depreciation and amortization		4,440		6,472			2,787		2,763			2,214			18,676
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charge		--		10,909			--		286			5,841			17,036
Income taxes		1,675		(1,230	)		570		(754	)		7,874			8,135
Segment profit (loss)		33,455		(172	)		13,374		(14,560	)		(29,614	)		2,483
Segment assets		325,827		314,288			122,047		97,672			301,219			1,161,053
Capital expenditures		2,512		5,903			2,109		6,635			304			17,463

Totals of segment information for all reportable segments reconciled to consolidated totals

The totals of segment information for all reportable segments reconciles to consolidated totals as follows (in thousands):

	2011			2010			2009
Sales
Total external sales for reportable segments	$	866,441		$	709,360		$	681,048
Intersegment sales for reportable segments		74,047			55,384			46,314
Other sales		89,288			61,975			57,046
Elimination of intersegment sales		(74,047	)		(55,384	)		(46,314	)
Total consolidated sales	$	955,729		$	771,335		$	738,094
Net income attributable to controlling interest
Total profit for reportable segments	$	80,182		$	60,392		$	32,097
Other losses		(38,216	)		(27,138	)		(29,614	)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		(102	)		(142	)		(38	)
(Elimination) recapture of intersegment profit		(1,946	)		(682	)		623
Total consolidated net income attributable to controlling interest	$	39,918		$	32,430		$	3,068
Assets
Total assets for reportable segments	$	1,020,120		$	912,142		$	859,834
Other assets		408,903			367,474			301,219
Elimination of intercompany profit in inventory		(3,890	)		(1,944	)		(1,263	)
Elimination of intercompany receivables		(461,721	)		(435,980	)		(389,129	)
Elimination of investment in subsidiaries		(160,988	)		(119,562	)		(119,562	)
Other eliminations		(85,541	)		(72,491	)		(60,198	)
Total consolidated assets	$	716,883		$	649,639		$	590,901
Interest expense
Total interest expense for reportable segments	$	25		$	215		$	316
Other interest expense		168			137			221
Total consolidated interest expense	$	193		$	352		$	537
Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization for reportable segments	$	16,808		$	16,472		$	16,462
Other depreciation and amortization		2,451			2,256			2,214
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	19,259		$	18,728		$	18,676
Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures for reportable segments	$	24,933		$	10,966		$	17,159
Other capital expenditures		11,197			370			304
Total consolidated capital expenditures	$	36,130		$	11,336		$	17,463

Sales into major geographic regions

Sales into major geographic regions were as follows (in thousands):

	2011		2010		2009
United States	$	561,378	$	476,928	$	465,473
Asia		11,678		5,797		19,037
Southeast Asia		8,605		4,845		4,498
Europe		41,464		19,395		23,807
South America		76,646		43,598		28,900
Canada		88,570		81,839		73,657
Australia		52,150		24,804		22,623
Africa		65,813		60,838		50,368
Central America		14,130		15,549		10,376
Middle East		22,446		24,863		25,878
West Indies		5,461		5,698		4,770
Other		7,388		7,181		8,707
Total foreign		394,351		294,407		272,621
Total consolidated sales	$	955,729	$	771,335	$	738,094

Long-lived assets by major geographic region

Long-lived assets by major geographic region are as follows (in thousands):

	December 31
	2011		2010
United States	$	173,271	$	154,918
Canada		3,525		3,384
Germany		2,559		--
Africa		7,930		8,117
Australia		9,526		4,533
Total foreign		23,540		16,034
Total	$	196,811	$	170,952