Segment, Geographic, and Market Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment, Geographic, and Market Information [Abstract]

Segment disclosure

The following table sets forth certain financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

	2013			2012			2011
Net sales:
Performance materials	$	488.1		$	473.7		$	459.2
Construction technologies		218.1			223.1			251.9
Energy services		295.4			257.3			194.7
Transportation		45.5			44.0			54.1
Intersegment sales		(34.4	)		(30.7	)		(33.6	)
Total		1,012.7			967.4			926.3
Operating profit (loss):
Performance materials	$	20.0		$	76.0		$	67.0
Construction technologies		14.0			15.6			17.3
Energy services		25.5			28.7			21.3
Transportation		1.2			0.8			2.2
Corporate		(24.9	)		(23.3	)		(21.8	)
Total		35.8			97.8			86.0
Assets:
Performance materials	$	384.1		$	454.0		$	430.8
Construction technologies		166.6			157.6			159.4
Energy services		263.3			225.8			194.7
Transportation		4.1			4.0			3.9
Corporate		60.6			69.2			60.3
Total		878.7			910.6			849.1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:
Performance materials	$	18.5		$	19.6		$	20.6
Construction technologies		5.3			5.5			5.4
Energy services		22.4			17.1			13.3
Transportation		0.1			0.1			0.1
Corporate		3.4			3.0			2.7
Total		49.7			45.3			42.1
Capital expenditures:
Performance materials	$	25.6		$	29.4		$	27.3
Construction technologies		2.6			8.3			8.3
Energy services		45.0			31.5			23.1
Transportation		0.3			0.1			0.2
Corporate		14.2			5.2			2.1
Total		87.7			74.5			61.0
Research and development expenses:
Performance materials	$	5.6		$	5.2		$	4.7
Construction technologies		2.9			2.3			2.3
Energy services		2.1			0.9			0.2
Corporate		-			-			0.1
Total		10.6			8.4			7.3

Geographic information

The following table sets forth certain geographic financial information as of and for the three years ending December 31^st.  EMEA includes the European, Middle East and African geographic regions.  Geographic sales and operating profit are determined based on origin of the sale as opposed to destination of the sale.  Inter-regional sales and operating profit are eliminated in Americas.

	2013			2012		2011
Sales to unaffiliated customers shipped from:
Americas	$	605.2		$	588.7	$	546.1
EMEA		226.4			213.3		243.1
Asia Pacific		181.1			165.4		137.1
Total		1,012.7			967.4		926.3
Operating profit from sales from:
Americas	$	57.5		$	65.2	$	57.7
EMEA		(41.4	)		10.4		10.0
Asia Pacific		19.7			22.2		18.3
Total		35.8			97.8		86.0
Accounts receivable in:
Americas	$	109.6		$	109.9	$	112.3
EMEA		48.1			45.3		51.9
Asia Pacific		55.8			47.5		40.2
Total		213.5			202.7		204.4
Property, plant, equipment, and mineral rights and reserves in:
Americas	$	162.9		$	134.8	$	116.0
EMEA		43.4			112.3		108.7
Asia Pacific		57.3			54.8		48.8
Total		263.6			301.9		273.5
Identifiable assets in:
Americas	$	430.4		$	448.3	$	420.4
EMEA		274.4			303.3		289.4
Asia Pacific		173.9			159.0		139.3
Total		878.7			910.6		849.1

Net sales by product line

Net sales by product line for each fiscal year are as follows:

	2013		2012		2011
Metalcasting	$	269.3	$	265.6	$	247.3
Energy services		295.4		257.3		194.7
Environmental products		91.2		90.5		104.4
Specialty materials		84.6		88.3		99.3
Building materials		73.7		73.3		76.1
Basic minerals		64.3		60.4		52.8
Pet products		61.2		52.9		56.1
Drilling products		41.6		38.2		31.4
Contracting services		10.4		18.8		36.0
Transportation		21.0		22.1		28.2
Total		1,012.7		967.4		926.3