Operating segments (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating segments

Operating segments

Information regarding operations and assets by segment was as follows:

	2016			2015			2014
Net sales:	(In thousands)
Energy	$	500,830		$	458,339		$	416,106
Galvanizing	402,362			358,348			335,617
	$	903,192		$	816,687		$	751,723
Operating income:
Energy	$	58,471		$	38,703		$	44,513
Galvanizing	94,766			88,562			87,808
Corporate	(30,949		)	(20,440		)	(32,207		)
Total Operating Income	122,288			106,825			100,114
Interest expense	15,155			16,561			18,407
Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment and insurance proceeds	(327		)	(2,525		)	(8,039		)
Other (income) expense, net	3,092			2,659			(4,165		)
Income before income taxes	$	104,368		$	90,130		$	93,911
Depreciation and amortization:
Energy	$	19,131		$	20,725		$	19,959
Galvanizing	26,863			23,964			22,008
Corporate	1,423			1,400			1,338
	$	47,417		$	46,089		$	43,305
Expenditures for acquisitions, net of cash, and property, plant and equipment:
Energy	$	12,863		$	10,647		$	284,514
Galvanizing	86,724			26,928			33,282
Corporate	858			3,320			1,378
	$	100,445		$	40,895		$	319,174
Total assets:
Energy	$	500,078		$	523,247		$	542,809
Galvanizing	436,471			378,823			378,358
Corporate	46,822			34,844			32,086
	$	983,371		$	936,914		$	953,253
Geographic net sales:
United States	$	724,559		$	631,544		$	601,674
Other countries	179,832			189,855			150,049
Eliminations	(1,199		)	(4,712		)	—
	$	903,192		$	816,687		$	751,723
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	204,587		$	173,712		$	171,727
Canada	17,868			20,289			23,779
Other Countries	3,878			2,582			2,133
	$	226,333		$	196,583		$	197,639