Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

20. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company determined that it has one reportable segment for external reporting purposes. The Company is organized in four groups that process steel, aluminum, resins, and other materials to produce a wide variety of construction products for use in the building and industrial markets. These groups have been aggregated into one operating segment on the basis that they have similar economic and operating characteristics and because management makes operating decisions and assesses performance on a consolidated basis.

The Company conducted operations in foreign countries including Canada, England, Germany, and Poland during the three year period ended December 31, 2011. Certain information about the Company's foreign operations is disclosed in aggregate as the "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries" within Note 21 of the consolidated financial statements. Net sales by region or origin and long-lived assets by region of domicile for the years ended and as of December 31 were as follows (in thousands):

	2011		2010		2009
Net sales:
North America	$	708,917	$	585,549	$	590,392
Europe		57,690		51,905		48,684
Total	$	766,607	$	637,454	$	639,076
Long-lived assets:
North America	$	569,038	$	531,740	$	682,171
Europe		34,163		36,773		40,646
Total	$	603,201	$	568,513	$	722,817