SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

Segment reporting information, by segment

Business Segment Assets:

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Human Nutrition & Health	$	734,390	$	642,929
Animal Nutrition & Health		113,933		107,459
Specialty Products		69,139		24,769
Industrial Products		9,531		16,191
Other Unallocated		43,233		88,338
Total	$	970,226	$	879,686

Depreciation/Amortization:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Human Nutrition & Health	$	8,081	$	7,639
Animal Nutrition & Health		1,806		1,546
Specialty Products		822		341
Industrial Products		171		343
Total	$	10,880	$	9,869

Capital Expenditures:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Human Nutrition & Health	$	7,933	$	2,626
Animal Nutrition & Health		2,418		3,260
Specialty Products		129		211
Industrial Products		180		271
Total	$	10,660	$	6,368

Business Segment Net Sales:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Human Nutrition & Health	$	71,555	$	67,757
Animal Nutrition & Health		39,232		42,706
Specialty Products		17,117		13,579
Industrial Products		7,237		20,820
Total	$	135,141	$	144,862

Business Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Human Nutrition & Health	$	8,372		$	7,706
Animal Nutrition & Health		6,535			8,510
Specialty Products		5,288			5,701
Industrial Products		234			3,121
Transaction costs, integration costs, and legal settlement		(461	)		-
Interest and other expense		(1,987	)		(1,953	)
Total	$	17,981		$	23,085

Geographic revenue information

The following table summarizes domestic (U.S.) and foreign sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Domestic	$	104,171	$	121,776
Foreign		30,970		23,086
Total	$	135,141	$	144,862