SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

Segment reporting information, by segment

Business Segment Net Sales:

	2016		2015		2014
Human Nutrition & Health	$	297,134	$	278,288	$	206,101
Animal Nutrition & Health		161,119		165,763		176,477
Specialty Products		70,126		54,236		54,053
Industrial Products		24,825		54,205		104,752
Total	$	553,204	$	552,492	$	541,383

Business Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes:

	2016			2015			2014
Human Nutrition & Health	$	38,156		$	38,302		$	21,260
Animal Nutrition & Health		28,686			27,851			23,687
Specialty Products		22,862			23,995			21,316
Industrial Products		1,949			5,594			16,532
Unallocated equity compensation		-			(1,462	)		-
Transaction costs, integration costs and legal settlement		(815	)		(324	)		(652	)
Interest and other income, net		(7,904	)		(6,893	)		(5,091	)
Total	$	82,934		$	87,063		$	77,052

Depreciation/Amortization:

	2016		2015		2014
Human Nutrition & Health	$	33,796	$	30,537	$	20,873
Animal Nutrition & Health		7,243		6,573		6,026
Specialty Products		3,787		1,225		1,385
Industrial Products		850		1,027		1,783
Total	$	45,676	$	39,362	$	30,067

Business Segment Assets:

	2016		2015		2014
Human Nutrition & Health	$	709,337	$	642,929	$	656,130
Animal Nutrition & Health		121,860		107,459		90,650
Specialty Products		64,030		24,769		24,913
Industrial Products		10,477		16,191		32,330
Other Unallocated		42,922		88,338		57,508
Total	$	948,626	$	879,686	$	861,531

Other unallocated assets consist of certain cash, receivables, prepaid expenses, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation, and deferred income taxes, which the Company does not allocate to its individual business segments.

Capital Expenditures:

	2016		2015		2014
Human Nutrition & Health	$	14,470	$	21,361	$	3,475
Animal Nutrition & Health		6,577		17,854		7,383
Specialty Products		1,286		940		896
Industrial Products		701		1,145		1,445
Total	$	23,034	$	41,300	$	13,199

Geographic revenue information

Geographic Revenue Information:

	2016		2015		2014
United States	$	420,821	$	441,664	$	420,324
Foreign Countries		132,383		110,828		121,059
Total	$	553,204	$	552,492	$	541,383

Geographic area data - long-lived assets (excluding intangible assets)

Geographic Area Data – Long-Lived Assets (excluding intangible assets):

	2016		2015		2014
North America	$	154,007	$	148,209	$	121,090
Europe		11,747		10,306		10,498
Total	$	165,754	$	158,515	$	131,588