Sale of Product Line

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Sale Of Product Line [Abstract]

Sale of Product Line

21. Sale of Product Line

In January 2015, the Company sold its specialty polyurethane systems product line (kits) to J6 Polymers, LLC (J6) for cash of $3,262,000. Kits were part of the Company’s Polymers segment and accounted for approximately $2,800,000 of the Company’s 2014 net sales. The sale of kits included inventory, customer and supplier lists, formulations, manufacturing procedures and all other intellectual property associated with the manufacturing and selling of kits. As a result of the sale, Company operating income for the year ended December 31, 2015, included a gain of $2,862,000. The gain was attributed to the Polymer segment. J6 is a business wholly-owned and operated by members of the immediate family of Robert J. Wood, a former Company executive who retired from the Company in April 2014. Mr. Wood is a managing member of J6.