SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Financial Information

Segment financial information for 2017 is as follows:
					Corporate
	Freight		Transit		Activities and
In thousands	Segment		Segment		Elimination			Total
Sales to external customers	$	1,396,588	$	2,485,168	$	—		$	3,881,756
Intersegment sales/(elimination)	37,630		21,548		(59,178		)	—
Total sales	$	1,434,218	$	2,506,716	$	(59,178	)	$	3,881,756
Income (loss) from operations	$	264,603	$	188,546	$	(31,416	)	$	421,733
Interest expense and other, net	—		—		(69,670		)	(69,670		)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes	$	264,603	$	188,546	$	(101,086	)	$	352,063
Depreciation and amortization	$	43,721	$	57,441	$	2,086		$	103,248
Capital expenditures	33,921		50,762		4,783			89,466
Segment assets	3,504,289		7,562,122		(4,486,431		)	6,579,980
Segment financial information for 2016 is as follows:
					Corporate
	Freight		Transit		Activities and
In thousands	Segment		Segment		Elimination			Total
Sales to external customers	$	1,543,098	$	1,388,090	$	—		$	2,931,188
Intersegment sales/(elimination)	39,519		9,393		(48,912		)	$	—
Total sales	$	1,582,617	$	1,397,483	$	(48,912	)	$	2,931,188
Income (loss) from operations	$	344,455	$	171,446	$	(57,540	)	$	458,361
Interest expense and other, net	—		—		(45,524		)	(45,524		)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes	$	344,455	$	171,446	$	(103,064	)	$	412,837
Depreciation and amortization	$	36,519	$	31,545	$	1,731		$	69,795
Capital expenditures	22,726		20,987		6,503			50,216
Segment assets	2,949,668		6,720,302		(3,088,952		)	6,581,018

Segment financial information for 2015 is as follows:
					Corporate
	Freight		Transit		Activities and
In thousands	Segment		Segment		Elimination			Total
Sales to external customers	$	2,054,715	$	1,235,283	$	—		$	3,307,998
Intersegment sales/(elimination)	35,372		10,895		(46,267		)	—
Total sales	$	2,090,087	$	1,264,178	$	(46,267	)	$	3,307,998
Income (loss) from operations	$	482,640	$	150,988	$	(26,061	)	$	607,567
Interest expense and other, net	—		—		(22,199		)	(22,199		)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes	$	482,640	$	150,988	$	(48,260	)	$	585,368
Depreciation and amortization	$	36,834	$	26,196	$	1,704		$	64,734
Capital expenditures	24,715		22,996		1,717			49,428
Segment assets	2,708,724		2,202,614		(1,681,825		)	3,229,513

Geographic Area Data

The following geographic area data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, includes net sales based on product shipment destination and long-lived assets, which consist of plant, property and equipment, net of depreciation, resident in their respective countries:

	Net Sales						Long-Lived Assets
In thousands	2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015
United States	$	1,323,781	$	1,362,255	$	1,754,924	$	211,608	$	205,895	$	171,362
United Kingdom	356,493		322,563		368,505		57,668		54,215		63,694
Canada	279,013		206,258		204,674		5,822		5,156		4,876
France	237,454		66,287		45,565		57,849		33,636		7,194
Germany	208,817		98,364		92,422		71,709		57,902		31,642
China	178,137		106,357		100,586		36,388		42,672		12,256
Mexico	160,029		183,583		190,034		9,117		8,766		8,839
Italy	142,037		45,771		38,164		30,329		27,253		15,170
India	137,837		24,161		12,345		12,519		1,271		1,946
Australia	136,127		82,099		86,809		10,483		8,039		8,424
Brazil	69,378		51,493		84,595		13,184		13,227		9,318
Other international	652,653		381,997		329,375		57,296		60,344		18,472
Total	$	3,881,756	$	2,931,188	$	3,307,998	$	573,972	$	518,376	$	353,193

Sales by Product

Sales by product are as follows:

In thousands	2017		2016		2015
Specialty Products & Electronics	$	1,350,727	$	1,374,580	$	1,733,881
Brake Products	749,959		588,081		627,552
Remanufacturing, Overhaul & Build	522,275		559,284		606,624
Transit Products	1,112,340		276,124		189,581
Other	146,455		133,119		150,360
Total sales	$	3,881,756	$	2,931,188	$	3,307,998