Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Summary of Operating Results and Certain Other Financial Data for Business Segments

The following is a summary of operating results and certain other financial data for our business segments.

In thousands	2012			2011			2010
Net sales
Cement
Sales to external customers	$	268,886		$	240,449		$	249,366
Intersegment sales		46,407			46,845			45,147
Aggregates
Sales to external customers		149,110			147,862			143,045
Intersegment sales		25,450			24,563			21,902
Consumer products
Sales to external customers		229,007			233,502			228,653
Intersegment sales		2,721			2,646			2,730
Eliminations		(74,578	)		(74,054	)		(69,779	)
Total net sales	$	647,003		$	621,813		$	621,064
Segment operating profit (loss)
Cement	$	20,488		$	(10,249	)	$	13,996
Aggregates		33,555			22,638			13,801
Consumer products		25,035			(11,151	)		3,657
Total segment operating profit		1 79,078			1 1,238			31,454
Corporate		(35,771	)		(30,843	)		(41,205	)
Interest		(34,835	)		(47,583	)		(52,240	)
Loss on debt retirements		—			(29,619	)		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	8,472		$	(106,807	)	$	(61,991	)

In thousands	2012		2011		2010
Identifiable assets
Cement	$	1,135,336	$	1,082,524	$	1,093,301
Aggregates		219,074		201,917		229,084
Consumer products		90,717		106,643		85,641
Corporate		131,801		159,927		123,721
Total assets	$	1,576,928	$	1,551,011	$	1,531,747
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Cement	$	35,078	$	36,576	$	35,828
Aggregates		15,745		18,963		19,873
Consumer products		8,981		7,625		7,065
Corporate		1,148		1,133		1,159
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	60,952	$	64,297	$	63,925
Capital expenditures
Cement	$	78,618	$	30,413	$	7,672
Aggregates		21,332		6,124		5,293
Consumer products		4,569		8,229		564
Corporate		1,817		917		130
Total capital expenditures	$	106,336	$	45,683	$	13,659
Net sales by product
Cement	$	232,007	$	209,586	$	221,068
Stone, sand and gravel		64,393		68,645		69,081
Ready-mix concrete		182,418		180,733		175,581
Other products		89,529		94,892		95,928
Delivery fees		78,656		67,957		59,406
Total net sales	$	647,003	$	621,813	$	621,064