Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] | 13. Segment Information We present three reportable business segments in accordance with Topic 280-10-50, "Segment Reporting" (ASC 280): (1) North American Engineered Components segment (“NA Engineered Components”), comprising four operating segments primarily focused on the fenestration market in North America including vinyl profiles, insulating glass (IG) spacers, screens & other fenestration components; (2) European Engineered Components segment (“EU Engineered Components”), comprising our United Kingdom-based vinyl extrusion business, manufacturing vinyl profiles & conservatories, and the European insulating glass business manufacturing IG spacers; and (3) North American Cabinet Components segment (“NA Cabinet Components”), comprising solely the North American cabinet door and components business acquired in November 2015. We maintain an Unallocated Corporate & Other grouping which includes LIFO inventory adjustments, corporate office charges, and inter-segment eliminations, less an allocation of a portion of the general and administrative costs associated with the corporate office which have been allocated to the reportable business segments, based upon a relative measure of profitability, in order to more accurately reflect each reportable business segment's administrative cost. Certain costs are not allocated to the reportable operating segments, but remain in Unallocated Corporate & Other, including transaction expenses, stock-based compensation, long-term incentive awards based on the performance of our common stock and other factors, certain severance and legal costs not deemed to be allocable to all segments, depreciation of corporate assets, interest expense, other, net, income taxes and inter-segment eliminations. The accounting policies of our operating segments are the same as those used to prepare the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Corporate general and administrative expense allocated during the three and nine month periods ended July 31, 2018 were $5.3 million and $15.3 million , respectively, and $4.6 million and $13.2 million , respectively, for the prior year comparable periods. ASC 280 permits aggregation of operating segments based on factors including, but not limited to: (1) similar nature of products serving the building products industry, primarily the fenestration business; (2) similar production processes, although there are some differences in the amount of automation amongst operating plants; (3) similar types or classes of customers, namely the primary OEMs; (4) similar distribution methods for product delivery, although the extent of the use of third-party distributors will vary amongst the businesses; (5) similar regulatory environment; and (6) converging long-term economic similarities. Segment information for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 , and total assets as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 are summarized in the following table (in thousands): NA Eng. Comp. EU Eng. Comp. NA Cabinet Comp. Unallocated Corp. & Other Total Three Months Ended July 31, 2018 Net sales $ 133,397 $ 42,661 $ 65,114 $ (1,351 ) $ 239,821 Depreciation and amortization 6,741 2,352 3,432 166 12,691 Operating income (loss) 12,270 3,934 3,340 (2,457 ) 17,087 Capital expenditures 3,391 698 1,792 4 5,885 Three Months Ended July 31, 2017 Net sales $ 126,446 $ 40,359 $ 63,839 $ (1,277 ) $ 229,367 Depreciation and amortization 7,899 2,391 3,491 134 13,915 Operating income (loss) 11,822 3,804 1,705 21 17,352 Capital expenditures 5,068 1,770 2,476 234 9,548 Nine Months Ended July 31, 2018 Net sales $ 350,280 $ 115,481 $ 183,705 $ (3,767 ) $ 645,699 Depreciation and amortization 20,561 7,328 10,957 428 39,274 Operating income (loss) 19,442 7,674 665 (3,047 ) 24,734 Capital expenditures 10,855 4,562 5,563 118 21,098 Nine Months Ended July 31, 2017 Net sales $ 343,694 $ 106,133 $ 188,359 $ (3,780 ) $ 634,406 Depreciation and amortization 26,377 6,753 10,160 411 43,701 Operating income (loss) 15,861 8,944 2,880 (9,549 ) 18,136 Capital expenditures 14,468 6,721 5,473 436 27,098 As of July 31, 2018 Total assets $ 248,678 $ 216,132 $ 279,872 $ 6,841 $ 751,523 As of October 31, 2017 Total assets $ 258,315 $ 219,622 $ 285,457 $ 10,485 $ 773,879 The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 (in thousands): NA Eng. Comp. EU Eng. Comp. NA Cabinet Comp. Unallocated Corp. & Other Total Balance as of October 31, 2017 $ 38,712 $ 69,735 $ 113,747 $ — $ 222,194 Foreign currency translation adjustment — (607 ) — — (607 ) Balance as of July 31, 2018 $ 38,712 $ 69,128 $ 113,747 $ — $ 221,587 For further details of Goodwill, see Note 4, "Goodwill & Intangible Assets", located herewith. We did not allocate non-operating loss or income tax benefit to the reportable segments. The following table reconciles operating loss as reported above to net income for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 : Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended July 31, July 31, 2018 2017 2018 2017 (In thousands) Operating income $ 17,087 $ 17,352 $ 24,734 $ 18,136 Interest expense (2,641 ) (2,575 ) (7,584 ) (7,126 ) Other, net (62 ) 46 150 572 Income tax (expense) benefit (3,631 ) (4,608 ) 2,536 (3,631 ) Net income $ 10,753 $ 10,215 $ 19,836 $ 7,951 Product Sales We produce a wide variety of products that are used in the fenestration industry, including window and door systems; accessory trim profiles with real wood veneers and wood grain laminate finishes; window spacer systems; extruded vinyl products; metal fabrication; and astragals, thresholds and screens. In addition, we produce certain non-fenestration products, including kitchen and bath cabinet doors and components, trim moldings, solar edge tape, plastic decking, fencing, water retention barriers, conservatory roof components, and other products. The following table summarizes our product sales for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 into general groupings by segment to provide additional information to our shareholders. Three months ended Nine Months Ended July 31, July 31, 2018 2017 2018 2017 (In thousands) NA Engineered Components: United States - fenestration $ 112,914 $ 107,193 $ 297,700 $ 289,231 International - fenestration 11,851 9,959 27,758 24,945 United States - non-fenestration 4,675 7,060 13,518 19,590 International - non-fenestration 3,957 2,234 11,304 9,928 $ 133,397 $ 126,446 $ 350,280 $ 343,694 EU Engineered Components: United States - fenestration $ — $ 190 $ — $ 304 International - fenestration 34,881 35,087 97,597 94,528 International - non-fenestration 7,780 5,082 17,884 11,301 $ 42,661 $ 40,359 $ 115,481 $ 106,133 NA Cabinet Components: United States - fenestration $ 3,650 $ 4,322 $ 10,500 $ 12,316 United States - non-fenestration 60,843 59,237 171,547 174,404 International - non-fenestration 621 280 1,658 1,639 $ 65,114 $ 63,839 $ 183,705 $ 188,359 Unallocated Corporate & Other Eliminations $ (1,351 ) $ (1,277 ) $ (3,767 ) $ (3,780 ) $ (1,351 ) $ (1,277 ) $ (3,767 ) $ (3,780 ) Net sales $ 239,821 $ 229,367 $ 645,699 $ 634,406 |