Douglas Dynamics, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segments (Details)

Segments (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 15, 2016 segment	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 segment	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) customer segment	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| segment	2									1	2
Number of reportable segments \| segment										1	2
Number of customers \| customer											0
Net sales		$ 137,969	$ 125,339	$ 139,371	$ 72,248	$ 130,143	$ 123,573	$ 113,763	$ 48,789		$ 474,927	$ 416,268	$ 400,408
Gross profit (loss)		44,811	$ 36,055	$ 45,033	$ 17,187	41,678	$ 36,644	$ 41,521	$ 14,131		143,086	133,974	132,863
Selling, general and administrative expense											61,594	54,260	48,150
Income (loss) from operations											70,091	69,118	77,351
Depreciation expense											7,183	6,146	4,919
Assets		685,176				666,173					685,176	666,173	497,012
Capital expenditures											7,563	9,830	10,009
Capital Expenditures including adjustments to accruals and payables											8,380
Corporate & Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales											(13,407)	(9,414)	501
Selling, general and administrative expense											15,058	15,776	14,843
Income (loss) from operations											(17,822)	(19,847)	(16,138)
Depreciation expense											143	197	196
Assets		39,817				22,425					39,817	22,425	44,935
Capital expenditures													29
Operating segment \| Work Truck Attachments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales											350,564	360,638	399,907
Selling, general and administrative expense											31,398	31,181	33,307
Income (loss) from operations											78,088	85,888	93,489
Depreciation expense											5,533	5,377	4,723
Assets		425,148				439,937					425,148	439,937	452,077
Capital expenditures												8,752	$ 9,980
Capital Expenditures including adjustments to accruals and payables											6,408
Operating segment \| Work Truck Solutions segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales											137,770	65,044
Selling, general and administrative expense											15,138	7,303
Income (loss) from operations											9,825	3,077
Depreciation expense											1,507	572
Assets		$ 220,211				$ 203,811					220,211	203,811
Capital expenditures												$ 1,078
Capital Expenditures including adjustments to accruals and payables											$ 1,972