Fair Value (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

Major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are classified as follows:

	June 30, 2013						December 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Inventories	$	105,547					$	124,274
Aluminum futures contracts		3,332						-
Foreign currency forward contracts		875						-
Liabilities:
Foreign currency forward contracts		-						27
Interest rate swap contracts			$	80					$	111
Aluminum futures contracts		-						842
Embedded conversion option					$	4,163					$	1,996

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of financial instruments measured at fair value, including those classified in shareholders' equity measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Disclosures include, but are not limited to, fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements, level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized and transfers between levels 1 and 2. Nonrecurring fair value measurements are those that are required or permitted in the statement of financial position in particular circumstances.

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