Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Schedule of electrical power commitments

Electric power is a major cost of the Company's production process as large amounts of electricity are required to operate arc furnaces. A summary of electric power commitments follows:

Facility	Supplier	Terms	Price Structure	Capacity
Alloy, West Virginia	Appalachian Power	Through October 30, 2012, 1-year termination notice	Published tariff rate	110 MW interruptible
Alloy, West Virginia	Brookfield Power	Through December 31, 2021	Fixed rate	100 MW (hydro power)
Beverly, Ohio	American Electric Power	Evergreen, 1-year termination notice	Published tariff rate	2.5 MW firm 85 MW interruptible
Niagara Falls, New York	New York Power Authority	Through September 30, 2021	Based on the EP and RP commodity agreement	32.6 MW replacement 7.3 MW expansion
Selma, Alabama	Alabama Power	Evergreen, 1-year termination notice	Published tariff rate	2.15 MW firm 40.85 MW interruptible
Bridgeport, Alabama	Tennessee Valley Authority	Through April 30, 2020, 2-year termination notice	Fixed rate, reset annually	10MW firm 30MW interruptible
Becancour, Quebec	Hydro Quebec	Through November 3, 2012	Published tariff rate	2.0 MW firm 80 MW interruptible

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

Minimum rental commitments under noncancelable operating and capital leases outstanding at June 30, 2012 for the fiscal years of 2013 onward are as follows:

		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Thereafter
Operating lease obligations	$	3,266	2,053	846	181	—	—
Capital lease obligations		2,544	2,562	2,445	2,505	2,213	2,029