Equity and redeemable securities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Equity and Temporary Equity Disclsoure [Abstract]

Schedule of temporary equity

The following table shows the changes in preferred stock:

	Class A			Class B					Class C
	Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount			Shares	Amount
December 31, 2011	5,100	$	—	48,760		$	54,997		—	$	—
Issuance of Convertible Class C Preferred stock	—	—		—		—			5,000	5,000
Recognition of beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Class C Preferred stock	—	—		—		—			—	(5,000		)
Deemed dividend on Convertible Class C Preferred stock	—	—		—		—			—	5,000
Dividends accrued on Class B Preferred stock	—	—		—		4,480			—	—
Redemption of Class B Preferred stock	—	—		(12,372	)	(12,372		)	—	—
Dividends paid on Class B Preferred stock	—	—		—		(10,628		)	—	—
December 31, 2012	5,100	—		36,388		36,477			5,000	5,000
Conversion of Saturn Acquisition Holdings, LLC preferred stock to Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc. preferred stock (Note 1)	—	—		1,079		—			—	—
Dividends accrued on Class B preferred stock	—	—		—		1,473			—	—
June 30, 2013	5,100	$	—	37,467		$	37,950		5,000	$	5,000