Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had $6,701 of irrevocable letters of credit outstanding which primarily consisted of $4,000 for collateral associated with commodity hedges and $1,901 for compliance with the insurance reserve requirements of its workers’ compensation insurance carriers.

The Company is party to a variety of legal proceedings arising from the operation of its business. These proceedings are incidental and occur in the normal course of the Company’s business affairs. It is the opinion of management, based upon the information available at this time, that the currently expected outcome of these proceedings will not have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company, except as noted below.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company received warranty and other claims from certain customers regarding alleged quality defects with certain alloy round bar products sold by the Company in 2012 and 2013.   The Company has evaluated the information provided by the customers and issued a notice of potential defect to other affected customers.  The Company continues to investigate the alleged quality defects and the total amount that may be subject to warranty and other customer claims.  Based on the information available as of June 30, 2013, the Company estimates that it may incur costs associated with these claims ranging from $325 to $1,250.  Within this range, the Company's best estimate of the probable loss resulting from these claims is $650 of which approximately $350 and $650 are included in gross material margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. The Company believes that amounts paid to customers will be recoverable from the original supplier of the products.  There can be no assurance that the Company's losses related to these claims will not exceed the Company's estimated range of loss, or that the Company will be able to recover any amounts from the original supplier of the products.