Segment Reporting - (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment information for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating (Loss) Income			Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
2013
Metals segment	$	239,450	$	(2,576	)	$	3,520	$	6,211
Plastics segment	33,960		720			309		422
Other (a)	—		(1,907		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	273,410	$	(3,763	)	$	3,829	$	6,633
2012
Metals segment	$	297,244	$	11,901		$	1,668	$	6,117
Plastics segment	32,148		1,064			370		357
Other (a)	—		(3,405		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	329,392	$	9,560		$	2,038	$	6,474

Segment information for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating (Loss) Income			Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
2013
Metals segment	$	497,830	$	(2,851	)	$	4,647	$	12,376
Plastics segment	68,294		1,901			789		828
Other (a)	—		(3,786		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	566,124	$	(4,736	)	$	5,436	$	13,204
2012
Metals segment	$	629,136	$	32,012		$	3,320	$	12,423
Plastics segment	63,172		1,601			771		664
Other (a)	—		(5,897		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	692,308	$	27,716		$	4,091	$	13,087

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

Below are reconciliations of segment data to consolidated loss before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

	June 30,
	2013			2012
Operating (loss) income	$	(3,763	)	$	9,560
Interest expense, net	(10,090		)	(9,964		)
Interest expense - unrealized loss on debt conversion option	—			(4,257		)
Other income (expense)	745			(691		)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(13,108		)	(5,352		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	1,494			1,733
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(11,614	)	$	(3,619	)

Below are reconciliations of segment data to consolidated loss before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

	June 30,
	2013			2012
Operating (loss) income	$	(4,736	)	$	27,716
Interest expense, net	(20,278		)	(20,157		)
Interest expense - unrealized loss on debt conversion option	—			(15,597		)
Other income (expense)	(1,554		)	(249		)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(26,568		)	(8,287		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	2,963			4,741
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(23,605	)	$	(3,546	)

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Segment information for total assets is as follows:

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Metals segment	$	659,643	$	693,803
Plastics segment	58,399		56,149
Other (a)	38,727		38,854
Consolidated	$	756,769	$	788,806

^(a)  “Other” — Total assets consist of the Company's investment in joint venture.