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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
As of March 31, 2014, 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 evaluated the information provided by the customers and issued a notice of potential defect to other affected customers.  The Company estimates that it may incur costs for warranty and other customer claims associated with the alleged quality defects from $325 to $1,250.  Based on the information available as of March 31, 2014, the Company's best estimate of the probable loss resulting from these claims is $1,150, which was included as a reduction of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2014, approximately $211 remained accrued against accounts receivable in current assets for future payments and credits. The Company is pursuing claims against 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.