Guarantor Finanical Information Income Statement (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net Sales	$ 253,410	$ 292,714
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	188,531	219,431
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	35,381	35,584
Sales, general and administrative expense	29,624	29,876
Restructuring charges	739	2,225
Depreciation and amortization expense	6,457	6,571
Operating (loss) income	(7,322)	(973)
Interest expense, net	(9,952)	(10,188)
Other expense	(682)	(2,299)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(17,956)	(13,460)
Income taxes	51	1,369
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Equity in earnings of joint venture	1,907	1,469
Net (loss) income	(15,998)	(10,622)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(16,160)	(10,244)
Parent
Net Sales	164,206	202,909
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	121,912	154,728
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	26,003	26,502
Sales, general and administrative expense	19,961	19,615
Restructuring charges	739	1,820
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,890	5,008
Operating (loss) income	(9,299)	(4,764)
Interest expense, net	(6,166)	(6,492)
Other expense	0	0
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(15,465)	(11,256)
Income taxes	2,574	1,110
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	(5,014)	(1,945)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	1,907	1,469
Net (loss) income	(15,998)	(10,622)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(16,160)	(10,244)
Guarantors
Net Sales	34,347	34,334
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	24,105	24,438
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	2,982	3,098
Sales, general and administrative expense	4,829	4,509
Restructuring charges	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	532	544
Operating (loss) income	1,899	1,745
Interest expense, net	0	0
Other expense	0	0
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	1,899	1,745
Income taxes	(380)	(198)
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Equity in earnings of joint venture	0	0
Net (loss) income	1,519	1,547
Comprehensive (loss) income	1,519	1,547
Non-Guarantors
Net Sales	59,966	66,568
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	47,623	51,362
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	6,396	5,984
Sales, general and administrative expense	4,834	5,752
Restructuring charges	0	405
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,035	1,019
Operating (loss) income	78	2,046
Interest expense, net	(3,786)	(3,696)
Other expense	(682)	(2,299)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(4,390)	(3,949)
Income taxes	(2,143)	457
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Equity in earnings of joint venture	0	0
Net (loss) income	(6,533)	(3,492)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(6,948)	(3,459)
Eliminations
Net Sales	(5,109)	(11,097)
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	(5,109)	(11,097)
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	0	0
Sales, general and administrative expense	0	0
Restructuring charges	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	0	0
Operating (loss) income	0	0
Interest expense, net	0	0
Other expense	0	0
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	0	0
Income taxes	0	0
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	5,014	1,945
Equity in earnings of joint venture	0	0
Net (loss) income	5,014	1,945
Comprehensive (loss) income	$ 5,429	$ 1,912