Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	NOTE 7—INCOME TAXES At the end of each reporting period, Real Industry makes an estimate of its annual effective income tax rate. The estimate used for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 may change in subsequent periods. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 differed from the federal statutory rate applied to earnings and losses before income taxes primarily as a result of the mix of earnings, losses, and tax rates between tax jurisdictions, and changes in valuation allowances. The income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was $0.5 million, compared to a $0.5 million income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, income tax expense was $0.4 million, compared to a $6.7 million income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, the Company has estimated U.S. federal NOLs of $871.8 million and non-U.S. NOLs of $27.6 million. The U.S. federal NOLs have a 20-year life and begin to expire after the 2027 tax year. Additionally, the Company has state NOLs in amounts that are comparable to the U.S. federal NOLs. Real Industry has valuation allowances recorded to reduce certain deferred tax assets to amounts that are more likely than not to be realized. Real Industry intends to maintain those valuation allowances until sufficient positive evidence exists to support their realization through achieving profitability. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various state and local jurisdictions, as well as foreign jurisdictions located in Canada, Mexico, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. With few exceptions, the 2011 through 2015 tax years remain open to examination. In October 2016, the Company was notified by the IRS of its intention to audit Real Industry’s 2014 federal income tax return.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

NOTE 7—INCOME TAXES

At the end of each reporting period, Real Industry makes an estimate of its annual effective income tax rate. The estimate used for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 may change in subsequent periods. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 differed from the federal statutory rate applied to earnings and losses before income taxes primarily as a result of the mix of earnings, losses, and tax rates between tax jurisdictions, and changes in valuation allowances. The income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was $0.5 million, compared to a $0.5 million income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, income tax expense was $0.4 million, compared to a $6.7 million income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company has estimated U.S. federal NOLs of $871.8 million and non-U.S. NOLs of $27.6 million. The U.S. federal NOLs have a 20-year life and begin to expire after the 2027 tax year. Additionally, the Company has state NOLs in amounts that are comparable to the U.S. federal NOLs. Real Industry has valuation allowances recorded to reduce certain deferred tax assets to amounts that are more likely than not to be realized. Real Industry intends to maintain those valuation allowances until sufficient positive evidence exists to support their realization through achieving profitability.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various state and local jurisdictions, as well as foreign jurisdictions located in Canada, Mexico, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. With few exceptions, the 2011 through 2015 tax years remain open to examination. In October 2016, the Company was notified by the IRS of its intention to audit Real Industry’s 2014 federal income tax return.