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For an unclassified balance sheet, amount of receivables arising from transactions with related parties.

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	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
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Related party payables	$ 491		$ 1,922
Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts payable	176		250
Expenses	62	$ 115
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deposits (included in other long-term assets)	42		74
Deposit payable	0		500
Notes Payable, Related Parties	1,504		0
Accrued Interest, Related Party	25		0
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Accrued rent payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party payables	63		821
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Rent expense (property)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	323	323
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Lease expense (equipment)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party payables	15		132
Expenses	30	63
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Interest expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	25	0
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts payable	5		28
Related party payables	205		189
Related Party Transaction, Bonus Expense	168	0
Expenses	9	24
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Scrap metal purchase [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	771	520
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Management fee expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	125	125
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Sale of Scrap Metal [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	14		93
Revenue from product sales & services	0	62
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Logistical Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	3		19
Revenue from product sales & services	48	23
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| IT Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from product sales & services	12	11
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Rental Income [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	17		0
Revenue from product sales & services	17	0
Affiliated Entity, LK Property Investments, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deposits (included in other long-term assets)	3		3
Accounts payable	2		1
Expenses	18	6
Scrap material sales	0
Affiliated Entity, SG&D Ventures, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
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Scrap material sales	0		1
MetalX, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	65		$ 19
Revenue from product sales & services	$ 74	$ 1,456