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

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for incentive compensation awarded to employees and directors or earned by them based on the terms of one or more relevant arrangements.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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The amount for notes payable (written promise to pay), due to related parties.

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	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Aug. 05, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
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Payable to related parties (Note 10)	$ 578,000	$ 1,922,000
Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	251,000	180,000
Accounts payable	144,000	250,000
Consulting Fees [Member] \| Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	0	25,000
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued rent payable	180,000	189,000
Expenses	14,000	30,000
Accrued bonuses	180,000	0	$ 378,000.0	$ 428,000.0
Accounts payable	0	28,000
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Purchase of Scrap Metal [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	1,204,000	1,225,000
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Management Fee [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	238,000	250,000
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Sale of Scrap Metal [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	7,000	117,000
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties	0	93,000
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Logistical Services [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	48,000	69,000
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties	0	19,000
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| IT Services [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	16,000	23,000
Algar, Inc. [Member] \| Net rental Income [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	16,000	0
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deposits (included in other long-term assets)	42,000	74,000
Notes Payable, Related Parties	1,504,000	0
Accrued Interest Related Party	63,000	0
Payable to related parties (Note 10)	0	500,000
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Related Party Transaction, Accrued Rent, Property [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
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Accrued rent payable	176,000	821,000
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Rent Expense, Property [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	646,000	646,000
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Lease Expense, Equipment [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Expenses	25,000	126,000
K and R, LLC [Member] \| Interest expense [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	63,000	0
Affiliated Entity, LK Property Investments, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deposits (included in other long-term assets)	3,000	3,000
Expenses	36,000	24,000
Accounts payable	0	2,000
Scrap material sales	0	(102,000)
MetalX, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Accounts Receivable, Related Parties	105,000	19,000
Affiliated Entity, SG&D Ventures, LLC [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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