CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue from product sales
Total revenue from product sales	$ 14,344	$ 14,657
Cost of sales for product sales	13,722	13,445
Gross profit	622	1,212
Selling, general and administrative expenses	939	926
(Loss) income before other income (expense)	(317)	286
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, including loan fee amortization	(160)	(242)
Gain on insurance proceeds	38	0
Total other income (expense), net	(122)	(242)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(439)	44
Income tax provision	2	8
Net (loss) income	$ (441)	$ 36
Basic (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ 0.00
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ 0.00
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	8,108	8,090
Diluted (in Shares)	8,108	8,114
Ferrous operations [Member]
Revenue from product sales
Total revenue from product sales	$ 6,960	$ 7,045
Non-ferrous operations [Member]
Revenue from product sales
Total revenue from product sales	7,202	7,315
Auto parts operations and other [Member]
Revenue from product sales
Total revenue from product sales	$ 182	$ 297