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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Financing Arrangements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
Financing Arrangements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 21, 2015	Aug. 13, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Proceeds from financing arrangement related to disposal group, cash			$ 20,000,000
Proceeds from financing arrangement related to disposal group, promissory note		$ 25,000,000.0	25,000,000	$ 0
Financing arrangement liability		45,000,000.0	45,000,000	0
Break-up fee			$ 800,000
Percentage ownership	100.00%
Finance lease agreement, amount								$ 50,000,000
Finance lease obligations to acquire machinery and equipment		5,100,000
Additional finance leases amount		13,400,000
Foreign subsidiaries borrowings amount		10,900,000		9,800,000
Foreign subsidiaries bank guarantee amount		$ 41,000,000		$ 39,700,000
Weighted average interest rate		5.10%		4.80%	5.00%
Arkansas Development Finance Authority \| Southwest Steel Processing LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							$ 11,000,000
Credit facility outstanding		$ 4,300,000
Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 350,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.625%	6.625%
Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		5.40%
Revolving credit facility \| Seventh Amendment Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 405,000,000
Accordion feature, increase limit						$ 70,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		102,300,000
Revolving credit facility, Canadian sub-limit \| Seventh Amendment Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		40,000,000
Revolving credit facility, European sub-limit \| Seventh Amendment Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 30,000,000