Joint Ventures and Noncontrolling Interests	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Joint Ventures and Noncontrolling Interests
Joint Ventures and Noncontrolling Interests	Note 3. Joint Ventures and Noncontrolling Interests The equity method of accounting is used where our investment in voting stock gives us the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee, generally 20% to 50%. The financial results of investees are generally consolidated when the ownership interest is greater than 50%. Operations that are majority owned by us are as follows: Indiana Pickling and Processing Company (56%-owned), and Valex Corp.’s operations in South Korea, in which Valex Corp. has a 96% ownership. The results of these majority-owned operations are consolidated in our financial results. The portion of the earnings related to the noncontrolling shareholder interests has been reflected in the Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests caption in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. On March 31, 2020, through our wholly owned subsidiary, Feralloy Corporation, we purchased the remaining 49% noncontrolling interest of Feralloy Processing Company, an Indiana partnership (“FPC”) and toll processor in Portage, Indiana. We have consolidated the financial results of FPC since August 1, 2008 when we acquired Feralloy Corporation as part of our acquisition of PNA Group, Inc. Consequently, the increase in our ownership from 51% to 100% was accounted for as an equity transaction. The $5.5 million decrease in total Reliance stockholders’ equity recognized from the transaction was comprised of $8.0 million of cash consideration paid for the noncontrolling interest less its carrying amount of $1.1 million and $1.4 million of direct tax effects resulting from the transaction.

This item represents disclosure of information related to equity method investments in common stock. The information which should be considered for disclosure includes: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available. This item also includes the description of noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net income (loss) of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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