Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 266,789	$ 317,690	$ 272,286
Cost of sales	203,998	244,875	191,759
Gross profit	62,791	72,815	80,527
Selling, general and administrative expenses	60,620	67,764	65,257
Impairment of long-lived assets	0	0	23,251
Income (loss) from operations	2,171	5,051	(7,981)
Interest expense, net	16,364	15,288	14,699
Loss before provision for income taxes	(14,193)	(10,237)	(22,680)
Benefit for income taxes	(2,605)	(171)	(5,811)
Net loss	$ (11,588)	$ (10,066)	$ (16,869)
Basic loss per common share	$ (0.75)	$ (0.66)	$ (1.12)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	15,388,456	15,187,028	15,061,603
Diluted loss per common share	$ (0.75)	$ (0.66)	$ (1.12)
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	15,388,456	15,187,028	15,061,603