Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net sales	$ 2,411,243	$ 2,406,909	$ 2,405,916
Delivery revenues	156,067	157,641	152,946
Total revenues	2,567,310	2,564,550	2,558,862
Cost of goods sold	2,077,217	2,123,040	2,105,190
Delivery costs	156,067	157,641	152,946
Cost of revenues	2,233,284	2,280,681	2,258,136
Gross profit	334,026	283,869	300,726
Selling, administrative and general expenses	259,140	289,993	327,537
Gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses, net	68,455	47,752	59,302
Recovery from (charge for) legal settlement	0	46,404	(40,000)
Restructuring charges	(9,557)	(12,971)	0
Exchange offer costs	(43,380)	(2,227)	0
Other operating expense, net	(5,623)	(9,390)	(7,031)
Operating earnings (loss)	84,781	63,444	(14,540)
Other nonoperating income, net	6,727	2	3,074
Interest income	1,141	3,444	863
Interest expense	213,067	220,628	181,603
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(120,418)	(153,738)	(192,206)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Current	1,913	14,318	(37,805)
Deferred	(68,405)	(92,801)	(51,858)
Total benefit from income taxes	(66,492)	(78,483)	(89,663)
Loss from continuing operations	(53,926)	(75,255)	(102,543)
Earnings on discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 2)	1,333	4,477	6,053
Net loss	(52,593)	(70,778)	(96,490)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Fair value adjustments to cash flow hedges	0	0	(481)
Reclassification adjustment for cash flow hedges	3,816	7,151	10,709
Adjustment for funded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans	(24,454)	(54,366)	3,201
Amortization of pension and postretirement benefit plans actuarial loss and prior service cost	11,965	7,710	3,590
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(8,673)	(39,505)	17,019
Comprehensive loss	$ (61,266)	$ (110,283)	$ (79,471)
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Continuing operations	$ (0.42)	$ (0.58)	$ (0.80)
Discontinued operations	$ 0.01	$ 0.03	$ 0.05
Net earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.41)	$ (0.55)	$ (0.75)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Continuing operations	$ (0.42)	$ (0.58)	$ (0.80)
Discontinued operations	$ 0.01	$ 0.03	$ 0.05
Net earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.41)	$ (0.55)	$ (0.75)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic	129,745	129,381	128,050
Assuming dilution	129,745	129,381	128,050