Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Allowance for doubtful accounts activity

Accounts receivable allowance activity is presented in the table below:

	2012			2011			2010
Balance, beginning of year	$	3,584		$	3,848		$	4,195
Add Provision charged to expense	1,420			523			777
Recoveries	90			140			186
Other	—			157			—
Less Charges against allowance	(1,565		)	(1,084		)	(1,310		)
Balance, end of year	$	3,529		$	3,584		$	3,848

Non-cash investing financing activities and supplemental cash flow information

Non-cash investing and financing activities and supplemental disclosures of consolidated cash flow information are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures financed by accounts payable	$	479	$	1,123	$	100
Capital lease obligations	1,009		—		—
Deferred debt origination fees	—		886		—
Additional purchase price paid in 2012 for Tube Supply acquisition	—		6,472		—
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	34,051		7,234		4,392
Income taxes	5,557		9,555		1,631
Cash received during the year for:
Income tax refunds	3,184		6,724		4,430

Estimated useful lives of plant and equipment

The Company provides for depreciation of plant and equipment sufficient to amortize the cost over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings and building improvements	3 – 40 years
Plant equipment	3 – 25 years
Furniture and fixtures	2 – 10 years
Vehicles and office equipment	3 – 7 years

Basic and diluted earnings per share calculations

The following table is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations:

	2012			2011			2010
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(9,748	)	$	(1,760	)	$	(5,640	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic loss per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	22,993			22,983			22,708
Effect of dilutive securities:
Outstanding common stock equivalents	—			—			—
Denominator for diluted loss per share	22,993			22,983			22,708
Basic loss per share	$	(0.42	)	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.25	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.42	)	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.25	)
Excluded outstanding share-based awards having an anti-dilutive effect	994			757			471