Segment Reporting - (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Geographic Schedule of Revenue and Long-lived Assets

Company-wide geographic data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:



	2012		2011		2010
Net sales
United States	$	988,161	$	895,165	$	757,052
All other countries	282,207		237,201		186,654
Total	$	1,270,368	$	1,132,366	$	943,706
Long-lived assets
United States	$	68,253	$	72,138
All other countries	11,387		10,003
Total	$	79,640	$	82,141

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:



	Net Sales		Operating Income (Loss)			Total Assets		Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
2012
Metals segment^(a)	$	1,143,884	$	49,822		$	693,803	$	9,819	$	24,480
Plastics segment	126,484		3,188			56,149		1,831		1,387
Other ^(b)	—		(11,865		)	38,854		—		—
Consolidated	$	1,270,368	$	41,145		$	788,806	$	11,650	$	25,867
2011
Metals segment ^(a)	$	1,014,130	$	13,524		$	729,692	$	10,639	$	19,329
Plastics segment	118,236		2,860			56,171		2,228		1,143
Other ^(b)	—		(11,190		)	36,460		—		—
Consolidated	$	1,132,366	$	5,194		$	822,323	$	12,867	$	20,472
2010
Metals segment	$	841,067	$	(5,478	)	$	454,345	$	6,815	$	19,392
Plastics segment	102,639		3,559			47,128		757		1,257
Other^(b)	—		(7,419		)	27,879		—		—
Consolidated	$	943,706	$	(9,338	)	$	529,352	$	7,572	$	20,649

^(a) The results of Tube Supply, acquired on December 15, 2011, are included in the Company's Metals segment.

^(b) “Other” – Operating loss includes the costs of executive, legal and finance departments, which are shared by both the Metals and Plastics segments. The “Other” category’s total assets consist of the Company’s investment in joint venture.

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

Below are reconciliations of segment data to the consolidated loss before income taxes:



	2012			2011			2010
Operating income (loss)	$	41,145		$	5,194		$	(9,338	)
Interest expense, net	(41,090		)	(9,663		)	(4,988		)
Interest expense - unrealized loss on debt conversion option	(15,597		)	(3,991		)	—
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			(6,153		)	—
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(15,542		)	(14,613		)	(14,326		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	7,224			11,727			5,585
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(8,318	)	$	(2,886	)	$	(8,741	)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of total profit or loss from reportable segments, to the entity's consolidated income before income taxes, extraordinary items, and discontinued operations.

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Tabular disclosure of information concerning material long-lived assets (excluding financial instruments, customer relationships with financial institutions, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred taxes assets) located in identified geographic areas and/or the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to that country from which revenue is material. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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