Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Impacts of Reclassifications

Refer below for the impact on the presentation in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss:

	Year ended December 31,
	2012				2011
	As Previously Reported		After Reclassification		As Previously Reported		After Reclassification
Sales, general and administrative expense	$	127,813	$	129,162	$	126,193	$	125,526
Other income (expense)	—		1,349		—		(667		)

Allowance for doubtful accounts activity

Accounts receivable allowance activity is presented in the table below:

	2013			2012			2011
Balance, beginning of year	$	3,529		$	3,584		$	3,848
Add Provision charged to expense	484			1,420			523
Recoveries	173			90			140
Other	—			—			157
Less Charges against allowance	(723		)	(1,565		)	(1,084		)
Balance, end of year	$	3,463		$	3,529		$	3,584

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,
	2013		2012		2011
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures financed by accounts payable	$	1,219	$	479	$	1,123
Capital lease obligations	21		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	33,266		34,051		7,234
Income taxes	2,417		5,557		9,555
Cash received during the year for:
Income tax refunds	3,015		3,184		6,724

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 – 10 years

Basic and diluted earnings per share calculations

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

	Year ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(33,962	)	$	(9,748	)	$	(1,760	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic loss per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	23,214			22,993			22,983
Effect of dilutive securities:
Outstanding common stock equivalents	—			—			—
Denominator for diluted loss per share	23,214			22,993			22,983
Basic loss per share	$	(1.46	)	$	(0.42	)	$	(0.08	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(1.46	)	$	(0.42	)	$	(0.08	)
Excluded outstanding share-based awards having an anti-dilutive effect	717			994			757
Excluded "in the money" portion of Convertible Notes having an anti-dilutive effect	2,032			1,416			1,734