Segment Reporting - (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment information for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating Income (Loss)			Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
2014
Metals segment	$	210,682	$	319		$	4,220	$	5,988
Plastics segment	34,787		1,667			206		411
Other (a)	—		(1,811		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	245,469	$	175		$	4,426	$	6,399
2013
Metals segment	$	220,000	$	(1,536	)	$	2,026	$	5,980
Plastics segment	33,713		1,049			120		420
Other (a)	—		(2,537		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	253,713	$	(3,024	)	$	2,146	$	6,400

Segment information for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating (Loss) Income			Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
2014
Metals segment	$	643,840	$	(76,068	)	$	7,957	$	18,147
Plastics segment	104,531		4,841			768		1,242
Other (a)	—		(7,811		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	748,371	$	(79,038	)	$	8,725	$	19,389
2013
Metals segment	$	717,830	$	(4,387	)	$	6,673	$	18,356
Plastics segment	102,007		2,950			909		1,248
Other (a)	—		(6,323		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	819,837	$	(7,760	)	$	7,582	$	19,604

^(a) “Other” – Operating loss includes the costs of executive, legal and finance departments, which are shared by both the Metals and Plastics segments.

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

Below are reconciliations of segment data to consolidated loss before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Three months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Operating income (loss)	$	175		$	(3,024	)
Interest expense, net	(10,148		)	(10,177		)
Other (expense) income	(2,335		)	166
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(12,308		)	(13,035		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	2,213			1,853
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(10,095	)	$	(11,182	)

Below are reconciliations of segment data to consolidated loss before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Operating loss	$	(79,038	)	$	(7,760	)
Interest expense, net	(29,988		)	(30,455		)
Other expense	(1,427		)	(1,388		)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(110,453		)	(39,603		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	5,914			4,816
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(104,539	)	$	(34,787	)

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Segment information for total assets is as follows:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Metals segment	$	548,862	$	580,570
Plastics segment	61,033		57,373
Other (a)	46,247		41,879
Consolidated	$	656,142	$	679,822

^(a) “Other” — Total assets consist of the Company's investment in joint venture.