10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

ý Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2015

or

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from             to            

Commission File Number: 1-5415

A. M. Castle & Co.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	36-0879160
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1420 Kensington Road, Suite 220, Oak Brook, Illinois	60523
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone, including area code (847) 455-7111

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    

Yesý No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    

Yesý No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨		Accelerated filer	ý
Non-accelerated filer	¨	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    

Yes¨ Noý

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of April 27, 2015 was 23,777,280 shares.

A. M. CASTLE & CO.

Table of Contents

		Page
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited):
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	29
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	29
Part II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	30
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	30
Item 6.	Exhibits	31
Signatures		32
Exhibit Index		33

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

Amounts in thousands, except par value and per share data

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
	As of
	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	13,366		$	8,454
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3,161 and $3,375	129,204			131,003
Inventories, principally on last-in first-out basis (replacement cost higher by $129,279 and $129,779)	243,331			236,932
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,156			9,458
Deferred income taxes	752			685
Income tax receivable	2,264			2,886
Total current assets	402,073			389,418
Investment in joint venture	38,003			37,443
Goodwill	12,973			12,973
Intangible assets, net	52,695			56,555
Prepaid pension cost	7,494			7,092
Other assets	10,502			11,660
Property, plant and equipment
Land	3,594			4,466
Buildings	50,528			52,821
Machinery and equipment	182,817			183,923
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	236,939			241,210
Less - accumulated depreciation	(168,403		)	(168,375		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	68,536			72,835
Total assets	$	592,276		$	587,976
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	85,998		$	68,782
Accrued and other liabilities	36,034			27,670
Income taxes payable	505			328
Current portion of long-term debt	734			737
Total current liabilities	123,271			97,517
Long-term debt, less current portion	313,239			309,377
Deferred income taxes	6,585			8,360
Other non-current liabilities	3,393			3,655
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations	18,775			18,747
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value—9,988 shares authorized (including 400 Series B Junior Preferred $0.00 par value shares); no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value—60,000 shares authorized and 23,700 shares issued and 23,572 outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 23,630 shares issued and 23,559 outstanding at December 31, 2014	236			236
Additional paid-in capital	226,853			225,953
Accumulated deficit	(50,130		)	(29,424		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(48,857		)	(45,565		)
Treasury stock, at cost—128 shares at March 31, 2015 and 71 shares at December 31, 2014	(1,089		)	(880		)
Total stockholders’ equity	127,013			150,320
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	592,276		$	587,976

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Net sales	$	222,228		$	253,410
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	168,111			188,531
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	27,031			35,381
Sales, general and administrative expense	25,535			29,624
Restructuring activity, net	831			739
Depreciation and amortization expense	6,355			6,457
Operating loss	(5,635		)	(7,322		)
Interest expense, net	(10,546		)	(9,952		)
Other expense, net	(6,225		)	(682		)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(22,406		)	(17,956		)
Income taxes	825			51
Loss before equity in earnings of joint venture	(21,581		)	(17,905		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875			1,907
Net loss	$	(20,706	)	$	(15,998	)
Basic loss per share	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.69	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.69	)
Dividends per common share	$	—		$	—
Comprehensive loss	$	(23,998	)	$	(16,160	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Operating activities:
Net loss	$	(20,706	)	$	(15,998	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	6,355			6,457
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	2,167			1,927
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	(5,622		)	—
Unrealized gains on commodity hedges	(102		)	(208		)
Unrealized foreign currency transaction losses	3,823			—
Equity in earnings of joint venture	(875		)	(1,907		)
Dividends from joint venture	315			607
Deferred taxes	(1,538		)	571
Other, net	711			243
Increase (decrease) from changes in:
Accounts receivable	(874		)	(17,930		)
Inventories	(10,819		)	904
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(3,921		)	(1,365		)
Other assets	(242		)	1,972
Prepaid pension costs	620			173
Accounts payable	18,668			18,423
Income taxes payable and receivable	643			(1,454		)
Accrued and other liabilities	8,775			4,818
Postretirement benefit obligations and other liabilities	(158		)	(102		)
Net cash used in operating activities	(2,780		)	(2,869		)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(2,061		)	(2,012		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	7,541			46
Net cash from (used) in investing activities	5,480			(1,966		)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	206,900			11,506
Repayments of long-term debt	(204,357		)	(11,605		)
Other financing activities	—			45
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2,543			(54		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(331		)	(232		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	4,912			(5,121		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	8,454			30,829
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	13,366		$	25,708

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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A. M. Castle & Co.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Unaudited - Amounts in thousands except per share data and percentages

(1) Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by A. M. Castle & Co. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2014 is derived from the audited financial statements at that date. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the unaudited statements, included herein, contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial results for the interim period. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. The 2015 interim results reported herein may not necessarily be indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for the full year.

(2) New Accounting Standards

Standards Updates Adopted

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, "Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant and Equipment: Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity." ASU No. 2014-08 amends the definition of a discontinued operation, expands disclosure requirements for transactions that meet the definition of a discontinued operation and requires entities to disclose additional information about individually significant components that are disposed of or held for sale and do not qualify as discontinued operations. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or financial statement presentation.

Standards Updates Issued Not Yet Effective

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This new standard would require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs would not be affected by the amendments in this Update.The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company anticipates adoption of the ASU for the effective period. The Company is currently reviewing the guidance and assessing the potential impact on its financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern," providing additional guidance surrounding the disclosure of going concern uncertainties in the financial statements and implementing requirements for management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures, however, management will begin performing the periodic assessments required by the ASU on its effective date.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," related to revenue recognition. The underlying principle of the new standard is that a business or other organization will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. The standard also requires more detailed disclosures and provides additional guidance for transactions that were not addressed completely in prior accounting guidance. The ASU provides alternative methods of initial adoption, and it is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 16, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently reviewing the guidance and assessing the potential impact on its financial statements.

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(3) Earnings Per Share

Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus common stock equivalents. Common stock equivalents consist of employee and director stock options, restricted stock awards, other share-based payment awards, and contingently issuable shares related to the Company’s convertible debt which are included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding using the treasury stock method, if dilutive. The following table is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(20,706	)	$	(15,998	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic loss per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	23,459			23,324
Effect of dilutive securities:
Outstanding common stock equivalents	—			—
Denominator for diluted earnings per share	23,459			23,324
Basic loss per share	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.69	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.69	)
Excluded outstanding share-based awards having an anti-dilutive effect	356			1,049
Excluded "in the money" portion of Convertible Notes having an anti-dilutive effect	—			1,610

The Convertible Notes are dilutive to the extent the Company generates net income and the average stock price during the period is greater than $10.28, which is the conversion price of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are only dilutive for the “in the money” portion of the Convertible Notes that could be settled with the Company’s stock. In future periods, absent a fundamental change (as defined in the Convertible Notes agreement), the outstanding Convertible Notes could increase diluted average shares outstanding by a maximum of approximately 5,600 shares.

(4) Inventories

Approximately 80% of the Company’s inventories are valued at the lower of LIFO cost or market. Final inventory determination under the LIFO costing method is made at the end of each fiscal year based on the actual inventory levels and costs at that time. Interim LIFO determinations, including those at March 31, 2015, are based on management’s estimates of future inventory levels and costs for the balance of the current fiscal year. The Company values its LIFO increments using the cost of its latest purchases during the periods reported.

Current replacement cost of inventories exceeded book value by $129,279 and $129,779 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Income taxes would become payable on any realization of this excess from reductions in the level of inventories.

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(5) Joint Venture

Kreher Steel Company, LLC is a 50% owned joint venture of the Company. Kreher is a national distributor and processor of carbon and alloy steel bar products, headquartered in Melrose Park, Illinois.

The following information summarizes financial data for this joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Net sales	$	52,606	$	65,251
Cost of materials	44,350		54,303
Income before taxes	1,990		4,804
Net income	1,750		3,814

(6) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in carrying amounts of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

	Metals Segment			Plastics Segment		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Goodwill	$	116,377		$	12,973	$	129,350
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,377		)	—		(116,377		)
Balance as of January 1, 2015	—			12,973		12,973
Balance as of March 31, 2015
Goodwill	116,377			12,973		129,350
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,377		)	—		(116,377		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	—		$	12,973	$	12,973

The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of December 1 and more often if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. The Company assesses, at least quarterly, whether any triggering events have occurred. A two-step method is used for determining goodwill impairment. The first step is performed to identify whether a potential impairment exists by comparing each reporting unit’s fair value to its carrying value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the next step is to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any.

The Company completed its December 1, 2014 annual goodwill impairment test for its Plastics reporting unit and there were no identified impairment charges. No annual goodwill impairment testing was performed for the Metals reporting unit as of December 1, 2014, since the Metals reporting unit goodwill was eliminated as a result of second quarter 2014 interim goodwill impairment testing.

The following table summarizes the components of intangible assets, all of which relate to the Metals reporting unit:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	114,785	$	67,008	$	116,268	$	64,922
Non-compete agreements	3,888		3,888		3,888		3,888
Trade name	7,708		2,790		7,864		2,655
Developed technology	1,400		1,400		1,400		1,400
Total	$	127,781	$	75,086	$	129,420	$	72,865

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For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate amortization expense was $2,672 and $2,916, respectively.

The following is a summary of the estimated annual amortization expense for 2015 and each of the next 4 years:

2015	$	10,650
2016	10,650
2017	8,626
2018	4,514
2019	4,514

(7) Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
LONG-TERM DEBT
12.75% Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2016	$	210,000		$	210,000
7.0% Convertible Notes due December 15, 2017	57,500			57,500
Revolving Credit Facility due December 10, 2019	62,000			59,200
Other, primarily capital leases	993			1,257
Total long-term debt	330,493			327,957
Less: unamortized discount	(16,520		)	(17,843		)
Less: current portion	(734		)	(737		)
Total long-term portion	313,239			309,377
TOTAL DEBT	$	313,973		$	310,114

Secured Notes

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $210,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes (the "Secured Notes") outstanding that will mature on December 15, 2016. The Company pays interest on the Secured Notes at a rate of 12.75% per annum in cash semi-annually. The Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by certain 100% owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company (the Note Guarantors). Refer to Note 16 for Guarantor Financial Information disclosure.

Subject to certain conditions, within 95 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Company must make an offer to purchase the Secured Notes with certain of its excess cash flow (as defined in the indenture) for such fiscal year at 103% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Company estimated that it had no excess cash flow (as defined in the indenture) and therefore, the Company was not required to make an offer to purchase the Secured Notes.

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Convertible Notes

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $57,500 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (the "Convertible Notes") outstanding that are due December 15, 2017. The Company pays interest on the Convertible Notes at a rate of 7.0% per annum in cash semi-annually. The Convertible Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Note Guarantors. The initial conversion rate for the Convertible Notes is 97.2384 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1 principal amount of Convertible Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $10.28 per share of common stock. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment, but will not be adjusted for accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, if an event constituting a fundamental change occurs, the Company will in some cases increase the conversion rate for a holder that elects to convert its Convertible Notes in connection with such fundamental change. Upon conversion, the Company will pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares.

Revolving Credit Facility

The Revolving Credit Facility consists of a $125,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility. In December 2014, the Company obtained an extension on its revolving credit facility, which extended the maturity date from December 15, 2015 to December 10, 2019 (or 91 days prior to the maturity date of the Company's Senior Secured Notes or Convertible Notes if they have not been refinanced). If certain incurrence tests are met, subject to approval by the Revolving Credit Facility lending group, the Company may have the ability to exercise the accordion option under its revolving credit facility for an additional $25,000 of aggregate commitments in the future. Currently, the Company is not able to exercise the accordion.

The weighted average interest rate for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 2.88%. The Company pays certain customary recurring fees with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains a springing financial maintenance covenant requiring the Company to maintain the ratio (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) of EBITDA to fixed charges of 1.1 to 1.0 when excess availability is less than the greater of 10% of the calculated borrowing base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) or $12,500. In addition, if excess availability is less than the greater of 12.5% of the calculated borrowing base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) or $15,625, the lender has the right to take full dominion of the Company’s cash collections and apply these proceeds to outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company's ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges was negative for the twelve months ended March 31, 2015. At this ratio, the Company's current maximum borrowing capacity would be $100,147 before triggering full dominion of the Company's cash collections. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $38,147 of additional unrestricted borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility.

(8) Fair Value Measurements

The three-tier value hierarchy the Company utilizes, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies, is:

Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

Level 2—Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3—Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants.

The fair value of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying values. The fair value of cash equivalents are determined using the fair value hierarchy described above. Cash equivalents consisting of money market funds are valued based on quoted prices in active markets and as a result are classified as Level 1.

The Company’s pension plan asset portfolio as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is primarily invested in fixed income securities, which generally fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Fixed income securities are valued based on evaluated prices provided to the trustee by independent pricing services. Such prices may be determined

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by factors which include, but are not limited to, market quotations, yields, maturities, call features, ratings, institutional size trading in similar groups of securities and developments related to specific securities.

Fair Value Measurements of Debt

The fair value of the Company’s Secured Notes as of March 31, 2015 was estimated to be $199,084 compared to a carrying value of $210,000. The fair value for the Secured Notes is determined based on recent trades of the bonds and fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of the Convertible Notes as of March 31, 2015 was approximately $42,992 compared to a carrying value of $57,500. The fair value of the Convertible Notes, which fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, is determined based on similar debt instruments that do not contain a conversion feature, as well as other factors related to the callable nature of the notes.

The main inputs and assumptions into the fair value model for the Convertible Notes at March 31, 2015 were as follows:

Company's stock price at the end of the period	$	3.65
Expected volatility	50.3		%
Credit spreads	20.80		%
Risk-free interest rate	0.79		%

As of March 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the Company's debt outstanding under its revolving credit facility, which falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, was $52,796 compared to its carrying value of $62,000, assuming the current amount of debt outstanding as of March 31, 2015 was outstanding until the maturity of the Company's facility in December 2019. Although borrowings could be materially greater or less than the current amount of borrowings outstanding at the end of the period, it is not practical to estimate the amounts that may be outstanding during the future periods since there is no predetermined borrowing or repayment schedule.

Fair Value Measurements of Commodity Hedges

The Company has a commodity hedging program to mitigate risks associated with certain commodity price fluctuations. At March 31, 2015, the Company had executed forward contracts that extend through 2016. The counterparty to these contracts is not considered a credit risk by the Company. At March 31, 2015, the notional value associated with forward contracts was $6,385. The Company recorded, through cost of materials, realized and unrealized net losses of $210 and $286 for the three months ended March 31, 2015and March 31, 2014, respectively, as a result of the change in the fair value of the contracts. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, all commodity hedge contracts were in a liability position. Refer to Note 14 for letters of credit outstanding for collateral associated with commodity hedges.

The Company uses information which is representative of readily observable market data when valuing derivative liabilities associated with commodity hedges. The derivative liabilities are included in accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities on the Company's balance sheets and classified as Level 2 in the table below.

The liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total(a)
As of March 31, 2015
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	$	—	$	1,512	$	—	$	1,512
As of December 31, 2014
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	$	—	$	1,615	$	—	$	1,615

^(a) As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the short-term portion of the derivative liability for commodity hedges of $1,093 and $1,137, respectively, is included in "Accrued and other liabilities" and the long-term portion of $419 and $478, respectively, is included in "Other non-current liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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(9) Stockholders’ Equity

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss includes net loss and all other non-owner changes to equity that are not reported in net loss.

The Company’s comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Net loss	$	(20,706	)	$	(15,998	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(4,314		)	(415		)
Change in unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax	1,022			253
Total comprehensive loss	$	(23,998	)	$	(16,160	)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Foreign currency translation losses	$	(14,308	)	$	(9,994	)
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax	(34,549		)	(35,571		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(48,857	)	$	(45,565	)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:

	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items						Foreign Currency Items						Total
	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Balance as of January 1,	$	(35,571	)	$	(14,126	)	$	(9,994	)	$	(4,617	)	$	(45,565	)	$	(18,743	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			—			(4,314		)	(415		)	(4,314		)	(415		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (a)	1,022			253			—			—			1,022			253
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,022			253			(4,314		)	(415		)	(3,292		)	(162		)
Balance as of March 31,	$	(34,549	)	$	(13,873	)	$	(14,308	)	$	(5,032	)	$	(48,857	)	$	(18,905	)

^(a) See reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss table for details of reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit items:
Prior service cost (b)	$	(94	)	$	(71	)
Actuarial loss (b)	(928		)	(345		)
Total before tax	(1,022		)	(416		)
Tax effect	—			163
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax	$	(1,022	)	$	(253	)

^(b) These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost included in "Sales, general and administrative expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (see Note 11 for additional details).

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(10) Share-based Compensation

The Company accounts for its share-based compensation arrangements by recognizing compensation expense for the fair value of the share awards granted ratably over their vesting period. All compensation expense related to share-based compensation arrangements is recorded in sales, general and administrative expense and warehouse, processing and delivery expense. The unrecognized compensation cost as of March 31, 2015 associated with all share-based payment arrangements is $2,736 and the weighted average period over which it is to be expensed is 1.2 years.

(11) Employee Benefit Plans

Components of the net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Service cost	$	237		$	127
Interest cost	1,795			1,740
Expected return on assets	(2,317		)	(2,095		)
Amortization of prior service cost	94			71
Amortization of actuarial loss	928			345
Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost	$	737		$	188
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—

The Company anticipates making no significant cash contributions to its pension plans in 2015.

(12) Restructuring Activity

The Company recorded the following restructuring activity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Moving costs associated with plant consolidations	$	—	$	739
Professional fees	831		—
Total	$	831	$	739

The charges associated with the restructuring activities announced on April 28, 2015 are primarily included in the Company's Other segment. The charges incurred during the first quarter of 2015 were comprised of professional fees associated with the development of the restructuring plan.

As part of the Company's efforts to adapt to market conditions, new restructuring activities were announced during April 2015 (see Note 17 Subsequent Events).

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(13) Income Taxes

The reported effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was 3.7% and 0.3%, respectively. The change in effective tax rate results from changes in geographic mix and timing of income (losses), valuation allowances for certain deferred tax assets in the U.S. and at certain foreign subsidiaries and the impact of the restructuring charge recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2015.

The Company continued to generate losses at a number of its foreign subsidiaries. The current period losses, when combined with prior losses, indicated that it was more likely than not that deferred tax assets of these foreign subsidiaries would not be realized. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, a valuation allowance of $2,740 was recorded against all the pre-2014 deferred tax assets of these foreign subsidiaries. The deferred tax assets of these foreign subsidiaries are comprised primarily of net operating loss carry forwards. Additionally, losses generated by these foreign subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were not benefited nor are future losses expected to be benefited until these subsidiaries return to profitability and evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. The impact on the income tax provision of not benefiting the losses was approximately $675 and $500 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company continued to generate losses in the U.S. These losses, combined with prior losses, indicated that it was more likely than not that the U.S. deferred tax assets would not be realized. Therefore, the Company recorded a partial valuation allowance for the three months ended March 31, 2014. At December 31, 2014, the Company's U.S. operations were in a net deferred tax asset position. These deferred tax assets were subject to a full valuation allowance. As a result, the losses generated by the U.S. operations during the three months ended March 31, 2015 were not benefited nor are future losses expected to be benefited until the U.S. operations return to profitability and evidence suggests that is more likely than not that deferred tax assets will be recognized. The impact on the income tax provision of not benefiting the losses was approximately $5,800 and $2,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The valuation allowances in the U.S. and at certain foreign subsidiaries will not be reversed until the Company returns to profitability and determines that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be realized.

The following tax years remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject:

U.S. Federal	2011 to 2014
U.S. States	2010 to 2014
Foreign	2009 to 2014

A 2011 and 2012 income tax audit of the Company's Canadian subsidiary was closed in February 2015 with no adjustment. The Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits are not significant.

The Company received its 2013 federal tax refund of $1,500 during October 2014.

(14) Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $6,092 of irrevocable letters of credit outstanding which primarily consisted of $3,000 for collateral associated with commodity hedges and $1,842 for compliance with the insurance reserve requirements of its workers’ compensation insurance carriers.

The Company is party to a variety of legal proceedings arising from the operation of its business. These proceedings are incidental and occur in the normal course of the Company’s business affairs. It is the opinion of management, based upon the information available at this time, that the current expected outcome of these proceedings will not have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

(15) Segment Reporting

The Company distributes and performs processing on both metals and plastics. Although the distribution processes are similar, the customer markets, supplier bases and types of products are different. Additionally, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the chief operating decision-maker, reviews and manages these two businesses separately. As such, these businesses are considered reportable segments and are reported accordingly.

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In its Metals segment, the Company’s marketing strategy focuses on distributing highly engineered specialty grades and alloys of metals as well as providing specialized processing services designed to meet very precise specifications. Core products include alloy, aluminum, stainless, nickel, titanium and carbon. Inventories of these products assume many forms such as plate, sheet, extrusions, round bar, hexagon bar, square and flat bar, tubing and coil. Depending on the size of the facility and the nature of the markets it serves, service centers are equipped as needed with bar saws, plate saws, oxygen and plasma arc flame cutting machinery, trepanning machinery, boring machinery, honing equipment, water-jet cutting, stress relieving and annealing furnaces, surface grinding equipment and sheet shearing equipment. This segment also performs various specialized fabrications for its customers through pre-qualified subcontractors that thermally process, turn, polish and straighten alloy and carbon bar.

The Company’s Plastics segment consists exclusively of a wholly-owned subsidiary that operates as Total Plastics, Inc. (“TPI”) headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Plastics segment stocks and distributes a wide variety of plastics in forms that include plate, rod, tube, clear sheet, tape, gaskets and fittings. Processing activities within this segment include cut-to-length, cut-to-shape, bending and forming according to customer specifications. The Plastics segment’s diverse customer base consists of companies in the retail (point-of-purchase), automotive, marine, office furniture and fixtures, safety products, life sciences applications, and general manufacturing industries. TPI has locations throughout the upper Northeast and Midwest regions of the U.S. and one facility in Florida from which it services a wide variety of users of industrial plastics.

The accounting policies of all segments are the same as described in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Management evaluates the performance of its business segments based on operating income.

Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating (Loss) Income			Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
2015
Metals segment	$	188,540	$	(3,004	)	$	1,837	$	5,894
Plastics segment	33,688		1,230			224		461
Other (a)	—		(3,861		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	222,228	$	(5,635	)	$	2,061	$	6,355
2014
Metals segment	$	219,063	$	(6,232	)	$	1,878	$	6,056
Plastics segment	34,347		1,507			134		401
Other (a)	—		(2,597		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	253,410	$	(7,322	)	$	2,012	$	6,457

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

Below are reconciliations of segment data to consolidated loss before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively,:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Operating loss	$	(5,635	)	$	(7,322	)
Interest expense, net	(10,546		)	(9,952		)
Other expense, net	(6,225		)	(682		)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(22,406		)	(17,956		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875			1,907
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(21,531	)	$	(16,049	)

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Segment information for total assets is as follows:

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Metals segment	$	491,447	$	489,563
Plastics segment	62,826		60,970
Other (a)	38,003		37,443
Consolidated	$	592,276	$	587,976

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

(16) Guarantor Financial Information

The Company's Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed by certain 100% directly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the "Guarantors"). As of March 31, 2015, the Guarantors included Total Plastics, Inc., Advanced Fabricating Technology, LLC, Keystone Tube Company, LLC and Paramount Machine Company, LLC, each of which fully and unconditionally guarantee the Senior Secured Notes on a joint and several basis.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared and presented pursuant to Rule 3-10 of SEC Regulation S-X “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.” The financial statements present condensed consolidating financial information for A. M. Castle & Co. (the "Parent"), the Guarantors, the non-guarantor subsidiaries (all other subsidiaries) and an elimination column for adjustments to arrive at the information for the Parent, Guarantors, and non-guarantors on a consolidated basis. The condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements of the Parent. The equity method of accounting is followed within this financial information.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of March 31, 2015
	Parent		Guarantors		Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,947	$	970	$	8,449		$	—		$	13,366
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	63,995		20,903		44,306			—			129,204
Receivables from affiliates	1,154		113		—			(1,267		)	—
Inventories	144,964		19,720		78,715			(68		)	243,331
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,734		1,060		9,378			—			16,172
Total current assets	219,794		42,766		140,848			(1,335		)	402,073
Investment in joint venture	38,003		—		—			—			38,003
Goodwill	—		12,973		—			—			12,973
Intangible assets, net	40,480		—		12,215			—			52,695
Other assets	19,431		—		997			(2,432		)	17,996
Investment in subsidiaries	58,142		—		—			(58,142		)	—
Receivables from affiliates	126,815		39,249		—			(166,064		)	—
Property, plant and equipment, net	43,027		11,858		13,651			—			68,536
Total assets	$	545,692	$	106,846	$	167,711		$	(227,973	)	$	592,276
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	53,995	$	11,593	$	20,410		$	—		$	85,998
Payables due to affiliates	1,154		—		113			(1,267		)	—
Other current liabilities	29,609		2,281		4,649			—			36,539
Current portion of long-term debt	691		—		43			—			734
Total current liabilities	85,449		13,874		25,215			(1,267		)	123,271
Long-term debt, less current portion	311,201		—		2,038			—			313,239
Payables due to affiliates	—		6,194		159,870			(166,064		)	—
Deferred income taxes	—		5,524		3,493			(2,432		)	6,585
Other non-current liabilities	22,029		—		139			—			22,168
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	127,013		81,254		(23,044		)	(58,210		)	127,013
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	545,692	$	106,846	$	167,711		$	(227,973	)	$	592,276

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2014
	Parent		Guarantors		Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	511	$	977	$	6,966		$	—		$	8,454
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	66,178		19,303		45,522			—			131,003
Receivables from affiliates	2,071		81		—			(2,152		)	—
Inventories	142,314		19,320		75,366			(68		)	236,932
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,490		1,033		8,506			—			13,029
Total current assets	214,564		40,714		136,360			(2,220		)	389,418
Investment in joint venture	37,443		—		—			—			37,443
Goodwill	—		12,973		—			—			12,973
Intangible assets, net	42,772		—		13,783			—			56,555
Other assets	18,766		—		996			(1,010		)	18,752
Investment in subsidiaries	70,274		—		—			(70,274		)	—
Receivables from affiliates	113,188		36,607		2,157			(151,952		)	—
Property, plant and equipment, net	46,094		12,184		14,557			—			72,835
Total assets	$	543,101	$	102,478	$	167,853		$	(225,456	)	$	587,976
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	41,613	$	8,055	$	19,114		$	—		$	68,782
Payables due to affiliates	2,071		—		81			(2,152		)	—
Other current liabilities	18,841		3,065		6,092			—			27,998
Current portion of long-term debt	691		—		46			—			737
Total current liabilities	63,216		11,120		25,333			(2,152		)	97,517
Long-term debt, less current portion	307,327		—		2,050			—			309,377
Payables due to affiliates	—		5,581		146,371			(151,952		)	—
Deferred income taxes	—		5,524		3,846			(1,010		)	8,360
Other non-current liabilities	22,238		—		164			—			22,402
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	150,320		80,253		(9,911		)	(70,342		)	150,320
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	543,101	$	102,478	$	167,853		$	(225,456	)	$	587,976

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	132,450		$	33,688		$	59,000		$	(2,910	)	$	222,228
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	99,793			23,990			47,238			(2,910		)	168,111
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	17,542			2,918			6,571			—			27,031
Sales, general and administrative expense	17,342			4,567			3,626			—			25,535
Restructuring activity	831			—			—			—			831
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,743			599			1,013			—			6,355
Operating (loss) income	(7,801		)	1,614			552			—			(5,635		)
Interest expense, net	(6,413		)	—			(4,133		)	—			(10,546		)
Other expense, net	—			—			(6,225		)	—			(6,225		)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(14,214		)	1,614			(9,806		)	—			(22,406		)
Income taxes	447			(613		)	991			—			825
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(7,814		)	—			—			7,814			—
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875			—			—			—			875
Net (loss) income	$	(20,706	)	$	1,001		$	(8,815	)	$	7,814		$	(20,706	)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(23,998	)	$	1,001		$	(13,129	)	$	12,128		$	(23,998	)

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	164,206		$	34,347		$	59,966		$	(5,109	)	$	253,410
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	121,912			24,105			47,623			(5,109		)	188,531
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	26,003			2,982			6,396			—			35,381
Sales, general and administrative expense	19,961			4,829			4,834			—			29,624
Restructuring activity	739			—			—			—			739
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,890			532			1,035			—			6,457
Operating (loss) income	(9,299		)	1,899			78			—			(7,322		)
Interest expense, net	(6,166		)	—			(3,786		)	—			(9,952		)
Other expense, net	—			—			(682		)	—			(682		)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(15,465		)	1,899			(4,390		)	—			(17,956		)
Income taxes	2,574			(380		)	(2,143		)	—			51
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(5,014		)	—			—			5,014			—
Equity in earnings of joint venture	1,907			—			—			—			1,907
Net (loss) income	$	(15,998	)	$	1,519		$	(6,533	)	$	5,014		$	(15,998	)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(16,160	)	$	1,519		$	(6,948	)	$	5,429		$	(16,160	)

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(20,706	)	$	1,001		$	(8,815	)	$	7,814		$	(20,706	)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	7,814			—			—			(7,814		)	—
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	21,121			1,294			(4,489		)	—			17,926
Net cash from (used in) operating activities	8,229			2,295			(13,304		)	—			(2,780		)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,257		)	(273		)	(531		)	—			(2,061		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	7,541			—			—			—			7,541
Net advances to subsidiaries	(13,627		)	—			—			13,627			—
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,343		)	(273		)	(531		)	13,627			5,480
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	206,900			—			—			—			206,900
Repayments of long-term debt	(204,350		)	—			(7		)	—			(204,357		)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	—			(2,029		)	15,656			(13,627		)	—
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2,550			(2,029		)	15,649			(13,627		)	2,543
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(331		)	—			(331		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	3,436			(7		)	1,483			—			4,912
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	511			977			6,966			—			8,454
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	3,947		$	970		$	8,449		$	—		$	13,366

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(15,998	)	$	1,519		$	(6,533	)	$	5,014		$	(15,998	)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	5,014			—			—			(5,014		)	—
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	13,635			(1,399		)	893			—			13,129
Net cash from (used in) operating activities	2,651			120			(5,640		)	—			(2,869		)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,236		)	(149		)	(627		)	—			(2,012		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	3			—			43			—			46
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,233		)	(149		)	(584		)	—			(1,966		)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	10,500			—			1,006			—			11,506
Repayments of long-term debt	(10,593		)	—			(1,012		)	—			(11,605		)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	(6,152		)	884			5,268			—			—
Other financing activities	45			—			—			—			45
Net cash (used in) from financing activities	(6,200		)	884			5,262			—			(54		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(232		)	—			(232		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(4,782		)	855			(1,194		)	—			(5,121		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	8,675			495			21,659			—			30,829
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	3,893		$	1,350		$	20,465		$	—		$	25,708

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(17) Subsequent Events

On April 28, 2015, the Company announced that the Board of Directors (the "Board") approved the acceleration of certain profitability and liquidity improvement activities designed to right-size the business for the current market environment, reduce costs, and improve operating performance. The initial improvement actions include consolidation of up to ten facilities by first quarter 2016 and significant headcount reductions. The Company expects to complete the initial improvement activities by the end of the first quarter of 2016.

Based on current information, the Company expects the total gross pre-tax charge associated with the improvement actions to be approximately $49 to $64 million. Of this total, approximately $12.1 to $21.4 million is expected to be cash and be incurred by early 2016, including up to $6 million which, if realized is payable in approximately level payments over 20 years. This gross total includes approximately $2.1 to $4.4 million of employee severance and retention-related benefits, approximately $8.5 million of facility-related expenses for lease terminations and moving costs, professional fees of approximately $1.5 to $2.5 million, up to $6 million of other costs, and a net non-cash charge for assets of $12.8 to $14.5 million. The Company estimates it will receive $28 to $32 million of cash proceeds from the sale of facilities and other assets.

On April 17, 2015, the Board of Directors announced the appointment of a new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The prior President and Chief Executive Officer resigned on April 16, 2015.

Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Amounts in millions, except per share data

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Information provided and statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this report and the Company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this report. Such forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy. These statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “predict,” “plan,” or similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are many factors that could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including those risk factors identified in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. All future written and oral forward-looking statements by us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above. Except as required by the federal securities laws, we do not have any obligations or intention to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future, to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or for any other reason.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in Item 1 “Financial Statements (unaudited)”.

Executive Overview

Economic Trends and Current Business Conditions

A. M. Castle & Co. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) experienced lower net sales in its Metals segment products in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014 primarily due to lower demand for tubing in the Oil and Gas sectors while demand for aluminum in the Aerospace sector was up. Net sales in the Company's Plastics segment in the first quarter of 2015 were essentially flat compared to the same period last year.

Management uses the PMI provided by the Institute for Supply Management (website is www.ism.ws) as an external indicator for tracking the demand outlook and possible trends in its general manufacturing markets. The table below shows PMI trends from the first quarter of 2013 through the first quarter of 2015. Generally speaking, an index above 50.0 indicates growth in the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy, while readings under 50.0 indicate contraction. Material pricing and demand in both the Metals and Plastics segments of the Company’s business have historically

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proved to be difficult to predict with any degree of accuracy. A favorable PMI trend suggests that demand for some of the Company’s products and services, in particular those that are sold to the general manufacturing customer base in the U.S., could potentially be at a higher level in the near-term should the 2014 trend repeat in 2015. Based on historical experience, the Company believes that its revenue trends typically correlate to the changes in PMI on a six to twelve month lag basis. This correlation is being evaluated by the Company to assess whether the correlation and lag are still relevant in understanding the business.

YEAR	Qtr 1	Qtr 2	Qtr 3	Qtr 4
2013	52.9	50.2	55.8	56.9
2014	52.7	55.2	57.6	57.7
2015	52.6	—	—	—

Consolidated net sales decreased $31.2 million or 12.3% from the first quarter of 2014 due to decreased Metals segment sales volumes and pricing. Consolidated operating loss for the first quarter of 2015 was $5.6 million, which included a $5.6 million gain on the sale of a facility, $0.8 million charge for restructuring activity, compared to first quarter of 2014 consolidated operating loss of $7.3 million, which included a $0.7 million charge for restructuring activity. Consolidated net loss for the first quarter of 2015 was $20.7 million compared to consolidated net loss of $16.0 million for the first quarter of 2014.

The restructuring actions, announced on April 28, 2015 are expected to result in annualized cost improvement of approximately $48 million when measured against annualized first quarter 2015 run rate revenue and upon full implementation of these activities. Based on current information, the Company expects the total gross pre-tax charge associated with the restructuring actions to be approximately $49 - $64 million, comprised of cash and non-cash items, which would primarily be incurred in 2015. The cash charge incurred is expected to be approximately $12.1 - $21.4 million. The results of these restructuring activities are also expected to improve the Company's working capital through better management of its assets and, consequentially, improve its liquidity.

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Results of Operations: Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

Consolidated results by business segment are summarized in the following table for the three months endedMarch 31, 2015 and 2014.

							Favorable/(Unfavorable)
	2015			2014			$ Change			% Change
Net Sales
Metals	$	188.5		$	219.1		$	(30.5	)	(13.9	)%
Plastics	33.7			34.3			(0.7		)	(1.9	)%
Total Net Sales	$	222.2		$	253.4		$	(31.2	)	(12.3	)%
Cost of Materials
Metals	$	144.1		$	164.4		$	20.3		12.3	%
% of Metals Sales	76.4		%	75.1		%
Plastics	24.0			24.1			0.1			0.5	%
% of Plastics Sales	71.2		%	70.2		%
Total Cost of Materials	$	168.1		$	188.5		$	20.4		10.8	%
% of Total Sales	75.6		%	74.4		%
Operating Costs and Expenses
Metals	$	47.4		$	60.9		$	13.4		22.1	%
Plastics	8.5			8.7			0.3			3.1	%
Other	3.9			2.6			(1.3		)	(48.7	)%
Total Operating Costs & Expenses	$	59.8		$	72.2		$	12.4		17.2	%
% of Total Sales	26.9		%	28.5		%
Operating (Loss) Income
Metals	$	(3.0	)	$	(6.2	)	$	3.2		51.8	%
% of Metals Sales	(1.6		)%	(2.8		)%
Plastics	1.2			1.5			(0.3		)	(18.4	)%
% of Plastics Sales	3.7		%	4.4		%
Other	(3.9		)	(2.6		)	(1.3		)	(48.7	)%
Total Operating Loss	$	(5.6	)	$	(7.3	)	$	1.7		23.0	%
% of Total Sales	(2.5		)%	(2.9		)%

“Other” includes the costs of executive, legal and elements of the finance departments which are shared by both segments of the Company.

Net Sales:

Consolidated net sales were $222.2 million, a decrease of $31.2 million, or 12.3%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014. Metals segment net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $188.5 million were $30.5 million, or 13.9%, lower than the same period last year reflecting softer average selling prices and lower demand compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014. Plastics segment net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $33.7 million were $0.7 million, or 1.9%, lower than the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Metals segment pricing declined by 2.6% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014. The pricing decline was primarily driven by average price decreases for nickel, aluminum and tubing products. Metals segment sales volumes declined by 12.0% compared to three months ended March 31, 2014. Tubing, carbon and alloy plate products had the most significant decline in sales volumes while aluminum sales volume registered strength compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014. All of the Metals segment products, except for alloy bar and stainless, had lower average selling prices when compared to three months ended March 31, 2014, with most average selling prices lower by 2% to 10%. The slight decrease in Plastics segment net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was primarily due to a generally flat market in the automotive, marine and life sciences sectors.

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Cost of Materials:

Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $168.1 million, a decrease of $20.4 million, or 10.8%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014. Cost of materials included LIFO income of $0.5 million and $1.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Material costs for the Metals segment for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $144.1 million, or 76.4% as a percent of net sales, compared to $164.4 million, or 75.1% as a percent of net sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Cost of materials in the Metals segment decreased $20.3 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014. The decrease is primarily due to the softer pricing environment and decrease in demand during the first quarter of 2015. Metals segment material costs as a percent of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were higher compared to the same period last year primarily due to inventory adjustment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2015. Material costs for the Plastics segment were $24.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $24.1 million for the same period last year. Plastics segment material costs as a percentage of net sales increased from 70.2% in the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 71.2% in the three months ended March 31, 2015 due to product mix.

Operating Costs and Expenses and Operating Loss:

On a consolidated basis, operating costs and expenses decreased $12.4 million, or 17.2%, from $72.2 million, or 28.5% of net sales, during the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $59.8 million, or 26.9% of net sales, during the three months ended March 31, 2015. The $12.4 million decrease was due mainly to a $5.6 million gain on the sale of a facility, lower transportation costs of $1.2 million, along with a $3.3 million decrease in selling, general and administrative from lower payroll and payroll related costs. A $0.8 million net charge associated with professional fees for the Company's restructuring activities was included in operating costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $0.7 million in operating costs during the three months ended March 31, 2014 related to moving costs associated with the plant consolidations, employee termination and related benefits, lease termination costs and other exit costs.

Consolidated operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015, was $5.6 million compared to an operating loss of $7.3 million for the same period last year.

Other Income and Expense, Income Taxes and Net Loss:

Interest expense was $10.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $0.6 million versus the same period last year as a result of higher borrowing in 2015.

Other expense related to foreign currency transaction losses was $6.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $0.7 million for the same period last year. The majority of these transaction losses related to unhedged intercompany financing arrangements between the United States and the United Kingdom and Canada.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to a tax benefit of $0.1 million for the same period last year. The Company’s effective tax rate is expressed as ‘Income taxes’, which includes tax expense on the Company’s share of joint venture earnings, as a percentage of ‘Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture.’ The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was 3.7% and 0.3%, respectively. The lower effective tax rate resulted from changes in the geographic mix and timing of income (losses), recording valuation allowances against certain deferred tax assets in the U.S. and at certain foreign subsidiaries.

Equity in earnings of the Company’s joint venture was $0.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2015, which decreased $1.0 million, or 54.1%, compared to the same period last year. Weaker demand and pricing for Kreher’s products, mainly in the oil patch, were the primary factors contributing to the decrease in equity in earnings of the Company’s joint venture.

Consolidated net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $20.7 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $16.0 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, for the same period in 2014.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents increased (decreased) as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(2.8	)	$	(2.9	)
Net cash from (used) in investing activities	5.5			(2.0		)
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2.5			—
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(0.3		)	(0.2		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	4.9		$	(5.1	)

The Company’s principal sources of liquidity are cash provided by operations and available revolver borrowing capacity to fund working capital needs and growth initiatives. Cash used in operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $2.8 million compared to cash used in operations of $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Specific components of the change in working capital are highlighted below:

• During the three months ended March 31, 2015, accounts receivable compared to year-end 2014 resulted in $0.9 million of cash flow use compared to $17.9 million of cash flow use for the same period last year. Average receivable days outstanding was 53.0 days for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to 49.3 days for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

• During the three months ended March 31, 2015, higher inventory levels, compared to year-end 2014, used $10.8 million of cash compared to lower inventory levels that were a $0.9 million cash flow source for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Inventory levels increased late in 2014 due to certain discrete initiatives as well as forecasting policies and purchasing plans which have since been changed. However, the rapid unfavorable changes in market dynamics resulted in inventories not being aligned with revenue forecasts. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 the Company has been adjusting the inventory deployment initiatives to better align inventory at the facilities. Although certain orders were canceled, the Company was not able to cancel enough mill purchase orders to decrease inventory levels. Average days sales in inventory was 200.6 days for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to 163.6 days for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

• During the three months ended March 31, 2015, increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities were a $27.4 million cash flow source compared to a $23.2 million cash flow source for the same period last year. Accounts payable days outstanding was 45.2 days for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to 40.7 days for the same period last year.

Historically, the Company’s primary uses of liquidity and capital resources have been capital expenditures, payments on debt (including interest payments) and acquisitions. With the execution of the new restructuring plan, management believes the Company will have access to sufficient cash from operations and planned working capital improvements along with its available revolver borrowing capacity to fund its ongoing capital expenditure programs and meet its debt obligations for at least the next twelve months. Furthermore, the Company has available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company's debt agreements impose significant operating and financial restrictions which may prevent the Company from executing certain business opportunities such as, making acquisitions or paying dividends, among other things. The Revolving Credit Facility contains a springing financial maintenance covenant requiring the Company to maintain the ratio (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) of EBITDA to fixed charges of 1.1 to 1.0 when excess availability is less than the greater of 10% of the calculated borrowing base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) or $12.5 million. In addition, if excess availability is less than the greater of 12.5% of the calculated borrowing base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) or $15.6 million, the lender has the right to take full dominion of the Company’s cash collections and apply these proceeds to outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Agreement (“Cash Dominion”). The Company's ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges was negative for the twelve months ended March 31, 2015. At this ratio, the Company's current maximum borrowing capacity would be $100.1 million before triggering Cash Dominion. Based on the Company’s cash projections, it does not anticipate a scenario whereby Cash Dominion would occur during the next twelve months.

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Additional unrestricted borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility at March 31, 2015 was as follows:

Maximum borrowing capacity	$	125.0
Borrowings	(62.0		)
Minimum excess availability before triggering Cash Dominion	(15.6		)
Letters of credit and other reserves	(9.3		)
Additional unrestricted borrowing capacity	$	38.1

The Revolving Credit Facility matures on December 10, 2019 (or 91 days prior to the maturity date of the Company's Senior Secured Notes or Convertible Notes if they have not been refinanced).

The Company intends to maintain sufficient levels of available liquidity, manage working capital and monitor the Company’s overall capitalization. Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2015 were $13.4 million, and the Company had $38.1 million of additional unrestricted borrowing capacity under its Revolving Credit Facility. Approximately $8.4 million of the Company’s consolidated cash and cash equivalents balance resides in the United States. As foreign earnings are permanently reinvested, availability under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility would be used to fund operations in the United States should the need arise in the future.

Working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, and the balances of its significant components are as follows:

	March 31,		December 31,		Increase (Decrease)
	2015		2014		to Working Capital
Working capital	$	278.8	$	291.9	$	(13.1	)
Cash and cash equivalents	13.4		8.5		4.9
Accounts receivable	129.2		131.0		(1.8		)
Inventories	243.3		236.9		6.4
Accounts payable	86.0		68.8		(17.2		)
Accrued and other liabilities	36.0		27.7		(8.3		)

The Company monitors its overall capitalization by evaluating total debt to total capitalization. Total debt to total capitalization is defined as the sum of short-term and long-term debt, divided by the sum of total debt and stockholders’ equity. Total debt to total capitalization was 71.2% at March 31, 2015 and 67.4% at December 31, 2014. Over the long-term, the Company plans to continue to improve its total debt to total capitalization by improving operating results, managing working capital and using cash generated from operations to repay outstanding debt. As and when permitted by term of agreements noted above, depending on market conditions, and external factors such as credit ratings, the Company may decide in the future to refinance, redeem or repurchase its debt and take other steps to reduce its debt or lease obligations or otherwise improve its overall financial position.

The Company's credit ratings are periodically reviewed by Moody's Investors Services and Standard and Poor's. With respect to the Company's 12.75% Senior Secured Notes, agency debt ratings were as follows:

	Senior Debt Rating	Outlook
Moody's Investors Services	Caa2	Negative
Standard & Poor's	CCC+	Negative

In October 2014, Moody's Investor Services downgraded the Company's senior debt rating to Caa2 from Caa1 and revised the Company's outlook to negative from stable. In August 2014, Standard & Poor's revised the Company's outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the Company's B- senior debt rating. In February 2015, Standard & Poor's downgraded the Company's senior debt rating to CCC+ from B- and affirmed the Company's negative outlook. While the agency debt ratings do not result in the Company being in violation of any debt covenants or require it to take any other specified actions, a ratings downgrade could negatively impact the Company's ability to refinance existing debt or increase the cost to refinance its debt. The above ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. These ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization, and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

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Cash paid for capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $2.1 million, up slightly from the same period last year. Management believes there will be an additional $2 million of capital expenditures during the remainder of 2015.

The Company’s principal payments on long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, required during the next five years and thereafter are summarized below:

2015 (remaining nine months)	$	0.4
2016	210.5
2017	57.6
2018	—
2019(a)	62.0
2019 and beyond	—
Total debt	$	330.5

^(a) Amount represents outstanding balance under the Company's Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2015 which can fluctuate. The maturity date presented above is based on the December 15, 2019 maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility. Amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility may become due sooner than the December 15, 2019 maturity date as described in Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $6.1 million of irrevocable letters of credit outstanding, which primarily consisted of $3.0 million for collateral associated with commodity hedges and $1.8 million for compliance with the insurance reserve requirements of its workers’ compensation insurance carriers.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to interest rate, commodity price and foreign exchange rate risks that arise in the normal course of business. There have been no significant or material changes to such risks since December 31, 2014. Refer to Item 7a in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further discussion of such risks.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

A review and evaluation was performed by the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Interim Chief Financial Officer (“Interim CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that review and evaluation, the CEO and Interim CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company received warranty and other claims from certain customers regarding alleged quality defects with certain alloy round bar products sold by the Company in 2012 and 2013. The Company evaluated the information provided by the customers and issued a notice of potential defect to other affected customers. The Company has incurred costs for warranty and other customer claims associated with these alleged quality defects of $1.2 million to date, of which $0.1 million and $1.1 million were included as reductions of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. As of March 31, 2015, the Company is not aware of any remaining active claims for compensation as a result of the alleged quality defects. The Company is pursuing claims against the original supplier of the products. While the Company does not currently expect further claims related to the alleged quality defects, there can be no assurance that additional claims will not arise or that the Company will not incur further losses related to such claims in the future.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Directors of the Company who are not employees may elect to defer receipt of up to 100% of his or her cash retainer. A director who defers board compensation may select either an interest or a stock equivalent investment option for amounts in the director's deferred compensation account. Disbursement of the stock equivalent unit account may be in shares of Company common stock or in cash as designated by the director. If payment from the stock equivalent unit account is made in shares of the Company's common stock, the number of shares to be distributed will equal the number of full stock equivalent units held in the director's account. On January 2, 2015, and March 17, 2015, receipt of approximately 1,845 shares, and 1,919 shares, respectively, were deferred as payment for the board compensation. The shares were acquired at a price of $8.13 per share and $3.30 per share, respectively, which represented the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date such compensation would otherwise have been paid to the director. Exemption from registration of the shares is claimed by the Company under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws of A.M. Castle & Co. adopted March 17, 2015. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.1	Settlement Agreement dated March 17, 2015, by and among A.M. Castle & Co., Raging Capital Management, LLC and certain of their affiliates, and Steven W. Scheinkman, Kenneth H. Traub, and Allan J. Young. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.2*	Bonus Award Letter dated March 17, 2015, between A.M. Castle & Co. and Marec E. Edgar.
10.3*	Employment Offer Letter dated April 16, 2015, between A.M. Castle & Co. and Steven W. Scheinkman. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.4*	Severance Agreement dated April 16, 2015, between A.M. Castle & Co. and Steven W. Scheinkman. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.5*	Change in Control Agreement dated April 16, 2015, bteween A.M. Castle & Co. and Steven W. Scheinkman. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.6*	Separation and General Release dated April 16, 2015, between A.M. Castle & Co. and Scott Dolan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.7	First Amendment to Settlement Agreement dated April 22, 2015, by and among A.M. Castle & Co., Raging Capital Management, LLC and certain of their affiliates, and Steven W. Scheinkman, Kenneth H. Traub, and Allan J. Young. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
31.1	CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	CEO and CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
*	This agreement is considered a compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

			A. M. Castle & Co.
			(Registrant)
Date:	April 29, 2015	By:	/s/ Patrick R. Anderson
			Patrick R. Anderson
			Interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer and Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
			(Mr. Anderson has been authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant.)

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Exhibit Index

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:

Exhibit No.	Description	Page
3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws of A.M. Castle & Co. adopted March 17, 2015. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.1	Settlement Agreement dated March 17, 2015, by and among A.M. Castle & Co., Raging Capital Management, LLC and certain of their affiliates, and Steven W. Scheinkman, Kenneth H. Traub, and Allan J. Young. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.2*	Bonus Award Letter dated March 17, 2015, between A.M. Castle & Co. and Marec E. Edgar.	E-1
10.3*	Employment Offer Letter dated April 16, 2015, between A.M. Castle & Co. and Steven W. Scheinkman. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.4*	Severance Agreement dated April 16, 2015, between A.M. Castle & Co. and Steven W. Scheinkman. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.5*	Change in Control Agreement dated April 16, 2015, bteween A.M. Castle & Co. and Steven W. Scheinkman. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.6*	Separation and General Release dated April 16, 2015, between A.M. Castle & Co. and Scott Dolan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
10.7	First Amendment to Settlement Agreement dated April 22, 2015, by and among A.M. Castle & Co., Raging Capital Management, LLC and certain of their affiliates, and Steven W. Scheinkman, Kenneth H. Traub, and Allan J. Young. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015. Commission File No. 1-05415.
31.1	CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002	E-2
31.2	CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002	E-3
32.1	CEO and CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002	E-4
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
*	This agreement is considered a compensatory plan or arrangement.

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EX-10.2

March 17, 2015

Mr. Marec E. Edgar, Esq.

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

c/o A. M. Castle & Co.

1420 Kensington Road - Suite 220

Oak Brook, IL 60523

Re: Bonus Award

Dear Marec:

In recognition of your continued efforts with respect to the upcoming 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of A. M. Castle & Co. (the "Company"), the Company will pay you a bonus of $50,000 (the "Bonus") if you remain actively employed by the Company on a full-time basis through the close of business on date of 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting Date"). You will not receive any portion of the Bonus if, prior to the Annual Meeting Date, your employment with the Company terminates for any reason.

The Company will pay the Bonus in a lump sum within 10 business days following the Annual Meeting Date. The Bonus will be paid in cash and will be less required tax withholdings.

This letter does not confer upon you any right to continue in the employment of the Company for any period or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company or you to terminate your employment at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.

Please indicate your acceptance of the provisions of this letter agreement by signing the enclosed copy of this letter agreement and returning it to my attention.

1420 Kensington Road

Suite 220

Oak Brook, IL 60523

amcastle.com

E-1

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Steven W. Scheinkman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of A. M. Castle & Co. (the “Company”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] and internal control over financial reporting [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)] for the Company and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	April 29, 2015	/s/ Steven W. Scheinkman
		Steven W. Scheinkman
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

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EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Patrick R. Anderson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of A. M. Castle & Co. (the “Company”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] and internal control over financial reporting [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)] for the Company and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	April 29, 2015	/s/ Patrick R. Anderson
		Patrick R. Anderson
		Interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer and Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of A. M. Castle & Co. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Steven W. Scheinkman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Patrick R. Anderson, Interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer and Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) of the Company, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Steven W. Scheinkman

Steven W. Scheinkman

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 29, 2015

/s/ Patrick R. Anderson

Patrick R. Anderson

Interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer and Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

April 29, 2015

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. This certification shall also not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

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Joint Venture - Related Party Activity (Details)	Mar. 31, 2015
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Joint venture ownership percentage	50.00%

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Share-based Compensation Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 2,736
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 1 month 41 days

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Fair Value Measurements Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 199,084
Carrying value of senior secured notes	210,000		210,000
Estimated fair value of convertible debt	42,992
Carrying value of convertible debt	57,500		57,500
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding	52,796
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	62,000		59,200
Forward Contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	0		0
Derivative, Notional Amount	6,385
Gain (Losses) as a result of changes in the fair value of the contracts	$ (210)	$ (286)
Convertible Notes due December 15, 2017 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Stock price at the end of the period	$ 3.65
Expected volatility	50.30%
Credit spreads	20.80%
Risk-free interest rate	0.79%

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Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans and Components of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contributions paid	$ 0	$ 0
Anticipated cash contributions to pension plan in remaining fiscal year	0
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost	237	127
Interest cost	1,795	1,740
Expected return on assets	(2,317)	(2,095)
Amortization of prior service cost	94	71
Amortization of actuarial loss	928	345
Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost	$ 737	$ 188

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Debt Convertible Notes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Debt	$ 57,500	$ 57,500
Convertible Notes Due in 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2017
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Rate, Shares Per Principal Amount of Convertible Notes, Shares	97.2384
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Rate, Principal Amount of Convertible Notes for Shares, Principal Amount	$ 1
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price	$ 10.28

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Income Taxes - (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Tax Years Open to Income Tax Examination

The following tax years remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject:

U.S. Federal	2011 to 2014
U.S. States	2010 to 2014
Foreign	2009 to 2014

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Restructuring Activity Roll Forward (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Costs (Gains)	$ 831	$ 739
Moving Costs Associated with Plant Consolidations [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Costs (Gains)	0	739
8742 Services, Management Consulting Services [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Costs (Gains)	$ 831	$ 0

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Joint Venture - (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Summary of financial data for joint venture

The following information summarizes financial data for this joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Net sales	$	52,606	$	65,251
Cost of materials	44,350		54,303
Income before taxes	1,990		4,804
Net income	1,750		3,814

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Stockholders' Equity Comprehensive Loss (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (20,706)	$ (15,998)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax	(4,314)	(415)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Reclassification Adjustments, Net of Tax	1,022	253
Total comprehensive loss	$ (23,998)	$ (16,160)

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Intangibles (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 127,781	$ 129,420
Accumulated Amortization	75,086	72,865
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	114,785	116,268
Accumulated Amortization	67,008	64,922
Non-compete agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	3,888	3,888
Accumulated Amortization	3,888	3,888
Trade name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	7,708	7,864
Accumulated Amortization	2,790	2,655
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,400	1,400
Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,400	$ 1,400

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Earnings Per Share - Dilutive (Details) (Convertible Debt Securities, USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Convertible Debt Securities
Dilutive Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price	$ 10.28
Outstanding common stock equivalents	5,600

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Stockholders' Equity AOCI Change (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Beginning Balance	$ (45,565)		$ (18,743)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(4,314)		(415)
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Current Period, Net of Tax	1,022	[1]	253	[1]
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(3,292)		(162)
Ending Balance	(48,857)		(18,905)
Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net of Tax	(34,549)		(13,873)		(35,571)	(14,126)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	0		0
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Current Period, Net of Tax	1,022	[1]	253	[1]
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,022		253
Foreign Currency Items
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(14,308)		(5,032)		(9,994)	(4,617)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(4,314)		(415)
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Current Period, Net of Tax	0	[1]	0	[1]
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (4,314)		$ (415)

[1] See reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss table for details of reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

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Guarantor Finanical Information Guarantor Financial Information Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Guarantor Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage	100.00%

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Segment Reporting - Information by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Summary of segment information
Net Sales	$ 222,228		$ 253,410
Operating loss	(5,635)		(7,322)
Capital Expenditures	2,061		2,012
Depreciation and amortization	6,355		6,457
Metals segment
Summary of segment information
Net Sales	188,540		219,063
Operating loss	(3,004)		(6,232)
Capital Expenditures	1,837		1,878
Depreciation and amortization	5,894		6,056
Plastics segment
Summary of segment information
Net Sales	33,688		34,347
Operating loss	1,230		1,507
Capital Expenditures	224		134
Depreciation and amortization	461		401
Other
Summary of segment information
Net Sales	0		0
Operating loss	(3,861)	[1]	(2,597)	[1]
Capital Expenditures	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	$ 0		$ 0

[1] “Other” – Operating loss includes the costs of executive, legal and elements of the finance departments which are shared by both the Metals and Plastics segments.

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Debt Revolving Credit Agreement (Details) (Revolving Credit Facility [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 125,000
Line of Credit, Terms, Provision to Increase the Aggregate Amount of Commitments Under Certain Conditions, Amount			25,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 15, 2015	Dec. 10, 2019
Weighted average interest rate for borrowings			2.88%
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity excluding minimum excess availability, springing covenant			100,147
Excess availability, revolving credit facility			38,147
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges, springing covenant			1.1
Excess availability percentage of borrowing base, lower bound before fixed charge coverage maintenance required			10.00%
Excess availability, lower bound before lender full dominion over collections			15,625
Excess availability, lower bound before fixed charge coverage maintenance required			$ 12,500
Excess availability percentage of borrowing base, lower bound before lender full dominion over collections			12.50%

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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Approximately 80% of the Company’s inventories are valued at the lower of LIFO cost or market. Final inventory determination under the LIFO costing method is made at the end of each fiscal year based on the actual inventory levels and costs at that time. Interim LIFO determinations, including those at March 31, 2015, are based on management’s estimates of future inventory levels and costs for the balance of the current fiscal year. The Company values its LIFO increments using the cost of its latest purchases during the periods reported.

Current replacement cost of inventories exceeded book value by $129,279 and $129,779 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Income taxes would become payable on any realization of this excess from reductions in the level of inventories.

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Segment Reporting - Reconcilliation of Segment Data to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Operating income (loss)	$ (5,635)	$ (7,322)
Interest expense, net	(10,546)	(9,952)
Other expense, net	(6,225)	(682)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(22,406)	(17,956)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875	1,907
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$ (21,531)	$ (16,049)

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Amortization (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Aggregate Amortization Expense [Abstract]
Amortization expense	$ 2,672	$ 2,916
Summary of the estimated annual amortization expense
2015	10,650
2016	10,650
2017	8,626
2018	4,514
2019	$ 4,514

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Comprehensive (loss) income

Comprehensive loss includes net loss and all other non-owner changes to equity that are not reported in net loss.

The Company’s comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Net loss	$	(20,706	)	$	(15,998	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(4,314		)	(415		)
Change in unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax	1,022			253
Total comprehensive loss	$	(23,998	)	$	(16,160	)

Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Foreign currency translation losses	$	(14,308	)	$	(9,994	)
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax	(34,549		)	(35,571		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(48,857	)	$	(45,565	)

Schedule of Change In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:

	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items						Foreign Currency Items						Total
	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Balance as of January 1,	$	(35,571	)	$	(14,126	)	$	(9,994	)	$	(4,617	)	$	(45,565	)	$	(18,743	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			—			(4,314		)	(415		)	(4,314		)	(415		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (a)	1,022			253			—			—			1,022			253
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,022			253			(4,314		)	(415		)	(3,292		)	(162		)
Balance as of March 31,	$	(34,549	)	$	(13,873	)	$	(14,308	)	$	(5,032	)	$	(48,857	)	$	(18,905	)

^(a) See reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss table for details of reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit items:
Prior service cost (b)	$	(94	)	$	(71	)
Actuarial loss (b)	(928		)	(345		)
Total before tax	(1,022		)	(416		)
Tax effect	—			163
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax	$	(1,022	)	$	(253	)

^(b) These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost included in "Sales, general and administrative expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (see Note 11 for additional details).

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Assumptions, Convertible Notes

The main inputs and assumptions into the fair value model for the Convertible Notes at March 31, 2015 were as follows:

Company's stock price at the end of the period	$	3.65
Expected volatility	50.3		%
Credit spreads	20.80		%
Risk-free interest rate	0.79		%

Measurement of assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis

The liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total(a)
As of March 31, 2015
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	$	—	$	1,512	$	—	$	1,512
As of December 31, 2014
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	$	—	$	1,615	$	—	$	1,615

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Restructuring Activity (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring Cost (Gain) and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs (Gains)	$ 831	$ 739
Moving Costs Associated with Plant Consolidations [Member]
Restructuring Cost (Gain) and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs (Gains)	0	739
8742 Services, Management Consulting Services [Member]
Restructuring Cost (Gain) and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs (Gains)	$ 831	$ 0

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Debt Short-term and Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 210,000	$ 210,000
Convertible Debt	57,500	57,500
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	62,000	59,200
Other Long-term Debt	993	1,257
Long-term Debt, Gross	330,493	327,957
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]
Less: unamortized discount	(16,520)	(17,843)
Less: current portion	(734)	(737)
Total long-term portion	313,239	309,377
Long-term Debt	$ 313,973	$ 310,114

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Share-based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

.

Summary of award information associated with market and non-market-based performance condition awards

.

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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

Components of the net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Service cost	$	237		$	127
Interest cost	1,795			1,740
Expected return on assets	(2,317		)	(2,095		)
Amortization of prior service cost	94			71
Amortization of actuarial loss	928			345
Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost	$	737		$	188
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—

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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus common stock equivalents. Common stock equivalents consist of employee and director stock options, restricted stock awards, other share-based payment awards, and contingently issuable shares related to the Company’s convertible debt which are included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding using the treasury stock method, if dilutive. The following table is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(20,706	)	$	(15,998	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic loss per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	23,459			23,324
Effect of dilutive securities:
Outstanding common stock equivalents	—			—
Denominator for diluted earnings per share	23,459			23,324
Basic loss per share	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.69	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.69	)
Excluded outstanding share-based awards having an anti-dilutive effect	356			1,049
Excluded "in the money" portion of Convertible Notes having an anti-dilutive effect	—			1,610

The Convertible Notes are dilutive to the extent the Company generates net income and the average stock price during the period is greater than $10.28, which is the conversion price of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are only dilutive for the “in the money” portion of the Convertible Notes that could be settled with the Company’s stock. In future periods, absent a fundamental change (as defined in the Convertible Notes agreement), the outstanding Convertible Notes could increase diluted average shares outstanding by a maximum of approximately 5,600 shares.

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Restructuring Activity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost (Gain)[Table Text Block]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs (Gains)

The Company recorded the following restructuring activity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Moving costs associated with plant consolidations	$	—	$	739
Professional fees	831		—
Total	$	831	$	739

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Joint Venture - Operating Results (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 222,228	$ 253,410
Cost of materials	168,111	188,531
Income (loss) before taxes	(21,531)	(16,049)
Net (Loss) Income	(20,706)	(15,998)
Joint venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Net sales	52,606	65,251
Cost of materials	44,350	54,303
Income (loss) before taxes	1,990	4,804
Net (Loss) Income	$ 1,750	$ 3,814

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Stockholders' Equity AOCI Reclassification (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Prior service cost	$ 94	[1]	$ 71	[1]
Actuarial loss	(928)	[1]	(345)	[1]
Total before tax	(1,022)		(416)
Tax effect	0		163
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax	$ (1,022)	[2]	$ (253)	[2]

[1] These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost included in "Sales, general and administrative expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (see Note 11 for additional details).

[2] See reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss table for details of reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 13,366	$ 8,454
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3,161 and $3,375	129,204	131,003
Inventories, principally on last-in first-out basis (replacement cost higher by $129,279 and $129,779)	243,331	236,932
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,156	9,458
Deferred income taxes	752	685
Income tax receivable	2,264	2,886
Total current assets	402,073	389,418
Investment in joint venture	38,003	37,443
Goodwill	12,973	12,973
Intangible assets, net	52,695	56,555
Prepaid pension cost	7,494	7,092
Other assets	10,502	11,660
Property, plant and equipment
Land	3,594	4,466
Buildings	50,528	52,821
Machinery and equipment	182,817	183,923
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	236,939	241,210
Less - accumulated depreciation	(168,403)	(168,375)
Property, plant and equipment, net	68,536	72,835
Total assets	592,276	587,976
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	85,998	68,782
Accrued and other liabilities	36,034	27,670
Income taxes payable	505	328
Current portion of long-term debt	734	737
Total current liabilities	123,271	97,517
Long-term debt, less current portion	313,239	309,377
Deferred income taxes	6,585	8,360
Other non-current liabilities	3,393	3,655
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations	18,775	18,747
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value—9,988 shares authorized (including 400 Series B Junior Preferred $0.00 par value shares); no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value—60,000 shares authorized and 23,700 shares issued and 23,572 outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 23,630 shares issued and 23,559 outstanding at December 31, 2014	236	236
Additional paid-in capital	226,853	225,953
Accumulated deficit	(50,130)	(29,424)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(48,857)	(45,565)
Treasury stock, at cost—128 shares at March 31, 2015 and 71 shares at December 31, 2014	(1,089)	(880)
Total stockholders’ equity	127,013	150,320
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 592,276	$ 587,976

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Debt Secured Notes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 210,000	$ 210,000
Senior Secured Notes Due in 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2016
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	12.75%
Timeframe after the end of each fiscal year that the Company must make an offer to purchase New Secured Notes with certain of its excess cash flow for such fiscal year. Days After Fiscal Year End	95 days
Redemption Price, Stated as a Percentage of Principal, Percentage, Excess Cash Flow	103.00%
Excess cash flow, Secured Notes Indebture Agreement		$ 0
Domestic Subsidiaries [Member] | Senior Secured Notes Due in 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage	100.00%

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Condensed Consolidated Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by A. M. Castle & Co. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2014 is derived from the audited financial statements at that date. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the unaudited statements, included herein, contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial results for the interim period. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. The 2015 interim results reported herein may not necessarily be indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for the full year.

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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Irrevocable letters of credit outstanding	$ 6,092
Letters of credit outstanding as collateral for commodity hedges	3,000
Letters of credit outstanding for insurance reserve requirements of workers' compensation insurance carriers	$ 1,842

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Guarantor Finanical Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Mar. 31, 2014

Guarantees [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheet

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of March 31, 2015
	Parent		Guarantors		Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,947	$	970	$	8,449		$	—		$	13,366
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	63,995		20,903		44,306			—			129,204
Receivables from affiliates	1,154		113		—			(1,267		)	—
Inventories	144,964		19,720		78,715			(68		)	243,331
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,734		1,060		9,378			—			16,172
Total current assets	219,794		42,766		140,848			(1,335		)	402,073
Investment in joint venture	38,003		—		—			—			38,003
Goodwill	—		12,973		—			—			12,973
Intangible assets, net	40,480		—		12,215			—			52,695
Other assets	19,431		—		997			(2,432		)	17,996
Investment in subsidiaries	58,142		—		—			(58,142		)	—
Receivables from affiliates	126,815		39,249		—			(166,064		)	—
Property, plant and equipment, net	43,027		11,858		13,651			—			68,536
Total assets	$	545,692	$	106,846	$	167,711		$	(227,973	)	$	592,276
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	53,995	$	11,593	$	20,410		$	—		$	85,998
Payables due to affiliates	1,154		—		113			(1,267		)	—
Other current liabilities	29,609		2,281		4,649			—			36,539
Current portion of long-term debt	691		—		43			—			734
Total current liabilities	85,449		13,874		25,215			(1,267		)	123,271
Long-term debt, less current portion	311,201		—		2,038			—			313,239
Payables due to affiliates	—		6,194		159,870			(166,064		)	—
Deferred income taxes	—		5,524		3,493			(2,432		)	6,585
Other non-current liabilities	22,029		—		139			—			22,168
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	127,013		81,254		(23,044		)	(58,210		)	127,013
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	545,692	$	106,846	$	167,711		$	(227,973	)	$	592,276

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2014
	Parent		Guarantors		Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	511	$	977	$	6,966		$	—		$	8,454
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	66,178		19,303		45,522			—			131,003
Receivables from affiliates	2,071		81		—			(2,152		)	—
Inventories	142,314		19,320		75,366			(68		)	236,932
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,490		1,033		8,506			—			13,029
Total current assets	214,564		40,714		136,360			(2,220		)	389,418
Investment in joint venture	37,443		—		—			—			37,443
Goodwill	—		12,973		—			—			12,973
Intangible assets, net	42,772		—		13,783			—			56,555
Other assets	18,766		—		996			(1,010		)	18,752
Investment in subsidiaries	70,274		—		—			(70,274		)	—
Receivables from affiliates	113,188		36,607		2,157			(151,952		)	—
Property, plant and equipment, net	46,094		12,184		14,557			—			72,835
Total assets	$	543,101	$	102,478	$	167,853		$	(225,456	)	$	587,976
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	41,613	$	8,055	$	19,114		$	—		$	68,782
Payables due to affiliates	2,071		—		81			(2,152		)	—
Other current liabilities	18,841		3,065		6,092			—			27,998
Current portion of long-term debt	691		—		46			—			737
Total current liabilities	63,216		11,120		25,333			(2,152		)	97,517
Long-term debt, less current portion	307,327		—		2,050			—			309,377
Payables due to affiliates	—		5,581		146,371			(151,952		)	—
Deferred income taxes	—		5,524		3,846			(1,010		)	8,360
Other non-current liabilities	22,238		—		164			—			22,402
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	150,320		80,253		(9,911		)	(70,342		)	150,320
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	543,101	$	102,478	$	167,853		$	(225,456	)	$	587,976

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of March 31, 2015
	Parent		Guarantors		Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,947	$	970	$	8,449		$	—		$	13,366
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	63,995		20,903		44,306			—			129,204
Receivables from affiliates	1,154		113		—			(1,267		)	—
Inventories	144,964		19,720		78,715			(68		)	243,331
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,734		1,060		9,378			—			16,172
Total current assets	219,794		42,766		140,848			(1,335		)	402,073
Investment in joint venture	38,003		—		—			—			38,003
Goodwill	—		12,973		—			—			12,973
Intangible assets, net	40,480		—		12,215			—			52,695
Other assets	19,431		—		997			(2,432		)	17,996
Investment in subsidiaries	58,142		—		—			(58,142		)	—
Receivables from affiliates	126,815		39,249		—			(166,064		)	—
Property, plant and equipment, net	43,027		11,858		13,651			—			68,536
Total assets	$	545,692	$	106,846	$	167,711		$	(227,973	)	$	592,276
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	53,995	$	11,593	$	20,410		$	—		$	85,998
Payables due to affiliates	1,154		—		113			(1,267		)	—
Other current liabilities	29,609		2,281		4,649			—			36,539
Current portion of long-term debt	691		—		43			—			734
Total current liabilities	85,449		13,874		25,215			(1,267		)	123,271
Long-term debt, less current portion	311,201		—		2,038			—			313,239
Payables due to affiliates	—		6,194		159,870			(166,064		)	—
Deferred income taxes	—		5,524		3,493			(2,432		)	6,585
Other non-current liabilities	22,029		—		139			—			22,168
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	127,013		81,254		(23,044		)	(58,210		)	127,013
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	545,692	$	106,846	$	167,711		$	(227,973	)	$	592,276

Schedule of Condensed Income Statement

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	132,450		$	33,688		$	59,000		$	(2,910	)	$	222,228
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	99,793			23,990			47,238			(2,910		)	168,111
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	17,542			2,918			6,571			—			27,031
Sales, general and administrative expense	17,342			4,567			3,626			—			25,535
Restructuring activity	831			—			—			—			831
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,743			599			1,013			—			6,355
Operating (loss) income	(7,801		)	1,614			552			—			(5,635		)
Interest expense, net	(6,413		)	—			(4,133		)	—			(10,546		)
Other expense, net	—			—			(6,225		)	—			(6,225		)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(14,214		)	1,614			(9,806		)	—			(22,406		)
Income taxes	447			(613		)	991			—			825
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(7,814		)	—			—			7,814			—
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875			—			—			—			875
Net (loss) income	$	(20,706	)	$	1,001		$	(8,815	)	$	7,814		$	(20,706	)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(23,998	)	$	1,001		$	(13,129	)	$	12,128		$	(23,998	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	132,450		$	33,688		$	59,000		$	(2,910	)	$	222,228
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	99,793			23,990			47,238			(2,910		)	168,111
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	17,542			2,918			6,571			—			27,031
Sales, general and administrative expense	17,342			4,567			3,626			—			25,535
Restructuring activity	831			—			—			—			831
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,743			599			1,013			—			6,355
Operating (loss) income	(7,801		)	1,614			552			—			(5,635		)
Interest expense, net	(6,413		)	—			(4,133		)	—			(10,546		)
Other expense, net	—			—			(6,225		)	—			(6,225		)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(14,214		)	1,614			(9,806		)	—			(22,406		)
Income taxes	447			(613		)	991			—			825
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(7,814		)	—			—			7,814			—
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875			—			—			—			875
Net (loss) income	$	(20,706	)	$	1,001		$	(8,815	)	$	7,814		$	(20,706	)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(23,998	)	$	1,001		$	(13,129	)	$	12,128		$	(23,998	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	164,206		$	34,347		$	59,966		$	(5,109	)	$	253,410
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	121,912			24,105			47,623			(5,109		)	188,531
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	26,003			2,982			6,396			—			35,381
Sales, general and administrative expense	19,961			4,829			4,834			—			29,624
Restructuring activity	739			—			—			—			739
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,890			532			1,035			—			6,457
Operating (loss) income	(9,299		)	1,899			78			—			(7,322		)
Interest expense, net	(6,166		)	—			(3,786		)	—			(9,952		)
Other expense, net	—			—			(682		)	—			(682		)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(15,465		)	1,899			(4,390		)	—			(17,956		)
Income taxes	2,574			(380		)	(2,143		)	—			51
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(5,014		)	—			—			5,014			—
Equity in earnings of joint venture	1,907			—			—			—			1,907
Net (loss) income	$	(15,998	)	$	1,519		$	(6,533	)	$	5,014		$	(15,998	)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(16,160	)	$	1,519		$	(6,948	)	$	5,429		$	(16,160	)

Schedule of Condensed Cash Flow Statement

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(20,706	)	$	1,001		$	(8,815	)	$	7,814		$	(20,706	)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	7,814			—			—			(7,814		)	—
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	21,121			1,294			(4,489		)	—			17,926
Net cash from (used in) operating activities	8,229			2,295			(13,304		)	—			(2,780		)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,257		)	(273		)	(531		)	—			(2,061		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	7,541			—			—			—			7,541
Net advances to subsidiaries	(13,627		)	—			—			13,627			—
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,343		)	(273		)	(531		)	13,627			5,480
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	206,900			—			—			—			206,900
Repayments of long-term debt	(204,350		)	—			(7		)	—			(204,357		)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	—			(2,029		)	15,656			(13,627		)	—
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2,550			(2,029		)	15,649			(13,627		)	2,543
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(331		)	—			(331		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	3,436			(7		)	1,483			—			4,912
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	511			977			6,966			—			8,454
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	3,947		$	970		$	8,449		$	—		$	13,366

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(20,706	)	$	1,001		$	(8,815	)	$	7,814		$	(20,706	)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	7,814			—			—			(7,814		)	—
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	21,121			1,294			(4,489		)	—			17,926
Net cash from (used in) operating activities	8,229			2,295			(13,304		)	—			(2,780		)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,257		)	(273		)	(531		)	—			(2,061		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	7,541			—			—			—			7,541
Net advances to subsidiaries	(13,627		)	—			—			13,627			—
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,343		)	(273		)	(531		)	13,627			5,480
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	206,900			—			—			—			206,900
Repayments of long-term debt	(204,350		)	—			(7		)	—			(204,357		)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	—			(2,029		)	15,656			(13,627		)	—
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2,550			(2,029		)	15,649			(13,627		)	2,543
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(331		)	—			(331		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	3,436			(7		)	1,483			—			4,912
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	511			977			6,966			—			8,454
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	3,947		$	970		$	8,449		$	—		$	13,366

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(15,998	)	$	1,519		$	(6,533	)	$	5,014		$	(15,998	)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	5,014			—			—			(5,014		)	—
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	13,635			(1,399		)	893			—			13,129
Net cash from (used in) operating activities	2,651			120			(5,640		)	—			(2,869		)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,236		)	(149		)	(627		)	—			(2,012		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	3			—			43			—			46
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,233		)	(149		)	(584		)	—			(1,966		)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	10,500			—			1,006			—			11,506
Repayments of long-term debt	(10,593		)	—			(1,012		)	—			(11,605		)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	(6,152		)	884			5,268			—			—
Other financing activities	45			—			—			—			45
Net cash (used in) from financing activities	(6,200		)	884			5,262			—			(54		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(232		)	—			(232		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(4,782		)	855			(1,194		)	—			(5,121		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	8,675			495			21,659			—			30,829
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	3,893		$	1,350		$	20,465		$	—		$	25,708

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Guarantor Finanical Information Income Statement (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Net Sales	$ 222,228	$ 253,410
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	168,111	188,531
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	27,031	35,381
Sales, general and administrative expense	25,535	29,624
Restructuring activity, net	831	739
Depreciation and amortization expense	6,355	6,457
Operating income (loss)	(5,635)	(7,322)
Interest expense, net	(10,546)	(9,952)
Other expense, net	(6,225)	(682)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(22,406)	(17,956)
Income taxes	825	51
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	0	0
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875	1,907
Net (Loss) Income	(20,706)	(15,998)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(23,998)	(16,160)
Parent
Net Sales	132,450	164,206
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	99,793	121,912
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	17,542	26,003
Sales, general and administrative expense	17,342	19,961
Restructuring activity, net	831	739
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,743	4,890
Operating income (loss)	(7,801)	(9,299)
Interest expense, net	(6,413)	(6,166)
Other expense, net	0	0
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(14,214)	(15,465)
Income taxes	447	2,574
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(7,814)	(5,014)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875	1,907
Net (Loss) Income	(20,706)	(15,998)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(23,998)	(16,160)
Guarantors
Net Sales	33,688	34,347
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	23,990	24,105
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	2,918	2,982
Sales, general and administrative expense	4,567	4,829
Restructuring activity, net	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	599	532
Operating income (loss)	1,614	1,899
Interest expense, net	0	0
Other expense, net	0	0
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	1,614	1,899
Income taxes	(613)	(380)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	0	0
Equity in earnings of joint venture	0	0
Net (Loss) Income	1,001	1,519
Comprehensive (loss) income	1,001	1,519
Non-Guarantors
Net Sales	59,000	59,966
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	47,238	47,623
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	6,571	6,396
Sales, general and administrative expense	3,626	4,834
Restructuring activity, net	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,013	1,035
Operating income (loss)	552	78
Interest expense, net	(4,133)	(3,786)
Other expense, net	(6,225)	(682)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(9,806)	(4,390)
Income taxes	991	(2,143)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	0	0
Equity in earnings of joint venture	0	0
Net (Loss) Income	(8,815)	(6,533)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(13,129)	(6,948)
Eliminations
Net Sales	(2,910)	(5,109)
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	(2,910)	(5,109)
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	0	0
Sales, general and administrative expense	0	0
Restructuring activity, net	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Interest expense, net	0	0
Other expense, net	0	0
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	0	0
Income taxes	0	0
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	7,814	5,014
Equity in earnings of joint venture	0	0
Net (Loss) Income	7,814	5,014
Comprehensive (loss) income	$ 12,128	$ 5,429

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Subsequent Events (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

Subsequent Events

On April 28, 2015, the Company announced that the Board of Directors (the "Board") approved the acceleration of certain profitability and liquidity improvement activities designed to right-size the business for the current market environment, reduce costs, and improve operating performance. The initial improvement actions include consolidation of up to ten facilities by first quarter 2016 and significant headcount reductions. The Company expects to complete the initial improvement activities by the end of the first quarter of 2016.

Based on current information, the Company expects the total gross pre-tax charge associated with the improvement actions to be approximately $49 to $64 million. Of this total, approximately $12.1 to $21.4 million is expected to be cash and be incurred by early 2016, including up to $6 million which, if realized is payable in approximately level payments over 20 years. This gross total includes approximately $2.1 to $4.4 million of employee severance and retention-related benefits, approximately $8.5 million of facility-related expenses for lease terminations and moving costs, professional fees of approximately $1.5 to $2.5 million, up to $6 million of other costs, and a net non-cash charge for assets of $12.8 to $14.5 million. The Company estimates it will receive $28 to $32 million of cash proceeds from the sale of facilities and other assets.

On April 17, 2015, the Board of Directors announced the appointment of a new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The prior President and Chief Executive Officer resigned on April 16, 2015.

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Earnings Per Share - (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Numerator:
Net loss	$ (20,706)	$ (15,998)
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	23,459	23,324
Effect of dilutive securities:
Outstanding common stock equivalents	0	0
Denominator for diluted earnings per share	23,459	23,324
Basic loss per share	$ (0.88)	$ (0.69)
Diluted loss per share	$ (0.88)	$ (0.69)
Excluded outstanding share-based awards having an anti-dilutive effect	356	1,049
Convertible Debt Securities
Effect of dilutive securities:
Excluded outstanding share-based awards having an anti-dilutive effect	0	1,610

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Earnings Per Share - (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings per share calculations

The following table is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(20,706	)	$	(15,998	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic loss per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	23,459			23,324
Effect of dilutive securities:
Outstanding common stock equivalents	—			—
Denominator for diluted earnings per share	23,459			23,324
Basic loss per share	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.69	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.69	)
Excluded outstanding share-based awards having an anti-dilutive effect	356			1,049
Excluded "in the money" portion of Convertible Notes having an anti-dilutive effect	—			1,610

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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	$ 7,541,000	$ 46,000
Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	49,000,000.0
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	28,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	64,000,000.0
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	32,000,000
Cash [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	6,000,000
Cash [Member] | Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	12,100,000.0
Cash [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	21,400,000.0
Employee Termination and Related Benefits [Member] | Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	2,100,000.0
Employee Termination and Related Benefits [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	4,400,000
Moving Costs Associated with Plant Consolidations [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	8,500,000
8742 Services, Management Consulting Services [Member] | Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	1,500,000.0
8742 Services, Management Consulting Services [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	2,500,000
Other Restructuring [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	6,000,000
Impaired Assets to be Disposed of by Method Other than Sale, Asset Name [Domain] | Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	12,800,000
Impaired Assets to be Disposed of by Method Other than Sale, Asset Name [Domain] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	$ 14,500,000

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New Accounting Standards (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]

New Accounting Standards

Standards Updates Adopted

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, "Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant and Equipment: Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity." ASU No. 2014-08 amends the definition of a discontinued operation, expands disclosure requirements for transactions that meet the definition of a discontinued operation and requires entities to disclose additional information about individually significant components that are disposed of or held for sale and do not qualify as discontinued operations. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or financial statement presentation.

Standards Updates Issued Not Yet Effective

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This new standard would require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs would not be affected by the amendments in this Update.The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company anticipates adoption of the ASU for the effective period. The Company is currently reviewing the guidance and assessing the potential impact on its financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern," providing additional guidance surrounding the disclosure of going concern uncertainties in the financial statements and implementing requirements for management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures, however, management will begin performing the periodic assessments required by the ASU on its effective date.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," related to revenue recognition. The underlying principle of the new standard is that a business or other organization will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. The standard also requires more detailed disclosures and provides additional guidance for transactions that were not addressed completely in prior accounting guidance. The ASU provides alternative methods of initial adoption, and it is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 16, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently reviewing the guidance and assessing the potential impact on its financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 222,228	$ 253,410
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	168,111	188,531
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	27,031	35,381
Sales, general and administrative expense	25,535	29,624
Restructuring activity, net	831	739
Depreciation and amortization expense	6,355	6,457
Operating loss	(5,635)	(7,322)
Interest expense, net	(10,546)	(9,952)
Other expense, net	(6,225)	(682)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(22,406)	(17,956)
Income taxes	825	51
Loss before equity in earnings of joint venture	(21,581)	(17,905)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875	1,907
Net loss	(20,706)	(15,998)
Basic loss per share	$ (0.88)	$ (0.69)
Diluted loss per share	$ (0.88)	$ (0.69)
Dividends per common share	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Comprehensive loss	$ (23,998)	$ (16,160)

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Restructuring Activity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Activity

Restructuring Activity

The Company recorded the following restructuring activity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Moving costs associated with plant consolidations	$	—	$	739
Professional fees	831		—
Total	$	831	$	739

The charges associated with the restructuring activities announced on April 28, 2015 are primarily included in the Company's Other segment. The charges incurred during the first quarter of 2015 were comprised of professional fees associated with the development of the restructuring plan.

As part of the Company's efforts to adapt to market conditions, new restructuring activities were announced during April 2015 (see Note 17 Subsequent Events).

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Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CASTLE A M & CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000018172
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,777,280

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The reported effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was 3.7% and 0.3%, respectively. The change in effective tax rate results from changes in geographic mix and timing of income (losses), valuation allowances for certain deferred tax assets in the U.S. and at certain foreign subsidiaries and the impact of the restructuring charge recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2015.

The Company continued to generate losses at a number of its foreign subsidiaries. The current period losses, when combined with prior losses, indicated that it was more likely than not that deferred tax assets of these foreign subsidiaries would not be realized. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, a valuation allowance of $2,740 was recorded against all the pre-2014 deferred tax assets of these foreign subsidiaries. The deferred tax assets of these foreign subsidiaries are comprised primarily of net operating loss carry forwards. Additionally, losses generated by these foreign subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were not benefited nor are future losses expected to be benefited until these subsidiaries return to profitability and evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. The impact on the income tax provision of not benefiting the losses was approximately $675 and $500 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company continued to generate losses in the U.S. These losses, combined with prior losses, indicated that it was more likely than not that the U.S. deferred tax assets would not be realized. Therefore, the Company recorded a partial valuation allowance for the three months ended March 31, 2014. At December 31, 2014, the Company's U.S. operations were in a net deferred tax asset position. These deferred tax assets were subject to a full valuation allowance. As a result, the losses generated by the U.S. operations during the three months ended March 31, 2015 were not benefited nor are future losses expected to be benefited until the U.S. operations return to profitability and evidence suggests that is more likely than not that deferred tax assets will be recognized. The impact on the income tax provision of not benefiting the losses was approximately $5,800 and $2,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The valuation allowances in the U.S. and at certain foreign subsidiaries will not be reversed until the Company returns to profitability and determines that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be realized.

The following tax years remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject:

U.S. Federal	2011 to 2014
U.S. States	2010 to 2014
Foreign	2009 to 2014

A 2011 and 2012 income tax audit of the Company's Canadian subsidiary was closed in February 2015 with no adjustment. The Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits are not significant.

The Company received its 2013 federal tax refund of $1,500 during October 2014.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$ 3,161	$ 3,375
Amount current replacement cost of inventory costs exceeded book value	$ 129,279	$ 129,779
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	9,988	9,988
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	60,000	60,000
Common stock, shares issued	23,700	23,630
Common stock, shares outstanding	23,572	23,559
Treasury stock, shares	128	71
Series B Junior Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized	400	400

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
LONG-TERM DEBT
12.75% Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2016	$	210,000		$	210,000
7.0% Convertible Notes due December 15, 2017	57,500			57,500
Revolving Credit Facility due December 10, 2019	62,000			59,200
Other, primarily capital leases	993			1,257
Total long-term debt	330,493			327,957
Less: unamortized discount	(16,520		)	(17,843		)
Less: current portion	(734		)	(737		)
Total long-term portion	313,239			309,377
TOTAL DEBT	$	313,973		$	310,114

Secured Notes

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $210,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes (the "Secured Notes") outstanding that will mature on December 15, 2016. The Company pays interest on the Secured Notes at a rate of 12.75% per annum in cash semi-annually. The Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by certain 100% owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company (the Note Guarantors). Refer to Note 16 for Guarantor Financial Information disclosure.

Subject to certain conditions, within 95 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Company must make an offer to purchase the Secured Notes with certain of its excess cash flow (as defined in the indenture) for such fiscal year at 103% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Company estimated that it had no excess cash flow (as defined in the indenture) and therefore, the Company was not required to make an offer to purchase the Secured Notes.

Convertible Notes

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $57,500 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (the "Convertible Notes") outstanding that are due December 15, 2017. The Company pays interest on the Convertible Notes at a rate of 7.0% per annum in cash semi-annually. The Convertible Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Note Guarantors. The initial conversion rate for the Convertible Notes is 97.2384 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1 principal amount of Convertible Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $10.28 per share of common stock. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment, but will not be adjusted for accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, if an event constituting a fundamental change occurs, the Company will in some cases increase the conversion rate for a holder that elects to convert its Convertible Notes in connection with such fundamental change. Upon conversion, the Company will pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares.

Revolving Credit Facility

The Revolving Credit Facility consists of a $125,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility. In December 2014, the Company obtained an extension on its revolving credit facility, which extended the maturity date from December 15, 2015 to December 10, 2019 (or 91 days prior to the maturity date of the Company's Senior Secured Notes or Convertible Notes if they have not been refinanced). If certain incurrence tests are met, subject to approval by the Revolving Credit Facility lending group, the Company may have the ability to exercise the accordion option under its revolving credit facility for an additional $25,000 of aggregate commitments in the future. Currently, the Company is not able to exercise the accordion.

The weighted average interest rate for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 2.88%. The Company pays certain customary recurring fees with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains a springing financial maintenance covenant requiring the Company to maintain the ratio (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) of EBITDA to fixed charges of 1.1 to 1.0 when excess availability is less than the greater of 10% of the calculated borrowing base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) or $12,500. In addition, if excess availability is less than the greater of 12.5% of the calculated borrowing base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Loan and Security Agreement) or $15,625, the lender has the right to take full dominion of the Company’s cash collections and apply these proceeds to outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company's ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges was negative for the twelve months ended March 31, 2015. At this ratio, the Company's current maximum borrowing capacity would be $100,147 before triggering full dominion of the Company's cash collections. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $38,147 of additional unrestricted borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in carrying amounts of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

	Metals Segment			Plastics Segment		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Goodwill	$	116,377		$	12,973	$	129,350
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,377		)	—		(116,377		)
Balance as of January 1, 2015	—			12,973		12,973
Balance as of March 31, 2015
Goodwill	116,377			12,973		129,350
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,377		)	—		(116,377		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	—		$	12,973	$	12,973

The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of December 1 and more often if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. The Company assesses, at least quarterly, whether any triggering events have occurred. A two-step method is used for determining goodwill impairment. The first step is performed to identify whether a potential impairment exists by comparing each reporting unit’s fair value to its carrying value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the next step is to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any.

The Company completed its December 1, 2014 annual goodwill impairment test for its Plastics reporting unit and there were no identified impairment charges. No annual goodwill impairment testing was performed for the Metals reporting unit as of December 1, 2014, since the Metals reporting unit goodwill was eliminated as a result of second quarter 2014 interim goodwill impairment testing.

The following table summarizes the components of intangible assets, all of which relate to the Metals reporting unit:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	114,785	$	67,008	$	116,268	$	64,922
Non-compete agreements	3,888		3,888		3,888		3,888
Trade name	7,708		2,790		7,864		2,655
Developed technology	1,400		1,400		1,400		1,400
Total	$	127,781	$	75,086	$	129,420	$	72,865

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate amortization expense was $2,672 and $2,916, respectively.

The following is a summary of the estimated annual amortization expense for 2015 and each of the next 4 years:

2015	$	10,650
2016	10,650
2017	8,626
2018	4,514
2019	4,514

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New Accounting Standards (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Standards Updates Adopted

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, "Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant and Equipment: Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity." ASU No. 2014-08 amends the definition of a discontinued operation, expands disclosure requirements for transactions that meet the definition of a discontinued operation and requires entities to disclose additional information about individually significant components that are disposed of or held for sale and do not qualify as discontinued operations. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or financial statement presentation.

Standards Updates Issued Not Yet Effective

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This new standard would require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs would not be affected by the amendments in this Update.The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company anticipates adoption of the ASU for the effective period. The Company is currently reviewing the guidance and assessing the potential impact on its financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern," providing additional guidance surrounding the disclosure of going concern uncertainties in the financial statements and implementing requirements for management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures, however, management will begin performing the periodic assessments required by the ASU on its effective date.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," related to revenue recognition. The underlying principle of the new standard is that a business or other organization will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. The standard also requires more detailed disclosures and provides additional guidance for transactions that were not addressed completely in prior accounting guidance. The ASU provides alternative methods of initial adoption, and it is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 16, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently reviewing the guidance and assessing the potential impact on its financial statements.

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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $6,092 of irrevocable letters of credit outstanding which primarily consisted of $3,000 for collateral associated with commodity hedges and $1,842 for compliance with the insurance reserve requirements of its workers’ compensation insurance carriers.

The Company is party to a variety of legal proceedings arising from the operation of its business. These proceedings are incidental and occur in the normal course of the Company’s business affairs. It is the opinion of management, based upon the information available at this time, that the current expected outcome of these proceedings will not have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

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Share-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-based Compensation

Share-based Compensation

The Company accounts for its share-based compensation arrangements by recognizing compensation expense for the fair value of the share awards granted ratably over their vesting period. All compensation expense related to share-based compensation arrangements is recorded in sales, general and administrative expense and warehouse, processing and delivery expense. The unrecognized compensation cost as of March 31, 2015 associated with all share-based payment arrangements is $2,736 and the weighted average period over which it is to be expensed is 1.2 years.

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Segment Reporting - (Textual) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The three-tier value hierarchy the Company utilizes, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies, is:

Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

Level 2—Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3—Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants.

The fair value of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying values. The fair value of cash equivalents are determined using the fair value hierarchy described above. Cash equivalents consisting of money market funds are valued based on quoted prices in active markets and as a result are classified as Level 1.

The Company’s pension plan asset portfolio as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is primarily invested in fixed income securities, which generally fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Fixed income securities are valued based on evaluated prices provided to the trustee by independent pricing services. Such prices may be determined by factors which include, but are not limited to, market quotations, yields, maturities, call features, ratings, institutional size trading in similar groups of securities and developments related to specific securities.

Fair Value Measurements of Debt

The fair value of the Company’s Secured Notes as of March 31, 2015 was estimated to be $199,084 compared to a carrying value of $210,000. The fair value for the Secured Notes is determined based on recent trades of the bonds and fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of the Convertible Notes as of March 31, 2015 was approximately $42,992 compared to a carrying value of $57,500. The fair value of the Convertible Notes, which fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, is determined based on similar debt instruments that do not contain a conversion feature, as well as other factors related to the callable nature of the notes.

The main inputs and assumptions into the fair value model for the Convertible Notes at March 31, 2015 were as follows:

Company's stock price at the end of the period	$	3.65
Expected volatility	50.3		%
Credit spreads	20.80		%
Risk-free interest rate	0.79		%

As of March 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the Company's debt outstanding under its revolving credit facility, which falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, was $52,796 compared to its carrying value of $62,000, assuming the current amount of debt outstanding as of March 31, 2015 was outstanding until the maturity of the Company's facility in December 2019. Although borrowings could be materially greater or less than the current amount of borrowings outstanding at the end of the period, it is not practical to estimate the amounts that may be outstanding during the future periods since there is no predetermined borrowing or repayment schedule.

Fair Value Measurements of Commodity Hedges

The Company has a commodity hedging program to mitigate risks associated with certain commodity price fluctuations. At March 31, 2015, the Company had executed forward contracts that extend through 2016. The counterparty to these contracts is not considered a credit risk by the Company. At March 31, 2015, the notional value associated with forward contracts was $6,385. The Company recorded, through cost of materials, realized and unrealized net losses of $210 and $286 for the three months ended March 31, 2015and March 31, 2014, respectively, as a result of the change in the fair value of the contracts. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, all commodity hedge contracts were in a liability position. Refer to Note 14 for letters of credit outstanding for collateral associated with commodity hedges.

The Company uses information which is representative of readily observable market data when valuing derivative liabilities associated with commodity hedges. The derivative liabilities are included in accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities on the Company's balance sheets and classified as Level 2 in the table below.

The liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total(a)
As of March 31, 2015
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	$	—	$	1,512	$	—	$	1,512
As of December 31, 2014
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	$	—	$	1,615	$	—	$	1,615

^(a) As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the short-term portion of the derivative liability for commodity hedges of $1,093 and $1,137, respectively, is included in "Accrued and other liabilities" and the long-term portion of $419 and $478, respectively, is included in "Other non-current liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss includes net loss and all other non-owner changes to equity that are not reported in net loss.

The Company’s comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Net loss	$	(20,706	)	$	(15,998	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(4,314		)	(415		)
Change in unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax	1,022			253
Total comprehensive loss	$	(23,998	)	$	(16,160	)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Foreign currency translation losses	$	(14,308	)	$	(9,994	)
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax	(34,549		)	(35,571		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(48,857	)	$	(45,565	)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:

	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items						Foreign Currency Items						Total
	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Balance as of January 1,	$	(35,571	)	$	(14,126	)	$	(9,994	)	$	(4,617	)	$	(45,565	)	$	(18,743	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			—			(4,314		)	(415		)	(4,314		)	(415		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (a)	1,022			253			—			—			1,022			253
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,022			253			(4,314		)	(415		)	(3,292		)	(162		)
Balance as of March 31,	$	(34,549	)	$	(13,873	)	$	(14,308	)	$	(5,032	)	$	(48,857	)	$	(18,905	)

^(a) See reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss table for details of reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit items:
Prior service cost (b)	$	(94	)	$	(71	)
Actuarial loss (b)	(928		)	(345		)
Total before tax	(1,022		)	(416		)
Tax effect	—			163
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax	$	(1,022	)	$	(253	)

^(b) These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost included in "Sales, general and administrative expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (see Note 11 for additional details).

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Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

Components of the net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Service cost	$	237		$	127
Interest cost	1,795			1,740
Expected return on assets	(2,317		)	(2,095		)
Amortization of prior service cost	94			71
Amortization of actuarial loss	928			345
Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost	$	737		$	188
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—

The Company anticipates making no significant cash contributions to its pension plans in 2015.

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Guarantor Finanical Information Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 13,366	$ 8,454	$ 25,708	$ 30,829
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	129,204	131,003
Receivables from affiliates	0	0
Inventories	243,331	236,932
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16,172	13,029
Total current assets	402,073	389,418
Investment in joint venture	38,003	37,443
Goodwill	12,973	12,973
Intangible assets, net	52,695	56,555
Other assets	17,996	18,752
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Receivables from affiliates	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	68,536	72,835
Total assets	592,276	587,976
Accounts payable	85,998	68,782
Payables due to affiliates	0	0
Other current liabilities	36,539	27,998
Current portion of long-term debt	734	737
Total current liabilities	123,271	97,517
Long-term debt, less current portion	313,239	309,377
Payables due to affiliates	0	0
Deferred income taxes	6,585	8,360
Other non-current liabilities	22,168	22,402
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	127,013	150,320
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	592,276	587,976
Parent
Cash and cash equivalents	3,947	511	3,893	8,675
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	63,995	66,178
Receivables from affiliates	1,154	2,071
Inventories	144,964	142,314
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,734	3,490
Total current assets	219,794	214,564
Investment in joint venture	38,003	37,443
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	40,480	42,772
Other assets	19,431	18,766
Investment in subsidiaries	58,142	70,274
Receivables from affiliates	126,815	113,188
Property, plant and equipment, net	43,027	46,094
Total assets	545,692	543,101
Accounts payable	53,995	41,613
Payables due to affiliates	1,154	2,071
Other current liabilities	29,609	18,841
Current portion of long-term debt	691	691
Total current liabilities	85,449	63,216
Long-term debt, less current portion	311,201	307,327
Payables due to affiliates	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other non-current liabilities	22,029	22,238
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	127,013	150,320
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	545,692	543,101
Guarantors
Cash and cash equivalents	970	977	1,350	495
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	20,903	19,303
Receivables from affiliates	113	81
Inventories	19,720	19,320
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,060	1,033
Total current assets	42,766	40,714
Investment in joint venture	0	0
Goodwill	12,973	12,973
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Receivables from affiliates	39,249	36,607
Property, plant and equipment, net	11,858	12,184
Total assets	106,846	102,478
Accounts payable	11,593	8,055
Payables due to affiliates	0	0
Other current liabilities	2,281	3,065
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	13,874	11,120
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Payables due to affiliates	6,194	5,581
Deferred income taxes	5,524	5,524
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	81,254	80,253
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	106,846	102,478
Non-Guarantors
Cash and cash equivalents	8,449	6,966	20,465	21,659
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	44,306	45,522
Receivables from affiliates	0	0
Inventories	78,715	75,366
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	9,378	8,506
Total current assets	140,848	136,360
Investment in joint venture	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	12,215	13,783
Other assets	997	996
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Receivables from affiliates	0	2,157
Property, plant and equipment, net	13,651	14,557
Total assets	167,711	167,853
Accounts payable	20,410	19,114
Payables due to affiliates	113	81
Other current liabilities	4,649	6,092
Current portion of long-term debt	43	46
Total current liabilities	25,215	25,333
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,038	2,050
Payables due to affiliates	159,870	146,371
Deferred income taxes	3,493	3,846
Other non-current liabilities	139	164
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(23,044)	(9,911)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	167,711	167,853
Eliminations
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	0	0
Receivables from affiliates	(1,267)	(2,152)
Inventories	(68)	(68)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(1,335)	(2,220)
Investment in joint venture	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets	(2,432)	(1,010)
Investment in subsidiaries	(58,142)	(70,274)
Receivables from affiliates	(166,064)	(151,952)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Total assets	(227,973)	(225,456)
Accounts payable	0	0
Payables due to affiliates	(1,267)	(2,152)
Other current liabilities	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	(1,267)	(2,152)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Payables due to affiliates	(166,064)	(151,952)
Deferred income taxes	(2,432)	(1,010)
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(58,210)	(70,342)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ (227,973)	$ (225,456)

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Guarantor Finanical Information Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Net (Loss) Income	$ (20,706,000)	$ (15,998,000)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	0	0
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	17,926,000	13,129,000
Net cash used in operating activities	(2,780,000)	(2,869,000)
Capital expenditures	(2,061,000)	(2,012,000)
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	7,541,000	46,000
Payments for Advance to Affiliate	0
Net cash used in investing activities	5,480,000	(1,966,000)
Proceeds from long-term debt	206,900,000	11,506,000
Repayments of long-term debt	(204,357,000)	(11,605,000)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	0	0
Other financing activities	0	45,000
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2,543,000	(54,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(331,000)	(232,000)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	4,912,000	(5,121,000)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	8,454,000	30,829,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	13,366,000	25,708,000
Parent
Net (Loss) Income	(20,706,000)	(15,998,000)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	7,814,000	5,014,000
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	21,121,000	13,635,000
Net cash used in operating activities	8,229,000	2,651,000
Capital expenditures	(1,257,000)	(1,236,000)
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	7,541,000	3,000
Payments for Advance to Affiliate	(13,627,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,343,000)	(1,233,000)
Proceeds from long-term debt	206,900,000	10,500,000
Repayments of long-term debt	(204,350,000)	(10,593,000)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	0	(6,152,000)
Other financing activities		45,000
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2,550,000	(6,200,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	3,436,000	(4,782,000)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	511,000	8,675,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	3,947,000	3,893,000
Guarantors
Net (Loss) Income	1,001,000	1,519,000
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	0	0
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	1,294,000	(1,399,000)
Net cash used in operating activities	2,295,000	120,000
Capital expenditures	(273,000)	(149,000)
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	0	0
Payments for Advance to Affiliate	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(273,000)	(149,000)
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	0
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	(2,029,000)	884,000
Other financing activities		0
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	(2,029,000)	884,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7,000)	855,000
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	977,000	495,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	970,000	1,350,000
Non-Guarantors
Net (Loss) Income	(8,815,000)	(6,533,000)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	0	0
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	(4,489,000)	893,000
Net cash used in operating activities	(13,304,000)	(5,640,000)
Capital expenditures	(531,000)	(627,000)
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	0	43,000
Payments for Advance to Affiliate	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(531,000)	(584,000)
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	1,006,000
Repayments of long-term debt	(7,000)	(1,012,000)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	15,656,000	5,268,000
Other financing activities		0
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	15,649,000	5,262,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(331,000)	(232,000)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,483,000	(1,194,000)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	6,966,000	21,659,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	8,449,000	20,465,000
Eliminations
Net (Loss) Income	7,814,000	5,014,000
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(7,814,000)	(5,014,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	0	0
Net cash used in operating activities	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	0	0
Payments for Advance to Affiliate	13,627,000
Net cash used in investing activities	13,627,000	0
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	0
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	(13,627,000)	0
Other financing activities		0
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	(13,627,000)	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$ 0	$ 0

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Segment Reporting Segment Reporting - Segment Information for Total Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 592,276		$ 587,976
Metals segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	491,447		489,563
Plastics segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	62,826		60,970
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 38,003	[1]	$ 37,443	[1]

[1] “Other” — Total assets consist of the Company's investment in joint venture.

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Segment Reporting - (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating (Loss) Income			Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
2015
Metals segment	$	188,540	$	(3,004	)	$	1,837	$	5,894
Plastics segment	33,688		1,230			224		461
Other (a)	—		(3,861		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	222,228	$	(5,635	)	$	2,061	$	6,355
2014
Metals segment	$	219,063	$	(6,232	)	$	1,878	$	6,056
Plastics segment	34,347		1,507			134		401
Other (a)	—		(2,597		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	253,410	$	(7,322	)	$	2,012	$	6,457

^(a) “Other” – Operating loss includes the costs of executive, legal and elements of the 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 March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively,:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Operating loss	$	(5,635	)	$	(7,322	)
Interest expense, net	(10,546		)	(9,952		)
Other expense, net	(6,225		)	(682		)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(22,406		)	(17,956		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875			1,907
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(21,531	)	$	(16,049	)

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

Segment information for total assets is as follows:

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Metals segment	$	491,447	$	489,563
Plastics segment	62,826		60,970
Other (a)	38,003		37,443
Consolidated	$	592,276	$	587,976

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

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Stockholders' Equity AOCI (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (48,857)	$ (45,565)	$ (18,905)	$ (18,743)

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Guarantor Finanical Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Guarantees [Abstract]

Consolidating Financial Information

Guarantor Financial Information

The Company's Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed by certain 100% directly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the "Guarantors"). As of March 31, 2015, the Guarantors included Total Plastics, Inc., Advanced Fabricating Technology, LLC, Keystone Tube Company, LLC and Paramount Machine Company, LLC, each of which fully and unconditionally guarantee the Senior Secured Notes on a joint and several basis.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared and presented pursuant to Rule 3-10 of SEC Regulation S-X “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.” The financial statements present condensed consolidating financial information for A. M. Castle & Co. (the "Parent"), the Guarantors, the non-guarantor subsidiaries (all other subsidiaries) and an elimination column for adjustments to arrive at the information for the Parent, Guarantors, and non-guarantors on a consolidated basis. The condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements of the Parent. The equity method of accounting is followed within this financial information.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of March 31, 2015
	Parent		Guarantors		Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,947	$	970	$	8,449		$	—		$	13,366
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	63,995		20,903		44,306			—			129,204
Receivables from affiliates	1,154		113		—			(1,267		)	—
Inventories	144,964		19,720		78,715			(68		)	243,331
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,734		1,060		9,378			—			16,172
Total current assets	219,794		42,766		140,848			(1,335		)	402,073
Investment in joint venture	38,003		—		—			—			38,003
Goodwill	—		12,973		—			—			12,973
Intangible assets, net	40,480		—		12,215			—			52,695
Other assets	19,431		—		997			(2,432		)	17,996
Investment in subsidiaries	58,142		—		—			(58,142		)	—
Receivables from affiliates	126,815		39,249		—			(166,064		)	—
Property, plant and equipment, net	43,027		11,858		13,651			—			68,536
Total assets	$	545,692	$	106,846	$	167,711		$	(227,973	)	$	592,276
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	53,995	$	11,593	$	20,410		$	—		$	85,998
Payables due to affiliates	1,154		—		113			(1,267		)	—
Other current liabilities	29,609		2,281		4,649			—			36,539
Current portion of long-term debt	691		—		43			—			734
Total current liabilities	85,449		13,874		25,215			(1,267		)	123,271
Long-term debt, less current portion	311,201		—		2,038			—			313,239
Payables due to affiliates	—		6,194		159,870			(166,064		)	—
Deferred income taxes	—		5,524		3,493			(2,432		)	6,585
Other non-current liabilities	22,029		—		139			—			22,168
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	127,013		81,254		(23,044		)	(58,210		)	127,013
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	545,692	$	106,846	$	167,711		$	(227,973	)	$	592,276

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2014
	Parent		Guarantors		Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	511	$	977	$	6,966		$	—		$	8,454
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	66,178		19,303		45,522			—			131,003
Receivables from affiliates	2,071		81		—			(2,152		)	—
Inventories	142,314		19,320		75,366			(68		)	236,932
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,490		1,033		8,506			—			13,029
Total current assets	214,564		40,714		136,360			(2,220		)	389,418
Investment in joint venture	37,443		—		—			—			37,443
Goodwill	—		12,973		—			—			12,973
Intangible assets, net	42,772		—		13,783			—			56,555
Other assets	18,766		—		996			(1,010		)	18,752
Investment in subsidiaries	70,274		—		—			(70,274		)	—
Receivables from affiliates	113,188		36,607		2,157			(151,952		)	—
Property, plant and equipment, net	46,094		12,184		14,557			—			72,835
Total assets	$	543,101	$	102,478	$	167,853		$	(225,456	)	$	587,976
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	41,613	$	8,055	$	19,114		$	—		$	68,782
Payables due to affiliates	2,071		—		81			(2,152		)	—
Other current liabilities	18,841		3,065		6,092			—			27,998
Current portion of long-term debt	691		—		46			—			737
Total current liabilities	63,216		11,120		25,333			(2,152		)	97,517
Long-term debt, less current portion	307,327		—		2,050			—			309,377
Payables due to affiliates	—		5,581		146,371			(151,952		)	—
Deferred income taxes	—		5,524		3,846			(1,010		)	8,360
Other non-current liabilities	22,238		—		164			—			22,402
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	150,320		80,253		(9,911		)	(70,342		)	150,320
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	543,101	$	102,478	$	167,853		$	(225,456	)	$	587,976

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	132,450		$	33,688		$	59,000		$	(2,910	)	$	222,228
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	99,793			23,990			47,238			(2,910		)	168,111
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	17,542			2,918			6,571			—			27,031
Sales, general and administrative expense	17,342			4,567			3,626			—			25,535
Restructuring activity	831			—			—			—			831
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,743			599			1,013			—			6,355
Operating (loss) income	(7,801		)	1,614			552			—			(5,635		)
Interest expense, net	(6,413		)	—			(4,133		)	—			(10,546		)
Other expense, net	—			—			(6,225		)	—			(6,225		)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(14,214		)	1,614			(9,806		)	—			(22,406		)
Income taxes	447			(613		)	991			—			825
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(7,814		)	—			—			7,814			—
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875			—			—			—			875
Net (loss) income	$	(20,706	)	$	1,001		$	(8,815	)	$	7,814		$	(20,706	)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(23,998	)	$	1,001		$	(13,129	)	$	12,128		$	(23,998	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	164,206		$	34,347		$	59,966		$	(5,109	)	$	253,410
Costs and expenses:
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	121,912			24,105			47,623			(5,109		)	188,531
Warehouse, processing and delivery expense	26,003			2,982			6,396			—			35,381
Sales, general and administrative expense	19,961			4,829			4,834			—			29,624
Restructuring activity	739			—			—			—			739
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,890			532			1,035			—			6,457
Operating (loss) income	(9,299		)	1,899			78			—			(7,322		)
Interest expense, net	(6,166		)	—			(3,786		)	—			(9,952		)
Other expense, net	—			—			(682		)	—			(682		)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture	(15,465		)	1,899			(4,390		)	—			(17,956		)
Income taxes	2,574			(380		)	(2,143		)	—			51
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(5,014		)	—			—			5,014			—
Equity in earnings of joint venture	1,907			—			—			—			1,907
Net (loss) income	$	(15,998	)	$	1,519		$	(6,533	)	$	5,014		$	(15,998	)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(16,160	)	$	1,519		$	(6,948	)	$	5,429		$	(16,160	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(20,706	)	$	1,001		$	(8,815	)	$	7,814		$	(20,706	)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	7,814			—			—			(7,814		)	—
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	21,121			1,294			(4,489		)	—			17,926
Net cash from (used in) operating activities	8,229			2,295			(13,304		)	—			(2,780		)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,257		)	(273		)	(531		)	—			(2,061		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	7,541			—			—			—			7,541
Net advances to subsidiaries	(13,627		)	—			—			13,627			—
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,343		)	(273		)	(531		)	13,627			5,480
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	206,900			—			—			—			206,900
Repayments of long-term debt	(204,350		)	—			(7		)	—			(204,357		)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	—			(2,029		)	15,656			(13,627		)	—
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2,550			(2,029		)	15,649			(13,627		)	2,543
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(331		)	—			(331		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	3,436			(7		)	1,483			—			4,912
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	511			977			6,966			—			8,454
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	3,947		$	970		$	8,449		$	—		$	13,366

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(15,998	)	$	1,519		$	(6,533	)	$	5,014		$	(15,998	)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	5,014			—			—			(5,014		)	—
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from (used in) operating activities	13,635			(1,399		)	893			—			13,129
Net cash from (used in) operating activities	2,651			120			(5,640		)	—			(2,869		)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,236		)	(149		)	(627		)	—			(2,012		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	3			—			43			—			46
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,233		)	(149		)	(584		)	—			(1,966		)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	10,500			—			1,006			—			11,506
Repayments of long-term debt	(10,593		)	—			(1,012		)	—			(11,605		)
Net intercompany (repayments) borrowings	(6,152		)	884			5,268			—			—
Other financing activities	45			—			—			—			45
Net cash (used in) from financing activities	(6,200		)	884			5,262			—			(54		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(232		)	—			(232		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(4,782		)	855			(1,194		)	—			(5,121		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	8,675			495			21,659			—			30,829
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	3,893		$	1,350		$	20,465		$	—		$	25,708

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in carrying amounts of goodwill

The changes in carrying amounts of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

	Metals Segment			Plastics Segment		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Goodwill	$	116,377		$	12,973	$	129,350
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,377		)	—		(116,377		)
Balance as of January 1, 2015	—			12,973		12,973
Balance as of March 31, 2015
Goodwill	116,377			12,973		129,350
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,377		)	—		(116,377		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	—		$	12,973	$	12,973

Summary of the components of intangible assets

The following table summarizes the components of intangible assets, all of which relate to the Metals reporting unit:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	114,785	$	67,008	$	116,268	$	64,922
Non-compete agreements	3,888		3,888		3,888		3,888
Trade name	7,708		2,790		7,864		2,655
Developed technology	1,400		1,400		1,400		1,400
Total	$	127,781	$	75,086	$	129,420	$	72,865

Summary of the estimated annual amortization expense

The following is a summary of the estimated annual amortization expense for 2015 and each of the next 4 years:

2015	$	10,650
2016	10,650
2017	8,626
2018	4,514
2019	4,514

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (Forward Contracts, Not Designated as Hedging Instrument, Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Current	$ 1,093		$ 1,137
Derivative Liability, Noncurrent	419		478
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	1,512	[1]	1,615	[1]
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	0		0
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	1,512		1,615
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability for commodity hedges	$ 0		$ 0

[1] As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the short-term portion of the derivative liability for commodity hedges of $1,093 and $1,137, respectively, is included in "Accrued and other liabilities" and the long-term portion of $419 and $478, respectively, is included in "Other non-current liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Changes in carrying amounts of goodwill
Beginning Goodwill Gross		$ 129,350	$ 129,350
Accumulated impairment losses		(116,377)	(116,377)
Goodwill Net Beginning Balance		12,973	12,973
Ending Goodwill Gross	129,350	129,350	129,350
Goodwill Net Ending Balance	12,973	12,973	12,973
Metals Segment [Member]
Changes in carrying amounts of goodwill
Beginning Goodwill Gross		116,377	116,377
Accumulated impairment losses		(116,377)	(116,377)
Goodwill Net Beginning Balance		0	0
Ending Goodwill Gross	116,377	116,377	116,377
Goodwill Net Ending Balance	0	0	0
Plastics Segment
Changes in carrying amounts of goodwill
Beginning Goodwill Gross		12,973
Accumulated impairment losses		0	0
Goodwill Net Beginning Balance		12,973
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0
Ending Goodwill Gross	12,973	12,973
Goodwill Net Ending Balance	$ 12,973	$ 12,973

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Operating activities:
Net loss	$ (20,706)	$ (15,998)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	6,355	6,457
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	2,167	1,927
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	(5,622)	0
Unrealized gains on commodity hedges	(102)	(208)
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Unrealized	(3,823)	0
Equity in earnings of joint venture	(875)	(1,907)
Dividends from joint venture	315	607
Deferred taxes	(1,538)	571
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement	711	243
Increase (decrease) from changes in:
Accounts receivable	(874)	(17,930)
Inventories	(10,819)	904
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(3,921)	(1,365)
Other assets	(242)	1,972
Prepaid pension costs	620	173
Accounts payable	18,668	18,423
Income taxes payable and receivable	643	(1,454)
Accrued and other liabilities	8,775	4,818
Postretirement benefit obligations and other liabilities	(158)	(102)
Net cash used in operating activities	(2,780)	(2,869)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(2,061)	(2,012)
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	7,541	46
Net cash from (used) in investing activities	5,480	(1,966)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	206,900	11,506
Repayments of long-term debt	(204,357)	(11,605)
Other financing	0	45
Net cash from (used in) financing activities	2,543	(54)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(331)	(232)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	4,912	(5,121)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	8,454	30,829
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$ 13,366	$ 25,708

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Joint Venture

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Kreher Steel Company, LLC is a 50% owned joint venture of the Company. Kreher is a national distributor and processor of carbon and alloy steel bar products, headquartered in Melrose Park, Illinois.

The following information summarizes financial data for this joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Net sales	$	52,606	$	65,251
Cost of materials	44,350		54,303
Income before taxes	1,990		4,804
Net income	1,750		3,814

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations		(3.70%)	(0.30%)
Federal income tax refund received	$ 1,500
Segment, Geographical, Non-U.S. [Member]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount		675	500
Segment, Geographical, Non-U.S. [Member] | Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount			2,740
UNITED STATES
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount		5,800	2,500

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Short-term and long-term debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
LONG-TERM DEBT
12.75% Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2016	$	210,000		$	210,000
7.0% Convertible Notes due December 15, 2017	57,500			57,500
Revolving Credit Facility due December 10, 2019	62,000			59,200
Other, primarily capital leases	993			1,257
Total long-term debt	330,493			327,957
Less: unamortized discount	(16,520		)	(17,843		)
Less: current portion	(734		)	(737		)
Total long-term portion	313,239			309,377
TOTAL DEBT	$	313,973		$	310,114

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Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Percentage of Company Inventory Valued At The Lower Of LIFO Cost Or Market	80.00%
Excess of Replacement or Current Costs over Stated LIFO Value	$ 129,279	$ 129,779

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Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

The Company distributes and performs processing on both metals and plastics. Although the distribution processes are similar, the customer markets, supplier bases and types of products are different. Additionally, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the chief operating decision-maker, reviews and manages these two businesses separately. As such, these businesses are considered reportable segments and are reported accordingly.

In its Metals segment, the Company’s marketing strategy focuses on distributing highly engineered specialty grades and alloys of metals as well as providing specialized processing services designed to meet very precise specifications. Core products include alloy, aluminum, stainless, nickel, titanium and carbon. Inventories of these products assume many forms such as plate, sheet, extrusions, round bar, hexagon bar, square and flat bar, tubing and coil. Depending on the size of the facility and the nature of the markets it serves, service centers are equipped as needed with bar saws, plate saws, oxygen and plasma arc flame cutting machinery, trepanning machinery, boring machinery, honing equipment, water-jet cutting, stress relieving and annealing furnaces, surface grinding equipment and sheet shearing equipment. This segment also performs various specialized fabrications for its customers through pre-qualified subcontractors that thermally process, turn, polish and straighten alloy and carbon bar.

The Company’s Plastics segment consists exclusively of a wholly-owned subsidiary that operates as Total Plastics, Inc. (“TPI”) headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Plastics segment stocks and distributes a wide variety of plastics in forms that include plate, rod, tube, clear sheet, tape, gaskets and fittings. Processing activities within this segment include cut-to-length, cut-to-shape, bending and forming according to customer specifications. The Plastics segment’s diverse customer base consists of companies in the retail (point-of-purchase), automotive, marine, office furniture and fixtures, safety products, life sciences applications, and general manufacturing industries. TPI has locations throughout the upper Northeast and Midwest regions of the U.S. and one facility in Florida from which it services a wide variety of users of industrial plastics.

The accounting policies of all segments are the same as described in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Management evaluates the performance of its business segments based on operating income.

Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating (Loss) Income			Capital Expenditures		Depreciation & Amortization
2015
Metals segment	$	188,540	$	(3,004	)	$	1,837	$	5,894
Plastics segment	33,688		1,230			224		461
Other (a)	—		(3,861		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	222,228	$	(5,635	)	$	2,061	$	6,355
2014
Metals segment	$	219,063	$	(6,232	)	$	1,878	$	6,056
Plastics segment	34,347		1,507			134		401
Other (a)	—		(2,597		)	—		—
Consolidated	$	253,410	$	(7,322	)	$	2,012	$	6,457

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

Below are reconciliations of segment data to consolidated loss before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively,:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Operating loss	$	(5,635	)	$	(7,322	)
Interest expense, net	(10,546		)	(9,952		)
Other expense, net	(6,225		)	(682		)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture	(22,406		)	(17,956		)
Equity in earnings of joint venture	875			1,907
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(21,531	)	$	(16,049	)

Segment information for total assets is as follows:

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Metals segment	$	491,447	$	489,563
Plastics segment	62,826		60,970
Other (a)	38,003		37,443
Consolidated	$	592,276	$	587,976

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