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.