Subsequent Event

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Event

Subsequent Event

On July 2, 2014, CA Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Myers Industries, Inc. completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Scepter Corporation and certain real property of SHI Properties Inc., both located in Scarborough, Ontario. Contemporaneously with the asset acquisition, Crown US Acquisition Company, another wholly-owned subsidiary of Myers Industries, Inc., completed the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Eco One Leasing, LLC and Scepter Manufacturing, LLC, both located in Miami, Oklahoma. Eco One Leasing, LLC was subsequently merged into Scepter Manufacturing, LLC. The total purchase price for these acquisitions was approximately $157.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment for working capital and other specified items. The operating results of these acquisitions will subsequently be included in the Material Handling Segment.