Stockholders' Equity (Deficit), Other Comprehensive Income and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Stockholders Equity

	Ryerson Inc. Stockholders
										Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Common Stock				Capital in Excess of Par Value		Accumulated Deficit			Foreign Currency Translation			Benefit Plan Liabilities			Unrealized Gain on Available- For-Sale Investments		Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity			Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
	Shares		Dollars		Dollars		Dollars			Dollars			Dollars			Dollars		Dollars			Dollars			Dollars
	(In millions, except shares)
Balance at December 31, 2012		100	$	—	$	71.3	$	(102.5	)	$	(5.4	)	$	(251.6	)	$	3.3	$	2.7		$	(282.2	)	$	1.7
Net income (loss)		—		—		—		7.1			—			—			—		(2.1	)		5.0			(0.1	)
Foreign currency translation		—		—		—		—			(3.8	)		—			—		0.1			(3.7	)		—
Changes in defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax provision of $0.1)		—		—		—		—			—			1.1			—		—			1.1			—
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investment		—		—		—		—			—			—			3.8		—			3.8			—
Balance at March 31, 2013		100	$	—	$	71.3	$	(95.4	)	$	(9.2	)	$	(250.5	)	$	7.1	$	0.7		$	(276.0	)	$	1.6

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) by Component

	Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component
	Foreign Currency Translation			Benefit Plan Liabilities			Unrealized Gain on Available- For-Sale Investments
	(In millions)
Balance at January 1, 2013	$	(5.4	)	$	(251.6	)	$	3.3
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(3.8	)		—			3.8
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—			1.1			—
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(3.8	)		1.1			3.8

Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components	Amount reclassified  from accumulated other comprehensive income			Affected line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	(In millions)
Amortization of defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plan items
Actuarial gain	$	1.6		Warehousing, delivery, selling, general and administrative
Prior service credits		(0.4	)	Warehousing, delivery, selling, general and administrative
Total before tax		1.2
Tax provision		0.1
Net of tax	$	1.1