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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders Equity

The following table details changes in these accounts:

	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 share data)
Balance at January 1, 2013		100	$	—	$	71.3	$	(102.5	)	$	(5.4	)	$	(251.6	)	$	3.3	$	2.7		$	(282.2	)	$	1.7
Net income (loss)		—		—		—		9.0			—			—			—		(3.7	)		5.3			(0.2	)
Foreign currency translation		—		—		—		—			(10.7	)		—			—		0.2			(10.5	)		—
Changes in defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax provision of $0.3)		—		—		—		—			—			2.3			—		—			2.3			—
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investment		—		—		—		—			—			—			1.4		—			1.4			—
Balance at June 30, 2013		100	$	—	$	71.3	$	(93.5	)	$	(16.1	)	$	(249.3	)	$	4.7	$	(0.8	)	$	(283.7	)	$	1.5

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

The following table details the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2013:

	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		(10.7	)		—			1.4
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—			2.3			—
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(10.7	)		2.3			1.4
Balance at June 30, 2013	$	(16.1	)	$	(249.3	)	$	4.7

Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table details the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013:

	Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components	Amount reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)						Affected line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2013
	(In millions)
Amortization of defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plan items
Actuarial gain	$	1.7		$	3.3		Warehousing, delivery, selling, general and administrative
Prior service credits		(0.3	)		(0.7	)	Warehousing, delivery, selling, general and administrative
Total before tax		1.4			2.6
Tax provision		0.2			0.3
Net of tax	$	1.2		$	2.3