Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended				36 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 potentially_responsible_party	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) ft smelter_site	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) potentially_responsible_party unilateral_administrative_order	Nov. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 mining_site	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property smelter_site potentially_responsible_party	Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2008 import_entry	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) smelter_site potentially_responsible_party property	Dec. 29, 2018 potentially_responsible_party	Nov. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2010
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental expense						$ 1,400	$ 5,000	$ 4,200
Environmental Loss Contingency, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]						Environmental reserves, Other current liabilities				Environmental reserves, Other current liabilities
Environmental Remediation Expense, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]						Environmental Remediation Expense, Non-Operating Properties
Environmental reserves						$ 20,500	27,400			$ 20,500
Expected environmental expenditures for 2023						4,000				4,000
Expected environmental expenditures for 2024						2,000				2,000
Expected environmental expenditures for 2025						800				800
Expected environmental expenditures for 2026						700				700
Expected environmental expenditures for 2027						700				700
Expected environmental expenditures after 2027						12,300				12,300
Litigation settlement, net						$ 0	0	(22,053)
Letter of Credit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Term of guarantees						1 year
Letter of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments required to be made under guarantees, maximum						$ 33,100				$ 33,100
United States Department of Commerce Antidumping Review
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Assignment of antidumping duty rate on U.S. imports by Company subsidiaries (as a percent)													48.33%
Payment for interest and duties				$ 3,000
Number of import entries | import_entry									795
Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damage Claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, net								$ 22,100
East La Harpe
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of parties involved in settlement negotiations | smelter_site						3				3
Southeast Kansas Sites
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross		$ 5,600
Geographic boundary of sites | ft		50
Southeast Kansas Sites | Non operating Properties
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of parties involved in settlement negotiations | smelter_site		3
Southeast Kansas Sites - East La Harpe | Non operating Properties
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of parties involved in settlement negotiations | potentially_responsible_party						2				2	2
Southeast Kansas Sites - Lanyon | Operating Properties
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of properties in remediation | property						1,371				1,371
Shasta Area Mine Sites
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Period of permit, implementation of Best Management Practices						10 years
Environmental remediation expense spending										$ 1,300
Estimated remediation costs, term						30 years
Shasta Area Mine Sites | Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated remediation costs						$ 14,100
Shasta Area Mine Sites | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated remediation costs						16,100
Lead Refinery Site
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental expense										$ 400
Amount other PRPs will pay to fund cleanup						$ 26,000
Number of surrounding properties | property						300
Financial guarantee												$ 1,000
Lead Refinery Site | Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated remediation costs						$ 1,600
Lead Refinery Site | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated remediation costs						$ 2,400
Lead Refinery Site | Non operating Properties
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of parties involved in settlement negotiations | potentially_responsible_party						2				2
Estimated remediation costs, term						14 years
Lead Refinery NPL Site
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental reserves			$ 4,500
Number of UAOs | unilateral_administrative_order			2
Number of PRPs | potentially_responsible_party	4		4
Site contingency, total costs			$ 25,000
Site contingency, amount agreed upon to pay PRPs for past costs			2,000
Site contingency, additional reimbursement of past costs			$ 700
Contingency charge						$ 7,600
Reserve for settlement							$ 3,300
Bonita Peak Mining District
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of mining sites | mining_site					48
Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc. | Operating Properties
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated remediation costs, term						3 years
Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc. | Operating Properties | Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated remediation costs						$ 500
Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc. | Operating Properties | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated remediation costs						$ 700