Long Term Note Receivable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounts Receivable and Sales Concentrations/Long Term Note Receivable [Abstract]

Long Term Note Receivable

4) Long Term Note Receivable

Certain property, plant and equipment of the Tempe Plant was sold on August 31, 2010, the day the Tempe Plant ceased operations, to a newly formed company not affiliated with NN. Property, plant and equipment with a net book value of $2,230 were sold in exchange for a promissory note with a fair value of $1,562, as of August 31, 2010, (described below as the Tempe Fixed Asset Note).

The Tempe Fixed Asset Note had an original face value of $2,500, a 60 month term, a 7% interest rate, interest only payments for 24 months, principal and interest payments totaling $40 per month for the next 36 months followed by a balloon payment of $1,525. The note is secured by a first lien on approximately $1,000 of the assets and a second lien on the remaining assets. As of December 31, 2011, the note had an estimated fair value and carrying value of $1,772 determined using a discounted cash flow method applying market interest rates for similar types of seller financed, partially secured promissory notes (Level 3 under the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy). This note is reported within other current assets for the current portion and other non-current assets for the long-term portion within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.