Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Net sales	$ 785.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 873.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Cost of sales	678.0us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold	745.5us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Gross profit	107.8us-gaap_GrossProfit	127.9us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general & administrative expenses	122.0	126.8
Special charges	5.3syx_SpecialCharges	2.4syx_SpecialCharges
Operating income (loss)	(19.5)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(1.3)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Foreign currency exchange loss	7.2	0.5
Interest and other income, net	(0.1)us-gaap_InterestAndOtherIncome	0us-gaap_InterestAndOtherIncome
Interest expense	0.3us-gaap_InterestExpense	0.3us-gaap_InterestExpense
Income (loss) before income taxes	(26.9)	(2.1)
Provision for income taxes	1.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income (loss)	$ (28.6)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ (3.0)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.77)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.08)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.77)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.08)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares:
Basic (in shares)	37.1	37.0
Diluted (in shares)	37.1	37.0

The amount special charges charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding asset retirement obligations.

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