Subsequent events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent events

Subsequent events

We have evaluated all subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued.

Conditional WARN Notice issued to Sebree

On November 1, 2013, Century Sebree issued a conditional notice to employees at the Sebree smelter of its intent to curtail all plant operations on January 31, 2014 if Century Sebree cannot secure a competitively priced power contract. Century Sebree is continuing to work with its power provider and regulatory agencies to obtain access to market-priced power prior to the termination of its current power contract on January 31, 2014. The conditional notice was made pursuant to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN"). The WARN notice specifies that the plant will be curtailed unless Century Sebree can gain access to competitively priced power.