Segment Reporting - (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is as follows:
 
Net
Sales
 
Operating
(Loss) Income
 
Capital
Expenditures
 
Depreciation &
Amortization
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Metals segment
$
188,540

 
$
(3,004
)
 
$
1,837

 
$
5,894

Plastics segment
33,688

 
1,230

 
224

 
461

Other (a)
—

 
(3,861
)
 
—

 
—

Consolidated
$
222,228

 
$
(5,635
)
 
$
2,061

 
$
6,355

2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Metals segment
$
219,063

 
$
(6,232
)
 
$
1,878

 
$
6,056

Plastics segment
34,347

 
1,507

 
134

 
401

Other (a)
—

 
(2,597
)
 
—

 
—

Consolidated
$
253,410

 
$
(7,322
)
 
$
2,012

 
$
6,457


(a) “Other” – Operating loss includes the costs of executive, legal and elements of the finance departments which are shared by both the Metals and Plastics segments.
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated
Below are reconciliations of segment data to consolidated loss before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively,:
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Operating loss
$
(5,635
)
 
$
(7,322
)
Interest expense, net
(10,546
)
 
(9,952
)
Other expense, net
(6,225
)
 
(682
)
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture
(22,406
)
 
(17,956
)
Equity in earnings of joint venture
875

 
1,907

Consolidated loss before income taxes
$
(21,531
)
 
$
(16,049
)
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
Segment information for total assets is as follows:
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Metals segment
$
491,447

 
$
489,563

Plastics segment
62,826

 
60,970

Other (a)
38,003

 
37,443

Consolidated
$
592,276

 
$
587,976

(a) “Other” — Total assets consist of the Company's investment in joint venture.