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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Schedule of estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment |
Buildings |  | 311/2 years
Machinery and equipment |  | 3 - 20 years
Schedule of sales, by products or services |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
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Carbon steel |  |  | 53 | % |  | 52 | % |  | 56 | %
Aluminum |  |  | 15 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |
Stainless steel |  |  | 15 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 13 |
Alloy steel |  |  | 10 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |
Toll processing |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Other |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Total |  |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Summary of the Company's operations by geographic location based on where sales originated from |
|  | United States |  | Foreign Countries |  | Total |
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|  |  |  | (in millions) |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 7,647.4 |  | $ | 487.3 |  | $ | 8,134.7 |
Long-lived assets |  |  | 3,035.1 |  |  | 296.1 |  |  | 3,331.2 |
Year Ended December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  | 6,023.6 |  |  | 289.2 |  |  | 6,312.8 |
Long-lived assets |  |  | 2,807.8 |  |  | 160.2 |  |  | 2,968.0 |
Year Ended December 31, 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  | 5,122.2 |  |  | 195.9 |  |  | 5,318.1 |
Long-lived assets |  |  | 2,762.6 |  |  | 153.3 |  |  | 2,915.9 |

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