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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 36 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2022 potentially_responsible_party | Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) ft smelter_site | Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) potentially_responsible_party unilateral_administrative_order | Nov. 27, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2015 mining_site | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property smelter_site potentially_responsible_party | Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2008 import_entry | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) smelter_site potentially_responsible_party property | Dec. 29, 2018 potentially_responsible_party | Nov. 08, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 19, 2010
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental expense |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400 | $ 5,000 | $ 4,200 |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Loss Contingency, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  |  |  |  | Environmental reserves, Other current liabilities |  |  |  | Environmental reserves, Other current liabilities |  |  |
Environmental Remediation Expense, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  |  |  |  | Environmental Remediation Expense, Non-Operating Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental reserves |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,500 | 27,400 |  |  | $ 20,500 |  |  |
Expected environmental expenditures for 2023 |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000 |  |  |  | 4,000 |  |  |
Expected environmental expenditures for 2024 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |
Expected environmental expenditures for 2025 |  |  |  |  |  | 800 |  |  |  | 800 |  |  |
Expected environmental expenditures for 2026 |  |  |  |  |  | 700 |  |  |  | 700 |  |  |
Expected environmental expenditures for 2027 |  |  |  |  |  | 700 |  |  |  | 700 |  |  |
Expected environmental expenditures after 2027 |  |  |  |  |  | 12,300 |  |  |  | 12,300 |  |  |
Litigation settlement, net |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | (22,053) |  |  |  |  |
Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of guarantees |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letter of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments required to be made under guarantees, maximum |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,100 |  |  |  | $ 33,100 |  |  |
United States Department of Commerce Antidumping Review |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assignment of antidumping duty rate on U.S. imports by Company subsidiaries (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.33%
Payment for interest and duties |  |  |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of import entries | import_entry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 795 |  |  |  |
Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damage Claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,100 |  |  |  |  |
East La Harpe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of parties involved in settlement negotiations | smelter_site |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Southeast Kansas Sites |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross |  | $ 5,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic boundary of sites | ft |  | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Southeast Kansas Sites | Non operating Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of parties involved in settlement negotiations | smelter_site |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Southeast Kansas Sites - East La Harpe | Non operating Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of parties involved in settlement negotiations | potentially_responsible_party |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Southeast Kansas Sites - Lanyon | Operating Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties in remediation | property |  |  |  |  |  | 1,371 |  |  |  | 1,371 |  |  |
Shasta Area Mine Sites |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of permit, implementation of Best Management Practices |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental remediation expense spending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300 |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs, term |  |  |  |  |  | 30 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shasta Area Mine Sites | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shasta Area Mine Sites | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs |  |  |  |  |  | 16,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lead Refinery Site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400 |  |  |
Amount other PRPs will pay to fund cleanup |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of surrounding properties | property |  |  |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial guarantee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |
Lead Refinery Site | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lead Refinery Site | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lead Refinery Site | Non operating Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of parties involved in settlement negotiations | potentially_responsible_party |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs, term |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lead Refinery NPL Site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental reserves |  |  | $ 4,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of UAOs | unilateral_administrative_order |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of PRPs | potentially_responsible_party | 4 |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site contingency, total costs |  |  | $ 25,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site contingency, amount agreed upon to pay PRPs for past costs |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site contingency, additional reimbursement of past costs |  |  | $ 700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingency charge |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve for settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonita Peak Mining District |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of mining sites | mining_site |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc. | Operating Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs, term |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc. | Operating Properties | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc. | Operating Properties | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remediation costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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