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Commitments and Contingencies
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies

Forward Sales Commitments

The Company periodically uses forward sale agreements with a major gold bullion bank to sell a portion of the expected amount of scrap gold and silver jewelry, which is typically broken or of low retail value, produced in the normal course of business from its liquidation of such merchandise. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had forward sales commitments through June 2013 for 18,000 silver ounces of its expected scrap jewelry sales at a price of $27 per ounce. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had forward sales commitments through June 2013 for 3,000 gold ounces of its expected scrap jewelry sales at a price of $1,714 per ounce. These commitments qualify for an exemption from derivative accounting as normal sales, based on historical terms, conditions and quantities, and are therefore not recorded on the Company’s balance sheet.