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Multiemployer Pension Plans | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Multiemployer Plans [Abstract] |
Multiemployer Pension Plans Disclosure | Multiemployer Pension Plans Overview. The Company has employees represented by the USW, the International Association of Machinists (“IAM”) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“Teamsters”) and contributes to the respective multiemployer defined benefit pension plans under the terms of collective-bargaining agreements that cover its union-represented employees at certain facilities. Represented employees at the Company's facilities participating in multi-employer pension plans are approximately 55% of the Company's total employees at December 31, 2012. The Company currently estimates that contributions will range from $2.0 to $4.0 per year through 2015. The risks of participating in these multiemployer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects:
a. | Assets contributed to the multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.
b. | If a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers.
c. | If the Company chooses to stop participating in some of its multiemployer plans, the Company may be required to pay those plans an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.
The Company's participation in material multiemployer pension plans for the annual period ended December 31, 2012, is outlined in the table below.
Pension Fund |  | EIN/Pension Plan Number 1 |  | Pension Protection Act Zone Status 2 |  | FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented in 2012 3 |  | Contributions of the Company |  | Surcharge Imposed in 2012 |  | Expiration Date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement
|  |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  |
Steelworkers Pension Trust (USW)4 |  | 236648508 |  | Green |  | Green |  | No |  | $ | 3.0 |  |  | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | No |  | Mar 2014 | - | Feb 2016
National Pension Plan(IAM)5 |  | 516031295 |  | Green |  | Green |  | No |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | No |  | Dec 2013 | - | Nov 2017
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan (Teamsters)6 |  | 916145047 |  | Green |  | Green |  | No |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | No |  | Apr 2015
Canada Wide Industrial Pension Plan(USW)7 |  | 920120 |  | NA |  | NA |  | NA |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | NA |  | Feb 2015
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3.9 |  |  | $ | 3.6 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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1 | The “EIN/Pension Plan Number” column provides the Employee Identification Number (EIN) and the three-digit plan number, if applicable.
2 | The most recent Pension Protection Act zone status available in 2012 and 2011 for the Steelworkers Pension Trust and Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan is for the plan's year-end at December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. The most recent Pension Protection Act zone status available in 2012 and 2011 for the National Pension Plan is for the plan's year-end at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The zone status is based on information that the Company received from the plan and is certified by the plan's actuary. Among other factors, plans in the red zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, plans in the yellow zone are between 65 percent and less than 80 percent funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded. The Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan's zone status was calculated applying the extended amortization rule to the eligible net investment loss for 2008 on a prospective method as provided for in the applicable guidance.
3 | The “FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented” column indicates plans for which a Financial Improvement Plan (FIP) or a Rehabilitation Plan (RP) is either pending or has been implemented under the Pension Protection Act.
4 | The Company is party to three USW collective-bargaining agreements that require contributions to the Steelworkers Pension Trust. Current union contracts covering employees at the Newark, Ohio and Spokane, Washington facilities, Florence, Alabama facility and Richmond (Bellwood), Virginia facility expire in September 2015, March 2014 and November 2014, respectively. Of the three, the union contract covering employees at the Newark, Ohio and Spokane, Washington facilities is more significant because 76% of the Company's USW-represented employees are covered by that agreement. The union contracts covering employees at the Bellwood, Virginia facility and Florence, Alabama facility cover 5% and 5% of the Company's USW-represented employees, respectively. The Company makes monthly contributions per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee to the Steelworkers Pension Trust as follows: (i) the monthly contributions per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee at the Newark, Ohio and Spokane, Washington facilities are (in whole dollars) $1.25 and will increase to (in whole dollars) $1.50 in July 2015; (ii) the monthly contributions per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee at the Florence, Alabama facility are (in whole dollars) $1.25 per hour; and (iii) the monthly contributions per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee at the Bellwood, Virginia Facility are (in whole dollars) $1.00 per hour. The Company is also party to two other collective-bargaining agreements covering employees at the Chandler, Arizona (Tube) and Kalamazoo, Michigan facilities. Current union contracts covering employees at the Chandler, Arizona (Tube) and Kalamazoo, Michigan facilities expire in March 2015 and February 2016, respectively. However, these agreements do not require contributions from the Company to the Steelworkers Pension Trust because the employees at these facilities are covered under the Company's defined contribution 401(k) savings plan. See footnote 7 below for information relating to the Canada Wide Industrial Pension Plan ("CWIPP") for the London, Canada employees, which is also covered under the USW collective-bargaining agreement.
5 | The Company is party to two IAM significant collective-bargaining agreements that require contributions to the National Pension Plan. Current union contracts covering employees at the Richmond (Bellwood), Virginia, and Sherman, Texas facilities expire in Novemb er 2017 a nd December 2013, respectively. Of the two, the union contract covering employees at the Sherman, Texas facility is more significant because 86% of the Company's IAM-represented employees are covered by that agreement. The union contract covering employees at the Richmond (Bellwood), Virginia facility covers 14% of the Company's IAM-represented employees. The Company made monthly contributions of (in whole dollars) $1.00 per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee at the Company's Bellwood, Virginia facility to the National Pension Plan in 2012 and increased such monthly contributions to (in whole dollars) $1.25 beginning in 2013. The Company made monthly contributions of (in whole dollars) $1.00 per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee at the Company's Sherman, Texas facility to the National Pension Plan through December 2011 and increased such contributions to (in whole dollars) $1.05 per hour beginning January 2012.
6 | The Company is party to a Teamsters collective-bargaining agreement that require contributions to the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan. The current contract covering employees at the Los Angeles, California facility expire in April 2015. The Company made monthly contributions of (in whole dollars) $1.00 per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee at the Los Angeles, California facility to the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan through April 2012. Starting May 2012, the Company made monthly contributions of (in whole dollars) $1.05 per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee, and will increase such contributions to (in whole dollars) $1.15 starting 2013 and $1.25 starting 2014.
7 | The Company is party to a USW collective-bargaining agreement that require mo nthly contributions through February 2012 of (in whole Canadian dollars) C$1.15 per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee at the London, Ontario facility to CWIPP, which represents 13% of the Company's USW-represented employees. Starting March 2012, the Company made monthly contributions of (in whole Canadian dollars) C$1.20 per hour worked by each bargaining unit employee. Information relating to the Pension Protection Act zone status, FIP/RIP status and surcharge imposed are not applicable to this plan because it is a Canadian plan that does not follow the same regulations as plans that are U.S.-based. The CWIPP is a targeted benefit pension plan which provides a target amount of lifetime pension based on a pre-determined formula. The plan does not guarantee the amount of benefit. A participant's monthly benefit is calculated by multiplying the employee's service units which is based on a combination of the employee's age and service by the benefit level for the employee's group. Benefit levels are determined by the CWIPP administrator and are based on the rate of contributions and the average age and service of employees within the group. Benefit levels can vary due to changes in the collective bargaining agreement, negotiated contributions, or performance of the pension fund. Currently, the plan allows contributions from both the employer and employee, both of which are required to be negotiated with the USW. For the current term of the collective bargaining agreement expiring February 2015, no employee contributions were negotiated. At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the CWIPP's funding percentage was 85% and 80% based on the going concern valuation, respectively.
The Company was not listed in any of the plans' Forms 5500 or the CWIPP financial statements as providing more than 5% of the total contributions for any of the plan years disclosed. At December 31, 2012, Forms 5500 were not available for the plan years ending in 2012. The CWIPP does not file a Form 5500. Further, there were no significant changes to the number of employees covered by the Company's multiemployer plans that would affect the period-to-period comparability of the contributions for the years presented.

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