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Basis of Presentation and Background | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Organization and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Basis of Presentation and Background | 1. Basis of Presentation and Background Basis of Presentation BlueLinx Holdings Inc., operating through our wholly-owned subsidiary, BlueLinx Corporation (BlueLinx Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “BlueLinx” or the “Company”), is a leading distributor of building products in the United States. We operate in all of the major metropolitan areas in the United States and, as of December 29, 2012, we distributed more than 10,000 products to approximately 11,500 customers through our network of approximately 55 distribution centers. The Consolidated Financial Statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Our fiscal year is a 52 or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to the end of the calendar year. Fiscal 2012, fiscal 2011, and fiscal 2010 each contained 52 weeks. Nature of Operations We are a wholesale supplier of building products in North America. We distribute products in two principal categories: structural products and specialty products. Structural products include plywood, oriented strand board (“OSB”), rebar and remesh, lumber and other wood products primarily used for structural support, walls and flooring in construction projects. Specialty products include roofing, insulation, moulding, engineered wood, vinyl products (used primarily in siding), outdoor living and metal products (excluding rebar and remesh). These products are sold to a diversified customer base, including independent building materials dealers, industrial and manufactured housing builders and home improvement centers. Net sales by product category are summarized below:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2012 |  |  | Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | Fiscal Year Ended January 1, 2011 |
|  | (Dollars in millions) |
Sales by category |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Structural products |  | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | 705 |  |  | $ | 835 |
Specialty products |  |  | 1,114 |  |  |  | 1,068 |  |  |  | 985 |
Unallocated allowances and adjustments |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (16 | )
Total sales |  | $ | 1,908 |  |  | $ | 1,755 |  |  | $ | 1,804 |
Suppliers As of December 29, 2012, our vendor base included over 750 suppliers of both structural and specialty building products. In some cases, these products are branded. We have supply contracts in place with many of our vendors. Terms for these agreements frequently include prompt payment discounts and freight allowances and occasionally include volume discounts, growth incentives, marketing allowances, consigned inventory and extended payment terms. On February 12, 2012, our three-year purchase agreement with Georgia-Pacific Corporation ("G-P") for engineered lumber expired in accordance with its terms. We continue to distribute a variety of G-P building products, but no longer are contractually obligated to make minimum purchases of products from G-P or to purchase certain products exclusively from G-P.

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