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Note 7 - Debt (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 01, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	$ 20,434,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	$ 12,786,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	1.21%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
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Effect of Swap Interest Rate Agreement	3.46%zeus_EffectOfSwapInterestRateAgreement
Interest Paid	5,793,000us-gaap_InterestPaid	5,537,000us-gaap_InterestPaid	7,295,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
Long-term Debt, Gross	234,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	219,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	254,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Availability Dollar Amount [Member] | Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 30, 2019 [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Monetary	30,000,000zeus_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsMonetary / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_AssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityDueJune302019Member / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = zeus_AvailabilityDollarAmountMember
Term Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	40,100,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = zeus_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember					53,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = zeus_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember	53,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = zeus_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Industrial Revenue Bond [Member] | Chicago Tube and Iron Company Acquisition [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred				5,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = zeus_ChicagoTubeAndIronCompanyAcquisitionMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = zeus_IndustrialRevenueBondMember
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Term Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
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Term Loan [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
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Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
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Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 30, 2016 [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
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Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 30, 2019 [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_AssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityDueJune302019Member / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 30, 2019 [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_AssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityDueJune302019Member / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 30, 2019 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_AssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityDueJune302019Member / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 30, 2019 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_AssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityDueJune302019Member / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 30, 2019 [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Percentage of Revolver Commitments	10.00%zeus_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsPercentageofRevolverCommitments / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_AssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityDueJune302019Member / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember
Balance Required for Compliance with Revolver Commitments	36,500,000zeus_BalanceRequiredForComplianceWithRevolverCommitments / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_AssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityDueJune302019Member / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember
Amortized Banking Fees [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	1,200,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = zeus_AmortizedBankingFeesMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember
Amortized Banking Fees [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
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Minimum [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative Premium Rate	1.75%zeus_DerivativePremiumRate / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative Premium Rate	2.25%zeus_DerivativePremiumRate / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	98,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal					$ 810,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 30, 2019 [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
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