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Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded [Line Items] |  |
Total assets at fair value | $ 1,350 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets | $ 487 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
Embedded customer derivative | 1,350 us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeLiability |
Total liabilities at fair value | 1,863 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities | 1,051 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
Embedded customer derivative |  | 487 us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeAsset
Chicago Tube and Iron Company Acquisition [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |
Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap | 162 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = zeus_ChicagoTubeAndIronCompanyAcquisitionMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 178 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = zeus_ChicagoTubeAndIronCompanyAcquisitionMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Chicago Tube and Iron Company Acquisition [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |
Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap | 162 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = zeus_ChicagoTubeAndIronCompanyAcquisitionMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 178 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = zeus_ChicagoTubeAndIronCompanyAcquisitionMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Metals Swap [Member] |  |
Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded [Line Items] |  |
Metals swaps | 1,350 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = zeus_MetalsSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember |
Metals swaps |  | 487 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = zeus_MetalsSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap | 351 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 386 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded [Line Items] |  |
Total assets at fair value | 1,350 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 487 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Embedded customer derivative | 1,350 us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember |
Total liabilities at fair value | 1,863 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 1,051 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Embedded customer derivative |  | 487 us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Metals Swap [Member] |  |
Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded [Line Items] |  |
Metals swaps | 1,350 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = zeus_MetalsSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember |
Metals swaps |  | 487 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = zeus_MetalsSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | ABL Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements, Recorded [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap | $ 351 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | $ 386 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = zeus_ABLCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember

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