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Note 11 - Segment Information (Details) - Segment Reporting Information by Revenue (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Net sales
Net sales	$ 345,865us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 346,913us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and Amortization	4,812us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization	5,676us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization
Operating income
Operating Income (Loss)	3,345us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	6,229us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other income (loss), net	(31)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	2us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before interest and income taxes	3,314us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeInterestExpenseInterestIncomeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterestsNet	6,231us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeInterestExpenseInterestIncomeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterestsNet
Interest and other expense on debt	1,563us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense	1,754us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense
Income before income taxes	1,751us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	4,477us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Carbon Flat Products [Member]
Net sales
Net sales	228,545us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_CarbonFlatProductsMember	239,715us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_CarbonFlatProductsMember
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and Amortization	3,161us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_CarbonFlatProductsMember	4,022us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_CarbonFlatProductsMember
Operating income
Operating Income (Loss)	350us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_CarbonFlatProductsMember	3,406us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_CarbonFlatProductsMember
Specialty Metal Flat Products [Member]
Net sales
Net sales	52,631us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_SpecialtyMetalFlatProductsMember	46,138us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_SpecialtyMetalFlatProductsMember
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and Amortization	160us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_SpecialtyMetalFlatProductsMember	195us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_SpecialtyMetalFlatProductsMember
Operating income
Operating Income (Loss)	710us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_SpecialtyMetalFlatProductsMember	1,442us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_SpecialtyMetalFlatProductsMember
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member]
Net sales
Net sales	64,689us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_TubularandPipeProductsMember	61,060us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_TubularandPipeProductsMember
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and Amortization	1,466us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_TubularandPipeProductsMember	1,434us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_TubularandPipeProductsMember
Operating income
Operating Income (Loss)	4,254us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_TubularandPipeProductsMember	3,437us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zeus_TubularandPipeProductsMember
Corporate Segment [Member]
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and Amortization	25us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember	25us-gaap_OtherDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember
Operating income
Operating Income (Loss)	$ (1,969)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember	$ (2,056)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember

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