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Note 3 - Inventories | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block] |
3. | Inventories:
Inventories consisted of the following:
|  | Inventory as of |
(in thousands) |  | June 30, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
Unprocessed |  | $ | 186,522 |  |  | $ | 238,226 |
Processed and finished |  |  | 56,938 |  |  |  | 72,882 |
Totals |  | $ | 243,460 |  |  | $ | 311,108 |
The Company values certain of its tubular and pipe products inventory under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $45.2 million, or 18.6% of consolidated inventory, and $46.6 million, or 15.0% of consolidated inventory, respectively, was reported under the LIFO method of accounting. The cost of the remainder of the tubular and pipe products inventory is determined using a weighted average rolling first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded $650 thousand of LIFO income as a result of expected year-over-year decreases in carbon, nickel and base stainless steel pricing and expected lower inventory quantities at December 31, 2015. Of the $650 thousand LIFO income, $400 thousand was recorded in the second quarter of 2015. The LIFO income increased the Company’s inventory balance and decreased its cost of materials sold. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded $400 thousand of LIFO expense as projections at that time anticipated increased pricing of inventory for the remainder of 2014. If the FIFO method had been in use, inventories would have been $3.9 million and $3.2 million lower than reported at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a, b, c -Article 5 + Details
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