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Note 12 - Segment Information (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Specialty Metal Flat Products [Member]
Costs and Expenses			$ 423
Carbon Flat Products and Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member]
Costs and Expenses			$ 423
Number of Reportable Segments				2
Costs and Expenses	$ 276,469	$ 372,500		$ 958,638	$ 1,092,123
Number of Reportable Segments				3

X

- Definition

Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 225



-SubTopic 10



-Section S99



-Paragraph 2



-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03)



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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