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Note 2 - Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenues, Percentage (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Percentage of net sales	100.00%
Hot Rolled Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	36.60%
Plate Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	12.50%
Cold Rolled Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	5.20%
Coated Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	8.20%
Specialty [Member]
Percentage of net sales	17.40%
Tube Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	18.40%
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Percentage of net sales	1.70%
Carbon Flat Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	64.20%
Carbon Flat Products [Member] | Hot Rolled Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	36.60%
Carbon Flat Products [Member] | Plate Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	12.50%
Carbon Flat Products [Member] | Cold Rolled Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	5.20%
Carbon Flat Products [Member] | Coated Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	8.20%
Carbon Flat Products [Member] | Specialty [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Carbon Flat Products [Member] | Tube Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Carbon Flat Products [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Percentage of net sales	1.70%
Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	17.40%
Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member] | Hot Rolled Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member] | Plate Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member] | Cold Rolled Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member] | Coated Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member] | Specialty [Member]
Percentage of net sales	17.40%
Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member] | Tube Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Specialty Metals Flat Products [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	18.40%
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member] | Hot Rolled Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member] | Plate Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member] | Cold Rolled Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member] | Coated Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member] | Specialty [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member] | Tube Products [Member]
Percentage of net sales	18.40%
Tubular and Pipe Products [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%

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Percentage of revenue, including tax collected from customer, from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer.

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