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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 14, 2020	Aug. 05, 2019	Jan. 02, 2019	Apr. 02, 2018
Action Stainless & Alloys, Inc. [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	$ 19.5
EZ-Dumper [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 0.1
McCullough [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total			$ 11.0
Berlin Metals [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total				$ 21.9

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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