Ascent Industries Co. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Industry Segments (Segment Information) (Details)

Industry Segments (Segment Information) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 48,569,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 48,452,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 52,688,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 49,796,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 46,402,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 49,212,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 50,485,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 50,652,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 199,504,628us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 196,751,175us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 166,162,142us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Operating income									19,641,000synl_OperatingIncomeAllocatedToSegments	7,006,000synl_OperatingIncomeAllocatedToSegments	10,503,000synl_OperatingIncomeAllocatedToSegments
Operating income									16,340,798us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	3,763,711us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	7,323,980us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Acquisition related costs									301,715	264,186	880,583
Interest expense									1,091,694us-gaap_InterestExpense	1,357,328us-gaap_InterestExpense	600,893us-gaap_InterestExpense
Change in fair value of interest rate swap									425,543	(740,832)	113,648
Palmer earn-out adjustment									(3,476,197)	0	0
Gain on bargain purchase, net of taxes									0	(1,077,332)	0
Income before income taxes									18,004,787	4,108,048	5,876,884
Identifiable assets	187,849,230us-gaap_Assets				163,260,371us-gaap_Assets				187,849,230us-gaap_Assets	163,260,371us-gaap_Assets
Assets held for sale	0synl_AssetsHeldForSale				12,768,000synl_AssetsHeldForSale				0synl_AssetsHeldForSale	12,768,000synl_AssetsHeldForSale
Depreciation and amortization									5,191,000	4,672,000	2,962,000
Capital expenditures									8,066,000us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	5,648,000us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	4,542,000us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements
Metals Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									134,304,000	140,233,000	114,788,000
Operating income									13,511,000	1,263,000	5,660,000
Identifiable assets	145,558,000				111,952,000				145,558,000	111,952,000
Depreciation and amortization									4,078,000	3,809,000	2,339,000
Capital expenditures									3,123,000	4,194,000	3,353,000
Specialty Chemicals Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									65,201,000	56,518,000	51,374,000
Operating income									6,130,000	5,743,000	4,843,000
Identifiable assets	32,504,000				28,041,000				32,504,000	28,041,000
Depreciation and amortization									974,000	659,000	435,000
Capital expenditures									4,913,000	1,397,000	1,066,000
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Less unallocated corporate expenses									3,292,000	3,243,000	3,165,000
Operating income									16,349,000	3,763,000	7,338,000
Acquisition related costs									302,000	264,000	881,000
Interest expense									1,092,000	1,357,000	601,000
Change in fair value of interest rate swap									426,000	(741,000)	114,000
Palmer earn-out adjustment									(3,476,000)	0	0
Gain on bargain purchase, net of taxes									0	(1,077,000)	0
Other income, net									0	(148,000)	(135,000)
Income before income taxes									18,005,000	4,108,000	5,877,000
Identifiable assets	9,787,000				10,499,000				9,787,000	10,499,000
Depreciation and amortization									139,000	204,000	188,000
Capital expenditures									30,000	57,000	123,000
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									191,032,000	189,447,000	156,795,000
Elsewhere [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									8,473,000	7,304,000	9,367,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 199,505,000	$ 196,751,000	$ 166,162,000