Essendant (ESND) 10-Q 23 Apr 15 2015 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 20, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-15
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	USTR
Entity Registrant Name	UNITED STATIONERS INC
Entity Central Index Key	355999
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,317,621

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$23,631	$20,812
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $18,043 in 2015 and $19,725 in 2014	665,426	702,527
Inventories	871,310	926,809
Assets held for sale	15,799
Other current assets	31,226	30,042
Total current assets	1,607,392	1,680,190
Property, plant and equipment, net	133,640	138,217
Goodwill	394,186	398,042
Intangible assets, net	96,797	111,958
Other long-term assets	49,440	41,810
Total assets	2,281,455	2,370,217
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	467,657	485,241
Accrued liabilities	175,770	192,792
Liabilities held for sale	6,956
Current maturities of long-term debt	41	851
Total current liabilities	650,424	678,884
Deferred income taxes	13,985	17,763
Long-term debt	684,238	713,058
Other long-term liabilities	104,413	104,394
Total liabilities	1,453,060	1,514,099
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value; authorized - 100,000,000 shares, issued - 74,435,628 shares in 2015 and 2014	7,444	7,444
Additional paid-in capital	413,546	412,291
Treasury stock, at cost – 36,089,975 shares in 2015 and 35,719,041 shares in 2014	-1,057,955	-1,042,501
Retained earnings	1,532,325	1,541,675
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-66,965	-62,791
Total stockholders’ equity	828,395	856,118
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$2,281,455	$2,370,217

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$18,043	$19,725
Common stock, par value	$0.10	$0.10
Common stock, authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, issued	74,435,628	74,435,628
Treasury stock, shares	36,089,975	35,719,041

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$1,332,375	$1,254,139
Cost of goods sold	1,127,925	1,067,056
Gross profit	204,450	187,083
Operating expenses:
Warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses	198,372	148,849
Operating income	6,078	38,234
Interest expense, net	4,839	3,374
Income before income taxes	1,239	34,860
Income tax expense	5,231	13,003
Net (loss) income	($3,992)	$21,857
Net (loss) income per share - basic:	($0.10)	$0.56
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic	38,115	39,194
Net (loss) income per share - diluted:	($0.10)	$0.55
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	38,534	39,655
Dividends declared per share	$0.14	$0.14

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net (loss) income	($3,992)	$21,857
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Unrealized translation adjustment	-4,630	-545
Minimum pension liability adjustments	932	581
Unrealized interest rate swap adjustments	-476	-159
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	-4,174	-123
Comprehensive (loss) income	($8,166)	$21,734

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net (loss) income	($3,992)	$21,857
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	12,223	9,523
Share-based compensation	2,640	3,225
Gain on the disposition of property, plant and equipment	-15	-4
Amortization of capitalized financing costs	272	287
Excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation	-262	-494
Asset impairment charges	23,610
Deferred income taxes	-1,858	-2,450
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable, net	26,217	-15,583
Decrease in inventory	42,759	81,714
Increase in other assets	-10,126	-1,041
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable	645	-47,191
Decrease in checks in-transit	-13,613	-31,751
Decrease in accrued liabilities	-16,521	-13,654
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities	743	-2,948
Net cash provided by operating activities	62,722	1,490
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	-5,490	-6,390
Proceeds from the disposition of property, plant and equipment	18	458
Net cash used in investing activities	-5,472	-5,932
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Net (repayments) borrowings under revolving credit facility	-29,630	4,562
Borrowings under Receivables Securitization Program	0	9,300
Repayment of debt	0	-135,000
Proceeds from the issuance of debt	0	150,000
Net disbursements from share-based compensation arrangements	-875	-1,704
Acquisition of treasury stock, at cost	-16,028	-12,491
Payment of cash dividends	-5,396	-5,509
Excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation	262	494
Payment of debt issuance costs	-36	-605
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-51,703	9,047
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-1,758	33
Transfer of cash to held for sale	-970
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	2,819	4,638
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	20,812	22,326
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	23,631	26,964
Other Cash Flow Information:
Income tax payments, net	3,183	2,236
Interest paid	$6,213	$2,424

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements represent United Stationers Inc. (“USI”) with its wholly owned subsidiary United Stationers Supply Co. (“USSC”), and USSC’s subsidiaries (collectively, “United” or the “Company”). The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and include the accounts of USI and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company operates in a single reportable segment as a leading distributor of business essentials.
	During the first quarter of 2015, the Company approved a plan to change its corporate name to Essendant Inc., effective in June of 2015. See footnote 5, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for further disclosure.
	The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, except for the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2014, which was derived from the December 31, 2014 audited financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, the reader of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further information.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of United at March 31, 2015 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 should not necessarily be taken as indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the entire year.
	Inventory
	The Company uses the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for valuing approximately 75% and 74% of its total inventory as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The remaining inventory is valued under the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) accounting method. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each fiscal year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs, and are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.  Inventory valued under the FIFO and LIFO accounting methods is recorded at the lower of cost or market. If the Company had valued its entire inventory under the lower of FIFO cost or market, inventory would have been $120.9 million and $118.6 million higher than reported as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
	The quarterly change in the LIFO reserve as of March 31, 2015 resulted in a $2.3 million increase in cost of goods sold related to 2015 inflation. The change in the LIFO reserves as of March 31, 2014 resulted in a $0.5 million decrease in costs of goods sold which included LIFO liquidations relating to decrements in the Company’s office products and furniture pools which resulted in a $4.0 million liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities carried at lower costs in prior years as compared with the cost of purchases in the year.  This liquidation was partially offset by LIFO expense of $3.5 million related to 2014 inflation.
	New Accounting Pronouncements
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts With Customers, that outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The ASU is based on the principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach for the adoption of the new standard. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Acquisitions_and_Dispositions

Acquisitions and Dispositions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions	2. Acquisitions and Dispositions
	Acquisition of CPO Commerce, Inc.
	On May 30, 2014, USSC completed the acquisition of CPO, a leading online retailer of brand name power tools and equipment. The acquisition of CPO significantly expanded the Company’s digital resources and capabilities to support resellers as they transition to an increasingly online environment. CPO’s expertise will strengthen United’s ability to offer features like improved product content, real-time access to inventory and pricing, digital marketing and merchandising, and an enhanced digital platform to our resellers and manufacturing partners.
	The purchase price was $37.8 million, including $5.5 million related to the estimated fair value of contingent consideration which is based upon the achievement of certain sales targets during a three-year period immediately following the acquisition date. The final payments related to the contingent consideration will be determined by actual achievement in the earn-out periods and will be between zero and $10 million. Any changes to the estimated fair value after the original purchase accounting is completed will be recorded in “warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses” in the period in which a change occurs. The Company financed the 100% stock acquisition with borrowings under the Company’s available committed bank facilities.
	The Company has developed a preliminary estimate of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for purposes of allocating the purchase price. This estimate is subject to change as the valuation activities are completed. The fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired were estimated using various valuation methods including estimated selling price, a market approach, and discounted cash flows using both an income and cost approach.
	At March 31, 2015, the preliminary allocation of the purchase price is as follows (amounts in thousands):
	Purchase price, net of cash acquired				$	32,225
	Accounts receivable	$	(2,658	)
	Inventories		(13,051	)
	Other current assets		(307	)
	Property, plant and equipment, net		(488	)
	Intangible assets		(12,800	)
	Total assets acquired					(29,304	)
	Accounts payable		17,131
	Accrued liabilities		2,139
	Deferred income taxes		3,453
	Other long-term liabilities		51
	Total liabilities assumed					22,774
	Goodwill				$	25,695
	The purchased identifiable intangible assets are as follows (amounts in thousands):
		Total			Estimated Life
	Customer relationships	$	5,200		3 years
	Trademark		7,600		15 years
	Total	$	12,800
	Any changes to the preliminary estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, some of which may be material, will be allocated to residual goodwill.
	Acquisition of MEDCO
	On October 31, 2014, USSC completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of Liberty Bell Equipment Corp., a United States wholesaler of automotive aftermarket tools and equipment, and its affiliates (collectively, MEDCO) including G2S Equipment de Fabrication et d’Entretien ULC, a Canadian wholesaler. MEDCO advances a key pillar of the Company’s strategy, which is to diversify into higher growth and margin channels and categories. It also brings expanded categories and services to customers.
	The purchase price was $149.9 million, including $4.7 million related to the estimated fair value of contingent consideration which is based upon the achievements of certain sales and EBITDA targets over the next three years as well as $6.0 million reserved as a payable upon completion of an eighteen month indemnification period. The final payments related to the contingent consideration will be determined by actual achievement in the earn-out periods and will be between zero and $10 million. Any changes to the estimated fair value after the original purchase accounting is completed will be recorded in “warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses” in the period in which a change occurs. This acquisition was funded through a combination of cash on hand and cash available under the Company’s committed bank facilities.
	The Company has developed a preliminary estimate of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for purposes of allocating the purchase price. The estimate is subject to change as the valuation activities are completed. The fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired were estimated using various valuation methods including estimated selling price, a market approach, and discounted cash flows using both an income and cost approach.
	At March 31, 2015, the preliminary allocation of the purchase price is as follows (amounts in thousands):
	Purchase price, net of cash acquired				$	145,340
	Accounts receivable	$	(44,815	)
	Inventories		(54,656	)
	Other current assets		(1,299	)
	Property, plant and equipment, net		(4,408	)
	Deferred income tax assets		(1,101	)
	Other assets		(442	)
	Intangible assets		(44,070	)
	Total assets acquired					(150,791	)
	Accounts payable		32,383
	Accrued liabilities		3,976
	Other long-term liabilities		52
	Total liabilities assumed					36,411
	Goodwill				$	30,960
	The purchased identifiable intangible assets are as follows (amounts in thousands):
		Total			Estimated Life
	Customer relationships	$	40,030		4-15 years
	Trademarks		4,040		3-15 years
	Total	$	44,070
	Any changes to the preliminary allocation of the purchase price, some of which may be material, will be allocated to residual goodwill.
	Assets Held for Sale
	On February 10, 2015, the Company approved a plan to sell its operations in Mexico as the subsidiary is not strategic to the Company’s long-term business plan. The Company plans to dispose of the entity in 2015. As of the approval date, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 360-10-45-9, the Mexican subsidiary met all of the criteria to be classified as a held-for-sale asset. In accordance with ASC 350-20-40, the Company allocated a proportionate share of the goodwill balance from the office product and janitorial and breakroom supply reporting unit based on the subsidiary’s relative fair value to the reporting unit and performed an impairment test for the allocated goodwill utilizing the cost approach to value the entity. Based upon the impairment test, the $3.3 million of goodwill was determined to be fully impaired.  Additionally, in conjunction with classifying the subsidiary as a held-for-sale asset disposal group, the Company revalued the disposal group to fair value using the cost-approach method less the estimated cost to sell. The carrying value, including a $10.1 million cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment, of the disposal was then compared to the fair value less the estimated cost to sell resulting in a pre-tax impairment loss of $10.1 million. The goodwill impairment of $3.3 million, the held-for-sale impairment of $10.1 million and the $0.1 million estimated cost to sell are recorded in the first quarter of 2015 within “warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses.” The Company anticipates additional financial statement impacts during the remainder of 2015 related to transaction costs, foreign exchange volatility, and operating results.
	As of March 31, 2015, the carrying amounts, excluding intercompany accounts, of the Mexican subsidiary by major classes of assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet are as follows (in thousands):
		Amount
	Assets held for sale:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	970
	Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts		10,980
	Inventories		12,753
	Other current assets		573
	Net property, plant equipment		112
	Other assets		658
	Held-for-sale valuation allowance		(10,247	)
	Total assets held for sale	$	15,799
	Liabilities held for sale:
Accounts payable		4,618
Accrued liabilities		1,782
Other long-term liabilities		556
Total liabilities held for sale	$	6,956

ShareBased_Compensation

Share-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Share-Based Compensation	3. Share-Based Compensation
	As of March 31, 2015, the Company has two active equity compensation plans. Under the Amended and Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, award vehicles include, but are not limited to, stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and performance-based awards. Associates and non-employee directors of the Company are eligible to become participants in the plan. The Nonemployee Directors’ Deferred Stock Compensation Plan allows non-employee directors to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of their retainer and meeting fees.
	The Company granted 46,229 shares of restricted stock and 145,552 RSUs during the first three months of 2015. No stock options were granted during the first quarter of 2015. During the first three months of 2014, the Company granted 56,451 shares of restricted stock, 145,355 RSUs, and 5,538 stock options.

Severance_and_Restructuring_Ch

Severance and Restructuring Charges	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]
Severance and Restructuring Charges	4. Severance and Restructuring Charges
	During the first quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a $6.0 million pre-tax charge relating to a workforce reduction and a $0.4 million pre-tax charge relating to facility consolidations that was included in “warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses.” Cash outflows for these actions will occur primarily in 2015 and were approximately $0.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2015, the Company has accrued liabilities for these actions of $5.9 million. The Company is estimating an additional $2.6 million to be incurred in the remainder of 2015 due to facility closures related to this action for a total 2015 expense of approximately $9.0 million.

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are noted in the following table (in thousands):
	Goodwill, balance as of December 31,  2014	$	398,042
	Impairment		(3,319	)
	Purchase accounting adjustments		1,034
	Currency translation adjustment		(1,571	)
	Goodwill, balance as of March 31, 2015	$	394,186
	The following table summarizes the intangible assets of the Company by major class of intangible assets and the cost, accumulated amortization, net carrying amount, and weighted average life, if applicable (in thousands):
		March 31, 2015									December 31, 2014
										Weighted								Weighted
										Average								Average
		Gross						Net		Useful	Gross					Net		Useful
		Carrying			Accumulated			Carrying		Life	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Life
		Amount			Amortization			Amount		(years)	Amount		Amortization			Amount		(years)
	Intangible assets subject to amortization
	Customer relationships and other intangibles	$	124,697		$	(43,813	)	$	80,884	16	$	125,761	$	(41,123	)	$	84,638	16
	Non-compete agreements		4,658			(2,675	)		1,983	4		4,672		(2,364	)		2,308	4
	Trademarks		13,728			(1,398	)		12,330	14		14,428		(1,716	)		12,712	13
	Total	$	143,083		$	(47,886	)	$	95,197		$	144,861	$	(45,203	)	$	99,658
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization
	Trademarks		1,600			-			1,600	n/a		12,300		-			12,300	n/a
	Total	$	144,683		$	(47,886	)	$	96,797		$	157,161	$	(45,203	)	$	111,958
	During the first quarter of 2015, the Company approved a plan to change its corporate name in order to more accurately reflect its purpose and vision. The corporate names of the Company and several of its operating subsidiaries, including USSC and ORS Nasco, LLC, will change in the second quarter of the year. Accordingly, in the first quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of $10.2 million to write-down the trademarks of ORS Nasco and certain OKI brands to their fair value. It was also determined that the useful lives did not extend past 2015. This impairment charge was recorded in “warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses.” The Company utilized the discounted cash flow method to determine the fair value of the intangibles based upon management’s current forecasted future revenues from the trademarks. The Company determined the useful lives of these intangibles based upon management’s timeline for rebranding. The trademarks had a total value of $1.5 million at March 31, 2015 and will be fully amortized by December 31, 2015. The Company is evaluating how it will utilize these assets in the future.
	The following table summarizes the amortization expense to be incurred in 2015 and over the next four years on intangible assets (in thousands):
	Year		Amount
	2015		$	11,355
	2016			12,785
	2017			10,805
	2018			7,452
	2019			5,679

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	6. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	The change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”) by component, net of tax, for the period ended March 31, 2015 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
		Foreign Currency Translation			Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Pension Plans			Total
	AOCI, balance as of December 31, 2014	$	(11,923	)	$	274		$	(51,142	)	$	(62,791	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(4,630	)		(702	)		-			(5,332	)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI		-			226			932			1,158
	Net other comprehensive (loss) income		(4,630	)		(476	)		932			(4,174	)
	AOCI, balance as of March 31, 2015	$	(16,553	)	$	(202	)	$	(50,210	)	$	(66,965	)
	The following table details the amounts reclassified out of AOCI into the income statement during the three-month period ending March 31, 2015 respectively (in thousands):
		Amount Reclassified From AOCI
		For the Three
		Months Ended
		March 31,			Affected Line Item In The Statement
	Details About AOCI Components	2015			Where Net Income is Presented
	Gain on interest rate swap cash flow hedges, before tax	$	364		Interest expense, net
			(138	)	Tax provision
		$	226		Net of tax
	Amortization of defined benefit pension plan items:
	Prior service cost and unrecognized loss	$	1,525		Warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses
			(593	)	Tax provision
			932		Net of tax
	Total reclassifications for the period	$	1,158		Net of tax

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	7. Earnings Per Share
	Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities were exercised into common stock. Stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and deferred stock units are considered dilutive securities. For the three-month periods ending March 31, 2015 and 2014, 0.4 million and 0.5 million shares of such securities, respectively, were outstanding but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be antidilutive. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):
		For the Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2015			2014
	Numerator:
	Net (loss) income	$	(3,992	)	$	21,857
	Denominator:
	Denominator for basic earnings per share -
	weighted average shares		38,115			39,194
	Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options and restricted units		419			461
	Denominator for diluted earnings per share -
	Adjusted weighted average shares and the effect of dilutive
	securities		38,534			39,655
	Net income per share:
	Net (loss) income per share - basic	$	(0.10	)	$	0.56
	Net (loss) income per share - diluted	$	(0.10	)	$	0.55
	Common Stock Repurchases
	As of December 31, 2014, the Company had Board authorization to repurchase $42.4 million of USI common stock. In February 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase an additional $100.0 million of common stock. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company repurchased 402,679 and 331,369 shares of USI’s common stock at an aggregate cost of $16.3 million and $13.7 million, respectively. Depending on market and business conditions and other factors, the Company may continue or suspend purchasing its common stock at any time without notice. Acquired shares are included in the issued shares of the Company and treasury stock, but are not included in average shares outstanding when calculating earnings per share data. During the first three months of 2015 and 2014, the Company reissued 31,745 and 73,750 shares, respectively, of treasury stock to fulfill its obligations under its equity incentive plans.

Debt

Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	8. Debt
	USI is a holding company and, as a result, its primary sources of funds are cash generated from operating activities of its direct operating subsidiary, USSC, and from borrowings by USSC. The 2013 Credit Agreement, the 2013 Note Purchase Agreement, and the Receivables Securitization Program (each as defined in Note 9 of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014) contain restrictions on the use of cash transferred from USSC to USI.
	Debt consisted of the following amounts (in millions):
		As of		As of
		March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	2013 Credit Agreement	$	334.2	$	363
	2013 Note Purchase Agreement		150		150
	Receivables Securitization Program		200		200
	Mortgage & Capital Lease		0.1		0.9
	Total	$	684.3	$	713.9
	As of March 31, 2015, 78.1% of the Company’s outstanding debt, excluding capital leases, is priced at variable interest rates based primarily on the applicable bank prime rate or London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).
	The Company had outstanding letters of credit of $11.1 million under the 2013 Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
	Borrowings under the 2013 Credit Agreement bear interest at LIBOR for specified interest periods or at the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement), plus, in each case, a margin determined based on the Company’s permitted debt to EBITDA ratio calculated as provided in Section 6.20 of the 2013 Credit Agreement (the “Leverage Ratio”). Depending on the Company’s Leverage Ratio, the margin on LIBOR-based loans ranges from 1.00% to 2.00% and on Alternate Base Rate loans ranges from 0% to 1.00%. As of March 31, 2015, the applicable margin for LIBOR-based loans was 1.375% and for Alternate Base Rate loans was 0.375%. USSC is required to pay the lenders a fee on the unutilized portion of the commitments under the 2013 Credit Agreement at a rate per annum between 0.15% and 0.35%, depending on the Company’s Leverage Ratio.
	As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $380.7 million and $360.3 million, respectively, of receivables had been sold to the Investors (as defined in Note 9 of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014). United Stationers Receivables, LLC (“USR”) had $200.0 million outstanding under the Receivables Securitization Program as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
	For additional information about the 2013 Credit Agreement, the 2013 Note Purchase Agreement, and the Receivables Securitization Program, see Note 9 of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Pension_and_PostRetirement_Ben

Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans	9. Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	The Company maintains pension plans covering union and certain non-union employees. For more information on the Company’s retirement plans, see Note 11 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. A summary of net periodic pension cost related to the Company’s pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2015			2014
	Service cost - benefit earned during the period	$	400		$	328
	Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		2,270			2,243
	Expected return on plan assets		(2,805	)		(2,558	)
	Amortization of prior service cost		75			45
	Amortization of actuarial loss		1,450			905
	Net periodic pension cost	$	1,390		$	963
	The Company made cash contributions of $2.0 million to its pension plans during each of the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. Additional contributions, if any, for 2015 have not yet been determined. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, the Company had accrued $48.2 million and $50.3 million of pension liability within “Other Long-Term Liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	Defined Contribution Plan
	The Company has defined contribution plans covering certain salaried associates and non-union hourly paid associates (the “Plan”). The Plan permits associates to defer a portion of their pre-tax and after-tax salary as contributions to the Plan. The Plan also provides for Company-funded discretionary contributions as well as matching associates’ salary deferral contributions, at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Company recorded expense of $1.4 million for the Company match of employee contributions to the Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen

Derivative Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

10. Derivative Financial Instruments

Interest rate movements create a degree of risk to the Company’s operations by affecting the amount of interest payments. Interest rate swap agreements are used to manage the Company’s exposure to interest rate changes. The Company designates its floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of the variability of future cash flows at the inception of the swap contract to support hedge accounting.

USSC has entered into various separate swap transactions to mitigate USSC’s floating rate risk on the noted aggregate notional amount of LIBOR-based interest rate risk noted in the table below. These swap transactions occurred as follows:

1

On July 18, 2012, USSC entered into a two-year forward, three-year interest rate swap transaction (the “July 2012 Swap Transaction”) with U.S. Bank National Association as the counterparty. The swap transaction became effective July 18, 2014 and has a maturity date of July 18, 2017.

As of March 31, 2015, approximately 21.9% ($150.0 million) of the Company’s current outstanding debt had its interest payments designated as hedged forecasted transactions.

The Company’s outstanding swap transaction is accounted for as a cash flow hedge and is recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, at the following amounts (in thousands):

Notional

Fair Value Net

As of March 31, 2015

Amount

Receive

Pay

Maturity Date

Liability (1)

July 2012 Swap Transaction

$

150,000

Floating 1-month LIBOR

1.05%

July 18, 2017

$

982

Notional

Fair Value Net

As of December 31, 2014

Amount

Receive

Pay

Maturity Date

Liability (1)

July 2012 Swap Transaction

$

150,000

Floating 1-month LIBOR

1.05%

July 18, 2017

$

253

-1

This interest rate derivative qualifies for hedge accounting, and is in a net liability position at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Therefore, the fair value of the interest rate derivative is included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of “Other long-term liabilities,” with an offsetting component in “Stockholders’ Equity” as part of “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss”.

Under the terms of the July 2012 Swap Transaction, USSC will be required to make monthly fixed rate payments to the counterparty calculated based on the notional amounts noted in the table above at a fixed rate also noted in the table above, while the counterparty will be obligated to make monthly floating rate payments to USSC based on the one-month LIBOR on the same referenced notional amount.

The hedged transactions described above qualify as cash flow hedges in accordance with accounting guidance on derivative instruments. This guidance requires companies to recognize all of their derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position at fair value. The Company does not offset fair value amounts recognized for interest rate swaps executed with the same counterparty.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

The July 2012 Swap Transaction effectively converts a portion of the Company’s future floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis. This swap transaction reduces the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense. By using such derivative financial instruments, the Company exposes itself to credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to the interest rate swap (as noted above) will fail to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Company attempts to minimize the credit risk in these agreements by only entering into transactions with counterparties the Company determines are creditworthy. The market risk is the adverse effect on the value of a derivative financial instrument that results from a change in interest rates.

The Company’s agreement with its derivative counterparty provides that if an event of default occurs on any Company debt of $25 million or more, the counterparty can terminate the swap agreement. If an event of default had occurred and the counterparty had exercised early termination right under the outstanding swap transaction as of March 31, 2015, the Company would have been required to pay the aggregate fair value net liability of $1.0 million plus accrued interest to the counterparty.

The swap transaction that was in effect as of March 31, 2015 and the swap transaction that was in effect as of March 31, 2014 contained no ineffectiveness; therefore, all gains or losses on those derivative instruments were reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and reclassified into earnings as “interest expense” in the same period or periods during which they affected earnings.

The following table depicts the effect of these derivative instruments on the statements of income and comprehensive income for the three periods ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 (in thousands).

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in

Reclassified

OCI on Derivative

from Accumulated OCI into Income

(Effective Portion)

(Effective Portion)

For the Three

For the Three

Location of Gain (Loss)

For the Three

For the Three

Months Ended

Months Ended

Reclassified from

Months Ended

Months Ended

March 31,

March 31,

Accumulated OCI into

March 31,

March 31,

2015

2014

Income (Effective

2015

2014

Portion)

July 2012 Swap Transaction

$

(124

)

$

(159

)

Interest expense, net

$

331

$

-

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	11. Fair Value Measurements
	The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including interest rate swap derivatives, based on the mark-to-market position of the Company’s positions and other observable interest rates (see Note 10 “Derivative Financial Instruments”, for more information on these interest rate swaps).
	Accounting guidance on fair value establishes a hierarchy for those instruments measured at fair value which distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three levels:
	1	Level 1—Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
	2	Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
	3	Level 3—Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions developed by the Company which reflect those that a market participant would use.
	Determining which level to apply to an asset or liability requires significant judgment. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter. The following table summarizes the financial instruments measured at fair value in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
		Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2015
				Quoted Market		Significant Other		Significant
				Prices in Active		Observable		Unobservable
				Markets for		Inputs		Inputs
				Identical Assets  or
				Liabilities
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap liability		982		-		982		-
	Total	$	982	$	-	$	982	$	-
		Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014
				Quoted Market		Significant Other		Significant
				Prices in Active		Observable		Unobservable
				Markets for		Inputs		Inputs
				Identical Assets  or
				Liabilities
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap liability		253		-		253		-
	Total	$	253	$	-	$	253	$	-
	The carrying amount of accounts receivable at March 31, 2015, including $380.7 million of receivables sold under the Receivables Securitization Program, approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of this item.
	As of March 31, 2015, the held for sale assets and liabilities detailed in Note 2 “Acquisitions and Dispositions” and the values of the impaired trademark assets detailed in Note 5 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. No other assets or liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

Other_Assets_and_Liabilities

Other Assets and Liabilities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Regulatory Assets And Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Assets and Liabilities	12. Other Assets and Liabilities
	The Company had receivables related to supplier allowances totaling $76.9 million and $124.4 million included in “Accounts receivable” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
	Accrued customer rebates of $45.7 million and $63.2 million as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, were included in “Accrued liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	13. Income Taxes
	The Company's tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items.
	For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded income tax expense of $5.2 million on pre-tax income of $1.2 million, for an effective tax rate of 422.2%. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded income tax expense of $13.0 million on pre-tax income of $34.9 million, for an effective tax rate of 37.3%.
	The Company's U.S. statutory rate is 35.0%. The most significant factor impacting the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were the discrete tax impacts of the impairment charges for financial reporting purposes related to placing a non-strategic business for sale in the quarter. There were no significant discrete items for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Basis_of_Presentation_Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Consolidation, Policy	The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements represent United Stationers Inc. (“USI”) with its wholly owned subsidiary United Stationers Supply Co. (“USSC”), and USSC’s subsidiaries (collectively, “United” or the “Company”). The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and include the accounts of USI and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company operates in a single reportable segment as a leading distributor of business essentials.
	During the first quarter of 2015, the Company approved a plan to change its corporate name to Essendant Inc., effective in June of 2015. See footnote 5, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for further disclosure.
	The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, except for the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2014, which was derived from the December 31, 2014 audited financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, the reader of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further information.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of United at March 31, 2015 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 should not necessarily be taken as indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the entire year.
Inventory	Inventory
	The Company uses the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for valuing approximately 75% and 74% of its total inventory as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The remaining inventory is valued under the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) accounting method. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each fiscal year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs, and are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.  Inventory valued under the FIFO and LIFO accounting methods is recorded at the lower of cost or market. If the Company had valued its entire inventory under the lower of FIFO cost or market, inventory would have been $120.9 million and $118.6 million higher than reported as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
	The quarterly change in the LIFO reserve as of March 31, 2015 resulted in a $2.3 million increase in cost of goods sold related to 2015 inflation. The change in the LIFO reserves as of March 31, 2014 resulted in a $0.5 million decrease in costs of goods sold which included LIFO liquidations relating to decrements in the Company’s office products and furniture pools which resulted in a $4.0 million liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities carried at lower costs in prior years as compared with the cost of purchases in the year.  This liquidation was partially offset by LIFO expense of $3.5 million related to 2014 inflation.
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts With Customers, that outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The ASU is based on the principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach for the adoption of the new standard. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Acquisitions_and_Dispositions_

Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Mexican subsidiary [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Carrying Amounts by Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities	As of March 31, 2015, the carrying amounts, excluding intercompany accounts, of the Mexican subsidiary by major classes of assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet are as follows (in thousands):
		Amount
	Assets held for sale:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	970
	Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts		10,980
	Inventories		12,753
	Other current assets		573
	Net property, plant equipment		112
	Other assets		658
	Held-for-sale valuation allowance		(10,247	)
	Total assets held for sale	$	15,799
	Liabilities held for sale:
	Accounts payable		4,618
	Accrued liabilities		1,782
	Other long-term liabilities		556
	Total liabilities held for sale	$	6,956
CPO Commerce, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price Allocation	At March 31, 2015, the preliminary allocation of the purchase price is as follows (amounts in thousands):
	Purchase price, net of cash acquired				$	32,225
	Accounts receivable	$	(2,658	)
	Inventories		(13,051	)
	Other current assets		(307	)
	Property, plant and equipment, net		(488	)
	Intangible assets		(12,800	)
	Total assets acquired					(29,304	)
	Accounts payable		17,131
	Accrued liabilities		2,139
	Deferred income taxes		3,453
	Other long-term liabilities		51
	Total liabilities assumed					22,774
	Goodwill				$	25,695
Summary of Purchased Identifiable Intangible Assets	The purchased identifiable intangible assets are as follows (amounts in thousands):
		Total			Estimated Life
	Customer relationships	$	5,200		3 years
	Trademark		7,600		15 years
	Total	$	12,800
MEDCO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price Allocation	At March 31, 2015, the preliminary allocation of the purchase price is as follows (amounts in thousands):
	Purchase price, net of cash acquired				$	145,340
	Accounts receivable	$	(44,815	)
	Inventories		(54,656	)
	Other current assets		(1,299	)
	Property, plant and equipment, net		(4,408	)
	Deferred income tax assets		(1,101	)
	Other assets		(442	)
	Intangible assets		(44,070	)
	Total assets acquired					(150,791	)
	Accounts payable		32,383
	Accrued liabilities		3,976
	Other long-term liabilities		52
	Total liabilities assumed					36,411
	Goodwill				$	30,960
Summary of Purchased Identifiable Intangible Assets	The purchased identifiable intangible assets are as follows (amounts in thousands):
		Total			Estimated Life
	Customer relationships	$	40,030		4-15 years
	Trademarks		4,040		3-15 years
	Total	$	44,070

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets1

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are noted in the following table (in thousands):
	Goodwill, balance as of December 31,  2014	$	398,042
	Impairment		(3,319	)
	Purchase accounting adjustments		1,034
	Currency translation adjustment		(1,571	)
	Goodwill, balance as of March 31, 2015	$	394,186
Summary of Intangible Assets of Company by Major Class	The following table summarizes the intangible assets of the Company by major class of intangible assets and the cost, accumulated amortization, net carrying amount, and weighted average life, if applicable (in thousands):
		March 31, 2015									December 31, 2014
										Weighted								Weighted
										Average								Average
		Gross						Net		Useful	Gross					Net		Useful
		Carrying			Accumulated			Carrying		Life	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Life
		Amount			Amortization			Amount		(years)	Amount		Amortization			Amount		(years)
	Intangible assets subject to amortization
	Customer relationships and other intangibles	$	124,697		$	(43,813	)	$	80,884	16	$	125,761	$	(41,123	)	$	84,638	16
	Non-compete agreements		4,658			(2,675	)		1,983	4		4,672		(2,364	)		2,308	4
	Trademarks		13,728			(1,398	)		12,330	14		14,428		(1,716	)		12,712	13
	Total	$	143,083		$	(47,886	)	$	95,197		$	144,861	$	(45,203	)	$	99,658
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization
	Trademarks		1,600			-			1,600	n/a		12,300		-			12,300	n/a
	Total	$	144,683		$	(47,886	)	$	96,797		$	157,161	$	(45,203	)	$	111,958
Summary of Amortization Expense to be Incurred Over Next Four Years on Intangible Assets	The following table summarizes the amortization expense to be incurred in 2015 and over the next four years on intangible assets (in thousands):
	Year		Amount
	2015		$	11,355
	2016			12,785
	2017			10,805
	2018			7,452
	2019			5,679

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCI) by Component, Net of Tax	The change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”) by component, net of tax, for the period ended March 31, 2015 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
		Foreign Currency Translation			Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Pension Plans			Total
	AOCI, balance as of December 31, 2014	$	(11,923	)	$	274		$	(51,142	)	$	(62,791	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(4,630	)		(702	)		-			(5,332	)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI		-			226			932			1,158
	Net other comprehensive (loss) income		(4,630	)		(476	)		932			(4,174	)
	AOCI, balance as of March 31, 2015	$	(16,553	)	$	(202	)	$	(50,210	)	$	(66,965	)
Amounts Reclassified Out of AOCI into Income Statement	The following table details the amounts reclassified out of AOCI into the income statement during the three-month period ending March 31, 2015 respectively (in thousands):
		Amount Reclassified From AOCI
		For the Three
		Months Ended
		March 31,			Affected Line Item In The Statement
	Details About AOCI Components	2015			Where Net Income is Presented
	Gain on interest rate swap cash flow hedges, before tax	$	364		Interest expense, net
			(138	)	Tax provision
		$	226		Net of tax
	Amortization of defined benefit pension plan items:
	Prior service cost and unrecognized loss	$	1,525		Warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses
			(593	)	Tax provision
			932		Net of tax
	Total reclassifications for the period	$	1,158		Net of tax

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):
		For the Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2015			2014
	Numerator:
	Net (loss) income	$	(3,992	)	$	21,857
	Denominator:
	Denominator for basic earnings per share -
	weighted average shares		38,115			39,194
	Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options and restricted units		419			461
	Denominator for diluted earnings per share -
	Adjusted weighted average shares and the effect of dilutive
	securities		38,534			39,655
	Net income per share:
	Net (loss) income per share - basic	$	(0.10	)	$	0.56
	Net (loss) income per share - diluted	$	(0.10	)	$	0.55

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-Term Debt Components	Debt consisted of the following amounts (in millions):
		As of		As of
		March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	2013 Credit Agreement	$	334.2	$	363
	2013 Note Purchase Agreement		150		150
	Receivables Securitization Program		200		200
	Mortgage & Capital Lease		0.1		0.9
	Total	$	684.3	$	713.9

Pension_and_PostRetirement_Ben1

Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost	A summary of net periodic pension cost related to the Company’s pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2015			2014
	Service cost - benefit earned during the period	$	400		$	328
	Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		2,270			2,243
	Expected return on plan assets		(2,805	)		(2,558	)
	Amortization of prior service cost		75			45
	Amortization of actuarial loss		1,450			905
	Net periodic pension cost	$	1,390		$	963

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen1

Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Agreements, Cash Flow Hedge

The Company’s outstanding swap transaction is accounted for as a cash flow hedge and is recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, at the following amounts (in thousands):

Notional

Fair Value Net

As of March 31, 2015

Amount

Receive

Pay

Maturity Date

Liability (1)

July 2012 Swap Transaction

$

150,000

Floating 1-month LIBOR

1.05%

July 18, 2017

$

982

Notional

Fair Value Net

As of December 31, 2014

Amount

Receive

Pay

Maturity Date

Liability (1)

July 2012 Swap Transaction

$

150,000

Floating 1-month LIBOR

1.05%

July 18, 2017

$

253

-1

This interest rate derivative qualifies for hedge accounting, and is in a net liability position at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Therefore, the fair value of the interest rate derivative is included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of “Other long-term liabilities,” with an offsetting component in “Stockholders’ Equity” as part of “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss”.

Schedule of Effect of Derivative Instruments on Income Statement

The following table depicts the effect of these derivative instruments on the statements of income and comprehensive income for the three periods ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 (in thousands).

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in

Reclassified

OCI on Derivative

from Accumulated OCI into Income

(Effective Portion)

(Effective Portion)

For the Three

For the Three

Location of Gain (Loss)

For the Three

For the Three

Months Ended

Months Ended

Reclassified from

Months Ended

Months Ended

March 31,

March 31,

Accumulated OCI into

March 31,

March 31,

2015

2014

Income (Effective

2015

2014

Portion)

July 2012 Swap Transaction

$

(124

)

$

(159

)

Interest expense, net

$

331

$

-

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value	The following table summarizes the financial instruments measured at fair value in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
		Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2015
				Quoted Market		Significant Other		Significant
				Prices in Active		Observable		Unobservable
				Markets for		Inputs		Inputs
				Identical Assets  or
				Liabilities
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap liability		982		-		982		-
	Total	$	982	$	-	$	982	$	-
		Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014
				Quoted Market		Significant Other		Significant
				Prices in Active		Observable		Unobservable
				Markets for		Inputs		Inputs
				Identical Assets  or
				Liabilities
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap liability		253		-		253		-
	Total	$	253	$	-	$	253	$	-

Basis_of_Presentation_Addition

Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Percentage inventory valued under LIFO	75.00%		74.00%
Higher inventory if FIFO applied entirely	$120.90		$118.60
Increase (decrease) in cost of goods sold due to LIFO accounting method	2.3	-0.5
Effect of LIFO Inventory Liquidation on Income	4
LIFO expense related to inflation in cost of sales			$3.50

Acquisitions_and_Dispositions_1

Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	30-May-14	Oct. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$3,319,000
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment, of the disposal	10,100,000
Pre-tax impairment loss of the disposal	10,100,000
Impairment charge	23,610,000
Warehousing, Marketing and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Impairment charge	10,100,000
Estimated cost to sell	100,000
CPO Commerce, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition cash paid		37,800,000
Business acquisition, fair value of contingent consideration		5,500,000
Business acquisition contingent consideration payments, range minimum		0
Business acquisition contingent consideration payments, range maximum		10,000,000
Stock acquisition, percentage acquired		100.00%
MEDCO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition cash paid			149,900,000
Business acquisition, fair value of contingent consideration			4,700,000
Business acquisition contingent consideration payments, range minimum			0
Business acquisition contingent consideration payments, range maximum			10,000,000
Amount reserved as a payable related to acquisition			$6,000,000
Business acquisition acquired entity indemnification payment period			18 months

Acquisitions_and_Dispositions_2

Acquisitions and Dispositions - Purchase Price Allocation (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$394,186	$398,042
CPO Commerce, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	32,225
Accounts receivable	-2,658
Inventories	-13,051
Other current assets	-307
Property, plant and equipment, net	-488
Intangible assets	-12,800
Total assets acquired	-29,304
Accounts payable	17,131
Accrued liabilities	2,139
Deferred income taxes	3,453
Other long-term liabilities	51
Total liabilities assumed	22,774
Goodwill	25,695
MEDCO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	145,340
Accounts receivable	-44,815
Inventories	-54,656
Other current assets	-1,299
Property, plant and equipment, net	-4,408
Deferred income tax assets	-1,101
Other assets	-442
Intangible assets	-44,070
Total assets acquired	-150,791
Accounts payable	32,383
Accrued liabilities	3,976
Other long-term liabilities	52
Total liabilities assumed	36,411
Goodwill	$30,960

Acquisitions_and_Dispositions_3

Acquisitions and Dispositions - Summary of Purchased Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
CPO Commerce, Inc [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets	$12,800
MEDCO [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets	44,070
Customer relationships [Member] | CPO Commerce, Inc [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets	5,200
Finite lived intangible assets estimated life	3 years
Customer relationships [Member] | MEDCO [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets	40,030
Customer relationships [Member] | MEDCO [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets estimated life	4 years
Customer relationships [Member] | MEDCO [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets estimated life	15 years
Trademarks [Member] | CPO Commerce, Inc [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets	7,600
Finite lived intangible assets estimated life	15 years
Trademarks [Member] | MEDCO [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets	$4,040
Trademarks [Member] | MEDCO [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets estimated life	3 years
Trademarks [Member] | MEDCO [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets estimated life	15 years

Acquisitions_and_Dispositions_4

Acquisitions and Dispositions - Carrying Amounts Excluding Intercompany Accounts by Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (Mexican Subsidiary [Member], USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mexican Subsidiary [Member]
Assets held for sale:
Cash and cash equivalents	$970
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	10,980
Inventories	12,753
Other current assets	573
Net property, plant equipment	112
Other assets	658
Held-for-sale valuation allowance	-10,247
Total assets held for sale	15,799
Liabilities held for sale:
Accounts payable	4,618
Accrued liabilities	1,782
Other long-term liabilities	556
Total liabilities held for sale	$6,956

ShareBased_Compensation_Additi

Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of share-based compensation plans	2
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock and restricted stock units granted	46,229	56,451
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock and restricted stock units granted	145,552	145,355
Stock Option [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted	0	5,538

Severance_and_Restructuring_Ch1

Severance and Restructuring Charges - Additional Information (Detail) (Warehousing, Marketing and Administrative Expenses [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Workforce Reduction And Facility Closure Program
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Pre-tax charge	$6
Accrued liabilities	5.9
Facility Consolidations [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Pre-tax charge	0.4
Severance and Restructuring Charges [Member] | Workforce Reduction And Facility Closure Program
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Cash outlays associated with severance	0.5
Facility Closure Cost [Member] | Workforce Reduction And Facility Closure Program
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, expected cost remaining	2.6
Restructuring and Related Cost, expected cost	$9

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets2

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill, balance as of December 31, 2014	$398,042
Impairment	-3,319
Purchase accounting adjustments	1,034
Currency translation adjustment	-1,571
Goodwill, balance as of March 31, 2015	$394,186

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets3

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets of Company by Major Class (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Gross Carrying Amount	$143,083	$144,861
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Accumulated Amortization	-47,886	-45,203
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Net Carrying Amount	95,197	99,658
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	144,683	157,161
Intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	96,797	111,958
Trademarks not subject to amortization [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets not subject to amortization, Gross Carrying Amount	1,600	12,300
Customer relationships and other intangibles [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Gross Carrying Amount	124,697	125,761
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Accumulated Amortization	-43,813	-41,123
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Net Carrying Amount	80,884	84,638
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Weighted Average Useful Life (years)	16 years	16 years
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Gross Carrying Amount	4,658	4,672
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Accumulated Amortization	-2,675	-2,364
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Net Carrying Amount	1,983	2,308
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Weighted Average Useful Life (years)	4 years	4 years
Trademarks [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Gross Carrying Amount	13,728	14,428
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Accumulated Amortization	-1,398	-1,716
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Net Carrying Amount	$12,330	$12,712
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Weighted Average Useful Life (years)	14 years	13 years

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets4

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets	$10,200,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Net Carrying Amount	95,197,000	99,658,000
Impaired trademarks of ORS Nasco and certain OKI brands [Member]
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, Net Carrying Amount	$1,500,000

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets5

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Amortization Expense to be Incurred Over Next Four Years on Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2015	$11,355
2016	12,785
2017	10,805
2018	7,452
2019	$5,679

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCI) by Component, Net of Tax (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
AOCI, balance as of December 31, 2014	($62,791)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	-5,332
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	1,158
Net other comprehensive (loss) income	-4,174	-123
AOCI, balance as of March 31, 2015	-66,965
Foreign Currency Translation [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
AOCI, balance as of December 31, 2014	-11,923
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	-4,630
Net other comprehensive (loss) income	-4,630
AOCI, balance as of March 31, 2015	-16,553
Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
AOCI, balance as of December 31, 2014	274
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	-702
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	226
Net other comprehensive (loss) income	-476
AOCI, balance as of March 31, 2015	-202
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
AOCI, balance as of December 31, 2014	-51,142
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	932
Net other comprehensive (loss) income	932
AOCI, balance as of March 31, 2015	($50,210)

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Amounts Reclassified Out of AOCI into Income Statement (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense, net	($4,839)	($3,374)
Warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses	-198,372	-148,849
Tax provision	-5,231	-13,003
Net of tax	-3,992	21,857
Amount Reclassified From AOCI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net of tax	1,158
Amount Reclassified From AOCI [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Tax provision	-138
Net of tax	226
Amount Reclassified From AOCI [Member] | Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Warehousing, marketing and administrative expenses	1,525
Tax provision	-593
Net of tax	932
Amount Reclassified From AOCI [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense, net	$364

Earnings_Per_Share_Additional_

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share amount	400,000	500,000
Additional authorized repurchase amount			$100	$42.40
Number of shares repurchased	402,679	331,369
Repurchase of common stock, value	$16.30	$13.70
Treasury stock reissued, shares	31,745	73,750

Earnings_Per_Share_Schedule_of

Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net (loss) income	($3,992)	$21,857
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares	38,115	39,194
Effect of dilutive securities: Employee stock options and restricted units	419	461
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - Adjusted weighted average shares and the effect of dilutive securities	38,534	39,655
Net (loss) income per share - basic	($0.10)	$0.56
Net (loss) income per share - diluted	($0.10)	$0.55

Debt_Schedule_of_LongTerm_Debt

Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt Components (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage & Capital Lease	$0.10	$0.90
Total	684.3	713.9
2013 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement	334.2	363
2013 Note Purchase Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Note Purchase Agreement	150	150
Receivables Securitization Program [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement	$200	$200

Debt_Additional_Information_De

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding debt priced at variable interest rates	78.10%
Receivables sold to Investors	$380.70		$360.30
Receivables Securitization Program [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility	200		200
Receivables Securitization Program [Member] | USR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility	200		200
2013 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit	$11.10		$11.10
LIBOR-based loans rates	1.38%
Alternate base rate loans rates	0.38%
2013 Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR-based loans rates		1.00%
Alternate base rate loans rates		0.00%
Percentage of lenders fee on unutilized portion borrowing facility		0.15%
2013 Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR-based loans rates		2.00%
Alternate base rate loans rates		1.00%
Percentage of lenders fee on unutilized portion borrowing facility		0.35%

Pension_and_PostRetirement_Ben2

Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans - Summary of Net Periodic Pension Cost Related to Pension Plans (Detail) (Pension Benefits [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost - benefit earned during the period	$400	$328
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	2,270	2,243
Expected return on plan assets	-2,805	-2,558
Amortization of prior service cost	75	45
Amortization of actuarial loss	1,450	905
Net periodic pension cost	$1,390	$963

Pension_and_PostRetirement_Ben3

Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Cash contribution to pension plans in next fiscal year	$2	$2
Pension plan liabilities	48.2		50.3
Company contributions	$1.40	$1.40

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen2

Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of debt hedged	150
Outstanding debt percentage	21.90%
Minimum debt default amount	25
Fair value	1
July 2012 Swap Transaction [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative contract period	3 years
July 2012 Swap Transaction [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative contract period	2 years

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen3

Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Agreements, Cash Flow Hedge (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Net Liability	$982	$253
July 2012 Swap Transaction [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	150,000	150,000
Receive	Floating 1-month LIBOR	Floating 1-month LIBOR
Pay	1.05%	1.05%
Maturity Date	18-Jul-17	18-Jul-17
Fair Value Net Liability	$982	$253

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen4

Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of Effect of Derivative Instruments on Income Statement (Detail) (July 2012 Swap Transaction [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	($124)	($159)
Interest expense, net [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	$331

Fair_Value_Measurements_Schedu

Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap liability	$982	$253
Total	982	253
Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap liability	982	253
Total	$982	$253

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Receivables sold to Investors	$380,700,000	$360,300,000
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	0
Liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$0

Other_Assets_and_Liabilities_A

Other Assets and Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Supplier Allowances [Member]
Regulatory Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$76.90	$124.40
Customer Rebates [Member]
Regulatory Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Accrued liabilities	$45.70	$63.20

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax expense	$5,231	$13,003
Income before income taxes	$1,239	$34,860
Effective income tax percent	422.20%	37.30%
United States statutory income tax rate, percent	35.00%