Segment Information (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments \| segment			5
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	$ 4,653,548	$ 4,924,747	$ 8,251,437	$ 9,389,323
Cost of goods sold	3,013,806	3,213,875	5,511,020	5,919,298
GROSS PROFIT	1,639,742	1,710,872	2,740,417	3,470,025
Selling general and administrative	1,252,521	1,240,413	2,668,118	2,541,063
Research and development	192,539	177,479	348,383	320,809
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	194,682	292,980	(276,084)	608,153
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	2,154,908		2,154,908		$ 2,096,328
Corporate, Non-Segment
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Selling general and administrative	424,085	391,448	969,905	879,807
Research and development	192,539	177,479	348,383	320,809
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	(616,624)	(568,927)	(1,318,288)	(1,200,616)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	(22,685)		(22,685)		(38,466)
Domestic
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	2,111,510	2,089,767	3,489,299	3,599,931
Cost of goods sold	1,207,376	1,220,452	2,048,332	2,103,556
GROSS PROFIT	904,134	869,315	1,440,967	1,496,375
Selling general and administrative	323,730	332,442	639,897	628,793
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	580,404	536,873	801,070	867,582
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	1,005,847		1,005,847		1,068,170
Export
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,337,121	1,626,682	2,455,415	2,813,394
Cost of goods sold	1,018,025	1,194,219	1,902,353	2,069,119
GROSS PROFIT	319,096	432,463	553,062	744,275
Selling general and administrative	137,271	142,716	291,991	266,844
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	181,825	289,747	261,071	477,431
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	750,167		750,167		640,464
IKONICS Imaging
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	991,108	1,046,592	1,884,873	2,608,396
Cost of goods sold	449,116	510,508	909,487	1,166,507
GROSS PROFIT	541,992	536,084	975,386	1,441,889
Selling general and administrative	237,167	227,816	498,423	472,164
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	304,825	308,268	476,963	969,725
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	272,551		272,551		254,483
DTX
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	101,662	94,612	197,056	207,129
Cost of goods sold	69,003	84,705	142,094	164,468
GROSS PROFIT	32,659	9,907	54,962	42,661
Selling general and administrative	54,711	50,657	90,243	85,866
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	(22,052)	(40,750)	(35,281)	(43,205)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	62,285		62,285		86,507
Micro-Machining
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	112,147	67,094	224,794	160,473
Cost of goods sold	270,286	203,991	508,754	415,648
GROSS PROFIT	(158,139)	(136,897)	(283,960)	(255,175)
Selling general and administrative	75,557	95,334	177,659	207,589
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	(233,696)	$ (232,231)	(461,619)	$ (462,764)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	$ 86,743		$ 86,743		$ 85,170

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