Segment Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	$ 4,196,578	$ 4,653,548	$ 8,209,788	$ 8,251,437
Cost of goods sold	2,674,367	3,013,806	5,390,903	5,511,020
GROSS PROFIT	1,522,211	1,639,742	2,818,885	2,740,417
Selling general and administrative	1,325,170	1,252,521	2,764,286	2,668,118
Research and development	147,125	192,539	324,989	348,383
Income (loss) from operations	49,916	194,682	(270,390)	(276,084)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	1,811,231		1,811,231		$ 2,165,194
Unalloc.
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Selling general and administrative	409,951	424,085	956,622	969,905
Research and development	147,125	192,539	324,989	348,383
Income (loss) from operations	(557,076)	(616,624)	(1,281,611)	(1,318,288)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	(34,942)		(34,942)		(102,188)
Domestic
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,943,516	2,111,510	3,297,244	3,489,299
Cost of goods sold	1,105,206	1,207,376	1,951,605	2,048,332
GROSS PROFIT	838,310	904,134	1,345,639	1,440,967
Selling general and administrative	345,000	323,730	704,397	639,897
Income (loss) from operations	493,310	580,404	641,242	801,070
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	914,249		914,249		1,206,077
Export
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	953,585	1,337,121	2,196,770	2,455,415
Cost of goods sold	735,169	1,018,025	1,697,658	1,902,353
GROSS PROFIT	218,416	319,096	499,112	553,062
Selling general and administrative	159,621	137,271	302,652	291,991
Income (loss) from operations	58,795	181,825	196,460	261,071
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	512,699		512,699		528,372
IKONICS Imaging
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	999,596	991,108	2,117,294	1,884,873
Cost of goods sold	425,120	449,116	964,902	909,487
GROSS PROFIT	574,476	541,992	1,152,392	975,386
Selling general and administrative	247,682	237,167	499,053	498,423
Income (loss) from operations	326,794	304,825	653,339	476,963
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	240,468		240,468		341,980
DTX
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	33,476	101,662	110,356	197,056
Cost of goods sold	35,062	69,003	70,486	142,094
GROSS PROFIT	(1,586)	32,659	39,870	54,962
Selling general and administrative	39,630	54,711	74,373	90,243
Income (loss) from operations	(41,216)	(22,052)	(34,503)	(35,281)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	16,664		16,664		26,314
Micro-Machining
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	266,405	112,147	488,124	224,794
Cost of goods sold	373,810	270,286	706,252	508,754
GROSS PROFIT	(107,405)	(158,139)	(218,128)	(283,960)
Selling general and administrative	123,286	75,557	227,189	177,659
Income (loss) from operations	(230,691)	$ (233,696)	(445,317)	$ (461,619)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	$ 162,093		$ 162,093		$ 164,639

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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