DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Mar. 07, 2009	Oct. 22, 2008	Oct. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Feb. 14, 2011	Jun. 30, 2008
Organization and Principal Activities [Line Items]
Number Of Operating Subsidiaries																2
Stock issued during period shares, share exchange agreement			14,025,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001				$ 0.0001								$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage																							100.00%
Option to purchase ordinary shares under share transfer agreement		3,000
Nominal price per share under share transfer agreement		$ 1.00
Percentage of option shares vest on attainment of performance targets																			50.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Amended share transfer agreement description	Under the amended agreement, as long as the audited consolidated net income of Lihua Electron and Lihua Copper for fiscal 2008 was 10% or more higher than the 2008 Target (Alternate Performance Target) regardless of whether the performance targets for 2009 and 2010 were met or not, the Option Shares would vest and become exercisable.
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total				$ 13,233,558	$ 13,938,895	$ 15,675,810	$ 13,311,187	$ 15,793,687	$ 17,226,638	$ 13,446,666	$ 11,475,012	$ 12,727,388	$ 13,528,083	$ 14,366,076	$ 12,511,986	$ 56,159,450	$ 57,942,003	$ 53,133,533			$ 11,701,879
Percentage of option shares exercisable																						100.00%
Mr. Zhu
Organization and Principal Activities [Line Items]
Net icome performance targets																			$ 14,000,000	$ 11,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Mr. Zhu | Danyang special electronics co ltd
Organization and Principal Activities [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				60.00%												60.00%
Mr. Zhu | Invest Unicorn Holdings Limited
Organization and Principal Activities [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				100.00%												100.00%
Mr. Zhu Wife | Danyang special electronics co ltd
Organization and Principal Activities [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				40.00%												40.00%