INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		36 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 CNY	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Danyang Lihua Electron Co., Ltd.	Dec. 31, 2013 Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd.	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiaries	Dec. 31, 2013 CHINA	Dec. 31, 2012 CHINA	Dec. 31, 2011 CHINA
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Enterprise income tax rate				25.00%	25.00%		10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Undistributed earnings of PRC subsidiaries	$ 268,174,105	1,638,688,844
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2033	2033
Statute of limitations period if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors	3 years	3 years
Statute of limitations period if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors, special circumstance	5 years	5 years
Statute of limitations period in case of related party transactions	10 years	10 years
Effective income tax rate foreign income						16.50%
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 16,896,101		$ 14,077,971