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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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The amount of revenue recognized for the period under subleasing arrangements.

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Lease Obligations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jul. 12, 2013	Jul. 12, 2013
Operating leases
Operating leases outstanding	$ 3,034
Lease buyout expenses	287coltdef_LeaseBuyoutExpenses
Future minimum operating lease payments
2014	1,282
2015	910
2016	158
2017	117
2018	108
Thereafter	459
Total minimum lease payments	3,034
Rent expense	1,167us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	1,048us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	1,095us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
New Colt Holding Corp.
Operating leases
Capital lease obligations				393	393
Operating leases outstanding				1,216	1,216
Lease buyout expenses				287
Fair value of assets recorded related to the payoff of the operating leases				5,182	5,182
Future minimum operating lease payments
Total minimum lease payments				1,216	1,216
West Hartford facility
Future minimum operating lease payments
Rent expense	642
West Hartford facility \| Colt's Manufacturing
Future minimum operating lease payments
Rental income for the portion subleased		192	161		186
Machinery and equipment
Operating leases
Fair value of assets recorded related to the payoff of the operating leases	4,420
Machinery and equipment \| New Colt Holding Corp.
Operating leases
Fair value of assets recorded related to the payoff of the operating leases				$ 1,002	$ 1,002