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Income Taxes (Details 5) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Effective income tax provision (benefit) was different than the statutory federal and state income tax rates      
Expected Tax Rate (as a percent) 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Meals and Entertainment (as a percent) 0.05%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseMealsAndEntertainment (0.21%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseMealsAndEntertainment 0.12%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseMealsAndEntertainment
Pass Through Taxation (Zero Rate) (as a percent) (26.44%)coltdef_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPassThroughTaxation (80.39%)coltdef_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPassThroughTaxation 19.00%coltdef_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPassThroughTaxation
Other Non-Deductible Items (as a percent) 0.02%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther (0.03%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 0.01%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Tax credits (as a percent) (1.09%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 5.12%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (4.51%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Tax Rate Differentials (as a percent) (2.06%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 12.28%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate (11.69%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Withholding Tax (as a percent) 2.12%coltdef_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWithholdingTax (6.54%)coltdef_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWithholdingTax 3.73%coltdef_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWithholdingTax
Valuation allowance (as a percent) 0.17%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other Adjustments (as a percent) (0.09%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.23%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1.79%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective Tax Rate (as a percent) 6.68%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (36.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 38.87%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Reserves for uncertain tax positions $ 198us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent $ 0us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent  
Uncertain tax positions      
Add New Colt's uncertain tax position as of July 12, 2013 198us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromAcquisition    
Balance as of the end of the period 198us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits    
Reversal of uncertain tax position in the next twelve months 0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit    
Current uncertain tax positions $ 0us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent