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Transactions with Related Parties (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jul. 11, 2013
Jul. 31, 2013
Jul. 31, 2007
Transactions with Certain Other Parties            
Annual advisory fees $ 686us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty $ 356us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty $ 450us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty      
Rent expense 1,167us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 1,048us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 1,095us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet      
New Colt Holding Corp.            
Transactions with Certain Other Parties            
Net sales to New Colt   73,292coltdef_OtherPartyTransactionNetSaleToOtherParty
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= coltdef_NewColtHoldingCorpMember		 11,746coltdef_OtherPartyTransactionNetSaleToOtherParty
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= coltdef_NewColtHoldingCorpMember		 44,773coltdef_OtherPartyTransactionNetSaleToOtherParty
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= coltdef_NewColtHoldingCorpMember		    
Purchases from New Colt       1,891coltdef_OtherPartyTransactionPurchasesFromOtherParty
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= coltdef_NewColtHoldingCorpMember		    
Administration and service fees   1,098coltdef_OtherPartyTransactionAdministrationAndServiceFeeEarnedAndReceived
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= coltdef_NewColtHoldingCorpMember		 430coltdef_OtherPartyTransactionAdministrationAndServiceFeeEarnedAndReceived
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= coltdef_NewColtHoldingCorpMember		 920coltdef_OtherPartyTransactionAdministrationAndServiceFeeEarnedAndReceived
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= coltdef_NewColtHoldingCorpMember		    
West Hartford facility            
Transactions with Certain Other Parties            
Rent expense 642us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= coltdef_WestHartfordFacilityMember		          
Sciens Institutional and Sciens Management            
Transactions with Certain Other Parties            
Annual advisory fees 686us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= coltdef_SciensManagementLLCAndSciensInstitutionalLLCMember		 356us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= coltdef_SciensManagementLLCAndSciensInstitutionalLLCMember		 450us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= coltdef_SciensManagementLLCAndSciensInstitutionalLLCMember		      
Consulting Agreement | Sciens Institutional            
Transactions with Certain Other Parties            
Aggregate annual advisory fees           350coltdef_AnnualAdvisoryFees
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= coltdef_ConsultingServicesAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= coltdef_SciensInstitutionalServicesLLCMember
Aggregate annual fees of agreement         650coltdef_AnnualAgreementFees
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= coltdef_ConsultingServicesAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= coltdef_SciensInstitutionalServicesLLCMember		  
Archive Services Agreement | Archives Properties            
Transactions with Certain Other Parties            
Aggregate annual fees of agreement         $ 241coltdef_AnnualAgreementFees
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= coltdef_ServicesAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= coltdef_ColtArchivePropertiesLLCMember