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Segment Information - Financial Data by Segment (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Net sales $ 24,666,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 30,008,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 33,396,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 19,152,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 21,379,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 22,135,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 28,412,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 17,651,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 107,222,306us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 89,576,777us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Operating income                 7,394,461us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 5,879,096us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Assets 79,308,086us-gaap_Assets       68,078,979us-gaap_Assets       79,308,086us-gaap_Assets 68,078,979us-gaap_Assets
Additions to property, plant and equipment                 2,042,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions 4,592,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
Depreciation and amortization                 1,700,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 1,205,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
United States                    
Net sales                 91,298,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
73,608,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
Operating income                 6,760,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
5,082,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
Assets 70,525,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
      57,068,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
      70,525,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
57,068,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
Additions to property, plant and equipment                 2,011,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
4,500,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
Depreciation and amortization                 1,618,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
1,116,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_UnitedStatesMember
Canada                    
Net sales                 8,841,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
8,092,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
Operating income                 625,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
557,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
Assets 4,363,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
      5,329,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
      4,363,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
5,329,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
Additions to property, plant and equipment                 12,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
47,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
Depreciation and amortization                 7,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
9,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ACU_CanadaMember
Europe                    
Net sales                 7,083,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
7,877,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Operating income                 9,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
240,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Assets 4,419,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
      5,682,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
      4,419,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
5,682,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Additions to property, plant and equipment                 19,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
45,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Depreciation and amortization                 $ 75,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
$ 80,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember