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Contingencies (Details Narrative) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2008
Apr. 07, 2014
Bridgeport, CT    
Description of property sale

In December 2008, the Company sold property it owned in Bridgeport, Connecticut to B&E Juices, Inc. for $2.5 million, of which $2.0 million was secured by a mortgage on the property. The property consisted of approximately four acres of land and 48,000 sq. feet of warehouse space. The property was the site of the Company’s original scissor factory which opened in 1887 and was closed in 1996.

 
Proceeds from sale of assets $ 2,500us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Mortgage receivable from sale of asset 2,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialMortgage
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= ACU_DisposalGroupNameMember
 
Undiscounted environmental remediation liability 1,800us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAssetsPreviouslyDisposedLiabilityForRemediation
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Fremont, NC    
Proceeds from sale of assets   850us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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= ACU_DisposalGroupNameAMember
Undiscounted environmental remediation liability   $ 300us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAssetsPreviouslyDisposedLiabilityForRemediation
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= ACU_DisposalGroupNameAMember
Minimum environmental remediation monitoring period (in years)   5 years