2.4.0.80402 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseJan_01_2013_Jun_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000003952duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_BasisOfAccountingPolicyPolicyTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00  Basis of Presentation Liquidation Basis of Accounting With the authorization of the Plan of Dissolution, the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective as of the close of business on September 30, 2010. The liquidation basis of accounting will continue to be used by the Company until such time that the plan is terminated and all net assets have been distributed to shareholders. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, the carrying amounts of assets as of the close of business on September 30, 2010, the date of the authorization of the Plan of Dissolution by the Company, were adjusted to their estimated net realizable values and liabilities, including the estimated costs associated with implementing the Plan of Dissolution, were stated at their estimated settlement amounts. Such value estimates were updated by the Company as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Consolidated Statements of Net Assets (Liquidation Basis) and Changes in Net Assets (Liquidation Basis) are the financial statements presented under the liquidation basis of accounting. The valuations of assets at their net realizable values and liabilities at their anticipated settlement amounts represent estimates, based on present facts and circumstances associated with carrying out the Plan of Dissolution based on the assumptions set forth below. The actual values and costs associated with carrying out the Plan of Dissolution are expected to differ from the amounts shown herein because of the inherent uncertainty of the estimates. Such differences may be material. In particular, the estimates of the Company’s liquidation costs will vary with the length of time it operates under the Plan of Dissolution. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict the aggregate amount or timing of future distributions to stockholders, as long as the Plan of Dissolution is in effect and no assurance can be given that the amount of liquidating distributions to be received will equal or exceed the estimate of net assets in liquidation presented in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Net Assets (Liquidation Basis).   The estimated net costs to be incurred during liquidation as of June 30, 2013 are as follows:   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left" align="center">  <tr> <td width="90%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="7%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> Compensation for employees and directors </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">131</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Compliance costs </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">94</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> Insurance fees </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">210</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Professional fees </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">650</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> Income taxes </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(132</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size:1px"> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Subtotal </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">953</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> Less: interest income on cash and investment balances </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(45</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size:1px"> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Net costs to be incurred during liquidation </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">908</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size:1px"> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> These estimates are based on assumptions regarding the Company’s ability to settle outstanding obligations to creditors and the ultimate timing of distributions to its stockholders, but does not include any settlement amounts, fines or penalties, if any, that the Company might incur as a result of any legal proceedings. These estimates are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as projections and assumptions change. falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of accounting policy for basis of accounting, or basis of presentation, used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).No definition available.false0Liquidation Basis of Accounting3false 2us-gaap_ConsolidationPolicyTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00  Principles of Consolidation As of June 30, 2013, the consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Allied and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, which are as follows:   <table style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="2%" valign="top" align="left">•</td> <td width="1%" valign="top"> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> ARC Europe, a Belgian company, </td> </tr> </table>   <table style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="2%" valign="top" align="left">•</td> <td width="1%" valign="top"> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Allied Research BV (“BV”), a Dutch company, </td> </tr> </table>   <table style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="2%" valign="top" align="left">•</td> <td width="1%" valign="top"> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Allied Research Cooperative (“Coop”) and, </td> </tr> </table>   <table style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="2%" valign="top" align="left">•</td> <td width="1%" valign="top"> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> ADG Sub USA, Inc. (“Mecar USA”) </td> </tr> </table> falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of accounting policy regarding (1) the principles it follows in consolidating or combining the separate financial statements, including the principles followed in determining the inclusion or exclusion of subsidiaries or other entities in the consolidated or combined financial statements and (2) its treatment of interests (for example, common stock, a partnership interest or other means of exerting influence) in other entities, for example consolidation or use of the equity or cost methods of accounting. 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Reference 16: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 40 -Section 45 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/section&trid=2197723 Reference 17: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2196966 Reference 18: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 325 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2197087 Reference 19: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=16385135&loc=d3e33801-111570 false0Principles of Consolidation4false 2us-gaap_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsPolicyus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00  Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company values its assets and liabilities using the methods of fair-value as described in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company determines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). We classify fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:   <table style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="2%" valign="top" align="left">•</td> <td width="1%" valign="top"> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Level 1 – Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. </td> </tr> </table>   <table style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="2%" valign="top" align="left">•</td> <td width="1%" valign="top"> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and amounts derived from valuation models where all significant inputs are observable in active markets. </td> </tr> </table>   <table style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="2%" valign="top" align="left">•</td> <td width="1%" valign="top"> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s assumptions. </td> </tr> </table> falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of accounting policy for determining the fair value of financial instruments.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367646&loc=d3e18780-107790 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2155942 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 107 -Paragraph 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. 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