Katy Industries - Statement of Operations (in thousands) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Net sales	$ 78,256,000	$ 80,315,000
Cost of goods sold	66,359,000	68,060,000
Gross profit	11,897,000	12,255,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	12,287,000	15,224,000
Severance, restructuring and related charges	338,000
Impairment of long-lived assets	4,400,000	1,934,000
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	230,000
Operating loss	(958,000)	(4,903,000)
Interest expense	(767,000)	(730,000)
Other, net	171,000	279,000
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	(1,554,000)	(5,354,000)
Income tax expense from continuing operations	(21,000)	(19,000)
Loss from continuing operations	(1,575,000)	(5,373,000)
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued businesses (net of tax)	10	(1,220)
Loss on sale of discontinued businesses (net of tax)	(190)	(1,900)
Net loss	(1,502,000)	(15,106,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Foreign currency translation	(71,000)	36,000
Pension and other postretirement benefits	1,686,000	(138,000)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$ 0.6	$ (15,208,000)
Net loss per share of common stock - Basic and Diluted
Loss from continuing operations (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (0.68)
Discontinued operations (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ (1.22)
Net loss (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.19)	$ (1.90)