Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events[Abstract]
Subsequent Events	M. Subsequent Events On October 4, 2013, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Gregory P. Anderson (the "Anderson Employment Agreement") under which Mr. Anderson will continue to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of November 2, 2013. Under the Anderson Employment Agreement, Mr. Anderson receives an annual base salary of $200,000 and is eligible to receive annual bonuses based upon the achievement of certain management objectives determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee"). The term of the Anderson Employment Agreement is two years, starting on its effective date. On October 7, 2013, the Company announced that its Board of Directors appointed Michael J. Ferrantino to serve as the Company's Executive Vice Chairman and as the Executive Chairman of M-tron Industries, Inc., the Company's principal operating subsidiary. Previously, Mr. Ferrantino, age 70, served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Valpey-Fisher Corporation from September 2002 until November 2009. From January 2002 until September 2002, Mr. Ferrantino served as the President of the Micro Networks Division of Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. From prior to 2000 until January 2002, Mr. Ferrantino served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Micro Networks Corporation, and from April 2000 to January 2002, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Micro Networks Corporation. Currently, Mr. Ferrantino serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Spectra Analysis Instruments, Inc. On October 17, 2013, the Company's management initiated a restructuring plan to realign its customer support operations across all of the Company's locations and to reduce structural costs by at least 10% in an effort to gain efficiencies in providing customer support. Expenses related to this plan are expected to result in a one-time charge during the fourth quarter of 2013 of between $600,000 and $800,000, of which between approximately $250,000 and $325,000, respectively, will be non-cash. Restructuring activities are expected to be substantially completed by December 31, 2013.

M. Subsequent Events

On October 4, 2013, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Gregory P. Anderson (the "Anderson Employment Agreement") under which Mr. Anderson will continue to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of November 2, 2013. Under the Anderson Employment Agreement, Mr. Anderson receives an annual base salary of $200,000 and is eligible to receive annual bonuses based upon the achievement of certain management objectives determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee"). The term of the Anderson Employment Agreement is two years, starting on its effective date.

On October 7, 2013, the Company announced that its Board of Directors appointed Michael J. Ferrantino to serve as the Company's Executive Vice Chairman and as the Executive Chairman of M-tron Industries, Inc., the Company's principal operating subsidiary. Previously, Mr. Ferrantino, age 70, served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Valpey-Fisher Corporation from September 2002 until November 2009. From January 2002 until September 2002, Mr. Ferrantino served as the President of the Micro Networks Division of Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. From prior to 2000 until January 2002, Mr. Ferrantino served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Micro Networks Corporation, and from April 2000 to January 2002, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Micro Networks Corporation. Currently, Mr. Ferrantino serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Spectra Analysis Instruments, Inc.

On October 17, 2013, the Company's management initiated a restructuring plan to realign its customer support operations across all of the Company's locations and to reduce structural costs by at least 10% in an effort to gain efficiencies in providing customer support. Expenses related to this plan are expected to result in a one-time charge during the fourth quarter of 2013 of between $600,000 and $800,000, of which between approximately $250,000 and $325,000, respectively, will be non-cash. Restructuring activities are expected to be substantially completed by December 31, 2013.