BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Retail automotive industrial and aerospace (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 14,776,000	$ 17,662,000	$ 43,896,000	$ 49,592,000
Florida Pneumatic [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 10,951,000	$ 14,035,000	$ 32,177,000	$ 38,770,000
Percentage Of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
(Decrease) increase	$ (3,084,000)		$ (6,593,000)
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	(22.02%)		(17.00%)
Florida Pneumatic [Member] | Retail [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,240,000	$ 6,343,000	$ 9,379,000	$ 14,649,000
Percentage Of Revenue	29.50%	45.20%	29.20%	37.80%
(Decrease) increase	$ (3,103,000)		$ (5,270,000)
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	(48.90%)		(36.00%)
Florida Pneumatic [Member] | Automotive [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,293,000	$ 2,930,000	$ 10,916,000	$ 10,640,000
Percentage Of Revenue	30.10%	20.90%	33.90%	27.40%
(Decrease) increase	$ 363,000		$ 276,000
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	12.40%		2.60%
Florida Pneumatic [Member] | Industrial [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,301,000	$ 1,592,000	$ 3,887,000	$ 3,958,000
Percentage Of Revenue	11.90%	11.30%	12.00%	10.20%
(Decrease) increase	$ (291,000)		$ (71,000)
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	(18.30%)		(1.80%)
Florida Pneumatic [Member] | Aerospace [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 2,977,000	$ 3,015,000	$ 7,530,000	$ 8,989,000
Percentage Of Revenue	27.20%	21.50%	23.40%	23.20%
(Decrease) increase	$ (38,000)		$ (1,459,000)
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	(1.30%)		(16.20%)
Florida Pneumatic [Member] | Other brands [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 140,000	$ 155,000	$ 465,000	$ 534,000
Percentage Of Revenue	1.30%	1.10%	1.50%	1.40%
(Decrease) increase	$ (15,000)		$ (69,000)
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	(9.70%)		(12.90%)
Hy-Tech [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,825,000	$ 3,627,000	$ 11,719,000	$ 10,822,000
Percentage Of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
(Decrease) increase	$ 198,000		$ 897,000
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	5.50%		8.30%
Hy-Tech [Member] | Other brands [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 322,000	$ 417,000	$ 1,087,000	$ 1,255,000
Percentage Of Revenue	8.40%	11.50%	9.30%	11.60%
(Decrease) increase	$ (95,000)		$ (168,000)
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	(22.80%)		(13.40%)
Hy-Tech [Member] | ATP brands [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,375,000	$ 1,487,000	$ 5,160,000	$ 5,196,000
Percentage Of Revenue	36.00%	41.00%	44.00%	48.00%
(Decrease) increase	$ (112,000)		$ (36,000)
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	(7.50%)		(0.70%)
Hy-Tech [Member] | OEM [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 2,128,000	$ 1,723,000	$ 5,472,000	$ 4,371,000
Percentage Of Revenue	55.60%	47.50%	46.70%	40.40%
(Decrease) increase	$ 405,000		$ 1,101,000
Percentage Of Change In Revenue	23.50%		25.20%