Asset Impairment Charges	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]	10. Asset Impairment Charges Management periodically reviews the carrying value of our long-lived assets held and used, and assets to be disposed of, for possible impairment when events and circumstances warrant such a review. Assets classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying value or fair value, net of costs to sell. *Continuing Operations* Due to continuing challenges in our Mace Security Products, Inc. reporting unit, we perform certain impairment testing of our remaining intangible assets, specifically, the value assigned to customer lists, product lists, and trademarks principally related to our consumer direct electronic surveillance operations and our high-end digital and machine vision cameras and professional imaging component operation. As a result of these review procedures, we recorded an impairment charge of $15,000 to trademarks as of September 30, 2011. Additionally, on August 31, 2011, the Company entered into a Commercial Contract, which was subsequently amended on October 19, 2011 and November 7, 2011, to sell its Texas warehouse for $1,830,000. The net book value of the Texas warehouse at September 30, 2011 was approximately $1,725,000 with closing costs and broker commissions estimated at $125,000. Accordingly, we recorded an impairment charge of $20,000 relating to this facility as of September 30, 2011. The sale of the Texas warehouse was completed on December 16, 2011. The cash proceeds from the sale were $1.12 million, net of paying off existing debt of $494,574 and closing costs. Costs at closing were $120,000, including $109,800 of broker commissions. The sale of the warehouse resulted in a gain of $9,300. *Discontinued Operations* In September 2011, we evaluated the market value of our remaining car wash site in Arlington, Texas and a site in Fort Worth, Texas with a business broker. Based on our evaluation, we determined that the estimated future proceeds from these sites were below their net book values by $200,000 and $61,000, respectively. Accordingly, we recorded impairment charges of $261,000 related to these two sites at September 30, 2011. With the continued difficulty in selling the remaining Arlington, Texas car wash facility, we re-evaluated our strategy to dispose of this property and accordingly recorded an additional impairment charge of $250,000 at December 31, 2011.

Asset Impairment Charges

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

10. Asset Impairment Charges

Management periodically reviews the carrying value of our long-lived assets held and used, and assets to be disposed of, for possible impairment when events and circumstances warrant such a review. Assets classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying value or fair value, net of costs to sell.

Continuing Operations

Due to continuing challenges in our Mace Security Products, Inc. reporting unit, we perform certain impairment testing of our remaining intangible assets, specifically, the value assigned to customer lists, product lists, and trademarks principally related to our consumer direct electronic surveillance operations and our high-end digital and machine vision cameras and professional imaging component operation. As a result of these review procedures, we recorded an impairment charge of $15,000 to trademarks as of September 30, 2011. Additionally, on August 31, 2011, the Company entered into a Commercial Contract, which was subsequently amended on October 19, 2011 and November 7, 2011, to sell its Texas warehouse for $1,830,000. The net book value of the Texas warehouse at September 30, 2011 was approximately $1,725,000 with closing costs and broker commissions estimated at $125,000. Accordingly, we recorded an impairment charge of $20,000 relating to this facility as of September 30, 2011. The sale of the Texas warehouse was completed on December 16, 2011. The cash proceeds from the sale were $1.12 million, net of paying off existing debt of $494,574 and closing costs. Costs at closing were $120,000, including $109,800 of broker commissions. The sale of the warehouse resulted in a gain of $9,300.

Discontinued Operations

In September 2011, we evaluated the market value of our remaining car wash site in Arlington, Texas and a site in Fort Worth, Texas with a business broker. Based on our evaluation, we determined that the estimated future proceeds from these sites were below their net book values by $200,000 and $61,000, respectively. Accordingly, we recorded impairment charges of $261,000 related to these two sites at September 30, 2011. With the continued difficulty in selling the remaining Arlington, Texas car wash facility, we re-evaluated our strategy to dispose of this property and accordingly recorded an additional impairment charge of $250,000 at December 31, 2011.