Capitalized Deferred Financing Costs

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Debt Default Increase In Basis Spread On Interest Rate

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Debt instrument solvency ratio.

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Debt To Tangible Net Worth Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility Right To Increase Commitment

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Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio

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Maximum debt as proportion of earning before interest tax depreciation and amortization.

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Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Rate

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Minimum Tangible Net Worth

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Minimum Working Capital Ratio

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Unused Line Of Credit Facility Available

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Working Capital Net

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The amount of amortization of deferred charges applied against earnings during the period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

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-Section S99

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain. Such amount is before the consideration of accumulated amortization.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended															3 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] LIBOR Rate [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] LIBOR Rate [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Flextor, Inc. ("Flextor") [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Flextor, Inc. ("Flextor") [Member] CAD	Mar. 31, 2014 Flextor, Inc. ("Flextor") [Member] Minimum [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Flextor, Inc. ("Flextor") [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Flextor, Inc. ("Flextor") [Member] Bank Guarantee Facility [Member] CAD	Mar. 31, 2014 Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member]	Aug. 17, 2012 Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] EUR (€)	Aug. 17, 2012 Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] Bank Guarantee Facility [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] Bank Guarantee Facility [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] Bank Guarantee Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] Bank Guarantee Facility [Member] EUR (€)	Aug. 17, 2012 Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] Bank Guarantee Facility [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2014 Forward Contracts [Member] Flextor, Inc. ("Flextor") [Member] CAD	Mar. 31, 2014 Bank Overdrafts [Member] Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Bank Overdrafts [Member] Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Bank Overdrafts [Member] Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Bank Overdrafts [Member] Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] EUR (€)	Aug. 17, 2012 Bank Overdrafts [Member] Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. ("Aarding") [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2014 Variable Line Of Credit [Member] Flextor, Inc. ("Flextor") [Member] CAD	Mar. 31, 2014 Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 One-Month LIBOR [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Base Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Base Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Prime Rate [Member] Flextor, Inc. ("Flextor") [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2013 Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2013 U.S. Dollar revolving loans [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2013 Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility																																	$ 65,000,000	$ 70,500,000	$ 19,500,000
Increased credit facility commitment for either revolving credit facility or term loan facility			30,000,000
Aggregate principal amount outstanding under the credit facilities	79,769,000	83,863,000												4,000,000	2,900,000	3,400,000	2,500,000			2,100,000	1,500,000	4,900,000	3,500,000								59,585,000	63,781,000
Unused credit availability under credit facility	67,200,000	66,700,000
Revolving loan expiration date	Aug. 27, 2018
Companies consolidated leverage ratio, Base Rate				0.50%	1.50%																							1.50%	2.50%	0.50%
Interest rate, basis spread																										0.50%	1.00%
Weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings	2.22%	2.23%									2.26%
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio	2.75
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.25
Increased interest rate of loan due to default	2.00%
Capitalized deferred financing costs	600,000	600,000
Other expenses for credit agreement	2,700,000
Deferred charges Other asset	1,816,000	1,918,000
Amortization expense	100,000
Facilities agreement, amount							5,500,000			2,500,000		7,000,000						3,500,000	500,000					3,500,000	2,500,000
Working capital ratio, minimum						125.00%	125.00%
Working capital, minimum								1,000,000
Adjusted tangible net worth ratio, maximum									2.5
Adjusted tangible net worth, minimum						$ 1,300,000
Borrowers solvency ratio													30.00%
Maximum debt as proportion of EBITDA												3
Debt instrument variable interest rate description											3 months Euribor plus 195 basis points