Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Note M -Related Party Transactions On March 26, 2015, the Company purchased 1,290 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $45.39, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. On November 30, 2015, the Company purchased 1,479 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $41.50, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Additionally, on December 8, 2015, the Company purchased 1,510 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $40.83, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions. On August 11, 2015, the Company purchased 30,713 Common Shares of the Company from a trust for the benefit of Barbara P. Ruhlman and a foundation of which Barbara P. Ruhlman, Robert G. Ruhlman and Bernard Karr are officers, at a price per share of $35.00 which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Barbara P. Ruhlman is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman and grandmother of J. Ryan Ruhlman, both of whom are also members of the Board of Directors. The purchase was consummated pursuant to Share Purchase Agreements both dated August 11, 2015, between the Company and the foundation. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. J. Ryan Ruhlman has worked for the Company for over eleven years, was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in July 2015 and as Vice President-Marketing and Business Development in December 2015. He is the son of Robert G. Ruhlman, Chairman, President and CEO of the Company, and grandson of Barbara P. Ruhlman, a member of the Board of Directors. He received $189,870 in reportable compensation for 2015 of which $33,725 is attributable to his 2015 award of stock options, and $153,273 in reportable compensation for 2014 of which $39,100 is attributable to his 2014 award of stock options, which amounts are in line with the Company’s compensation for mid-level managers. On March 20, 2014, the Company purchased 2,098 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $62.99, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. On August 14, 2014, the Company purchased 34,106 Common Shares of the Company from a trust for the benefit of Barbara P. Ruhlman and a foundation of which Barbara P. Ruhlman, Robert G. Ruhlman and Bernard Karr are officers, at a price per share of $54.83. Barbara P. Ruhlman is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman , who is also a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. The purchase was consummated pursuant to Share Purchase Agreements both dated August 14, 2014, between the Company and the foundation. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions. On May 8, 2013, the Company purchased 2,500 common shares of the Company from J. Ryan Ruhlman, at a price per share of $76.98, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 3,200 common shares of the Company from J. Ryan Ruhlman, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is the son of Robert G. Ruhlman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. On May 8, 2013, the Company purchased 3,000 common shares of the Company from David C. Sunkle, at a price per share of $76.98, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Additionally, on November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 1,000 common shares of the Company from David C. Sunkle, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Sunkle is an Officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions. On May 9, 2013, the Company purchased 9,757 Common Shares of the Company from a foundation of which Barbara P. Ruhlman, Robert G. Ruhlman and Bernard Karr are officers, at a price per share of $76.87. Barbara P. Ruhlman is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman who is also a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. The purchase was consummated pursuant to a Shares Purchase Agreement dated May 9, 2013, between the Company and the foundation. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 25,000 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 2,750 common shares of the Company from Dennis F. McKenna, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. McKenna is an Officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 2,500 common shares of the Company from J. Cecil Curlee, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Curlee is an Officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 1,750 common shares of the Company from Caroline S. Vaccariello, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mrs. Vaccariello is an Officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. The Company’s Australian subsidiary utilizes copper extrusion services from Cast Alloy. For the year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, PLP-Australia incurred a total of $.2 million, $.1 million and $.1 million for these expenses, respectively. Cast Alloy is owned by Simi Almasan, Continuous Improvement Engineer, a current PLP employee. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions. The Company’s New Zealand subsidiary, Electropar currently leases two parcels of property, on which it has its corporate office, manufacturing and warehouse space. The entities leasing the property to Electropar are owned, in part, by Grant Wallace a Director. For each year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Electropar incurred a total of $.3 million annually for such lease expense. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions. The Company’s DPW operation rents two properties owned by RandReau Properties, LLC and RaRe Properties, LLC., which are owned by Kevin Goodreau, Vice President of Business Development – Solar Division, and Jeffrey Randall, Vice President of Product Design – Solar Division. For the year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, DPW paid rent expense of $.2 million, $.2 million and $.3 million, respectively, for the properties. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions. The Company’s Belos operation hires temporary employees through a temporary work agency, Flex-Work Sp. Z.o.o., which is 50% owned by Agnieszka Rozwadowska. Agnieszka Rozwadowska is the wife of Piotr Rozwadowski, the Managing Director of the Belos operation located in Poland. For the year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Belos incurred a total of $.4 million, $.5 million and $.3 million, respectively, for such temporary labor expense. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

Note M -Related Party Transactions

On March 26, 2015, the Company purchased 1,290 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $45.39, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. On November 30, 2015, the Company purchased 1,479 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $41.50, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Additionally, on December 8, 2015, the Company purchased 1,510 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $40.83, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

On August 11, 2015, the Company purchased 30,713 Common Shares of the Company from a trust for the benefit of Barbara P. Ruhlman and a foundation of which Barbara P. Ruhlman, Robert G. Ruhlman and Bernard Karr are officers, at a price per share of $35.00 which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Barbara P. Ruhlman is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman and grandmother of J. Ryan Ruhlman, both of whom are also members of the Board of Directors. The purchase was consummated pursuant to Share Purchase Agreements both dated August 11, 2015, between the Company and the foundation. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

J. Ryan Ruhlman has worked for the Company for over eleven years, was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in July 2015 and as Vice President-Marketing and Business Development in December 2015. He is the son of Robert G. Ruhlman, Chairman, President and CEO of the Company, and grandson of Barbara P. Ruhlman, a member of the Board of Directors. He received $189,870 in reportable compensation for 2015 of which $33,725 is attributable to his 2015 award of stock options, and $153,273 in reportable compensation for 2014 of which $39,100 is attributable to his 2014 award of stock options, which amounts are in line with the Company’s compensation for mid-level managers.

On March 20, 2014, the Company purchased 2,098 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $62.99, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

On August 14, 2014, the Company purchased 34,106 Common Shares of the Company from a trust for the benefit of Barbara P. Ruhlman and a foundation of which Barbara P. Ruhlman, Robert G. Ruhlman and Bernard Karr are officers, at a price per share of $54.83. Barbara P. Ruhlman is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman , who is also a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. The purchase was consummated pursuant to Share Purchase Agreements both dated August 14, 2014, between the Company and the foundation. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

On May 8, 2013, the Company purchased 2,500 common shares of the Company from J. Ryan Ruhlman, at a price per share of $76.98, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 3,200 common shares of the Company from J. Ryan Ruhlman, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is the son of Robert G. Ruhlman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

On May 8, 2013, the Company purchased 3,000 common shares of the Company from David C. Sunkle, at a price per share of $76.98, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Additionally, on November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 1,000 common shares of the Company from David C. Sunkle, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Sunkle is an Officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

On May 9, 2013, the Company purchased 9,757 Common Shares of the Company from a foundation of which Barbara P. Ruhlman, Robert G. Ruhlman and Bernard Karr are officers, at a price per share of $76.87. Barbara P. Ruhlman is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman who is also a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. The purchase was consummated pursuant to a Shares Purchase Agreement dated May 9, 2013, between the Company and the foundation. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 25,000 common shares of the Company from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 2,750 common shares of the Company from Dennis F. McKenna, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. McKenna is an Officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 2,500 common shares of the Company from J. Cecil Curlee, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Curlee is an Officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

On November 12, 2013, the Company purchased 1,750 common shares of the Company from Caroline S. Vaccariello, at a price per share of $78.91, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mrs. Vaccariello is an Officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

The Company’s Australian subsidiary utilizes copper extrusion services from Cast Alloy. For the year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, PLP-Australia incurred a total of $.2 million, $.1 million and $.1 million for these expenses, respectively. Cast Alloy is owned by Simi Almasan, Continuous Improvement Engineer, a current PLP employee. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

The Company’s New Zealand subsidiary, Electropar currently leases two parcels of property, on which it has its corporate office, manufacturing and warehouse space. The entities leasing the property to Electropar are owned, in part, by Grant Wallace a Director. For each year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Electropar incurred a total of $.3 million annually for such lease expense. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

The Company’s DPW operation rents two properties owned by RandReau Properties, LLC and RaRe Properties, LLC., which are owned by Kevin Goodreau, Vice President of Business Development – Solar Division, and Jeffrey Randall, Vice President of Product Design – Solar Division. For the year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, DPW paid rent expense of $.2 million, $.2 million and $.3 million, respectively, for the properties. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

The Company’s Belos operation hires temporary employees through a temporary work agency, Flex-Work Sp. Z.o.o., which is 50% owned by Agnieszka Rozwadowska. Agnieszka Rozwadowska is the wife of Piotr Rozwadowski, the Managing Director of the Belos operation located in Poland. For the year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Belos incurred a total of $.4 million, $.5 million and $.3 million, respectively, for such temporary labor expense. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.