Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Note M - Related Party Transactions In 2016, the Company purchased 7,703 common shares of the Company from Officers and other employees, at a price per share ranging between $42.10 and $45.20, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions. On August 23, 2016, the Company purchased 27,448 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 $44.66 which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Barbara P. Ruhlman is Director Emeritus for the Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman and grandmother of J. Ryan Ruhlman and Maegan A. Ruhlman, all of whom are also members of the Board of Directors and Messrs. Robert G. and J. Ryan Ruhlman are executive officers of the Company. The purchase was consummated pursuant to Share Purchase Agreements both dated August 23, 2016, between the Company and the foundation. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. On December 29, 2016, the Company purchased 5,000 shares from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $56.38, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, son of Barbara P. Ruhlman, Director Emeritus and a former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, and father of J. Ryan Ruhlman and Maegan A. Ruhlman, each of whom are also members of the Board of Directors and Mr. J. Ryan Ruhlman is an executive officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. The Company’s Australian subsidiary utilizes copper extrusion services from Cast Alloy. For the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, PLP-Australia incurred a total of $.1 million, $.2 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, 2016, 2015 and 2014, 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 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 Rozwadowska, the Managing Director of the Belos operation located in Poland. For each year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, Belos incurred a total of $.4 million for such temporary labor expense. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions. During 2016, the Company paid approximately $210,000 in legal fees to Baker & Hostetler LLP, of which R. Steven Kestner is the Chairman and the chair of its policy committee. Mr. Kestner is a director of the Company.

Note M - Related Party Transactions

In 2016, the Company purchased 7,703 common shares of the Company from Officers and other employees, at a price per share ranging between $42.10 and $45.20, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

On August 23, 2016, the Company purchased 27,448 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 $44.66 which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Barbara P. Ruhlman is Director Emeritus for the Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman and grandmother of J. Ryan Ruhlman and Maegan A. Ruhlman, all of whom are also members of the Board of Directors and Messrs. Robert G. and J. Ryan Ruhlman are executive officers of the Company. The purchase was consummated pursuant to Share Purchase Agreements both dated August 23, 2016, between the Company and the foundation. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

On December 29, 2016, the Company purchased 5,000 shares from Robert G. Ruhlman, at a price per share of $56.38, which was calculated from a 30-day average of market price. Mr. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, son of Barbara P. Ruhlman, Director Emeritus and a former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, and father of J. Ryan Ruhlman and Maegan A. Ruhlman, each of whom are also members of the Board of Directors and Mr. J. Ryan Ruhlman is an executive officer of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved this transaction.

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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.

The Company’s Australian subsidiary utilizes copper extrusion services from Cast Alloy. For the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, PLP-Australia incurred a total of $.1 million, $.2 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, 2016, 2015 and 2014, 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 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 Rozwadowska, the Managing Director of the Belos operation located in Poland. For each year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, Belos incurred a total of $.4 million for such temporary labor expense. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved these transactions.

During 2016, the Company paid approximately $210,000 in legal fees to Baker & Hostetler LLP, of which R. Steven Kestner is the Chairman and the chair of its policy committee. Mr. Kestner is a director of the Company.