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Dec. 31, 2013 Limco Piedmont Inc Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Bental Industries Ltd Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Tat Gal Inc Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 TAT Industries Ltd. Parent [Member] Tat Technologies Ltd Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 KMN Industries Ltd. [Member] Tat Technologies Ltd Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 KMN Industries Ltd. [Member] Tat Industries Ltd Subsidiary [Member] | Feb. 18, 2014 Tat Technologies Ltd Parent [Member] Bental Industries Ltd Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Limco Piedmont Inc Parent [Member] Limco Airepair Inc Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Limco Piedmont Inc Parent [Member] Piedmont Aviation Component Services LLC Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Limco Piedmont Inc Parent [Member] First Aviation Services Inc Subsidiary [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Piedmont Aviation Component Services Llc Parent [Member] First Aviation Services Inc Subsidiary [Member] | Aug. 07, 2013 FIMI Funds [Member] Tat Technologies Ltd Subsidiary [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investee ownership percentage | 100.00% | 70.00% | 100.00% |  |  | 80.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  | 0.00% | 53.80%
Ownership percentage |  |  |  | 43.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |  | 29.36% |  |
Sale of ownerhsip interest, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |
Cash received from sale of affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of discontinued operation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,323,000 |  |  |  |  |
Impariment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,319 |  |  |  |  |
Number ordinary shares sold in transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,732,351

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