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Royalties percentage rate for sales of additional products developed by third parties.

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Royalties percentage rate for sales of products developed by third parties.

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Royalty Commitments [Abstract]

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Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3)
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Primarily represents commissions incurred in the period based upon the sale by commissioned employees or third parties of the entity's goods or services, and fees for sales assistance or product enhancements performed by third parties (such as a distributor or value added reseller).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Commissions and Royalty Commitments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commissions arrangements:
Commission expenses	$ 664	$ 774	$ 678
Royalty commitments:
Royalty expense	25	216	273
Limco Piedmont Inc [Member]
Royalty commitments:
Royalty expense	$ 1,885	$ 1,561	$ 1,248
Limco Piedmont Inc [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Royalty commitments:
Royalties percentage rate for sales of products developed by third parties	5.00%
Royalties percentage rate for sales of additional products developed by third parties	20.00%
Limco Piedmont Inc [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Royalty commitments:
Royalties percentage rate for sales of products developed by third parties	13.00%
TAT Technologies Ltd [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Commissions arrangements:
Percentage rate paid to sales agents for marketing commissions	1.00%
Royalty commitments:
Royalties percentage rate for sales of products developed by third parties	12.00%
TAT Technologies Ltd [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Commissions arrangements:
Percentage rate paid to sales agents for marketing commissions	10.00%
Royalty commitments:
Royalties percentage rate for sales of products developed by third parties	17.00%