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DEBT (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2010 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Jan. 25, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt | $ 10,714,286 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount |  |  |  |
Schedule of debt [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Term loans |  | 4,285,714 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 6,071,428 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |
Revolving credit loan |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  |
Total debt |  | 4,285,714 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount | 6,071,428 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount |  |
Less current portion |  | 1,071,429 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | 1,785,714 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent |  |
Long term debt, less current portion |  | 3,214,285 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 4,285,714 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent |  |
Debt instrument covenant minimum tangible net worth |  | 55,000,000 eml_DebtInstrumentCovenantMinimumTangibleNetWorth |  |  |
Interest paid |  | 272,993 us-gaap_InterestPaid | 319,760 us-gaap_InterestPaid | 349,972 us-gaap_InterestPaid |
Tangible net worth |  |  | 52,800,000 eml_TangibleNetWorth |  |
Tangible net worth (in hundredths) |  | 50.00%eml_TangibleNetWorthIncreasePercentage |  |  |
Scheduled annual principal maturities of long-term debt [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | 1,071,429 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths |  |  |
2016 |  | 1,428,571 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo |  |  |
2017 |  | 892,857 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree |  |  |
2018 |  | 714,286 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour |  |  |
2019 |  | 178,571 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive |  |  |
Thereafter |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive |  |  |
Long term debt |  | 4,285,714 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 6,071,428 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of debt [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Tangible net worth |  | 43,000,000 eml_TangibleNetWorth / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |
Revolving Credit Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 10,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |  |
Maturity date of loan | Jan. 31, 2012 |  |  |  |
Description of variable rate basis |  | LIBOR |  |  | LIBOR rate or People's Prime rate
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths) |  | 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  | 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Floor rate of loan (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Revolving Credit Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Floor rate of loan (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of debt [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio as multiple, minimum |  | 1.1 eml_FixedChargeCoverageRatioAsMultipleMinimum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Leverage coverage ratio as multiple maximum |  | 1.75 eml_LeverageRatioAsMultipleMaximum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 5,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_MediumTermNotesMember |  |  |  |
Periodic payment of loan | 178,571 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_MediumTermNotesMember |  |  |  |
Term of loan | 7 years |  |  |  |
Maturity date of loan | Jan. 31, 2017 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit portion commitment fee (in hundredths) | 0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_MediumTermNotesMember |  |  |  |
Fixed rate of interest (in hundredths) |  | 4.98%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_MediumTermNotesMember |  |  |
2012 Term Loan Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = eml_TermLoan2012Member
Periodic payment of loan |  |  |  |  | 178,571 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = eml_TermLoan2012Member
Term of loan |  |  |  |  | 7 years
Maturity date of loan |  |  |  |  | Jan. 31, 2019
Revolving credit portion commitment fee (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = eml_TermLoan2012Member
Fixed rate of interest (in hundredths) |  | 3.90%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = eml_TermLoan2012Member |  |  |

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