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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015 manufacturing_facility | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2014
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities, closed during the period | 2synl_NumberOfManufacturingFacilityClosings |  |  |  |  |
Facility closing reserves | $ 1,570,399us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent | $ 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent |  |  |  |
Metals Segment [Member] | Product Liability and Other Damages [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim expense | 115,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = synl_ProductLiabilityAndOtherDamagesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = synl_MetalsSegmentMember | 298,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = synl_ProductLiabilityAndOtherDamagesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = synl_MetalsSegmentMember | 0us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = synl_ProductLiabilityAndOtherDamagesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = synl_MetalsSegmentMember |  |  |
Customer Past Due Invoices [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Metals Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation damages sought |  |  |  | 135,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = synl_CustomerPastDueInvoicesMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = synl_MetalsSegmentMember |  |
Customer Past Due Invoices [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Specialty Chemicals Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation damages sought |  |  |  |  | 134,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = synl_CustomerPastDueInvoicesMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = synl_SpecialtyChemicalsSegmentMember |
Counterclaims [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Specialty Chemicals Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of collection efforts |  |  |  |  | 12 months |
Litigation damages sought |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = synl_CounterclaimsMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = synl_SpecialtyChemicalsSegmentMember |
Breach Of Contract [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation damages sought |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = synl_MetalsSegmentCustomerBreachofContractCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember

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