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Business acquisition equity interests issuable period percentage of shares.

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Non-time and material jobs of short term nature duration description.

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Number of customers represented 10% or more of the Company's net sales.

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Sales revenue percentage.

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 Customer	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer	Mar. 08, 2012
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortization expense related to intangible assets	$ 108,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	$ 108,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Non-time and material jobs of short term nature duration description	less than one month
Number of Customers	1aeti_NumberOfCustomers	1aeti_NumberOfCustomers
Geographic Concentration Risk \| Sales \| Gulf Coast region
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Customer accountability percentage	7.00%	9.00%
Customer one \| Credit Concentration Risk \| Sales
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Customer accountability percentage	12.00%	17.00%
Customer one \| Credit Concentration Risk \| Accounts Receivable
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Customer accountability percentage	4.00%	9.00%
Acquired Technology \| Amnor Technologies
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cash payment for acquisition			100,000
Shares payment for acquisition			44,000
Common stock, per share			$ 4.95
Equity Interests Issuable Period			3 years
Intangible assets acquired			322,000
Transaction cost			4,000
Business acquisition equity interests issued during period, percentage of shares			25.00%
Estimated useful life			3 years
Acquired Technology \| Amnor Technologies \| General and Administrative Expense
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortization expense related to intangible assets	108,000	108,000
Arc-resistant Technology
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired	$ 218,000
First Anniversary \| Acquired Technology \| Amnor Technologies
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Business acquisition equity interests issued during period, percentage of shares			25.00%
Second Anniversary \| Acquired Technology \| Amnor Technologies
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Business acquisition equity interests issued during period, percentage of shares			25.00%
Third Anniversary \| Acquired Technology \| Amnor Technologies
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Business acquisition equity interests issued during period, percentage of shares			25.00%
Completed Service Basis
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage	8.00%
Product Shipped and Title Passes to Customer Basis
Schedule Of Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage	3.00%