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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)
9 Months Ended
Aug. 30, 2019
USD ($)
day
shares
Nov. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2017
USD ($)
Installment
Sep. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Aug. 16, 2019
USD ($)
Jul. 26, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Convertible debt, exchanged $ 7,000,000 $ 48,700,000     $ 7,000,000 $ 0      
Issuance of common stock in satisfaction of indebtedness (in shares) | shares 1,470,807                
Percent of volume-weighted average prices per share 90.00%                
Consecutive trading days | day 5                
Gain on extinguishment of debt $ 100,000       116,000 $ 0      
Certain pieces of equipment for secured debt         62,617,000       $ 66,606,000
Annual commercial insurance premiums         500,000        
Outstanding principal amount of premium financed         $ 500,000       100,000
Insurance terms         10 months        
Short-term financing         $ 831,000       $ 121,000
Santander Bank                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest rate         11.88%        
Short-term financing         $ 200,000        
Plus accrued interest due on August, 24, 2017                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Payment terms of principal and interest     $ 2,500,000            
Plus accrued interest due on August 24, 2018                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Payment terms of principal and interest     2,500,000            
Plus accrued interest due on August 24, 2019                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Payment terms of principal and interest     2,500,000            
Plus accrued interest on each anniversary date of August 24, 2019 thereafter                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Payment terms of principal and interest     $ 1,500,000            
Debt instrument number of installment | Installment     4            
Plus accrued interest on the remaining unpaid balance of the Amended Secured Term Note Payable on August 24, 2024                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Payment terms of principal and interest     $ 600,000            
Event all principal and interest is paid in full by August 24, 2023 to be forgiven                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Payment terms of principal and interest     $ 2,200,000            
Senior Secured Term Note                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, face amount       $ 20,500,000          
Debt instrument, collateral amount       $ 20,000,000          
Number of installments | Installment     8            
Senior Secured Term Note | Former Executive Chairman of Board of Directors of American Electric Technologies Inc | M&I Brazil | Loan Agreement                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest rate               10.00%  
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity               $ 300,000  
Loan facility drawn and outstanding         $ 200,000        
Senior Secured Term Note | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, interest rate basis       3.00%          
Secured Promissory Note | M/G Finance Co., Ltd.                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, face amount             $ 5,000,000    
Secured Promissory Note | M/G Finance Co., Ltd. | Secured Debt                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, face amount             5,000,000    
Certain pieces of equipment for secured debt             $ 5,000,000    
Secured Promissory Note | M/G Finance Co., Ltd. | Secured Debt | To December 10, 2020                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest rate             6.00%    
Secured Promissory Note | M/G Finance Co., Ltd. | Secured Debt | December 11, 2020 and Thereafter                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest rate             12.00%    
2018 to 2019                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Insurance notes interest rate         5.40%        
2019 to 2020                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Insurance notes interest rate         6.20%