Line of Credit - Additional Information (Detail) (Revolving Credit Facility [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility agreement date	Dec. 15, 2010
Working capital from loan agreement with Regions Bank	$ 10,000,000
Interest on outstanding principal amount	4.75%
Fluctuating interest rate based on base rate	1.50%
Outstanding principal amount on line of credit facility	2,750,000
Amount available to be borrow under line of credit facility	$ 7,250,000
Interest rate line of credit facility description	The base rate for any day is the greater of (a) the Federal funds rate plus one-half of 1%, (b) the Regions published effective prime rate, or (c) the Eurodollar rate for such day based on an interest period of one month.
Line of credit facility expiration date	Feb. 13, 2014
Eligible Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Largest Customer [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of accounts receivable form Quest's customers	60.00%
Eligible Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Other Customer [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of accounts receivable form Quest's customers	85.00%

Line Of Credit Facility Borrowing Base Percentage Of Accounts Receivable

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- Definition

Margin Percentage For Fluctuating Interest Rate

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- Definition

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

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- Definition

Date the credit facility first became available, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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- Definition

Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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