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Pension and Profit Sharing - Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value Hiearchy (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Pension plan assets	$ 1,325,402	$ 1,246,736	$ 1,315,428
Money Market Fund
Pension plan assets	19,609	32,819
Acme United Common Stock
Pension plan assets	110,400	95,000
Equity Common and Collected Funds
Pension plan assets	811,113	757,373
Fixed Income Common and Collected Funds
Pension plan assets	384,280	361,544
Level 1
Pension plan assets	130,009	127,819
Level 1 \| Money Market Fund
Pension plan assets	19,609	32,819
Level 1 \| Acme United Common Stock
Pension plan assets	110,400	95,000
Level 2
Pension plan assets	1,195,393	1,118,917
Level 2 \| Equity Common and Collected Funds
Pension plan assets	811,113	757,373
Level 2 \| Fixed Income Common and Collected Funds
Pension plan assets	$ 384,280	$ 361,544

Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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