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Pension and Profit Sharing - Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value Hiearchy (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Pension plan assets	$ 1,703,602	$ 1,325,402	$ 1,246,736
Money Market Fund
Pension plan assets	8,322	19,609
Acme United Common Stock
Pension plan assets	149,000	110,400
Equity Common and Collected Funds
Pension plan assets	1,054,416	811,113
Fixed Income Common and Collected Funds
Pension plan assets	491,864	384,280
Level 1
Pension plan assets	157,322	130,009
Level 1 \| Money Market Fund
Pension plan assets	8,322	19,609
Level 1 \| Acme United Common Stock
Pension plan assets	149,000	110,400
Level 2
Pension plan assets	1,546,280	1,195,393
Level 2 \| Equity Common and Collected Funds
Pension plan assets	1,054,416	811,113
Level 2 \| Fixed Income Common and Collected Funds
Pension plan assets	$ 491,864	$ 384,280

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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