Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 09, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000034067
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,324,285
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 150,374,917