Related Party Transactions (Detail Textuals) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Voting power held by entity	one vote
Investment in joint venture			$ 2,554,000
Marine Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Spinoff transaction percentage	100.00%
Transition Support Services Agreement \| Marine Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of services received	$ 739,000	$ 753,000	663,000
Receivable (payable) due from (to) related party	60,000	(11,000)
Other
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Products or services from suppliers	890,000	1,127,000	1,092,000
Administrative services and rent	$ 111,000	100,000	$ 84,000
Voting power held by entity	excess of fifty percent
255 RC, LLC \| Marine Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Joint venture ownership interest percentage	50.00%
Operating lease agreement term	5 years
Investment in joint venture	$ 2,554,000
Rent and allocable fixed cost for corporate aircraft	$ 197,000	$ 186,000

This element represents the amount of aggregate service charges.

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Represents joint venture ownership interest percentage.

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Represents rent and allocable expenses incurred during the period.

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This element represents the amount of service and rent charges.

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Percentage of a spin-off transaction (a regular or reverse spin-off) which is based on issued and outstanding stock of company.

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Description of voting rights of common stock. Includes eligibility to vote and votes per share owned. Include also, if any, unusual voting rights.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
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-Section 50
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Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the investment in or advances to an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Receivables to be collected from (obligations owed to) related parties, net as of the balance sheet date where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow for the payment of a long-term borrowing made from a related party where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth. Alternate caption: Payments for Advances from Affiliates.

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