Debt and Notes Payable (Detail Textuals 4)	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 MYR	Dec. 31, 2012 Overdraft HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad	Dec. 31, 2012 Overdraft RHB Bank Berhad	May 21, 2012 Overdraft TOR Minerals Malaysia HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2012 Overdraft TOR Minerals Malaysia HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Nov. 06, 2012 Overdraft TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Nov. 06, 2012 Overdraft TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Dec. 31, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad	Dec. 31, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) RHB Bank Berhad	Dec. 31, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) TOR Minerals Malaysia	May 21, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) TOR Minerals Malaysia HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) TOR Minerals Malaysia HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Dec. 31, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Nov. 06, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Nov. 06, 2012 Import/export line (ECR) TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Nov. 06, 2012 Bank guarantee TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Nov. 06, 2012 Bank guarantee TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad MYR	May 21, 2012 Foreign exchange contract limit TOR Minerals Malaysia HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2012 Foreign exchange contract limit TOR Minerals Malaysia HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign exchange contract limit TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign exchange contract limit TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Nov. 06, 2012 Foreign exchange contract limit TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Nov. 06, 2012 Foreign exchange contract limit TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad MYR	May 21, 2012 Term loan TOR Minerals Malaysia HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Dec. 31, 2012 Line of credit TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Line of credit TOR Minerals Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad MYR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding balance	$ 1,013,000	3,100,000			$ 163,000	500,000	$ 327,000	1,000,000				$ 2,112,000	6,460,000	$ 394,000	1,205,000	$ 3,042,000	9,300,000	$ 392,000	1,200,000	$ 1,635,000	5,000,000	$ 1,013,000	3,100,000	$ 8,175,000	25,000,000	3,500,000	$ 99,000	300,000
Current interest rate														5.00%	5.00%							2.98%	2.98%				4.81%	4.81%
Interest rate above the funding rate			1.25%	1.25%					1.00%	1.00%
Short-term financing term	P180D	P180D									P180D
Variable rate basis of debt instrument, description			bank prime	bank prime					funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad	funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad