Debt (Detail Textuals 2) (TOR Minerals Malaysia)			6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Line of credit RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Line of credit RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Jun. 30, 2013 Overdraft facility	May 21, 2013 Overdraft facility HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2013 Overdraft facility HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Overdraft facility RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Overdraft facility RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Jun. 30, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") MYR	May 21, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") RHB Bank Berhad MYR	May 21, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Jun. 30, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Bank guarantee RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Bank guarantee RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Multi-Trade Line RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Multi-Trade Line RHB Bank Berhad MYR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum credit facility				$ 158,000	500,000	$ 316,000	1,000,000			$ 2,044,000	6,460,000	$ 2,943,000	9,300,000	$ 1,582,000	5,000,000			$ 7,913,000	25,000,000	$ 379,000	1,200,000	$ 1,582,000	5,000,000
Outstanding balance	$ 221,000	700,000						$ 1,873,000	5,918,000							$ 1,442,000	9,181,000
Current interest rate	4.83%	4.83%						5.00%	5.00%							2.80%	2.80%
Variable interest of credit facility			1.25%					1.00%	1.00%
Variable rate basis of credit facility			Bank prime					The funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad	The funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad