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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (Detail)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Revenues from external customers   $ 73,664,000 $ 79,017,000 $ 109,338,000  
Percentage of foreign net income   30.00% 36.00% 42.00%  
Unbilled contracts receivable $ 6,910,000 $ 5,454,000 $ 6,910,000    
Bankers acceptance 2,259,000 $ 2,144,000 2,259,000    
Number of reporting units | unit   2      
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived   $ 1,425,000 0 $ 0  
Intangible assets impairment   0 23,400,000    
Patents $ 1,583,000 1,699,000 1,583,000    
Identifiable intangible assets   5,158,000      
Purchases of other intangible assets   $ 0 3,010,000 0  
Useful Life (Years)   5 years      
Amortization of intangible assets   $ 2,138,000 2,384,000 839,000  
Depreciation   $ 2,067,000 $ 1,922,000 $ 2,175,000  
Options outstanding (in shares) | shares 1,546,500 1,191,125 1,546,500 1,688,500 1,914,000
Antidilutive equity awards (In shares) | shares   169,000 280,000    
Available-for-sale securities $ 36,000 $ 19,000 $ 36,000    
Treasury shares withheld (in shares) | shares   84,486 58,649    
Treasury shares withheld   $ 252,000 $ 304,000 $ 447,000  
Sales Revenue, Services, Net          
Number of customers | customer   1 2 2  
Concentration risk percentage   10.00% 10.00% 10.00%  
Accounts Receivable          
Number of customers | customer   0 0 0  
Concentration risk percentage   10.00% 10.00% 10.00%  
Capitalized Third-party Costs          
Patents $ 376,000 $ 244,000 $ 376,000    
Minimum          
Warranty period (in years)   1 year      
Maximum          
Warranty period (in years)   2 years      
Antidilutive          
Options outstanding (in shares) | shares 1,628,000 2,068,000 1,628,000 1,623,000  
FUEL CHEM Segment          
Revenues from external customers   $ 30,179,000 $ 36,986,000 $ 36,786,000  
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived   0      
Intangible assets impairment   $ 0 0    
FUEL CHEM Segment | Sales Revenue, Services, Net          
Concentration risk percentage   12.00%      
APC Technology Segment          
Intangible assets impairment $ 23,400,000 $ 0 $ 23,400,000    
Customer One | FUEL CHEM Segment | Sales Revenue, Services, Net          
Number of customers     1 1  
Concentration risk percentage     20.00% 14.00%  
Customer One | APC Technology Segment | Sales Revenue, Services, Net          
Concentration risk percentage     11.00% 18.00%  
Project and Non-Project          
Unbilled contracts receivable $ 9,904,000 7,312,000 $ 9,904,000    
Foreign          
Revenues from external customers   $ 22,179,000 $ 28,116,000 $ 46,063,000  
Reserved For Issuance Upon Exercise Or Vesting Of Equity Awards          
Number of shares reserved for future issuance | shares   4,400,676      
Chinese Subsidiary          
Restricted cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,596,000      
Italian Subsidiary          
Cash   1,286,000      
Carbonette Fuel Conversion Process          
Purchases of other intangible assets   $ 3,010,000