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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Area of additional construction facility for capital improvements 28,000svt_AreaOfAdditionalConstructionFacilityForCapitalImprovements
Cost of the project $ 4,000,000svt_CostOfProject
Term of project 5 years
Completed cost of the project 2,667,000svt_ProjectCompletedWithinTwelveMonth
Employee agreement  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Percentage of compensation entitle to receive 50.00%svt_PercentageOfCompensationEntitledToReceive
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Description of event Entitled to terminate the agreement and receive a payment of 2.99 times their average annual compensation from the Company for the preceding five years.
Minimum age limit 65 years
Employee agreement | Dr. Nicholas D. Trbovich  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Minimum salary compensation 578,300svt_MinimumSalaryCompensation
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Employee agreement | Kenneth D. Trbovich  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Minimum salary compensation 300,000svt_MinimumSalaryCompensation
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Aero Metal Products, Inc. (AMP) | Pending Litigation  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Amount of alleged damages 3,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
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Amount of counter claim 3,191,000svt_CounterClaimAmount
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Ontario Knife Company  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Amount of grant received from Cattaraugus County, New York 300,000svt_AmountOfGrantReceived
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Amount of grant received from New York State Community Development Block 416,000svt_AmountOfGrantReceivedTwo
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Term of maintaining employment level 5 years
Reduction to assets 128,345svt_ReductionOfAssetsUnderGrant
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Termination of employment agreement | Former Executive Officer'  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Total expenses on settlement of litigation 5,597,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
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Amount of alleged damages 3,535,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
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Interest expenses on settlement of litigation 726,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementInterest
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Attorney fees on settlement of litigation 891,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
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Post retirement health related benefits under the employment contract $ 445,000svt_MaximumEstimatedAdditionalLiabilitiesOfFutureMedicalBenefitsAndSeveranceCompensation
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