Equity Investments (Details)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008 Sale of Shares in TCC to TKK [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Sale and Transfer of Specific Three Way Catalyst and Zero Platinum Group Metal Patents to TKK [Member]	Feb. 28, 2010 Agreement to Loan to TCC [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2010 Agreement to Loan to TCC [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2013 Agreement to Loan to TCC [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2013 Agreement to Loan to TCC [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Agreement to Loan to TCC [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Expense [Member] Joint Venture [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 Joint Venture [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 Joint Venture [Member] EUR (€)	Feb. 28, 2013 Joint Venture [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 Joint Venture [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Joint Venture [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Joint Venture [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Joint Venture [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Joint Venture [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Assets [Member] USD ($)
Equity Investments (Details) [Line Items]
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction			30.00%	5.00%
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction					$ 400,000	¥ 37,500,000
Advances to Affiliate								200,000	37,500,000
Proceeds from Collection of Advance to Affiliate (in Yen)		129,000					21,500,000
Accumulated Income (Loss) in Joint Venture								200,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage															50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture													66,000	50,000	361,000	262,000
Payments for Advance to Affiliate	261,000										261,000	200,000
Gain Loss on Joint Venture										600,000							1,200,000	(900,000)
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Amount of Equity																			$ 100,000