Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Borrowings (Details)

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Borrowings (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Feb. 28, 2011
payment
Jan. 30, 2011
Mar. 30, 2011
loan
Dec. 28, 2013
Borrowings          
Long-term debt, capital lease obligations and other financing obligations $ 6,256arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent       $ 6,578arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
Less current maturities 1,138us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent       1,131us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Long-term debt, capital lease and other financing obligations, less current maturities 5,118us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations       5,447us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
AAP          
Borrowings          
Less current maturities 795us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember 		      797us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
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Long-term debt, capital lease and other financing obligations, less current maturities 3,737us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember 		      3,796us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember
Floating rate term loan, due in monthly installments of $21, plus interest, due February 2021, collateralized by land and building          
Borrowings          
Long-term debt, capital lease obligations and other financing obligations 1,530arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		      1,785arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member
Monthly installments 21us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		       
Floating rate term loan, due in monthly installments of $21, plus interest, due February 2021, collateralized by land and building | PNC          
Borrowings          
Monthly installments   21us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
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= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
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= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		     
Debt instrument number payment after consecutive debt payments   120arci_DebtInstrumentNumberPaymentAfterConsecutiveDebtPayments
/ arci_DebtInstrumentLenderNameAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		     
Balloon Payment 1,254us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentTermsBalloonPaymentToBePaid
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= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
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= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		       
Term loan to refinance the existing mortgage     2,550us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ arci_DebtInstrumentLenderNameAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		   
Number of consecutive monthly principal payments plus interest   119arci_DebtInstrumentNumberOfConsecutivePeriodicPayments
/ arci_DebtInstrumentLenderNameAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		     
Interest rate at the end of the period (as a percent) 3.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ arci_DebtInstrumentLenderNameAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		      4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ arci_DebtInstrumentLenderNameAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member
Floating rate term loan, due in monthly installments of $21, plus interest, due February 2021, collateralized by land and building | Base Rate | PNC          
Borrowings          
Interest rate PNC Base Rate        
Interest rate margin (as a percent) 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
/ arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBaseAxis
= arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBaseMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		       
Floating rate term loan, due in monthly installments of $21, plus interest, due February 2021, collateralized by land and building | LIBOR Rate | PNC          
Borrowings          
Interest rate 1-, 2- or 3-month PNC LIBOR Rate        
Interest rate margin (as a percent) 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
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= arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBaseOneTwoOrThreeMonthLiborMember
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= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueFebruary2021Member 		       
Floating rate term loans, due in monthly installments of $54, including interest, due March 2021, collateralized by equipment          
Borrowings          
Long-term debt, capital lease obligations and other financing obligations 3,316arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueMarch2021Member 		      3,783arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueMarch2021Member
Floating rate term loans, due in monthly installments of $54, including interest, due March 2021, collateralized by equipment | Susquehanna Bank          
Borrowings          
Monthly installments 54us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
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= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueMarch2021Member 		       
Floating rate term loans, due in monthly installments of $54, including interest, due March 2021, collateralized by equipment | Susquehanna Bank | AAP          
Borrowings          
Term loan to refinance the existing mortgage       4,750us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueMarch2021Member
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= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember 		 
Interest rate at the end of the period (as a percent) 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ arci_DebtInstrumentLenderNameAxis
= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueMarch2021Member
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember 		      6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueMarch2021Member
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Number of separate commercial term loans entered into during period       3arci_NumberOfSeparateCommercialTermLoansEnteredIntoDuringPeriod
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= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueMarch2021Member
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember 		 
Term Loans maturity period (in years)       10 years  
Floating rate term loans, due in monthly installments of $54, including interest, due March 2021, collateralized by equipment | Prime | Susquehanna Bank          
Borrowings          
Interest rate margin (as a percent) 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBaseAxis
= arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBasePrimeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_FloatingRateTermLoanDueMarch2021Member 		       
Floating rate term loans, due in monthly installments of $54, including interest, due March 2021, collateralized by equipment | Prime | Susquehanna Bank | AAP          
Borrowings          
Interest rate       Prime  
Debt instrument term loan one | Susquehanna Bank | AAP          
Borrowings          
Term loan to refinance the existing mortgage       2,100us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ arci_DebtInstrumentLenderNameAxis
= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_DebtInstrumentTermLoanOneMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember 		 
Debt instrument term loan two | Susquehanna Bank | AAP          
Borrowings          
Term loan to refinance the existing mortgage       1,400us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ arci_DebtInstrumentLenderNameAxis
= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_DebtInstrumentTermLoanTwoMember
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= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember 		 
Debt instrument term loan three | Susquehanna Bank | AAP          
Borrowings          
Term loan to refinance the existing mortgage       1,250us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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= arci_SusquehannaBankMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_DebtInstrumentTermLoanThreeMember
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= arci_ArcaAdvancedProcessingLlcMember 		 
2.75% note, due in monthly installments of $3, including interest, due October 2024, collateralized by equipment          
Borrowings          
Long-term debt, capital lease obligations and other financing obligations 348arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_Note275PercentDueOctober2024Member 		      381arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_Note275PercentDueOctober2024Member
Monthly installments 3us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_Note275PercentDueOctober2024Member 		       
10.00% note, due in monthly installments of $10, including interest, due December 2014          
Borrowings          
Long-term debt, capital lease obligations and other financing obligations 1,062arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_Note10PercentDueDecember2014Member 		      482arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_Note10PercentDueDecember2014Member
Stated interest rate (as a percent) 10.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_Note10PercentDueDecember2014Member 		       
Monthly installments 10us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_Note10PercentDueDecember2014Member 		       
Capital leases and other financing obligations          
Borrowings          
Long-term debt, capital lease obligations and other financing obligations 0arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_CapitalLeasesAndOtherFinancingObligationsMember 		      147arci_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_CapitalLeasesAndOtherFinancingObligationsMember
Capital leases and other financing obligations          
Cost of equipment acquired under capital leases and other financing obligations 2,667us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_CapitalLeasesAndOtherFinancingObligationsMember 		      2,020us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arci_CapitalLeasesAndOtherFinancingObligationsMember
Accumulated amortization $ 1,588us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation
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= arci_CapitalLeasesAndOtherFinancingObligationsMember 		      $ 1,630us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation
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= arci_CapitalLeasesAndOtherFinancingObligationsMember