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Line of Credit (Details)

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Line of Credit (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Jan. 03, 2015
Line of Credit    
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit one-month LIBOR rate  
Outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Agreement $ 8,270,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent $ 9,237,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
Revolving line of credit | PNC    
Line of Credit    
Amount of revolving line of credit 15,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
 
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio 1.10arci_MinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatioCovenantCompliance
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
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= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
 
Trailing period for measurement of fixed charge coverage ratio (in months) 12 months  
Interest rate margin (as a percent) 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
 
Outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Agreement 8,270,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
9,237,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
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/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
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Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) 3.12%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
3.30%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
Available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Agreement 4,756,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
4,882,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
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= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
Revolving line of credit | PNC | Base Rate    
Line of Credit    
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit PNC Base Rate  
Revolving line of credit | PNC | LIBOR Rate    
Line of Credit    
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit 1-, 2- or 3-month PNC LIBOR Rate  
Interest rate margin (as a percent) 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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/ arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBaseAxis
= arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBaseOneTwoOrThreeMonthLiborMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
 
Revolving line of credit | PNC | Federal Funds Open Rate    
Line of Credit    
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit Federal Funds Open Rate  
Interest rate margin (as a percent) 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
 
Revolving line of credit | PNC | One month LIBOR rate    
Line of Credit    
Interest rate margin (as a percent) 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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/ arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBaseAxis
= arci_DebtInstrumentVariableRateBaseOneMonthLiborMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= arci_PncBankNationalAssociationMember
 
Letter of credit | PNC    
Line of Credit    
Letter of credit issued in favor of Whirlpool Corporation $ 750,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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