Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
manufacturing_facility
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Nov. 30, 2013
Nov. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]            
Number of manufacturing facilities, closed during the period 2synl_NumberOfManufacturingFacilityClosings          
Facility closing reserves $ 1,570,399us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent $ 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent        
Metals Segment [Member] | Product Liability and Other Damages [Member]            
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]            
Claim expense 115,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= synl_ProductLiabilityAndOtherDamagesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= synl_MetalsSegmentMember
298,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= synl_ProductLiabilityAndOtherDamagesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= synl_MetalsSegmentMember
0us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= synl_ProductLiabilityAndOtherDamagesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= synl_MetalsSegmentMember
     
Customer Past Due Invoices [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Metals Segment [Member]            
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]            
Litigation damages sought       135,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= synl_CustomerPastDueInvoicesMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= synl_MetalsSegmentMember
   
Customer Past Due Invoices [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Specialty Chemicals Segment [Member]            
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]            
Litigation damages sought         134,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= synl_CustomerPastDueInvoicesMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= synl_SpecialtyChemicalsSegmentMember
 
Counterclaims [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Specialty Chemicals Segment [Member]            
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]            
Period of collection efforts         12 months  
Litigation damages sought         3,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= synl_CounterclaimsMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= synl_SpecialtyChemicalsSegmentMember
 
Breach Of Contract [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]            
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]            
Litigation damages sought           $ 4,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= synl_MetalsSegmentCustomerBreachofContractCaseMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember