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Note 6 - Long Term Debt (Details) - Long-term Debt Instruments

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Note 6 - Long Term Debt (Details) - Long-term Debt Instruments (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt $ 11,977,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 11,372,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less current portion of long-term debt 3,723,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 3,733,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
8,254,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 7,639,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Capital lease (interest at rate of 6.0%) 41,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 47,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Revolving Credit [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt 1,545,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pesi_RevolvingCreditMember
 
Term Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt 8,381,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pesi_TermLoanMember
8,952,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pesi_TermLoanMember
Promissory Note dated February 12, 2013 ("New Note") [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt   10,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pesi_PromissoryNoteDatedFebruary122013NewNoteMember
Promissory Note dated August 2, 2013 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt $ 2,010,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pesi_PromissoryNoteDatedAugustSecond2013Member
$ 2,363,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pesi_PromissoryNoteDatedAugustSecond2013Member