Hillman Companies (HLM-P) 10-Q 14 Nov 13 2013 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 14, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-13	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Trading Symbol	'HLM	'
Entity Registrant Name	'HILLMAN COMPANIES INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001029831	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	5,000

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$26,371	$65,548	$5,150	$12,027
Restricted investments	2,889	846	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	106,006	62,344	'	'
Inventories	179,647	113,838	'	'
Deferred income taxes	10,983	10,464	'	'
Other current assets	10,452	8,506	'	'
Total current assets	336,348	261,546	'	'
Property and equipment, net	92,839	68,492	'	'
Goodwill	467,929	455,338	'	'
Other intangibles, net	368,377	366,644	'	'
Restricted investments	1,235	3,399	'	'
Deferred financing fees	10,563	12,858	'	'
Investment in trust common securities	3,261	3,261	'	'
Other assets	2,704	4,255	'	'
Total assets	1,283,256	1,175,793	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	48,417	32,571	'	'
Current portion of senior term loans	3,968	3,200	'	'
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	183	819	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	1,019	'	'	'
Accrued expenses:	'	'	'	'
Salaries and wages	8,241	9,351	'	'
Pricing allowances	6,179	4,057	'	'
Income and other taxes	3,354	2,492	'	'
Interest	9,805	2,868	'	'
Deferred compensation	2,889	846	'	'
Other accrued expenses	9,041	11,397	'	'
Total current liabilities	93,096	67,601	'	'
Long term senior term loans	379,404	307,727	'	'
Long term capitalized lease and other obligations	339	245	'	'
Long term senior notes	272,056	272,942	'	'
Junior subordinated debentures	114,991	115,132	'	'
Deferred compensation	1,235	3,399	'	'
Deferred income taxes	124,333	117,949	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	12,711	6,187	'	'
Total liabilities	998,165	891,182	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2013 and at December 31, 2012	'	'	'	'
Common Stock:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and 4,801.7 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012	'	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	289,013	294,675	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-23,225	-25,051	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	-1,383	871	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	264,405	270,495	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,283,256	1,175,793	'	'
Put Options [Member]	'	'	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and 198.3 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012	$20,686	$14,116	'	'

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000	5,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	5,000	5,000
Common stock, shares issued	4,789.50	4,801.70
Common stock, shares outstanding	4,789.50	4,801.70
Put Options [Member]	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	5,000	5,000
Common stock, shares issued	210.5	198.3
Common stock, shares outstanding	210.5	198.3

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$192,382	$148,169	$529,012	$423,783
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	97,805	73,291	271,789	209,830
Selling, general and administrative expenses	58,619	50,812	166,771	142,906
Acquisition and integration expenses	1,362	343	5,544	807
Depreciation	5,759	4,945	17,574	16,452
Amortization	5,554	5,466	16,559	16,366
Management fees to related party	63	122	63	122
Other (income) expense	791	-391	2,926	-57
Income from operations	22,429	13,581	47,786	37,357
Interest expense, net	11,975	10,266	36,030	30,593
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	3,152	3,152	9,457	9,457
Investment income on trust common securities	-95	-95	-284	-284
Income (loss) before income taxes	7,397	258	2,583	-2,409
Income tax provision (benefit)	5,649	-849	757	-1,985
Net income (loss)	1,748	1,107	1,826	-424
Net income (loss) (from above)	1,748	1,107	1,826	-424
Other comprehensive (loss) income:	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	1,959	697	-2,254	1,186
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	1,959	697	-2,254	1,186
Comprehensive (loss) income	$3,707	$1,804	($428)	$762

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	$1,826	($424)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	34,133	32,818
Dispositions of property and equipment	101	274
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	394	-2,605
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization	1,854	1,616
Stock-based compensation expense	6,365	'
Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap	-391	-578
Changes in operating items:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-26,403	-13,400
Inventories	-10,758	-15,327
Other assets	2,261	-2,255
Accounts payable	3,042	2,169
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	1,019	1,019
Other accrued liabilities	6,872	11,515
Other items, net	-94	-1,560
Net cash provided by operating activities	20,221	13,262
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Paulin acquisition	-103,416	'
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	'	3
Capital expenditures	-27,090	-17,325
Net cash used for investing activities	-130,506	-17,322
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Borrowings of senior term loans	76,800	'
Repayments of senior term loans	-2,784	-2,400
Discount on senior term loans	-2,152	'
Borrowings of revolving credit loans	'	19,000
Repayments of revolving credit loans	'	-7,000
Payment of additional acquisition consideration	'	-12,387
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations	-73	-30
Repayments of other credit obligations	-683	'
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	71,108	-2,817
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-39,177	-6,877
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	65,548	12,027
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	26,371	5,150
Supplemental schedule of noncash activities:	'	'
Fixed assets acquired under capital lease	$214	$130

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
In Thousands
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$270,495	'	$294,675	($25,051)	$871
Net income	1,826	'	'	1,826	'
FMV adjustment to common stock with put options	-5,662	'	-5,662	'	'
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	-2,254	'	'	'	-2,254
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013	$264,405	'	$289,013	($23,225)	($1,383)

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	1	Basis of Presentation:
	The accompanying financial statements include the condensed consolidated accounts of The Hillman Companies, Inc. (“Hillman Companies”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Hillman” or the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
	On May 28, 2010, Hillman Companies was acquired by an affiliate of Oak Hill Capital Partners (“OHCP”) and certain members of Hillman’s management and Board of Directors. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 21, 2010, the Company was merged with an affiliate of OHCP with the Company surviving the merger (the “Merger Transaction”). As a result of the Merger Transaction, Hillman Companies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OHCP HM Acquisition Corp. (“Holdco”).
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements present information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and applicable rules of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all information or footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Management believes the financial statements include all normal recurring accrual adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
	Nature of Operations:
	The Company comprises five separate business segments, the largest of which is (1) The Hillman Group, Inc. (the “Hillman Group”) operating primarily in the United States. The other business segments consist of separate subsidiaries of the Hillman Group operating in (2) Canada under the names The Hillman Group Canada ULC and H. Paulin & Co., (3) Mexico under the name SunSource Integrated Services de Mexico SA de CV, (4) Florida under the name All Points Industries, Inc. and (5) Australia under the name The Hillman Group Australia Pty. Ltd. The Hillman Group provides merchandising services and products such as fasteners and related hardware items; threaded rod and metal shapes; keys, key duplication systems and accessories; builder’s hardware; and identification items, such as tags, and letters, numbers and signs, to retail outlets, primarily hardware stores, home centers and mass merchants, pet supply stores, grocery stores and drug stores. Our Canada segment also produces fasteners, stampings, fittings and processes threaded parts for automotive suppliers, industrial Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEM”) and industrial distributors. Through its field sales and service organization, Hillman complements its extensive product selection with value-added services for the retailer.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	2	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
	The significant accounting policies should be read in conjunction with the significant accounting policies included in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Policies included herein were updated for activity in the interim period.
	Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements:
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period. Actual results may differ from estimates.
	Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
	The Company establishes the allowance for doubtful accounts using the specific identification method and also provides a reserve in the aggregate. The estimates for calculating the aggregate reserve are based on historical collection experience. Increases to the allowance for doubtful accounts result in a corresponding expense. The Company writes off individual accounts receivable when collection becomes improbable. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $747 at September 30, 2013 and $1,105 at December 31, 2012.
	Property and Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation:
	Property and equipment, including assets acquired under capital leases, are carried at cost and include expenditures for new facilities and major renewals. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from their respective accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in income from operations. The accumulated depreciation was $56,644 at September 30, 2013 and $44,089 at December 31, 2012.
	Shipping and Handling:
	The costs incurred to ship product to customers, including freight and handling expenses, are included in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company’s shipping and handling costs were $6,819 and $6,014 in the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company’s shipping and handling costs were $19,575 and $17,512 in the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Recent_Accounting_Pronouncemen

Recent Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]	'
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	'
	3	Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
	In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income”. The update amended the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) to require entities to provide information about amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive income by component. The Company is required to present, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, the amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income to the respective line items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. This amendment was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this amendment did not have an impact on the Company’s disclosure or the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Acquisitions	'
	4	Acquisitions:
	On February 19, 2013, pursuant to the terms of the previously announced plan of arrangement dated December 17, 2012, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding Class A common shares of H. Paulin & Co., Limited (the “Paulin Acquisition”). The aggregate purchase price of the Paulin Acquisition was $103,416 paid in cash. On March 31, 2013, H. Paulin & Co., Limited was amalgamated with The Hillman Group Canada ULC and continues as a division operating under the trade name of H. Paulin & Co. (“Paulin”).
	Paulin is a leading Canadian distributor and manufacturer of fasteners, fluid system products, automotive parts and retail hardware components. Paulin’s distribution facilities are located across Canada in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Moncton, as well as in Flint, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio. Paulin’s four manufacturing facilities are located in Ontario, Canada. Annual revenues of Paulin for 2012 were approximately $145,700.
	The following table reconciles the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities to the total purchase price of the Paulin Acquisition:
	Accounts receivable		$	17,259
	Inventory			55,051
	Other current assets			2,656
	Property and equipment			14,937
	Goodwill			13,041
	Intangibles			18,814
	Total assets acquired			121,758
	Less:
	Deferred income taxes			5,832
	Liabilities assumed			12,510
	Total purchase price		$	103,416
	The excess of the purchase price over the net assets has been preliminarily allocated to goodwill and intangible assets pending final valuation by an independent appraisal. The Company is determining whether or not to make a Section 338(g) election which will impact the deductibility of goodwill for tax purposes.
	The following table indicates the pro-forma financial statements of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The pro-forma financial statements give effect to the acquisition of Paulin as if it had occurred on January 1, 2012:
			(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
			Three Months		Nine Months		Three Months		Nine Months
			Ended		Ended		Ended		Ended
			Sept. 30, 2013		Sept. 30, 2013		Sept. 30, 2012		Sept. 30, 2012
	Net Sales		$	192,382	$	544,942	$	183,264	$	537,226
	Net Income			1,748		1,361		420		517
	The pro-forma results are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The pro-forma results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the acquisition had been effective January 1, 2012, nor are they intended to be indicative of results that may occur in the future. The underlying pro-forma information includes the historical results of the Company and Paulin, the Company’s financing arrangements related to the Paulin Acquisition, and certain purchase accounting adjustments.

Other_Intangibles

Other Intangibles	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Other Intangibles	'
	5	Other Intangibles:
	Definite - lived intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives and are subject to impairment testing. The values assigned to intangible assets in connection with the Paulin Acquisition were determined by management pending independent appraisal. The Paulin intangible asset values may be adjusted by management for any changes upon completion of the independent appraisal. Other intangibles, net, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consist of the following:
			Estimated	September 30,		December 31,
			Useful Life	2013		2012
			(Years)
	Customer relationships		20	$	341,837	$	328,382
	Trademarks - All Others		Indefinite		54,226		49,413
	Trademarks - TagWorks		5		240		240
	Patents		20-May		20,250		20,250
	Quick Tag license		6		11,500		11,500
	Laser Key license		5		1,250		1,250
	KeyWorks license		10		4,100		4,100
	Non-compete agreements		10-May		4,450		4,450
	Lease agreement		0.5		240		240
	Intangible assets, gross				438,093		419,825
	Less: Accumulated amortization				69,716		53,181
	Other intangibles, net			$	368,377	$	366,644
	The amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets was $5,554 and $5,466 for the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The amortization expense for amortizable assets was $16,559 and $16,366 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The amortization expense for amortizable assets for the year ended December 31, 2013 is estimated to be $22,104. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, the amortization expense for amortizable assets is estimated to be $22,217, $21,556, $19,625, $18,771 and $18,771, respectively.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	6	Commitments and Contingencies:
	The Company self-insures its product liability, automotive, workers’ compensation and general liability losses up to $250 per occurrence. Catastrophic coverage has been purchased from third party insurers for occurrences in excess of $250 up to $40,000. The two risk areas involving the most significant accounting estimates are workers’ compensation and automotive liability. Actuarial valuations performed by the Company’s outside risk insurance expert were used by the Company’s management to form the basis for workers’ compensation and automotive liability loss reserves. The actuary contemplated the Company’s specific loss history, actual claims reported, and industry trends among statistical and other factors to estimate the range of reserves required. Risk insurance reserves are comprised of specific reserves for individual claims and additional amounts expected from development of these claims, as well as for incurred but not yet reported claims. The Company believes the liability of approximately $1,514 recorded for such risk insurance reserves is adequate as of September 30, 2013.
	As of September 30, 2013, the Company has provided certain vendors and insurers letters of credit aggregating $3,481 related to its product purchases and insurance coverage of product liability, workers’ compensation and general liability.
	The Company self-insures its group health claims up to an annual stop loss limit of $200 per participant. Aggregate coverage is maintained for annual group health insurance claims in excess of 125% of expected claims. Historical group insurance loss experience forms the basis for the recognition of group health insurance reserves. Provisions for losses expected under these programs are recorded based on an analysis of historical insurance claim data and certain actuarial assumptions. The Company believes the liability of approximately $2,128 recorded for such group health insurance reserves is adequate as of September 30, 2013.
	On October 1, 2013, the Company filed a complaint against Minute Key Inc., a manufacturer of fully-automatic, self-service key duplication kiosks, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Western Division, seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of a U.S. patent issued to Minute Key Inc. on September 10, 2013. The Company’s filing against Minute Key Inc. was in response to a letter dated September 10, 2013 in which Minute Key Inc. alleged that the Company’s FastKey product infringes the newly-issued patent.
	On October 23, 2013, Minute Key Inc. filed an answer and counterclaim against the Company alleging patent infringement and requesting that the court dismiss the Company’s complaint and enter judgment against the Company that the Company is willfully and deliberately infringing the patent, granting a permanent injunction, and awarding unspecified monetary damages to Minute Key Inc.
	Because the lawsuit is in a preliminary stage, it is not yet possible to assess the impact, if any, that the lawsuit will have on the Company. However, the Company believes that it has a meritorious claim and meritorious defenses to the counterclaim and intends to pursue the lawsuit vigorously.
	In addition, legal proceedings are pending which are either in the ordinary course of business or incidental to the Company’s business. Those legal proceedings incidental to the business of the Company are generally not covered by insurance or other indemnity. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the ultimate resolution of the pending litigation matters will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, operations or cash flows of the Company.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related Party Transactions	'
	7	Related Party Transactions:
	Gregory Mann and Gabrielle Mann are employed by the All Points subsidiary of Hillman. All Points leases an industrial warehouse and office facility from companies under the control of the Manns. The Company has recorded rental expense for the lease of this facility on an arm’s length basis. The rental expense for the lease of this facility was $82 for each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The rental expense for the lease of this facility was $247 for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
	In connection with the Paulin Acquisition, the Company entered into three leases for five properties containing industrial warehouse, manufacturing plant, and office facilities on February 19, 2013. The owners of the properties under one lease are relatives of Richard Paulin, who is employed by The Hillman Group Canada ULC, and the owner of the properties under the other two leases is a company which is owned by Richard Paulin and certain of his relatives. The Company has recorded rental expense for the three leases on an arm’s length basis. The rental expense for the three leases was $205 and $479 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	8	Income Taxes:
	The Company’s policy is to estimate income taxes for interim periods based on estimated annual effective tax rates. These are derived, in part, from expected pre-tax income. Accordingly, the Company applied an estimated annual effective tax rate to the interim period pre-tax income in the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 to calculate the income tax provision / benefit in accordance with the principal method prescribed by ASC 740-270, the accounting guidance established for computing income taxes in interim periods.
	The effective income tax rates were 29.3% and 82.4% for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The effective income tax rates were 76.4% and -329.1% for the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The effective income tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate in the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 due in part to the reversal of a reserve recorded for unrecognized tax benefits due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for an earlier tax period. The difference is also due in part to a valuation reserve recorded to offset the deferred tax assets of a foreign subsidiary. The effective income tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate in the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 due in part to a tax benefit caused by the effect of changes in certain state income tax rates on the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities and the reduction of valuation reserves related to certain deferred tax assets. The remaining differences between the federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate in the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were primarily due to state and foreign income taxes.

LongTerm_Debt

Long-Term Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Long-Term Debt	'
	9	Long-Term Debt:
	Effective November 7, 2012, the Company entered into a Joinder Agreement to its credit agreement under the existing Senior Facilities (the “2012 Incremental Facility”). The 2012 Incremental Facility increased the aggregate term loan commitments available to Hillman Group under the Senior Facilities by $76,800. Subject to the conditions precedent to each funding date described in Section 17 of the 2012 Incremental Facility, the Company could make two drawings under the 2012 Incremental Facility on any business day after November 7, 2012 and prior to April 1, 2013. On February 19, 2013, the Company drew down on funds from the 2012 Incremental Facility in order to fund the permitted Paulin Acquisition. The aggregate principal amount of commitments under the Senior Facilities, after giving effect to the 2012 Incremental Facility, was $420,000.
	Effective February 14, 2013, the Company completed an amendment to the credit agreement governing its Senior Facilities. The Senior Facilities amendment modified the term loan pricing to reduce the EuroDollar margin by 50 basis points to 3.00% and reduce the EuroDollar floor on EuroDollar loans by an additional 25 basis points to 1.25%. This amendment modified the term loan pricing to reduce the base rate margin by 50 basis points to 2.00% and reduce the floor on base rate loans by an additional 25 basis points to 2.25%. This amendment also extends the maturity date of the Senior Facilities by one year to May 28, 2017. As of September 30, 2013, the actual interest rate was 4.25% on the variable rate senior term loans.
	Concurrently with the Merger Transaction, Hillman Group issued $150,000 aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2018 (the “10.875% Senior Notes”). On March 16, 2011, Hillman Group completed an offering of $50,000 aggregate principal amount of its 10.875% Senior Notes. Hillman Group received a premium of $4,625 on the $50,000 10.875% Senior Notes offering. On December 21, 2012, Hillman Group completed an offering of $65,000 aggregate principal amount of its temporary 10.875% Senior Notes. Hillman Group received a premium of $4,225 on the $65,000 temporary 10.875% Senior Notes offering. The temporary 10.875% Senior Notes were mandatorily exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of 10.875% Senior Notes on February 19, 2013 in connection with the Paulin Acquisition. The 10.875% Senior Notes are guaranteed by The Hillman Companies, Inc., Hillman Investment Company and all of the domestic subsidiaries of Hillman Group. Hillman Group pays interest on the 10.875% Senior Notes semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year.
	The Senior Facilities contain financial and operating covenants which require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios, including a secured leverage ratio. This debt agreement provides for customary events of default, including, but not limited to, payment defaults, breach of representations or covenants, cross-defaults, bankruptcy events, failure to pay judgments, attachment of its assets, change of control and the issuance of an order of dissolution. Certain of these events of default are subject to notice and cure periods or materiality thresholds. The occurrence of an event of default permits the lenders under the Senior Facilities to accelerate repayment of all amounts due. The Company was in compliance with all provisions and covenants of the amended Senior Facilities as of September 30, 2013.

Common_and_Preferred_Stock

Common and Preferred Stock	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'
Common and Preferred Stock	'
	10	Common and Preferred Stock:
	The Hillman Companies has one class of common stock, with 5,000 shares authorized and issued as of September 30, 2013. All outstanding shares of Hillman Companies’ common stock are owned by Holdco.
	Under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement for the Holdco common stock, management shareholders have the ability to put their shares back to Holdco under certain conditions, including death or disability. ASC 480-10-S99 requires shares to be classified outside of permanent equity if they can be redeemed and the redemption is not solely within the control of the issuer. Further, if it is determined that redemption of the shares is probable, the shares are marked to redemption value which equals fair value at each balance sheet date with the change in fair value recorded in additional paid-in capital. Accordingly, the 210.5 shares of common stock held by management are recorded outside permanent equity and have been adjusted to the fair value of $20,686 as of September 30, 2013.
	The Hillman Companies has one class of preferred stock, with 5,000 shares authorized and none issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2013.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	11	Stock-Based Compensation:
	Effective May 28, 2010, Holdco established the OHCP HM Acquisition Corp. 2010 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the “Option Plan”), pursuant to which Holdco may grant options for up to an aggregate of 47,489 shares of its common stock. The Option Plan is administered by a committee of the Holdco board of directors. Such committee determines the terms of each option grant under the Option Plan, except that the exercise price of any granted option may not be lower than the fair market value of one share of common stock of Holdco as of the date of grant.
	Under the Option Plan, Holdco granted options for up to 32,284 shares in 2010, 1,030 shares in 2011, 7,375 shares in 2012 and 6,800 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The options were granted with an exercise price which was equal to the grant date fair value of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2013, options for a total of 3,761 shares have been cancelled and options for eight shares have been exercised.
	Option holders are not required by the terms of the Option Agreement or the Stockholders Agreement to hold the shares for any period of time following exercise. Liability classification is required because this arrangement permits the holders to put the shares back without being exposed to the risks and rewards of the shares for a reasonable period of time. Consistent with past practice, the Company has elected to use the intrinsic value method to value the options. The stock option liability was $6,947 as of September 30, 2013.

Derivatives_and_Hedging

Derivatives and Hedging	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Derivatives and Hedging	'
	12	Derivatives and Hedging:
	The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage its exposures to (1) interest rate fluctuations on its floating rate senior debt; (2) price fluctuations in metal commodities used in its key products; and (3) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company measures those instruments at fair value and recognizes changes in the fair value of derivatives in earnings in the period of change, unless the derivative qualifies as an effective hedge that offsets certain exposures.
	Interest Rate Swap Agreements - On June 24, 2010, the Company entered into a forward Interest Rate Swap Agreement (the “2010 Swap”) with a two-year term for a notional amount of $115,000. The forward start date of the 2010 Swap was May 31, 2011 and its termination date was May 31, 2013. The 2010 Swap fixed the interest rate at 2.47% plus the applicable interest rate margin.
	The 2010 Swap was initially designated as a cash flow hedge. Effective April 18, 2011, the Company executed the second amendment to the credit agreement which modified the interest rate on the Senior Facilities. The critical terms for the 2010 Swap no longer matched the terms of the amended Senior Facilities and the 2010 Swap was de-designated.
	At September 30, 2013, the 2010 Swap had no value. The fair value of the 2010 Swap was $(418) as of December 31, 2012 and was reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in other current liabilities. The 2013 adjustments of $418 to the fair value of the 2010 Swap were recorded as a reduction in interest expense in the statement of comprehensive income for the favorable change in fair value since December 31, 2012.
	Interest Rate Cap Agreements - On May 20, 2013, the Company entered into an Interest Rate Cap Agreement (the “2013 Rate Cap No. 1”) with a two-year term for a notional amount of $150,000 and the maximum LIBOR interest rate set at 1.25%. 2013 Rate Cap No. 1 became effective on May 28, 2013 and is scheduled to mature on May 28, 2015.
	On May 20, 2013, the Company entered into an Interest Rate Cap Agreement (the “2013 Rate Cap No. 2”) with a two-year term for a notional amount of $75,000 and the maximum LIBOR interest rate set at 1.25%. 2013 Rate Cap No. 2 became effective on May 28, 2013 and is scheduled to mature on May 28, 2015.
	As of September 30, 2013, the fair value of the interest rate caps of $107 was reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in non-current other assets. The Company’s interest rate cap agreements did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment because they did not meet the provisions specified in ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (“ASC 815”). Accordingly, the unrealized gain on these derivatives was recognized in current earnings in other expense.
	Metal Swap Agreements - On April 20, 2012, the Company entered into a Commodity Metal Swap Agreement (the “2012 Metal Swap No. 1”) with an approximate eight-month term for 35 MT of copper at a notional amount of $294.7. The maturity date was December 31, 2012, and the 2012 Metal Swap No. 1 fixed the copper price at $8.42 per MT.
	On May 30, 2012, the Company entered into a Commodity Metal Swap Agreement (the “2012 Metal Swap No. 2”) with an approximate seven-month term for 10 MT of copper at a notional amount of $77.9. The maturity date was December 31, 2012, and the 2012 Metal Swap No. 2 fixed the copper price at $7.79 per MT.
	On May 30, 2012, the Company entered into a Commodity Metal Swap Agreement (the “2012 Metal Swap No. 3”) with an approximate ten-month term for 35 MT of copper at a notional amount of $272.5. The maturity date was March 31, 2013, and the 2012 Metal Swap No. 3 fixed the copper price at $7.785 per MT.
	The Company uses metal commodity swap agreements to hedge anticipated purchases of key blanks which can fluctuate with changes in copper prices. The Company’s metal swap agreements did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment because they did not meet the provisions specified in ASC 815. Accordingly, the gain or loss on these derivatives was recognized in current earnings.
	As of September 30, 2013, each of the 2012 metal swap agreements have expired and have no value.
	Foreign Currency Forward Contract - On December 18, 2012, the Company entered into a Foreign Currency Forward Contract (the “2012 FX Contract”) with an approximate six-month term for a notional amount of C$105,000. The 2012 FX Contract maturity date was May 21, 2013 and fixed the Canadian to US dollar forward exchange rate at 0.9989. The purpose of the 2012 FX Contract was to manage the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar investment used in the Paulin Acquisition.
	The 2012 FX Contract was reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in other current liabilities prior to its settlement in connection with the Paulin Acquisition. An increase in other expense of $1,138 was recorded in the statement of comprehensive income for the unfavorable change in fair value from December 31, 2012 until its settlement on February 19, 2013.
	During the third quarter of 2013, the Company entered into nineteen (19) foreign currency forward contracts (the “3Q 2013 FX Contracts”) with maturity dates ranging from October 2013 to April 2014 and a total notional amount of C$12,500. The 3Q 2013 FX Contracts fixed the Canadian to US dollar forward exchange rate at points ranging from 1.0332 to 1.0576. The purpose of the 3Q 2013 FX Contracts was to manage the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar. The Company’s FX Contracts did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment because they did not meet the provisions specified in ASC 815. Accordingly, the gain or loss on these derivatives was recognized in current earnings.
	The 3Q 2013 FX Contracts were reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in other current liabilities and an increase in other expense of $157 was recorded in the statement of comprehensive income for the unfavorable change in fair value as of September 30, 2013.
	The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for speculative purposes and, therefore, holds no derivative instruments for trading purposes.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	13	Fair Value Measurements:
	The Company uses the accounting guidance that applies to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis. The guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
	Level 1:		Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
	Level 2:		Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
	Level 3:		Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
	The accounting guidance establishes a hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of quoted market prices and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. An asset or liability’s level is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
	The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the periods ended September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, by level, within the fair value hierarchy:
			As of September 30, 2013
			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Trading securities		$	4,124	$	—		$	—	$	4,124
	Interest rate caps			—		107			—		107
	Foreign exchange forward contracts			—		(157	)		—		(157	)
			As of December 31, 2012
			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Trading securities		$	4,245	$	—		$	—	$	4,245
	Interest rate swap			—		(418	)		—		(418	)
	Foreign exchange forward contracts			—		(1,475	)				(1,475	)
	Metal commodity swaps			—		(11	)				(11	)
	Trading securities are valued using quoted prices on an active exchange. Trading securities represent assets held in a Rabbi Trust to fund deferred compensation liabilities and are included as restricted investments on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
	For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the unrealized gains on these securities of $148 and $137, respectively, were recorded as other income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the unrealized gains on these securities of $217 and $305, respectively, were recorded as other income. An offsetting entry for the same amount, adjusting the deferred compensation liability and compensation expense within SG&A, was also recorded.
	The Company utilizes interest rate cap and interest rate swap contracts to manage its targeted mix of fixed and floating rate debt, and these contracts are valued using observable benchmark rates at commonly quoted intervals for the full term of the cap and swap contracts.
	As of September 30, 2013, the interest rate caps were included in other non-current assets on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The 2010 Swap expired in May 2013 and was included in other current liabilities as of December 31, 2012 on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
	The Company utilizes foreign exchange forward contracts to manage its exposure to currency fluctuations in the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. The forward contracts were valued using observable benchmark rates at commonly quoted intervals during the term of the forward contract. As of September 30, 2013, the foreign exchange forward contracts were included in other non-current liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The foreign exchange forward contract included in other current liabilities as of December 31, 2012 was completed on February 19, 2013 in connection with the Paulin Acquisition.
	The Company utilizes metal commodity swap contracts to manage its exposure to price fluctuations in metal commodities used in its key products and these swaps are valued using observable benchmark rates at commonly quoted intervals for the full term of the swaps. As of September 30, 2013, the metal commodity swaps expired and were included in both other current assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
	The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short term maturity of these instruments and the carrying value of the variable rate senior term loans approximates fair value as the interest rate is variable and approximates current market rates. As a result, the fair value measurement of the Company’s senior term loans is considered to be Level 2.

Acquisition_and_Integration_Ex

Acquisition and Integration Expenses	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Acquisition and Integration Expenses	'
	14	Acquisition and Integration Expenses:
	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred $1,362 and $5,544 of expenses, respectively, in connection with the Paulin Acquisition.
	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred $343 and $807 of expenses, respectively, in connection with the acquisition of the Ook brand of picture hangers and related products on December 1, 2011.

Segment_Reporting

Segment Reporting	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Reporting	'
	15	Segment Reporting:
	The Company’s segment reporting structure uses the Company’s management reporting structure as the foundation for how the Company manages its business. The Company periodically evaluates its segment reporting structure in accordance with ASC 350-20-55 and has concluded that it has five reportable segments as of September 30, 2013. During the first nine months of 2013, the operations of the Paulin Acquisition were combined into the operations of the Canada segment. The United States segment, excluding All Points, and the Canada segment are the only segments considered material by the Company’s management as of September 30, 2013. The segments are as follows:
		•		United States – excluding the All Points division
		•		All Points
		•		Canada
		•		Mexico
		•		Australia
	The United States segment distributes fasteners and related hardware items, threaded rod, keys, key duplicating systems and accessories, and identification items, such as tags and letters, numbers and signs to hardware stores, home centers, mass merchants, and other retail outlets primarily in the United States. This segment also provides innovative pet ID tag programs to a leading pet products chain retailer using a unique, patent-protected / patent-pending technology and product portfolio.
	The All Points segment is a Florida based distributor of commercial and residential fasteners catering to the hurricane protection industry in the southern United States. All Points has positioned itself as a major supplier to manufacturers of railings, screen enclosures, windows and hurricane shutters.
	The Canada segment distributes fasteners and related hardware items, threaded rod, keys, key duplicating systems and accessories, and identification items, such as tags and letters, numbers and signs to hardware stores, home centers, mass merchants, and other retail outlets and industrial Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEM”) in Canada. Our Canada segment also produces fasteners, stampings, fittings and processes threaded parts for automotive suppliers, industrial OEM’s and industrial distributors.
	The Mexico segment distributes fasteners and related hardware items to hardware stores, home centers, mass merchants, and other retail outlets in Mexico.
	The Australia segment distributes keys, key duplicating systems and accessories to home centers and other retail outlets in Australia.
	The Company uses profit or loss from operations to evaluate the performance of its segments. Profit or loss from operations is defined as income from operations before interest and tax expenses. Hillman accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current market prices. Segment revenue excludes intersegment sales related to the sales or transfer of products between segments which is consistent with the segment revenue information provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker. Segment Income (Loss) from Operations for Mexico and Australia include insignificant costs allocated from the United States, excluding All Points segment, while the remaining operating segments do not include any allocations.
	The table below presents revenues and income from operations for our reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
			Three Months			Three Months			Nine Months			Nine Months
			Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended
			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
			2013			2012			2013			2012
	Revenues
	United States excluding All Points		$	147,750		$	137,215		$	409,446		$	393,564
	All Points			6,057			5,992			16,591			15,616
	Canada			36,776			3,271			97,161			9,568
	Mexico			1,583			1,547			5,253			4,558
	Australia			216			144			561			477
	Total revenues		$	192,382		$	148,169		$	529,012		$	423,783
	Segment Income (Loss) from Operations
	United States excluding All Points		$	19,047		$	13,634		$	41,199		$	37,291
	All Points			553			443			1,537			856
	Canada			2,860			(566	)		5,277			(999	)
	Mexico			64			216			576			605
	Australia			(95	)		(146	)		(803	)		(396	)
	Total income from operations		$	22,429		$	13,581		$	47,786		$	37,357
	Assets by segment as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
			September 30,			December 31,
			2013			2012
	Assets
	United States excluding All Points		$	939,639		$	1,133,824
	All Points			10,398			7,298
	Canada			313,722			15,477
	Mexico			17,836			17,816
	Australia			1,661			1,378
	Total Assets		$	1,283,256		$	1,175,793

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information	'
	16	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information:
	The 10.875% Senior Notes, of which $265,000 aggregate principal amount was outstanding as of September 30, 2013, were issued by Hillman Group and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the Company and certain of Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries. The non-guarantor information presented represents our Australian, Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries.
	The following financial information presents condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive income, balance sheets, and cash flows for Hillman Group, all guarantor subsidiaries, all non-guarantor subsidiaries and the eliminations necessary to provide the consolidated results for Hillman Companies and subsidiaries. For purposes of this presentation, we have accounted for investments in our subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. The principal consolidating adjustments eliminate investment in subsidiary and intercompany balances and transactions.
	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
	For the three months ended September 30, 2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
			Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
			The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
			Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
															ments
	Net sales		$	—		$	144,589		$	9,218		$	38,575		$	—		$	192,382
	Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)			—			68,492			6,574			22,739			—			97,805
	Selling, general and administrative expenses			1,672			43,576			1,792			11,579			—			58,619
	Acquisition and integration expenses			—			639			11			712			—			1,362
	Depreciation			—			5,276			21			462			—			5,759
	Amortization			4,515			772			—			267			—			5,554
	Intercompany administrative (income) expense			—			(88	)		—			88			—			—
	Management fees to related party			—			63			—			—			—			63
	Other (income) expense, net			(148	)		987			53			(101	)		—			791
	Income (loss) from operations			(6,039	)		24,872			767			2,829			—			22,429
	Intercompany interest (income) expense			(3,058	)		3,058			—			—			—			—
	Interest expense, net			(49	)		10,208			—			1,816			—			11,975
	Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures			3,152			—			—			—			—			3,152
	Investment income on trust common securities			(95	)		—			—			—			—			(95	)
	Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries’ income			(5,989	)		11,606			767			1,013			—			7,397
	Equity in subsidiaries’ income (loss)			14,679			3,073			—			—			(17,752	)		—
	Income (loss) before income taxes			8,690			14,679			767			1,013			(17,752	)		7,397
	Income tax provision (benefit)			6,942			—			(2,240	)		947			—			5,649
	Net income (loss)		$	1,748		$	14,679		$	3,007		$	66		$	(17,752	)	$	1,748
	Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			—			2,122			—			(163	)		—			1,959
	Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	1,748		$	16,801		$	3,007		$	(97	)	$	(17,752	)	$	3,707
	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
	For the three months ended September 30, 2012
	(Amounts in thousands)
			Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
			The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
			Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
															ments
	Net sales		$	—		$	137,215		$	5,992		$	4,962		$	—		$	148,169
	Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)			—			64,803			4,590			3,898			—			73,291
	Selling, general and administrative expenses			137			47,872			949			1,854			—			50,812
	Acquisition and integration expenses			—			343			—			—			—			343
	Depreciation			—			4,905			20			20			—			4,945
	Amortization			4,515			853			—			98			—			5,466
	Intercompany administrative (income) expense			—			(87	)		—			87			—			—
	Management and transaction fees to related party			—			122			—			—			—			122
	Other (income) expense, net			(166	)		284			(10	)		(499	)		—			(391	)
	Income (loss) from operations			(4,486	)		18,120			443			(496	)		—			13,581
	Intercompany interest (income) expense			(3,058	)		3,058			—			—			—			—
	Interest expense, net			(43	)		10,305			—			4			—			10,266
	Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures			3,152			—			—			—			—			3,152
	Investment income on trust common securities			(95	)		—			—			—			—			(95	)
	Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries’ income			(4,442	)		4,757			443			(500	)		—			258
	Equity in subsidiaries’ income (loss)			4,196			(172	)		—			—			(4,024	)		—
	Income (loss) before income taxes			(246	)		4,585			443			(500	)		(4,024	)		258
	Income tax provision (benefit)			(1,353	)		389			195			(80	)		—			(849	)
	Net income (loss)		$	1,107		$	4,196		$	248		$	(420	)	$	(4,024	)	$	1,107
	Other comprehensive income:
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			—			—			—			697			—			697
	Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	1,107		$	4,196		$	248		$	277		$	(4,024	)	$	1,804
	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
Net sales		$	—		$	401,351		$	24,686		$	102,975		$	—		$	529,012
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)			—			191,012			17,719			63,058			—			271,789
Selling, general and administrative expenses			6,582			125,874			4,816			29,499			—			166,771
Acquisition and integration expenses			—			2,936			62			2,546			—			5,544
Depreciation			—			16,409			56			1,109			—			17,574
Amortization			13,544			2,315			—			700			—			16,559
Intercompany administrative (income) expense			—			(261	)		—			261			—			—
Management and transaction fees to related party			—			63			—			—			—			63
Other (income) expense, net			(217	)		2,434			(43	)		752			—			2,926
Income (loss) from operations			(19,909	)		60,569			2,076			5,050			—			47,786
Intercompany interest (income) expense			(9,174	)		9,178			—			(4	)		—			—
Interest expense, net			(141	)		31,638			—			4,533			—			36,030
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures			9,457			—			—			—			—			9,457
Investment income on trust common securities			(284	)		—			—			—			—			(284	)
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries’ income			(19,767	)		19,753			2,076			521			—			2,583
Equity in subsidiaries’ income (loss)			22,229			2,476			—			—			(24,705	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes			2,462			22,229			2,076			521			(24,705	)		2,583
Income tax provision (benefit)			636			—			(1,300	)		1,421			—			757
Net income (loss)		$	1,826		$	22,229		$	3,376		$	(900	)	$	(24,705	)	$	1,826
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments			—			(2,100	)		—			(154	)		—			(2,254	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	1,826		$	20,129		$	3,376		$	(1,054	)	$	(24,705	)	$	(428	)
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
Net sales		$	—		$	393,564		$	15,616		$	14,603		$	—		$	423,783
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)			—			188,113			11,946			9,771			—			209,830
Selling, general and administrative expenses			305			134,372			2,755			5,474			—			142,906
Acquisition and integration expenses			—			807			—			—			—			807
Depreciation			—			16,321			70			61			—			16,452
Amortization			13,544			2,526			—			296			—			16,366
Intercompany administrative (income) expense			—			(260	)		—			260			—			—
Management and transaction fees to related party			—			122			—			—			—			122
Other (income) expense, net			(334	)		757			(11	)		(469	)		—			(57	)
Income (loss) from operations			(13,515	)		50,806			856			(790	)		—			37,357
Intercompany interest (income) expense			(9,174	)		9,174			—			—			—			—
Interest expense, net			(235	)		30,824			—			4			—			30,593
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures			9,457			—			—			—			—			9,457
Investment income on trust common securities			(284	)		—			—			—			—			(284	)
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries’ income			(13,279	)		10,808			856			(794	)		—			(2,409	)
Equity in subsidiaries’ income (loss)			9,381			(232	)		—			—			(9,149	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes			(3,898	)		10,576			856			(794	)		(9,149	)		(2,409	)
Income tax provision (benefit)			(3,474	)		1,195			393			(99	)		—			(1,985	)
Net income (loss)		$	(424	)	$	9,381		$	463		$	(695	)	$	(9,149	)	$	(424	)
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments			—			—			—			1,186			—			1,186
Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	(424	)	$	9,381		$	463		$	491		$	(9,149	)	$	762
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
As of September 30, 2013
(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1		$	16,399		$	1,418		$	8,553		$	—		$	26,371
Restricted investments			2,889			—			—			—			—			2,889
Accounts receivable, net			—			87,925			932			17,149			—			106,006
Inventories			—			107,379			9,100			63,522			(354	)		179,647
Deferred income taxes			9,309			—			1,196			1,325			(847	)		10,983
Other current assets			—			7,817			188			2,447			—			10,452
Total current assets			12,199			219,520			12,834			92,996			(1,201	)		336,348
Intercompany notes receivable			105,446			101,942			—			(101,942	)		(105,446	)		—
Intercompany interest receivable			9,174			4,526			—			—			(13,700	)		—
Investments in subsidiaries			(652,522	)		28,123			507			271,803			352,089			—
Property and equipment, net			—			78,325			382			14,132			—			92,839
Goodwill			418,947			24,512			3,090			21,100			280			467,929
Other intangibles, net			298,288			43,731			250			26,108			—			368,377
Restricted investments			1,235			—			—			—			—			1,235
Deferred income taxes			24,325			—			668			(383	)		(24,610	)		—
Deferred financing fees			—			10,563			—			—			—			10,563
Investment in trust common securities			3,261			—			—			—			—			3,261
Other assets			—			2,281			25			398			—			2,704
Total assets		$	220,353		$	513,523		$	17,756		$	324,212		$	207,412		$	1,283,256
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	—		$	31,117		$	1,544		$	15,756		$	—		$	48,417
Current portion of senior term loans			—			3,968			—			—			—			3,968
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations			—			183			—			—			—			183
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures			1,019			—			—			—			—			1,019
Intercompany interest payable			—			9,174			—			4,526			(13,700	)		—
Accrued expenses:
Salaries and wages			—			6,215			163			1,863			—			8,241
Pricing allowances			—			3,471			3			2,705			—			6,179
Income and other taxes			(476	)		2,782			(569	)		1,617			—			3,354
Interest			—			9,805			—			—			—			9,805
Deferred compensation			2,889			—			—			—			—			2,889
Other accrued expenses			—			6,588			198			2,255			—			9,041
Total current liabilities			3,432			73,303			1,339			28,722			(13,700	)		93,096
Intercompany debt payable			—			105,446			—			—			(105,446	)		—
Long term senior term loans			—			379,404			—			—			—			379,404
Long term portion of capitalized leases			—			339			—			—			—			339
Long term senior notes			—			272,056			—			—			—			272,056
Junior subordinated debentures			114,991			—			—			—			—			114,991
Deferred compensation			1,235			—			—			—			—			1,235
Deferred income taxes, net			139,986			—			207			9,597			(25,457	)		124,333
Other non-current liabilities			7,079			5,632			—			—			—			12,711
Total liabilities			266,723			836,180			1,546			38,319			(144,603	)		998,165
Common stock with put options:
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013			20,686			—			—			—			—			20,686
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred Stock:
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013			—			—			—			—			—			—
Common Stock:
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013			—			—			50			—			(50	)		—
Additional paid-in capital			112,508			(130,734	)		11,711			293,717			1,811			289,013
Accumulated deficit			(179,564	)		(189,823	)		4,449			(3,358	)		345,071			(23,225	)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income			—			(2,100	)		—			(4,466	)		5,183			(1,383	)
Total stockholders’ equity			(67,056	)		(322,657	)		16,210			285,893			352,015			264,405
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	220,353		$	513,523		$	17,756		$	324,212		$	207,412		$	1,283,256
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
As of December 31, 2012
(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1		$	62,917		$	429		$	2,201		$	—		$	65,548
Restricted investments			846			—			—			—			—			846
Accounts receivable, net			—			65,916			6,473			(10,045	)		—			62,344
Inventories			—			105,028			4,678			4,404			(272	)		113,838
Deferred income taxes			10,359			—			610			221			(726	)		10,464
Other current assets			—			6,526			145			1,835			—			8,506
Total current assets			11,206			240,387			12,335			(1,384	)		(998	)		261,546
Intercompany notes receivable			105,446			—			—			—			(105,446	)		—
Investments in subsidiaries			(637,376	)		27,204			—			—			610,172			—
Property and equipment, net			—			67,902			191			399			—			68,492
Goodwill			418,946			24,512			58			11,542			280			455,338
Other intangibles, net			311,832			46,047			250			8,515			—			366,644
Restricted investments			3,399			—			—			—			—			3,399
Deferred income taxes			29,492			—			(411	)		977			(30,058	)		—
Deferred financing fees			—			12,858			—			—			—			12,858
Investment in trust common securities			3,261			—			—			—			—			3,261
Other assets			—			3,521			25			709			—			4,255
Total assets		$	246,206		$	422,431		$	12,448		$	20,758		$	473,950		$	1,175,793
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	—		$	31,873		$	517		$	181		$	—		$	32,571
Current portion of senior term loans			—			3,200			—			—			—			3,200
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations			—			819			—			—			—			819
Additional acquisition consideration			—			—			—			—			—			—
Accrued expenses:
Salaries and wages			—			8,930			217			204			—			9,351
Pricing allowances			—			3,457			3			597			—			4,057
Income and other taxes			(625	)		2,447			25			645			—			2,492
Interest			—			2,868			—			—			—			2,868
Deferred compensation			846			—			—			—			—			846
Other accrued expenses			—			9,822			40			1,535			—			11,397
Total current liabilities			221			63,416			802			3,162			—			67,601
Intercompany debt payable			—			105,446			—			—			(105,446	)		—
Long term senior term loans			—			307,727			—			—			—			307,727
Long term portion of capitalized lease and other obligations			—			245			—			—			—			245
Long term senior notes			—			272,942			—			—			—			272,942
Junior subordinated debentures			115,132			—			—			—			—			115,132
Deferred compensation			3,399			—			—			—			—			3,399
Deferred income taxes, net			146,042			—			219			2,472			(30,784	)		117,949
Other non-current liabilities			714			5,473			—			—			—			6,187
Total liabilities			265,508			755,249			1,021			5,634			(136,230	)		891,182
Common stock with put options:
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 198.3 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012			14,116			—			—			—			—			14,116
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred Stock:
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012			—			—			—			—			—			—
Common Stock:
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,801.7 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012			—			—			50			—			(50	)		—
Additional paid-in capital			117,261			(131,642	)		10,304			17,192			281,560			294,675
Accumulated deficit			(150,679	)		(201,176	)		1,073			(2,458	)		328,189			(25,051	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income			—			—			—			390			481			871
Total stockholders’ equity			(33,418	)		(332,818	)		11,427			15,124			610,180			270,495
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	246,206		$	422,431		$	12,448		$	20,758		$	473,950		$	1,175,793
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$	(20,403	)	$	19,753		$	3,376		$	(900	)	$	—		$	1,826
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			13,544			18,724			56			1,809			—			34,133
Dispositions of property and equipment			—			76			13			12			—			101
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)			161			—			(1,677	)		1,910			—			394
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization			(141	)		1,995			—			—			—			1,854
Stock-based compensation expense			6,365			—			—			—			—			6,365
Other non-cash interest expense			—			(391	)		—			—			—			(391	)
Changes in operating items:
Accounts receivable			—			(18,307	)		(3,067	)		(5,029	)		—			(26,403	)
Inventories			—			(2,269	)		(4,422	)		(4,067	)		—			(10,758	)
Other assets			—			(3,753	)		8,565			(2,551	)		—			2,261
Accounts payable			—			(756	)		1,027			2,771			—			3,042
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures			1,019			—			—			—			—			1,019
Other accrued liabilities			149			10,928			(490	)		9,985			(13,700	)		6,872
Other items, net			(678	)		(13,384	)		(2,286	)		2,570			13,684			(94	)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			16			12,616			1,095			6,510			(16	)		20,221
Cash flows from investing activities:
Paulin acquisition			—			(103,416	)		—			—			—			(103,416	)
Capital expenditures			—			(26,826	)		(106	)		(158	)		—			(27,090	)
Other, net			(16	)		—			—			—			16			—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities			(16	)		(130,242	)		(106	)		(158	)		16			(130,506	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of senior term loans			—			76,800			—			—			—			76,800
Repayments of senior term loans			—			(2,784	)		—			—			—			(2,784	)
Discount on senior term loans			—			(2,152	)		—			—			—			(2,152	)
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations			—			(73	)		—			—			—			(73	)
Repayment of other credit obligations			—			(683	)		—			—			—			(683	)
Net cash provided by financing activities			—			71,108			—			—			—			71,108
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			—			(46,518	)		989			6,352			—			(39,177	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			1			62,917			429			2,201			—			65,548
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	1		$	16,399		$	1,418		$	8,553		$	—		$	26,371
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$	(9,805	)	$	9,615		$	463		$	(695	)	$	(2	)	$	(424	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used for) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			13,544			18,847			70			357			—			32,818
Dispositions of property and equipment			—			270			4			—			—			274
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)			(2,790	)		(72	)		346			(89	)		—			(2,605	)
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization			(235	)		1,851			—			—			—			1,616
Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap			—			(578	)		—			—			—			(578	)
Changes in operating items:
Accounts receivable			—			(11,712	)		(905	)		(783	)		—			(13,400	)
Inventories			—			(14,531	)		523			(1,321	)		2			(15,327	)
Other assets			—			(4,791	)		46			2,490			—			(2,255	)
Accounts payable			—			2,596			(104	)		(323	)		—			2,169
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures			1,019			—			—			—			—			1,019
Other accrued liabilities			194			20,099			102			295			(9,175	)		11,515
Other items, net			(1,927	)		(8,673	)		18			(153	)		9,175			(1,560	)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			—			12,921			563			(222	)		—			13,262
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			—			—			3			—			—			3
Capital expenditures			—			(17,063	)		(124	)		(138	)		—			(17,325	)
Net cash used for investing activities			—			(17,063	)		(121	)		(138	)		—			(17,322	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of senior term loans			—			(2,400	)		—			—			—			(2,400	)
Borrowings of revolving credit loans			—			19,000			—			—			—			19,000
Repayments of revolving credit loans			—			(7,000	)		—			—			—			(7,000	)
Payments of additional acquisition consideration			—			(12,387	)		—			—			—			(12,387	)
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations			—			(30	)		—			—			—			(30	)
Net cash used for financing activities			—			(2,817	)		—			—			—			(2,817	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			—			(6,959	)		442			(360	)		—			(6,877	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			1			8,852			547			2,627			—			12,027
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	1		$	1,893		$	989		$	2,267		$	—		$	5,150

Basis_of_Presentation_Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Nature of Operations	'
	Nature of Operations:
	The Company comprises five separate business segments, the largest of which is (1) The Hillman Group, Inc. (the “Hillman Group”) operating primarily in the United States. The other business segments consist of separate subsidiaries of the Hillman Group operating in (2) Canada under the names The Hillman Group Canada ULC and H. Paulin & Co., (3) Mexico under the name SunSource Integrated Services de Mexico SA de CV, (4) Florida under the name All Points Industries, Inc. and (5) Australia under the name The Hillman Group Australia Pty. Ltd. The Hillman Group provides merchandising services and products such as fasteners and related hardware items; threaded rod and metal shapes; keys, key duplication systems and accessories; builder’s hardware; and identification items, such as tags, and letters, numbers and signs, to retail outlets, primarily hardware stores, home centers and mass merchants, pet supply stores, grocery stores and drug stores. Our Canada segment also produces fasteners, stampings, fittings and processes threaded parts for automotive suppliers, industrial Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEM”) and industrial distributors. Through its field sales and service organization, Hillman complements its extensive product selection with value-added services for the retailer.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements	'
	Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements:
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period. Actual results may differ from estimates.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	'
	Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
	The Company establishes the allowance for doubtful accounts using the specific identification method and also provides a reserve in the aggregate. The estimates for calculating the aggregate reserve are based on historical collection experience. Increases to the allowance for doubtful accounts result in a corresponding expense. The Company writes off individual accounts receivable when collection becomes improbable. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $747 at September 30, 2013 and $1,105 at December 31, 2012.
Property and Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation	'
	Property and Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation:
	Property and equipment, including assets acquired under capital leases, are carried at cost and include expenditures for new facilities and major renewals. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from their respective accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in income from operations. The accumulated depreciation was $56,644 at September 30, 2013 and $44,089 at December 31, 2012.
Shipping and Handling	'
	Shipping and Handling:
	The costs incurred to ship product to customers, including freight and handling expenses, are included in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company’s shipping and handling costs were $6,819 and $6,014 in the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company’s shipping and handling costs were $19,575 and $17,512 in the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income	'
	In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income”. The update amended the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) to require entities to provide information about amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive income by component. The Company is required to present, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, the amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income to the respective line items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. This amendment was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this amendment did not have an impact on the Company’s disclosure or the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of Estimated Fair Value of Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities	'
	The following table reconciles the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities to the total purchase price of the Paulin Acquisition:
	Accounts receivable	$	17,259
	Inventory		55,051
	Other current assets		2,656
	Property and equipment		14,937
	Goodwill		13,041
	Intangibles		18,814
	Total assets acquired		121,758
	Less:
	Deferred income taxes		5,832
	Liabilities assumed		12,510
	Total purchase price	$	103,416
Summary of Pro-Forma Financial Statements of Company	'
	The following table indicates the pro-forma financial statements of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The pro-forma financial statements give effect to the acquisition of Paulin as if it had occurred on January 1, 2012:
		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
		Three Months		Nine Months		Three Months		Nine Months
		Ended		Ended		Ended		Ended
		Sept. 30, 2013		Sept. 30, 2013		Sept. 30, 2012		Sept. 30, 2012
	Net Sales	$	192,382	$	544,942	$	183,264	$	537,226
	Net Income		1,748		1,361		420		517

Other_Intangibles_Tables

Other Intangibles (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Components of Other Intangibles, Net	'
	Other intangibles, net, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consist of the following:
		Estimated	September 30,		December 31,
		Useful Life	2013		2012
		(Years)
	Customer relationships	20	$	341,837	$	328,382
	Trademarks - All Others	Indefinite		54,226		49,413
	Trademarks - TagWorks	5		240		240
	Patents	20-May		20,250		20,250
	Quick Tag license	6		11,500		11,500
	Laser Key license	5		1,250		1,250
	KeyWorks license	10		4,100		4,100
	Non-compete agreements	10-May		4,450		4,450
	Lease agreement	0.5		240		240
	Intangible assets, gross			438,093		419,825
	Less: Accumulated amortization			69,716		53,181
	Other intangibles, net		$	368,377	$	366,644

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Measurement of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value on Recurring Basis	'
	The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the periods ended September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, by level, within the fair value hierarchy:
		As of September 30, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Trading securities	$	4,124	$	—		$	—	$	4,124
	Interest rate caps		—		107			—		107
	Foreign exchange forward contracts		—		(157	)		—		(157	)
		As of December 31, 2012
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Trading securities	$	4,245	$	—		$	—	$	4,245
	Interest rate swap		—		(418	)		—		(418	)
	Foreign exchange forward contracts		—		(1,475	)				(1,475	)
	Metal commodity swaps		—		(11	)				(11	)

Segment_Reporting_Tables

Segment Reporting (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Revenues and Income from Operations for Reportable Segments	'
	The table below presents revenues and income from operations for our reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
		Three Months			Three Months			Nine Months			Nine Months
		Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended
		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Revenues
	United States excluding All Points	$	147,750		$	137,215		$	409,446		$	393,564
	All Points		6,057			5,992			16,591			15,616
	Canada		36,776			3,271			97,161			9,568
	Mexico		1,583			1,547			5,253			4,558
	Australia		216			144			561			477
	Total revenues	$	192,382		$	148,169		$	529,012		$	423,783
	Segment Income (Loss) from Operations
	United States excluding All Points	$	19,047		$	13,634		$	41,199		$	37,291
	All Points		553			443			1,537			856
	Canada		2,860			(566	)		5,277			(999	)
	Mexico		64			216			576			605
	Australia		(95	)		(146	)		(803	)		(396	)
	Total income from operations	$	22,429		$	13,581		$	47,786		$	37,357
Assets by Segment	'
	Assets by segment as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Assets
	United States excluding All Points	$	939,639		$	1,133,824
	All Points		10,398			7,298
	Canada		313,722			15,477
	Mexico		17,836			17,816
	Australia		1,661			1,378
	Total Assets	$	1,283,256		$	1,175,793

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli1

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income	'
	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
	For the three months ended September 30, 2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
	Net sales	$	—		$	144,589		$	9,218		$	38,575		$	—		$	192,382
	Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)		—			68,492			6,574			22,739			—			97,805
	Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,672			43,576			1,792			11,579			—			58,619
	Acquisition and integration expenses		—			639			11			712			—			1,362
	Depreciation		—			5,276			21			462			—			5,759
	Amortization		4,515			772			—			267			—			5,554
	Intercompany administrative (income) expense		—			(88	)		—			88			—			—
	Management fees to related party		—			63			—			—			—			63
	Other (income) expense, net		(148	)		987			53			(101	)		—			791
	Income (loss) from operations		(6,039	)		24,872			767			2,829			—			22,429
	Intercompany interest (income) expense		(3,058	)		3,058			—			—			—			—
	Interest expense, net		(49	)		10,208			—			1,816			—			11,975
	Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures		3,152			—			—			—			—			3,152
	Investment income on trust common securities		(95	)		—			—			—			—			(95	)
	Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries’ income		(5,989	)		11,606			767			1,013			—			7,397
	Equity in subsidiaries’ income (loss)		14,679			3,073			—			—			(17,752	)		—
	Income (loss) before income taxes		8,690			14,679			767			1,013			(17,752	)		7,397
	Income tax provision (benefit)		6,942			—			(2,240	)		947			—			5,649
	Net income (loss)	$	1,748		$	14,679		$	3,007		$	66		$	(17,752	)	$	1,748
	Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		—			2,122			—			(163	)		—			1,959
	Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,748		$	16,801		$	3,007		$	(97	)	$	(17,752	)	$	3,707
	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
	For the three months ended September 30, 2012
	(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
	Net sales	$	—		$	137,215		$	5,992		$	4,962		$	—		$	148,169
	Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)		—			64,803			4,590			3,898			—			73,291
	Selling, general and administrative expenses		137			47,872			949			1,854			—			50,812
	Acquisition and integration expenses		—			343			—			—			—			343
	Depreciation		—			4,905			20			20			—			4,945
	Amortization		4,515			853			—			98			—			5,466
	Intercompany administrative (income) expense		—			(87	)		—			87			—			—
	Management and transaction fees to related party		—			122			—			—			—			122
	Other (income) expense, net		(166	)		284			(10	)		(499	)		—			(391	)
	Income (loss) from operations		(4,486	)		18,120			443			(496	)		—			13,581
	Intercompany interest (income) expense		(3,058	)		3,058			—			—			—			—
	Interest expense, net		(43	)		10,305			—			4			—			10,266
	Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures		3,152			—			—			—			—			3,152
	Investment income on trust common securities		(95	)		—			—			—			—			(95	)
	Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries’ income		(4,442	)		4,757			443			(500	)		—			258
	Equity in subsidiaries’ income (loss)		4,196			(172	)		—			—			(4,024	)		—
	Income (loss) before income taxes		(246	)		4,585			443			(500	)		(4,024	)		258
	Income tax provision (benefit)		(1,353	)		389			195			(80	)		—			(849	)
	Net income (loss)	$	1,107		$	4,196		$	248		$	(420	)	$	(4,024	)	$	1,107
	Other comprehensive income:
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		—			—			—			697			—			697
	Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,107		$	4,196		$	248		$	277		$	(4,024	)	$	1,804
	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
Companies, Inc.		Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
											ments
Net sales	$	—		$	401,351		$	24,686		$	102,975		$	—		$	529,012
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)		—			191,012			17,719			63,058			—			271,789
Selling, general and administrative expenses		6,582			125,874			4,816			29,499			—			166,771
Acquisition and integration expenses		—			2,936			62			2,546			—			5,544
Depreciation		—			16,409			56			1,109			—			17,574
Amortization		13,544			2,315			—			700			—			16,559
Intercompany administrative (income) expense		—			(261	)		—			261			—			—
Management and transaction fees to related party		—			63			—			—			—			63
Other (income) expense, net		(217	)		2,434			(43	)		752			—			2,926
Income (loss) from operations		(19,909	)		60,569			2,076			5,050			—			47,786
Intercompany interest (income) expense		(9,174	)		9,178			—			(4	)		—			—
Interest expense, net		(141	)		31,638			—			4,533			—			36,030
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures		9,457			—			—			—			—			9,457
Investment income on trust common securities		(284	)		—			—			—			—			(284	)
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries’ income		(19,767	)		19,753			2,076			521			—			2,583
Equity in subsidiaries’ income (loss)		22,229			2,476			—			—			(24,705	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes		2,462			22,229			2,076			521			(24,705	)		2,583
Income tax provision (benefit)		636			—			(1,300	)		1,421			—			757
Net income (loss)	$	1,826		$	22,229		$	3,376		$	(900	)	$	(24,705	)	$	1,826
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—			(2,100	)		—			(154	)		—			(2,254	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,826		$	20,129		$	3,376		$	(1,054	)	$	(24,705	)	$	(428	)
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands)
	Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
	The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
	Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
													ments
Net sales	$	—		$	393,564		$	15,616		$	14,603		$	—		$	423,783
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)		—			188,113			11,946			9,771			—			209,830
Selling, general and administrative expenses		305			134,372			2,755			5,474			—			142,906
Acquisition and integration expenses		—			807			—			—			—			807
Depreciation		—			16,321			70			61			—			16,452
Amortization		13,544			2,526			—			296			—			16,366
Intercompany administrative (income) expense		—			(260	)		—			260			—			—
Management and transaction fees to related party		—			122			—			—			—			122
Other (income) expense, net		(334	)		757			(11	)		(469	)		—			(57	)
Income (loss) from operations		(13,515	)		50,806			856			(790	)		—			37,357
Intercompany interest (income) expense		(9,174	)		9,174			—			—			—			—
Interest expense, net		(235	)		30,824			—			4			—			30,593
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures		9,457			—			—			—			—			9,457
Investment income on trust common securities		(284	)		—			—			—			—			(284	)
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries’ income		(13,279	)		10,808			856			(794	)		—			(2,409	)
Equity in subsidiaries’ income (loss)		9,381			(232	)		—			—			(9,149	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes		(3,898	)		10,576			856			(794	)		(9,149	)		(2,409	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		(3,474	)		1,195			393			(99	)		—			(1,985	)
Net income (loss)	$	(424	)	$	9,381		$	463		$	(695	)	$	(9,149	)	$	(424	)
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—			—			—			1,186			—			1,186
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	(424	)	$	9,381		$	463		$	491		$	(9,149	)	$	762
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	'
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
	As of September 30, 2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
	ASSETS
	Current assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	1		$	16,399		$	1,418		$	8,553		$	—		$	26,371
	Restricted investments		2,889			—			—			—			—			2,889
	Accounts receivable, net		—			87,925			932			17,149			—			106,006
	Inventories		—			107,379			9,100			63,522			(354	)		179,647
	Deferred income taxes		9,309			—			1,196			1,325			(847	)		10,983
	Other current assets		—			7,817			188			2,447			—			10,452
	Total current assets		12,199			219,520			12,834			92,996			(1,201	)		336,348
	Intercompany notes receivable		105,446			101,942			—			(101,942	)		(105,446	)		—
	Intercompany interest receivable		9,174			4,526			—			—			(13,700	)		—
	Investments in subsidiaries		(652,522	)		28,123			507			271,803			352,089			—
	Property and equipment, net		—			78,325			382			14,132			—			92,839
	Goodwill		418,947			24,512			3,090			21,100			280			467,929
	Other intangibles, net		298,288			43,731			250			26,108			—			368,377
	Restricted investments		1,235			—			—			—			—			1,235
	Deferred income taxes		24,325			—			668			(383	)		(24,610	)		—
	Deferred financing fees		—			10,563			—			—			—			10,563
	Investment in trust common securities		3,261			—			—			—			—			3,261
	Other assets		—			2,281			25			398			—			2,704
	Total assets	$	220,353		$	513,523		$	17,756		$	324,212		$	207,412		$	1,283,256
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Current liabilities
	Accounts payable	$	—		$	31,117		$	1,544		$	15,756		$	—		$	48,417
	Current portion of senior term loans		—			3,968			—			—			—			3,968
	Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations		—			183			—			—			—			183
	Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures		1,019			—			—			—			—			1,019
	Intercompany interest payable		—			9,174			—			4,526			(13,700	)		—
	Accrued expenses:
	Salaries and wages		—			6,215			163			1,863			—			8,241
	Pricing allowances		—			3,471			3			2,705			—			6,179
	Income and other taxes		(476	)		2,782			(569	)		1,617			—			3,354
	Interest		—			9,805			—			—			—			9,805
	Deferred compensation		2,889			—			—			—			—			2,889
	Other accrued expenses		—			6,588			198			2,255			—			9,041
	Total current liabilities		3,432			73,303			1,339			28,722			(13,700	)		93,096
	Intercompany debt payable		—			105,446			—			—			(105,446	)		—
	Long term senior term loans		—			379,404			—			—			—			379,404
	Long term portion of capitalized leases		—			339			—			—			—			339
	Long term senior notes		—			272,056			—			—			—			272,056
	Junior subordinated debentures		114,991			—			—			—			—			114,991
	Deferred compensation		1,235			—			—			—			—			1,235
	Deferred income taxes, net		139,986			—			207			9,597			(25,457	)		124,333
	Other non-current liabilities		7,079			5,632			—			—			—			12,711
	Total liabilities		266,723			836,180			1,546			38,319			(144,603	)		998,165
	Common stock with put options:
	Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013		20,686			—			—			—			—			20,686
	Commitments and Contingencies
	Stockholders’ Equity:
	Preferred Stock:
	Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013		—			—			—			—			—			—
	Common Stock:
	Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013		—			—			50			—			(50	)		—
	Additional paid-in capital		112,508			(130,734	)		11,711			293,717			1,811			289,013
	Accumulated deficit		(179,564	)		(189,823	)		4,449			(3,358	)		345,071			(23,225	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		—			(2,100	)		—			(4,466	)		5,183			(1,383	)
Total stockholders’ equity		(67,056	)		(322,657	)		16,210			285,893			352,015			264,405
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	220,353		$	513,523		$	17,756		$	324,212		$	207,412		$	1,283,256
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
As of December 31, 2012
(Amounts in thousands)
	Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
	The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
	Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
													ments
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1		$	62,917		$	429		$	2,201		$	—		$	65,548
Restricted investments		846			—			—			—			—			846
Accounts receivable, net		—			65,916			6,473			(10,045	)		—			62,344
Inventories		—			105,028			4,678			4,404			(272	)		113,838
Deferred income taxes		10,359			—			610			221			(726	)		10,464
Other current assets		—			6,526			145			1,835			—			8,506
Total current assets		11,206			240,387			12,335			(1,384	)		(998	)		261,546
Intercompany notes receivable		105,446			—			—			—			(105,446	)		—
Investments in subsidiaries		(637,376	)		27,204			—			—			610,172			—
Property and equipment, net		—			67,902			191			399			—			68,492
Goodwill		418,946			24,512			58			11,542			280			455,338
Other intangibles, net		311,832			46,047			250			8,515			—			366,644
Restricted investments		3,399			—			—			—			—			3,399
Deferred income taxes		29,492			—			(411	)		977			(30,058	)		—
Deferred financing fees		—			12,858			—			—			—			12,858
Investment in trust common securities		3,261			—			—			—			—			3,261
Other assets		—			3,521			25			709			—			4,255
Total assets	$	246,206		$	422,431		$	12,448		$	20,758		$	473,950		$	1,175,793
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—		$	31,873		$	517		$	181		$	—		$	32,571
Current portion of senior term loans		—			3,200			—			—			—			3,200
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations		—			819			—			—			—			819
Additional acquisition consideration		—			—			—			—			—			—
Accrued expenses:
Salaries and wages		—			8,930			217			204			—			9,351
Pricing allowances		—			3,457			3			597			—			4,057
Income and other taxes		(625	)		2,447			25			645			—			2,492
Interest		—			2,868			—			—			—			2,868
Deferred compensation		846			—			—			—			—			846
Other accrued expenses		—			9,822			40			1,535			—			11,397
Total current liabilities		221			63,416			802			3,162			—			67,601
Intercompany debt payable		—			105,446			—			—			(105,446	)		—
Long term senior term loans		—			307,727			—			—			—			307,727
Long term portion of capitalized lease and other obligations		—			245			—			—			—			245
Long term senior notes		—			272,942			—			—			—			272,942
Junior subordinated debentures		115,132			—			—			—			—			115,132
Deferred compensation		3,399			—			—			—			—			3,399
Deferred income taxes, net		146,042			—			219			2,472			(30,784	)		117,949
Other non-current liabilities		714			5,473			—			—			—			6,187
Total liabilities		265,508			755,249			1,021			5,634			(136,230	)		891,182
Common stock with put options:
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 198.3 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012		14,116			—			—			—			—			14,116
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred Stock:
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012		—			—			—			—			—			—
Common Stock:
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,801.7 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012		—			—			50			—			(50	)		—
Additional paid-in capital		117,261			(131,642	)		10,304			17,192			281,560			294,675
Accumulated deficit		(150,679	)		(201,176	)		1,073			(2,458	)		328,189			(25,051	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		—			—			—			390			481			871
Total stockholders’ equity		(33,418	)		(332,818	)		11,427			15,124			610,180			270,495
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	246,206		$	422,431		$	12,448		$	20,758		$	473,950		$	1,175,793
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	'
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
	Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income (loss)	$	(20,403	)	$	19,753		$	3,376		$	(900	)	$	—		$	1,826
	Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
	Depreciation and amortization		13,544			18,724			56			1,809			—			34,133
	Dispositions of property and equipment		—			76			13			12			—			101
	Deferred income tax provision (benefit)		161			—			(1,677	)		1,910			—			394
	Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization		(141	)		1,995			—			—			—			1,854
	Stock-based compensation expense		6,365			—			—			—			—			6,365
	Other non-cash interest expense		—			(391	)		—			—			—			(391	)
	Changes in operating items:
	Accounts receivable		—			(18,307	)		(3,067	)		(5,029	)		—			(26,403	)
	Inventories		—			(2,269	)		(4,422	)		(4,067	)		—			(10,758	)
	Other assets		—			(3,753	)		8,565			(2,551	)		—			2,261
	Accounts payable		—			(756	)		1,027			2,771			—			3,042
	Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures		1,019			—			—			—			—			1,019
	Other accrued liabilities		149			10,928			(490	)		9,985			(13,700	)		6,872
	Other items, net		(678	)		(13,384	)		(2,286	)		2,570			13,684			(94	)
	Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities		16			12,616			1,095			6,510			(16	)		20,221
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Paulin acquisition		—			(103,416	)		—			—			—			(103,416	)
	Capital expenditures		—			(26,826	)		(106	)		(158	)		—			(27,090	)
	Other, net		(16	)		—			—			—			16			—
	Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		(16	)		(130,242	)		(106	)		(158	)		16			(130,506	)
	Cash flows from financing activities:
	Borrowings of senior term loans		—			76,800			—			—			—			76,800
	Repayments of senior term loans		—			(2,784	)		—			—			—			(2,784	)
	Discount on senior term loans		—			(2,152	)		—			—			—			(2,152	)
	Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations		—			(73	)		—			—			—			(73	)
	Repayment of other credit obligations		—			(683	)		—			—			—			(683	)
	Net cash provided by financing activities		—			71,108			—			—			—			71,108
	Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(46,518	)		989			6,352			—			(39,177	)
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1			62,917			429			2,201			—			65,548
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1		$	16,399		$	1,418		$	8,553		$	—		$	26,371
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
	(Amounts in thousands)
		Guarantors			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Consol-			Consolidated
		The Hillman			The Hillman			Subsidiaries			Guarantor			idating
		Companies, Inc.			Group, Inc.						Subsidiaries			Adjust-
														ments
	Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income (loss)	$	(9,805	)	$	9,615		$	463		$	(695	)	$	(2	)	$	(424	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used for) provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation and amortization		13,544			18,847			70			357			—			32,818
	Dispositions of property and equipment		—			270			4			—			—			274
	Deferred income tax provision (benefit)		(2,790	)		(72	)		346			(89	)		—			(2,605	)
	Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization		(235	)		1,851			—			—			—			1,616
	Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap		—			(578	)		—			—			—			(578	)
	Changes in operating items:
	Accounts receivable		—			(11,712	)		(905	)		(783	)		—			(13,400	)
	Inventories		—			(14,531	)		523			(1,321	)		2			(15,327	)
	Other assets		—			(4,791	)		46			2,490			—			(2,255	)
	Accounts payable		—			2,596			(104	)		(323	)		—			2,169
	Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures		1,019			—			—			—			—			1,019
	Other accrued liabilities		194			20,099			102			295			(9,175	)		11,515
	Other items, net		(1,927	)		(8,673	)		18			(153	)		9,175			(1,560	)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities		—			12,921			563			(222	)		—			13,262
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			—			3			—			—			3
Capital expenditures		—			(17,063	)		(124	)		(138	)		—			(17,325	)
Net cash used for investing activities		—			(17,063	)		(121	)		(138	)		—			(17,322	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of senior term loans		—			(2,400	)		—			—			—			(2,400	)
Borrowings of revolving credit loans		—			19,000			—			—			—			19,000
Repayments of revolving credit loans		—			(7,000	)		—			—			—			(7,000	)
Payments of additional acquisition consideration		—			(12,387	)		—			—			—			(12,387	)
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations		—			(30	)		—			—			—			(30	)
Net cash used for financing activities		—			(2,817	)		—			—			—			(2,817	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(6,959	)		442			(360	)		—			(6,877	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1			8,852			547			2,627			—			12,027
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1		$	1,893		$	989		$	2,267		$	—		$	5,150

Basis_of_Presentation_Addition

Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
	Segment
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Number of business segments	5

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$747	'	$747	'	$1,105
Accumulated depreciation	56,644	'	56,644	'	44,089
Shipping and handling costs	$6,819	$6,014	$19,575	$17,512	'

Acquisitions_Additional_Inform

Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (Paulin [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 19, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
		Facility
Paulin [Member]	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Aggregate purchase price cash paid	$103,416	'	'
Revenues	'	'	$145,700
Number of manufacturing facilities	'	4	'

Acquisitions_Reconciliation_of

Acquisitions - Reconciliation of Estimated Fair Value of Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 19, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			Paulin [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	'	'	$17,259
Inventory	'	'	55,051
Other current assets	'	'	2,656
Property and equipment	'	'	14,937
Goodwill	467,929	455,338	13,041
Intangibles	'	'	18,814
Total assets acquired	'	'	121,758
Deferred income taxes	'	'	5,832
Liabilities assumed	'	'	12,510
Total purchase price	'	'	$103,416

Acquisitions_Summary_of_ProFor

Acquisitions - Summary of Pro-Forma Financial Statements of Company (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net Sales	$192,382	$183,264	$544,942	$537,226
Net Income	$1,748	$420	$1,361	$517

Other_Intangibles_Components_o

Other Intangibles - Components of Other Intangibles, Net (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets, gross	$438,093	$419,825
Less: Accumulated amortization	69,716	53,181
Other intangibles, net	368,377	366,644
Customer Relationships [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'20 years	'
Intangible assets, gross	341,837	328,382
Trademarks - All Others [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'Indefinite	'
Intangible assets, gross	54,226	49,413
Trademarks - TagWorks [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'5 years	'
Intangible assets, gross	240	240
Patents [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets, gross	20,250	20,250
Patents [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'5 years	'
Patents [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'20 years	'
Quick Tag license [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'6 years	'
Intangible assets, gross	11,500	11,500
Laser Key License [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'5 years	'
Intangible assets, gross	1,250	1,250
KeyWorks license [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'10 years	'
Intangible assets, gross	4,100	4,100
Non-Compete Agreements [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets, gross	4,450	4,450
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'5 years	'
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'10 years	'
Lease Agreement [Member]	'	'
Product Rights [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'6 months	'
Intangible assets, gross	$240	$240

Other_Intangibles_Additional_I

Other Intangibles - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Amortization expense	$5,554	$5,466	$16,559	$16,366
Estimated amortization expense for current year	22,104	'	22,104	'
2014	22,217	'	22,217	'
2015	21,556	'	21,556	'
2016	19,625	'	19,625	'
2017	18,771	'	18,771	'
2018	$18,771	'	$18,771	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'
Losses up to per occurrence related to product liability, automotive, workers' compensation and general liability	$250
Liability recorded for such risk insurance reserves	1,514
Aggregate vendors and insurers letters of credit related to product purchases and insurance coverage of product liability, workers' compensation and general liability	3,481
Group health claims up to annual stop loss limit per participant	200
Annual group health insurance claims in excess of expected claims	125.00%
Liability recorded for such group health insurance reserves	2,128
Maximum [Member]	'
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'
Occurrences in excess for purchased catastrophic coverage	40,000
Minimum [Member]	'
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'
Occurrences in excess for purchased catastrophic coverage	$250

Related_Party_Transactions_Add

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Rental Expense And Deferred Rent [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Rental expense for the lease	$82	$82	$247	$247
Paulin [Member]	'	'	'	'
Rental Expense And Deferred Rent [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Rental expense for the lease	$205	'	$479	'
Number of leases	'	'	3	'
Number of properties leased	'	'	5	'
Lease agreement date	19-Feb-13	'	19-Feb-13	'

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Effective income tax rates	76.40%	-329.10%	29.30%	82.40%

LongTerm_Debt_Additional_Infor

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2011

Sep. 30, 2013

Nov. 07, 2012

Feb. 14, 2013

Feb. 14, 2013

Feb. 14, 2013

Feb. 14, 2013

Feb. 14, 2013

Feb. 14, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 16, 2011

28-May-10

Euro Dollar Margin [Member]

Euro Dollar Loans [Member]

Base Rate Margin [Member]

Base Rate Loans [Member]

Eurodollar [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

10.875% Senior Notes [Member]

10.875% Senior Notes [Member]

10.875% Senior Notes [Member]

10.875% Senior Notes [Member]

10.875% Senior Notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase in aggregate term loan

'

'

'

$76,800

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate principal amount

'

'

'

420,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Basis point reduction on term loan pricing

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.50%

0.50%

'

'

'

'

'

Additional reduction of basis point on term loan pricing

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.25%

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

Amended maturity date of Senior Facilities

'

'

28-May-17

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument Margin Percentage

'

'

'

'

3.00%

1.25%

2.00%

2.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate on senior note

'

'

4.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.88%

'

10.88%

10.88%

'

Principal amount of senior notes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

65,000

'

50,000

150,000

Premium on senior notes

$4,225

$4,625

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common_and_Preferred_Stock_Add

Common and Preferred Stock - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'
Common stock, shares authorized	5,000	5,000
Common stock, shares issued	4,790	4,802
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000	5,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Put Options [Member]	'	'
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'
Common stock held by management	210.5	198.3
Fair value adjusted to common stock	20,686	14,116

StockBased_Compensation_Additi

Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	28-May-10
Employee Stock Option [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Stock option liability	6,947	'	'	'	'
Stock Option Plan [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock granted maximum	'	'	'	'	47,489
Common stock granted	6,800	7,375	1,030	32,284	'
Common stock cancelled	3,761	'	'	'	'
Common stock exercised	8	'	'	'	'

Derivatives_and_Hedging_Additi

Derivatives and Hedging - Additional Information (Detail)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 18, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 24, 2010

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

20-May-13

Sep. 30, 2013

20-May-13

Sep. 30, 2013

Apr. 20, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

30-May-12

Sep. 30, 2013

30-May-12

Sep. 30, 2013

USD ($)

USD ($)

2012 FX Contract [Member]

2012 FX Contract [Member]

3Q 2013 FX Contracts [Member]

3Q 2013 FX Contracts [Member]

3Q 2013 FX Contracts [Member]

2010 Swap [Member]

2010 Swap [Member]

2010 Swap [Member]

2013 Rate Cap No. 1 [Member]

2013 Rate Cap No. 1 [Member]

2013 Rate Cap No. 2 [Member]

2013 Rate Cap No. 2 [Member]

2012 Metal Swap No. 1 [Member]

2012 Metal Swap No. 1 [Member]

2012 Metal Swap No. 2 [Member]

2012 Metal Swap No. 2 [Member]

2012 Metal Swap No. 3 [Member]

2012 Metal Swap No. 3 [Member]

CAD

CAD

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Contract

Mg

Mg

Mg

Derivative [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Term of derivative instrument

'

'

'6 months

'

'

'

'

'2 years

'

'

'2 years

'

'2 years

'

'8 months

'

'7 months

'

'10 months

'

Notional amount of derivative instrument

'

'

105,000,000

'

12,500,000

'

'

$115,000,000

'

'

$150,000,000

'

$75,000,000

'

$294,700

'

$77,900

'

$272,500

'

Interest rate of derivative instrument

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2.47%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Effective date of agreement

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

31-May-11

'

28-May-13

'

28-May-13

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Termination date of derivative

'

'

'

21-May-13

'

31-Oct-13

30-Apr-14

'

31-May-13

31-May-13

'

28-May-15

'

28-May-15

'

31-Dec-12

'

31-Dec-12

'

31-Mar-13

Fair value of derivative liability

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-418,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of interest expense

'

418,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

LIBOR interest rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.25%

'

1.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of interest rate caps

107,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Quantity of derivative instrument

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

35

'

10

'

35

'

Price of copper

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8.42

'

7.79

'

7.785

'

Forward exchange rate

'

'

0.9989

'

'

1.0332

1.0576

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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$157,000

$1,138,000

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Fair_Value_Measurements_Measur

Fair Value Measurements - Measurement of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Trading securities	$4,124	$4,245
Interest rate swap	'	-418
Interest rate caps	107	'
Foreign exchange forward contracts	-157	-1,475
Metal commodity swaps	'	-11
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Trading securities	4,124	4,245
Interest rate swap	'	'
Interest rate caps	'	'
Foreign exchange forward contracts	'	'
Metal commodity swaps	'	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Trading securities	'	'
Interest rate swap	'	-418
Interest rate caps	107	'
Foreign exchange forward contracts	-157	-1,475
Metal commodity swaps	'	-11
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Trading securities	'	'
Interest rate swap	'	'
Interest rate caps	'	'
Foreign exchange forward contracts	'	'
Metal commodity swaps	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
					2010 Swap [Member]	2010 Swap [Member]
Investment Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrealized gains on securities recorded as other income	$148	$137	$217	$305	'	'
Swap expired date	'	'	'	'	31-May-13	31-May-13

Acquisition_and_Integration_Ex1

Acquisition and Integration Expenses - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Acquisition expenses	$1,362	$343	$5,544	$807

Segment_Reporting_Additional_I

Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
	Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Number of reportable segments	5

Segment_Reporting_Revenues_and

Segment Reporting - Revenues and Income from Operations for Reportable Segments (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	$192,382	$148,169	$529,012	$423,783
Segment Income (Loss) from Operations	'	'	'	'
Income from operations	22,429	13,581	47,786	37,357
United States Excluding All Points [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	147,750	137,215	409,446	393,564
Segment Income (Loss) from Operations	'	'	'	'
Income from operations	19,047	13,634	41,199	37,291
All Points [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	6,057	5,992	16,591	15,616
Segment Income (Loss) from Operations	'	'	'	'
Income from operations	553	443	1,537	856
Canada [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	36,776	3,271	97,161	9,568
Segment Income (Loss) from Operations	'	'	'	'
Income from operations	2,860	-566	5,277	-999
Mexico [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	1,583	1,547	5,253	4,558
Segment Income (Loss) from Operations	'	'	'	'
Income from operations	64	216	576	605
Australia [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	216	144	561	477
Segment Income (Loss) from Operations	'	'	'	'
Income from operations	($95)	($146)	($803)	($396)

Segment_Reporting_Assets_by_Se

Segment Reporting - Assets by Segment (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'
Total Assets	$1,283,256	$1,175,793
United States Excluding All Points [Member]	'	'
Assets	'	'
Total Assets	939,639	1,133,824
All Points [Member]	'	'
Assets	'	'
Total Assets	10,398	7,298
Canada [Member]	'	'
Assets	'	'
Total Assets	313,722	15,477
Mexico [Member]	'	'
Assets	'	'
Total Assets	17,836	17,816
Australia [Member]	'	'
Assets	'	'
Total Assets	$1,661	$1,378

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli2

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 16, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Interest rate on senior note	4.25%	'	'
10.875% Senior Notes [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Interest rate on senior note	10.88%	10.88%	10.88%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding	$265,000	'	'

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli3

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$192,382	$148,169	$529,012	$423,783
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	97,805	73,291	271,789	209,830
Selling, general and administrative expenses	58,619	50,812	166,771	142,906
Acquisition and integration expenses	1,362	343	5,544	807
Depreciation	5,759	4,945	17,574	16,452
Amortization	5,554	5,466	16,559	16,366
Intercompany administrative (income) expense	'	'	'	'
Management and transaction fees to related party	63	122	63	122
Other (income) expense, net	791	-391	2,926	-57
Income from operations	22,429	13,581	47,786	37,357
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'
Interest expense, net	11,975	10,266	36,030	30,593
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	3,152	3,152	9,457	9,457
Investment income on trust common securities	-95	-95	-284	-284
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	7,397	258	2,583	-2,409
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	7,397	258	2,583	-2,409
Income tax provision (benefit)	5,649	-849	757	-1,985
Net income (loss)	1,748	1,107	1,826	-424
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	1,959	697	-2,254	1,186
Comprehensive (loss) income	3,707	1,804	-428	762
Guarantors The Hillman Companies, Inc. [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	'	'	'	'
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,672	137	6,582	305
Acquisition and integration expenses	'	'	'	'
Depreciation	'	'	'	'
Amortization	4,515	4,515	13,544	13,544
Intercompany administrative (income) expense	'	'	'	'
Management and transaction fees to related party	'	'	'	'
Other (income) expense, net	-148	-166	-217	-334
Income from operations	-6,039	-4,486	-19,909	-13,515
Intercompany interest (income) expense	-3,058	-3,058	-9,174	-9,174
Interest expense, net	-49	-43	-141	-235
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	3,152	3,152	9,457	9,457
Investment income on trust common securities	-95	-95	-284	-284
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	-5,989	-4,442	-19,767	-13,279
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)	14,679	4,196	22,229	9,381
Income (loss) before income taxes	8,690	-246	2,462	-3,898
Income tax provision (benefit)	6,942	-1,353	636	-3,474
Net income (loss)	1,748	1,107	1,826	-424
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive (loss) income	1,748	1,107	1,826	-424
Issuer The Hillman Group, Inc. [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	144,589	137,215	401,351	393,564
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	68,492	64,803	191,012	188,113
Selling, general and administrative expenses	43,576	47,872	125,874	134,372
Acquisition and integration expenses	639	343	2,936	807
Depreciation	5,276	4,905	16,409	16,321
Amortization	772	853	2,315	2,526
Intercompany administrative (income) expense	-88	-87	-261	-260
Management and transaction fees to related party	63	122	63	122
Other (income) expense, net	987	284	2,434	757
Income from operations	24,872	18,120	60,569	50,806
Intercompany interest (income) expense	3,058	3,058	9,178	9,174
Interest expense, net	10,208	10,305	31,638	30,824
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Investment income on trust common securities	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	11,606	4,757	19,753	10,808
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)	3,073	-172	2,476	-232
Income (loss) before income taxes	14,679	4,585	22,229	10,576
Income tax provision (benefit)	'	389	'	1,195
Net income (loss)	14,679	4,196	22,229	9,381
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	2,122	'	-2,100	'
Comprehensive (loss) income	16,801	4,196	20,129	9,381
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	9,218	5,992	24,686	15,616
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	6,574	4,590	17,719	11,946
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,792	949	4,816	2,755
Acquisition and integration expenses	11	'	62	'
Depreciation	21	20	56	70
Amortization	'	'	'	'
Intercompany administrative (income) expense	'	'	'	'
Management and transaction fees to related party	'	'	'	'
Other (income) expense, net	53	-10	-43	-11
Income from operations	767	443	2,076	856
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Investment income on trust common securities	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	767	443	2,076	856
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	767	443	2,076	856
Income tax provision (benefit)	-2,240	195	-1,300	393
Net income (loss)	3,007	248	3,376	463
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive (loss) income	3,007	248	3,376	463
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	38,575	4,962	102,975	14,603
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	22,739	3,898	63,058	9,771
Selling, general and administrative expenses	11,579	1,854	29,499	5,474
Acquisition and integration expenses	712	'	2,546	'
Depreciation	462	20	1,109	61
Amortization	267	98	700	296
Intercompany administrative (income) expense	88	87	261	260
Management and transaction fees to related party	'	'	'	'
Other (income) expense, net	-101	-499	752	-469
Income from operations	2,829	-496	5,050	-790
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	-4	'
Interest expense, net	1,816	4	4,533	4
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Investment income on trust common securities	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	1,013	-500	521	-794
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,013	-500	521	-794
Income tax provision (benefit)	947	-80	1,421	-99
Net income (loss)	66	-420	-900	-695
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-163	697	-154	1,186
Comprehensive (loss) income	-97	277	-1,054	491
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	'	'	'	'
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'
Acquisition and integration expenses	'	'	'	'
Depreciation	'	'	'	'
Amortization	'	'	'	'
Intercompany administrative (income) expense	'	'	'	'
Management and transaction fees to related party	'	'	'	'
Other (income) expense, net	'	'	'	'
Income from operations	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Investment income on trust common securities	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	'	'	'	'
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)	-17,752	-4,024	-24,705	-9,149
Income (loss) before income taxes	-17,752	-4,024	-24,705	-9,149
Income tax provision (benefit)	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-17,752	-4,024	-24,705	-9,149
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive (loss) income	($17,752)	($4,024)	($24,705)	($9,149)

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli4

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$26,371	$65,548	$5,150	$12,027
Restricted investments	2,889	846	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	106,006	62,344	'	'
Inventories	179,647	113,838	'	'
Deferred income taxes	10,983	10,464	'	'
Other current assets	10,452	8,506	'	'
Total current assets	336,348	261,546	'	'
Intercompany notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest receivable	'	'	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net	92,839	68,492	'	'
Goodwill	467,929	455,338	'	'
Other intangibles, net	368,377	366,644	'	'
Restricted investments	1,235	3,399	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing fees	10,563	12,858	'	'
Investment in trust common securities	3,261	3,261	'	'
Other assets	2,704	4,255	'	'
Total assets	1,283,256	1,175,793	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	48,417	32,571	'	'
Current portion of senior term loans	3,968	3,200	'	'
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	183	819	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	1,019	'	'	'
Additional acquisition consideration	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest payable	'	'	'	'
Accrued expenses:	'	'	'	'
Salaries and wages	8,241	9,351	'	'
Pricing allowances	6,179	4,057	'	'
Income and other taxes	3,354	2,492	'	'
Interest	9,805	2,868	'	'
Deferred compensation	2,889	846	'	'
Other accrued expenses	9,041	11,397	'	'
Total current liabilities	93,096	67,601	'	'
Intercompany debt payable	'	'	'	'
Long term senior term loans	379,404	307,727	'	'
Long term portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	339	245	'	'
Long term senior notes	272,056	272,942	'	'
Junior subordinated debentures	114,991	115,132	'	'
Deferred compensation	1,235	3,399	'	'
Deferred income taxes, net	124,333	117,949	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	12,711	6,187	'	'
Total liabilities	998,165	891,182	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2013	'	'	'	'
Common Stock:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 and 4801.7 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	'	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	289,013	294,675	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-23,225	-25,051	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	-1,383	871	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	264,405	270,495	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,283,256	1,175,793	'	'
Put Options [Member]	'	'	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 and 198.3 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	20,686	14,116	'	'
Guarantors The Hillman Companies, Inc. [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Restricted investments	2,889	846	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	'	'	'	'
Inventories	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	9,309	10,359	'	'
Other current assets	'	'	'	'
Total current assets	12,199	11,206	'	'
Intercompany notes receivable	105,446	105,446	'	'
Intercompany interest receivable	9,174	'	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	-652,522	-637,376	'	'
Property and equipment, net	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	418,947	418,946	'	'
Other intangibles, net	298,288	311,832	'	'
Restricted investments	1,235	3,399	'	'
Deferred income taxes	24,325	29,492	'	'
Deferred financing fees	'	'	'	'
Investment in trust common securities	3,261	3,261	'	'
Other assets	'	'	'	'
Total assets	220,353	246,206	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	'	'	'	'
Current portion of senior term loans	'	'	'	'
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	'	'	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	1,019	'	'	'
Additional acquisition consideration	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest payable	'	'	'	'
Accrued expenses:	'	'	'	'
Salaries and wages	'	'	'	'
Pricing allowances	'	'	'	'
Income and other taxes	-476	-625	'	'
Interest	'	'	'	'
Deferred compensation	2,889	846	'	'
Other accrued expenses	'	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	3,432	221	'	'
Intercompany debt payable	'	'	'	'
Long term senior term loans	'	'	'	'
Long term portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	'	'	'	'
Long term senior notes	'	'	'	'
Junior subordinated debentures	114,991	115,132	'	'
Deferred compensation	1,235	3,399	'	'
Deferred income taxes, net	139,986	146,042	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	7,079	714	'	'
Total liabilities	266,723	265,508	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2013	'	'	'	'
Common Stock:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 and 4801.7 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	'	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	112,508	117,261	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-179,564	-150,679	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	-67,056	-33,418	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	220,353	246,206	'	'
Guarantors The Hillman Companies, Inc. [Member] | Put Options [Member]	'	'	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 and 198.3 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	20,686	14,116	'	'
Issuer The Hillman Group, Inc. [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	16,399	62,917	1,893	8,852
Restricted investments	'	'	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	87,925	65,916	'	'
Inventories	107,379	105,028	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	'	'	'
Other current assets	7,817	6,526	'	'
Total current assets	219,520	240,387	'	'
Intercompany notes receivable	101,942	'	'	'
Intercompany interest receivable	4,526	'	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	28,123	27,204	'	'
Property and equipment, net	78,325	67,902	'	'
Goodwill	24,512	24,512	'	'
Other intangibles, net	43,731	46,047	'	'
Restricted investments	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing fees	10,563	12,858	'	'
Investment in trust common securities	'	'	'	'
Other assets	2,281	3,521	'	'
Total assets	513,523	422,431	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	31,117	31,873	'	'
Current portion of senior term loans	3,968	3,200	'	'
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	183	819	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Additional acquisition consideration	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest payable	9,174	'	'	'
Accrued expenses:	'	'	'	'
Salaries and wages	6,215	8,930	'	'
Pricing allowances	3,471	3,457	'	'
Income and other taxes	2,782	2,447	'	'
Interest	9,805	2,868	'	'
Deferred compensation	'	'	'	'
Other accrued expenses	6,588	9,822	'	'
Total current liabilities	73,303	63,416	'	'
Intercompany debt payable	105,446	105,446	'	'
Long term senior term loans	379,404	307,727	'	'
Long term portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	339	245	'	'
Long term senior notes	272,056	272,942	'	'
Junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Deferred compensation	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes, net	'	'	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	5,632	5,473	'	'
Total liabilities	836,180	755,249	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2013	'	'	'	'
Common Stock:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 and 4801.7 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	'	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	-130,734	-131,642	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-189,823	-201,176	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	-2,100	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	-322,657	-332,818	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	513,523	422,431	'	'
Issuer The Hillman Group, Inc. [Member] | Put Options [Member]	'	'	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 and 198.3 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	'	'	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	1,418	429	989	547
Restricted investments	'	'	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	932	6,473	'	'
Inventories	9,100	4,678	'	'
Deferred income taxes	1,196	610	'	'
Other current assets	188	145	'	'
Total current assets	12,834	12,335	'	'
Intercompany notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest receivable	'	'	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	507	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net	382	191	'	'
Goodwill	3,090	58	'	'
Other intangibles, net	250	250	'	'
Restricted investments	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	668	-411	'	'
Deferred financing fees	'	'	'	'
Investment in trust common securities	'	'	'	'
Other assets	25	25	'	'
Total assets	17,756	12,448	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	1,544	517	'	'
Current portion of senior term loans	'	'	'	'
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	'	'	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Additional acquisition consideration	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest payable	'	'	'	'
Accrued expenses:	'	'	'	'
Salaries and wages	163	217	'	'
Pricing allowances	3	3	'	'
Income and other taxes	-569	25	'	'
Interest	'	'	'	'
Deferred compensation	'	'	'	'
Other accrued expenses	198	40	'	'
Total current liabilities	1,339	802	'	'
Intercompany debt payable	'	'	'	'
Long term senior term loans	'	'	'	'
Long term portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	'	'	'	'
Long term senior notes	'	'	'	'
Junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Deferred compensation	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes, net	207	219	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	1,546	1,021	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2013	'	'	'	'
Common Stock:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 and 4801.7 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	50	50	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	11,711	10,304	'	'
Accumulated deficit	4,449	1,073	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	16,210	11,427	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	17,756	12,448	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Put Options [Member]	'	'	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 and 198.3 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	'	'	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	8,553	2,201	2,267	2,627
Restricted investments	'	'	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	17,149	-10,045	'	'
Inventories	63,522	4,404	'	'
Deferred income taxes	1,325	221	'	'
Other current assets	2,447	1,835	'	'
Total current assets	92,996	-1,384	'	'
Intercompany notes receivable	-101,942	'	'	'
Intercompany interest receivable	'	'	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	271,803	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net	14,132	399	'	'
Goodwill	21,100	11,542	'	'
Other intangibles, net	26,108	8,515	'	'
Restricted investments	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	-383	977	'	'
Deferred financing fees	'	'	'	'
Investment in trust common securities	'	'	'	'
Other assets	398	709	'	'
Total assets	324,212	20,758	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	15,756	181	'	'
Current portion of senior term loans	'	'	'	'
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	'	'	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Additional acquisition consideration	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest payable	4,526	'	'	'
Accrued expenses:	'	'	'	'
Salaries and wages	1,863	204	'	'
Pricing allowances	2,705	597	'	'
Income and other taxes	1,617	645	'	'
Interest	'	'	'	'
Deferred compensation	'	'	'	'
Other accrued expenses	2,255	1,535	'	'
Total current liabilities	28,722	3,162	'	'
Intercompany debt payable	'	'	'	'
Long term senior term loans	'	'	'	'
Long term portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	'	'	'	'
Long term senior notes	'	'	'	'
Junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Deferred compensation	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes, net	9,597	2,472	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	38,319	5,634	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2013	'	'	'	'
Common Stock:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 and 4801.7 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	'	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	293,717	17,192	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-3,358	-2,458	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	-4,466	390	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	285,893	15,124	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	324,212	20,758	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Put Options [Member]	'	'	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 and 198.3 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	'	'	'	'
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	'	'	'	'
Restricted investments	'	'	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	'	'	'	'
Inventories	-354	-272	'	'
Deferred income taxes	-847	-726	'	'
Other current assets	'	'	'	'
Total current assets	-1,201	-998	'	'
Intercompany notes receivable	-105,446	-105,446	'	'
Intercompany interest receivable	-13,700	'	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	352,089	610,172	'	'
Property and equipment, net	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	280	280	'	'
Other intangibles, net	'	'	'	'
Restricted investments	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	-24,610	-30,058	'	'
Deferred financing fees	'	'	'	'
Investment in trust common securities	'	'	'	'
Other assets	'	'	'	'
Total assets	207,412	473,950	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	'	'	'	'
Current portion of senior term loans	'	'	'	'
Current portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	'	'	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Additional acquisition consideration	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest payable	-13,700	'	'	'
Accrued expenses:	'	'	'	'
Salaries and wages	'	'	'	'
Pricing allowances	'	'	'	'
Income and other taxes	'	'	'	'
Interest	'	'	'	'
Deferred compensation	'	'	'	'
Other accrued expenses	'	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	-13,700	'	'	'
Intercompany debt payable	-105,446	-105,446	'	'
Long term senior term loans	'	'	'	'
Long term portion of capitalized lease and other obligations	'	'	'	'
Long term senior notes	'	'	'	'
Junior subordinated debentures	'	'	'	'
Deferred compensation	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes, net	-25,457	-30,784	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	-144,603	-136,230	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2013	'	'	'	'
Common Stock:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,789.5 and 4801.7 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	-50	-50	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	1,811	281,560	'	'
Accumulated deficit	345,071	328,189	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	5,183	481	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	352,015	610,180	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	207,412	473,950	'	'
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Put Options [Member]	'	'	'	'
Common stock with put options:	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par, 5,000 shares authorized, 210.5 and 198.3 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 respectively	'	'	'	'

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli5

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000	5,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	5,000	5,000
Common stock, shares issued	4,789.50	4,801.70
Common stock, shares outstanding	4,789.50	4,801.70
Put Options [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	5,000	5,000
Common stock, shares issued	210.5	198.3
Common stock, shares outstanding	210.5	198.3

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli6

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	$1,826	($424)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	34,133	32,818
Dispositions of property and equipment	101	274
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	394	-2,605
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization	1,854	1,616
Stock-based compensation expense	6,365	'
Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap	-391	-578
Changes in operating items:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-26,403	-13,400
Inventories	-10,758	-15,327
Other assets	2,261	-2,255
Accounts payable	3,042	2,169
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	1,019	1,019
Other accrued liabilities	6,872	11,515
Other items, net	-94	-1,560
Net cash provided by operating activities	20,221	13,262
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Paulin acquisition	-103,416	'
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	'	3
Capital expenditures	-27,090	-17,325
Other, net	'	'
Net cash used for investing activities	-130,506	-17,322
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Borrowings of senior term loans	76,800	'
Repayments of senior term loans	-2,784	-2,400
Discount on senior term loans	-2,152	'
Borrowings of revolving credit loans	'	19,000
Repayments of revolving credit loans	'	-7,000
Payments of additional acquisition consideration	'	-12,387
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations	-73	-30
Repayment of other credit obligations	-683	'
Net cash provided by financing activities	71,108	-2,817
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-39,177	-6,877
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	65,548	12,027
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	26,371	5,150
Guarantors The Hillman Companies, Inc. [Member]	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	-20,403	-9,805
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	13,544	13,544
Dispositions of property and equipment	'	'
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	161	-2,790
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization	-141	-235
Stock-based compensation expense	6,365	'
Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap	'	'
Changes in operating items:	'	'
Accounts receivable	'	'
Inventories	'	'
Other assets	'	'
Accounts payable	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	1,019	1,019
Other accrued liabilities	149	194
Other items, net	-678	-1,927
Net cash provided by operating activities	16	'
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Paulin acquisition	'	'
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	'	'
Capital expenditures	'	'
Other, net	-16	'
Net cash used for investing activities	-16	'
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Borrowings of senior term loans	'	'
Repayments of senior term loans	'	'
Discount on senior term loans	'	'
Borrowings of revolving credit loans	'	'
Repayments of revolving credit loans	'	'
Payments of additional acquisition consideration	'	'
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations	'	'
Repayment of other credit obligations	'	'
Net cash provided by financing activities	'	'
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1	1
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1	1
Issuer The Hillman Group, Inc. [Member]	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	19,753	9,615
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	18,724	18,847
Dispositions of property and equipment	76	270
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	'	-72
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization	1,995	1,851
Stock-based compensation expense	'	'
Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap	-391	-578
Changes in operating items:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-18,307	-11,712
Inventories	-2,269	-14,531
Other assets	-3,753	-4,791
Accounts payable	-756	2,596
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	10,928	20,099
Other items, net	-13,384	-8,673
Net cash provided by operating activities	12,616	12,921
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Paulin acquisition	-103,416	'
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	'	'
Capital expenditures	-26,826	-17,063
Other, net	'	'
Net cash used for investing activities	-130,242	-17,063
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Borrowings of senior term loans	76,800	'
Repayments of senior term loans	-2,784	-2,400
Discount on senior term loans	-2,152	'
Borrowings of revolving credit loans	'	19,000
Repayments of revolving credit loans	'	-7,000
Payments of additional acquisition consideration	'	-12,387
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations	-73	-30
Repayment of other credit obligations	-683	'
Net cash provided by financing activities	71,108	-2,817
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-46,518	-6,959
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	62,917	8,852
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	16,399	1,893
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	3,376	463
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	56	70
Dispositions of property and equipment	13	4
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	-1,677	346
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	'	'
Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap	'	'
Changes in operating items:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-3,067	-905
Inventories	-4,422	523
Other assets	8,565	46
Accounts payable	1,027	-104
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	-490	102
Other items, net	-2,286	18
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,095	563
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Paulin acquisition	'	'
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	'	3
Capital expenditures	-106	-124
Other, net	'	'
Net cash used for investing activities	-106	-121
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Borrowings of senior term loans	'	'
Repayments of senior term loans	'	'
Discount on senior term loans	'	'
Borrowings of revolving credit loans	'	'
Repayments of revolving credit loans	'	'
Payments of additional acquisition consideration	'	'
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations	'	'
Repayment of other credit obligations	'	'
Net cash provided by financing activities	'	'
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	989	442
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	429	547
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,418	989
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	-900	-695
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	1,809	357
Dispositions of property and equipment	12	'
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	1,910	-89
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	'	'
Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap	'	'
Changes in operating items:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-5,029	-783
Inventories	-4,067	-1,321
Other assets	-2,551	2,490
Accounts payable	2,771	-323
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	9,985	295
Other items, net	2,570	-153
Net cash provided by operating activities	6,510	-222
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Paulin acquisition	'	'
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	'	'
Capital expenditures	-158	-138
Other, net	'	'
Net cash used for investing activities	-158	-138
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Borrowings of senior term loans	'	'
Repayments of senior term loans	'	'
Discount on senior term loans	'	'
Borrowings of revolving credit loans	'	'
Repayments of revolving credit loans	'	'
Payments of additional acquisition consideration	'	'
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations	'	'
Repayment of other credit obligations	'	'
Net cash provided by financing activities	'	'
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	6,352	-360
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,201	2,627
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8,553	2,267
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	'	-2
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	'	'
Dispositions of property and equipment	'	'
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	'	'
Deferred financing and original issue discount amortization	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	'	'
Other non-cash interest and change in value of interest rate swap	'	'
Changes in operating items:	'	'
Accounts receivable	'	'
Inventories	'	2
Other assets	'	'
Accounts payable	'	'
Interest payable on junior subordinated debentures	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	-13,700	-9,175
Other items, net	13,684	9,175
Net cash provided by operating activities	-16	'
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Paulin acquisition	'	'
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	'	'
Capital expenditures	'	'
Other, net	16	'
Net cash used for investing activities	16	'
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Borrowings of senior term loans	'	'
Repayments of senior term loans	'	'
Discount on senior term loans	'	'
Borrowings of revolving credit loans	'	'
Repayments of revolving credit loans	'	'
Payments of additional acquisition consideration	'	'
Principal payments under capitalized lease obligations	'	'
Repayment of other credit obligations	'	'
Net cash provided by financing activities	'	'
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	'	'