Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations: The Company is organized as six 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 name The Hillman Group Canada, Ltd., (3) Mexico under the name SunSource Integrated Services de Mexico SA de CV, (4) Florida under the name All Points Industries, Inc., (5) Australia under the name The Hillman Group Australia Pty. Ltd. and (6) the U.S. market as TagWorks (which was merged with and into Hillman Group effective December 31, 2011). 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. 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 of America 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 date 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 $606 at June 30, 2012 and $641 at December 31, 2011.
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 $6,119 and $5,739 in the three month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company’s shipping and handling costs were $11,498 and $10,902 in the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
ASU No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs	In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” The amendments in this Update generally represent clarifications of Topic 820, but also include some instances where a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements has changed. This Update results in common principles and requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The amendments in this Update are to be applied prospectively and are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2012 and the adoption of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income	In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income,” requiring most entities to present items of net income and other comprehensive income either in one continuous statement—referred to as the statement of comprehensive income—or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. The new requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2012 and the adoption of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
ASU No. 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment	In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, “Testing Goodwill for Impairment”. This Update addresses concerns about the cost and complexity of performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test required under Topic 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. The amendments in the Update permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. The new requirements are effective for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2012 and the adoption of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
ASU No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income	In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, “Comprehensive Income”. Under the amendments in Update 2011-05, entities are required to present reclassification adjustments and the effect of those reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statements where net income is presented, by component of net income, and on the face of the financial statements where other comprehensive income is presented, by component of other comprehensive income. The amendments in this Update supersede changes to those paragraphs in Update 2011-05 that pertain to how, when and where reclassification adjustments are presented. The amendments in this Update are effective at the same time as the amendments in Update 2011-05; effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2012 and the adoption of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Disclosure of accounting policy for the classification of shipping and handling costs, including whether the costs are included in cost of sales or included in other income statement accounts. If shipping and handling fees are significant and are not included in cost of sales, disclosure includes both the amounts of such costs and the line item on the income statement which includes such costs.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for trade and other accounts receivables. This disclosure may include the basis at which such receivables are carried in the entity's statements of financial position (for example, net realizable value), how the entity determines the level of its allowance for doubtful accounts, when impairments, charge-offs or recoveries are recognized, and the entity's income recognition policies for such receivables, including its treatment of related fees and costs, its treatment of premiums, discounts or unearned income, when accrual of interest is discontinued, how the entity records payments received on nonaccrual receivables and its policy for resuming accrual of interest on such receivables. If the enterprise holds a large number of similar loans, disclosure may include the accounting policy for the anticipation of prepayments and significant assumptions underlying prepayment estimates for amortization of premiums, discounts, and nonrefundable fees and costs.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for the use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

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