Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 143,919	$ 128,373
Cost of sales	73,646	63,589
Selling, general and administrative expenses	48,369	44,920
Acquisition and integration expense	2,029	152
Depreciation	5,542	5,889
Amortization	5,446	5,471
Intercompany administrative (income) expense
Other (income) expense, net	1,103	(483)
Income from operations	7,784	8,835
Intercompany interest (income) expense
Interest expense, net	11,953	10,102
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	3,152	3,152
Investment income on trust common securities	(94)	(95)
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	(7,227)	(4,324)
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)
Loss before income taxes	(7,227)	(4,324)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(2,642)	(1,737)
Net income (loss)	(4,585)	(2,587)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(80)	1,237
Comprehensive income (loss)	(4,665)	(1,350)
Guarantors The Hillman Companies, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales
Cost of sales
Selling, general and administrative expenses	399	194
Acquisition and integration expense
Depreciation
Amortization	4,515	4,515
Intercompany administrative (income) expense
Other (income) expense, net	(138)	(194)
Income from operations	(4,776)	(4,515)
Intercompany interest (income) expense	(3,058)	(3,058)
Interest expense, net	(46)	(106)
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	3,152	3,152
Investment income on trust common securities	(94)	(95)
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	(4,730)	(4,408)
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)	(2,797)	(457)
Loss before income taxes	(7,527)	(4,865)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(2,942)	(2,278)
Net income (loss)	(4,585)	(2,587)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Comprehensive income (loss)	(4,585)	(2,587)
Issuer The Hillman Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	117,158	119,761
Cost of sales	56,315	57,642
Selling, general and administrative expenses	40,302	42,070
Acquisition and integration expense	1,640	152
Depreciation	5,348	5,845
Amortization	772	856
Intercompany administrative (income) expense	(87)	(87)
Other (income) expense, net	1,216	53
Income from operations	11,652	13,230
Intercompany interest (income) expense	3,062	3,058
Interest expense, net	11,156	10,208
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures
Investment income on trust common securities
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	(2,566)	(36)
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)	(231)	42
Loss before income taxes	(2,797)	6
Income tax provision (benefit)		463
Net income (loss)	(2,797)	(457)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(710)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(3,507)	(457)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	6,340	4,509
Cost of sales	4,499	3,529
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,307	866
Acquisition and integration expense	14
Depreciation	15	22
Amortization
Intercompany administrative (income) expense
Other (income) expense, net	(34)
Income from operations	539	92
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	539	92
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)
Loss before income taxes	539	92
Income tax provision (benefit)	222	38
Net income (loss)	317	54
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(21)
Comprehensive income (loss)	296	54
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	20,421	4,103
Cost of sales	12,832	2,418
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6,361	1,790
Acquisition and integration expense	375
Depreciation	179	22
Amortization	159	100
Intercompany administrative (income) expense	87	86
Other (income) expense, net	59	(341)
Income from operations	369	28
Intercompany interest (income) expense	(4)
Interest expense, net	843
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures
Investment income on trust common securities
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income	(470)	28
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)
Loss before income taxes	(470)	28
Income tax provision (benefit)	78	40
Net income (loss)	(548)	(12)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(415)	1,237
Comprehensive income (loss)	(963)	1,225
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales
Cost of sales
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Acquisition and integration expense
Depreciation
Amortization
Intercompany administrative (income) expense		1
Other (income) expense, net		(1)
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)	3,028	415
Loss before income taxes	3,028	415
Income tax provision (benefit)
Net income (loss)	3,028	415
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	1,066
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 4,094	$ 415