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		9 Months Ended
	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)