Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 19, 2013 Property Lease	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Successor [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Management fee charges and expenses		$ 136	$ 151
Oak Hill Funds and CCMP [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Management fee charges and expenses		136	151
Companies Controlled by Manns [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Rental expense for the leases			82
Richard Paulin [Member] | Hillman Group Canada ULC [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Rental expense for the leases		$ 150	$ 166
Richard Paulin [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of leases | Lease	3
Number of properties leased | Property	5