Subsequent Event	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	18. SUBSEQUENT EVENT On February 19, 2020, Huttig filed suit, Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Huttig, Inc. v. United States, et al, Court No. 20-00045, at the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) requesting relief from the recently imposed Section 232 derivative steel tariffs on the Company’s customs entries on the basis that such tariffs are unconstitutional and not enacted in accordance with law. The U.S. has agreed to a stipulated injunction against the deposit of the 232 derivative steel duties on Huttig’s entries subject to Huttig increasing its current customs bond to cover the estimated tariffs while the case is being heard. Other parties (including competitors) have filed similar complaints with the CIT and received similar injunctions.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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