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Restructuring and Impairment Charges (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring charges $ 3,638,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 333,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 1,791,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Office Furniture [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring Cost, Incurred Cost 8,800,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hni_OfficeFurnitureMember
   
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost 1,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCost
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Facility Exit Costs [Member] | Office Furniture [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring charges   300,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hni_OfficeFurnitureMember
400,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Severance and Facility Exit Costs [Member] | Lithia Facility [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring charges     1,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
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= hni_LithiaFacilityMember
Severance and Facility Exit Costs [Member] | Florence Chicago Nalagarh [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring charges 3,600,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hni_SeveranceAndFacilityExitCostsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hni_FlorenceChicagoNalagarhMember
   
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Lithia Facility [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Impairment of real estate, non-cash transaction     200,000hni_ImpairmentOfRealEstateAsNonCashTransaction
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/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hni_LithiaFacilityMember
Cost of Sales [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Facility Exit Costs [Member] | Lithia Facility [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring Cost, Accelerated Depreciation     300,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
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Cost of Sales [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Facility Exit Costs [Member] | Florence Chicago Nalagarh [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring Cost, Accelerated Depreciation $ 5,200,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
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