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Segment Information - Narratives (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Number of reportable segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments 1us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments  
Customer concentration risk ten percent or more of net revenue [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Customer concentration percentage 0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= hlit_CustomerconcentrationrisktenpercentormoreofnetrevenueMember
0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= hlit_CustomerconcentrationrisktenpercentormoreofnetrevenueMember
0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= hlit_CustomerconcentrationrisktenpercentormoreofnetrevenueMember
Net Revenue [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Customer concentration percentage 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
   
Net Revenue [Member] | Comcast [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Customer concentration percentage 16.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= hlit_ComcastMember
12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= hlit_ComcastMember
11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= hlit_ComcastMember