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Investment in Non-Consolidated Joint Venture - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 163,746us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 102,528us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet  
Net income 6,001us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 5,238us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss  
Joint Venture [Member]      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Acquired investment in joint venture 49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember
   
Autocam [Member]      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Net sales 20us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nnbr_AutocamCorporationMember
   
Amount due from joint venture 178us-gaap_DueFromJointVentures
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= nnbr_AutocamCorporationMember
   
Autocam [Member] | Joint Venture [Member]      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Net sales 14,195us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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= nnbr_AutocamCorporationMember
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= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember
  50,466us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nnbr_AutocamCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember
Net income $ 1,523us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nnbr_AutocamCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember
  $ 9,004us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nnbr_AutocamCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember