Helios Technologies Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Reporting (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 01, 2016	Jul. 02, 2016	Apr. 02, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015	Jun. 27, 2015	Mar. 28, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Dec. 27, 2014
Net sales
Net sales	$ 49,865	$ 45,232	$ 50,809	$ 51,028	$ 44,289	$ 48,036	$ 54,016	$ 54,386	$ 196,934	$ 200,727	$ 227,673
Tangible long-lived assets
Tangible long-lived assets	80,515				74,121				80,515	74,121	77,716
United States [Member]
Net sales
Net sales									81,612	84,735	97,224
Tangible long-lived assets
Tangible long-lived assets	71,802				64,781				71,802	64,781	66,644
Other Americas [Member]
Net sales
Net sales									13,204	13,006	15,291
EMEA [Member]
Net sales
Net sales									58,720	61,307	69,241
Tangible long-lived assets
Tangible long-lived assets	7,116				7,923				7,116	7,923	9,233
Asia/Pacific [Member]
Net sales
Net sales									43,398	41,679	45,917
Tangible long-lived assets
Tangible long-lived assets	$ 1,597				$ 1,417				$ 1,597	$ 1,417	$ 1,839