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

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Changes in AOCI (Details)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Changes in AOCI (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, by Component
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Beginning Balance	$ 603
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	1,987
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	1
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,988
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Ending Balance	2,591
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for- Sale Securities [Member]
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, by Component
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Beginning Balance	(166)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(23)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	1
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(22)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Ending Balance	(188)
Foreign Currency Items [Member]
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, by Component
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Beginning Balance	769
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	2,010
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	0
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	2,010
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Ending Balance	$ 2,779

- Definition

Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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