Helios Technologies Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Details)

Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 01, 2011 CreditFacility	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Effective date	Aug. 01, 2011
Number of credit facilities	3
Credit facilities, maximum capacity	$ 50,000,000
Line of Credit Amortization		0	0
Facility A [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt instrument, variable LIBOR rate basis		30 days
Debt covenant, Minimum Tangible Net Worth		92,000,000
Debt covenant, annual increase of Minimum Tangible Net Worth as a percentage of Net Income		50.00%
Debt covenant, Minimum EBITDA		5,000,000
Expiration date		Aug. 01, 2016
Facility A [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		1.45%
Facility A [Member] \| Unsecured revolving line of credit facility [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Credit facilities, maximum capacity		15,000,000
Facility B [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt instrument, variable LIBOR rate basis		30 days
Expiration date		Aug. 01, 2016
Funded debt to EBITDA		3.0
EBIT to Interest Expense ratio		2.5
Facility B [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		1.45%
Facility B [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		2.25%
Facility B [Member] \| Bank's Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		(0.25%)
Facility B [Member] \| Bank's Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		0.00%
Facility B [Member] \| Secured revolving line of credit facility [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Credit facilities, maximum capacity		35,000,000
Facility C [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Monthly payments of interest		24 months
Monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest		60 months
Amortization period (in years)		15 years
Expiration period (in years)		7 years
Payments on credit facility		Facility C requires monthly payments of interest for the first 24 months and monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest for 60 months
Funded debt to EBITDA		3.0
EBIT to Interest Expense ratio		2.5
Facility C [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		1.65%
Facility C [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		2.45%
Facility C [Member] \| Bank's Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		(0.05%)
Facility C [Member] \| Bank's Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Variable interest rate		0.20%
Facility C [Member] \| Construction and term loan [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Credit facilities, maximum capacity		$ 15,000,000
Debt instrument, variable LIBOR rate basis		30 days