Hillman Solutions Corp. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Deferred Compensation Plan - Additional Information (Detail)

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Deferred Compensation Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items]
Percentage of deferred salary and commissions (up to)			25.00%
Percentage of bonuses (up to)			100.00%
Percentage of deferred matching contribution amount			25.00%
Vesting schedule			5 years
Assets held in mutual funds	$ 2,244,000		$ 2,021,000
Restricted investments	494,000		639,000
Successor
Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items]
Trading gains (losses) and offsetting compensation expense	43,000		(2,000)
Distributions from the deferred compensation plan aggregated		$ 0	678,000
Predecessor
Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items]
Trading gains (losses) and offsetting compensation expense		$ 95,000		$ 364,000
Distributions from the deferred compensation plan aggregated	$ 2,893,000			$ 864,000
Maximum
Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items]
Matching contribution on deferred amount (up to)			$ 10,000

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Deferred Compensation Plan Maximum Percentage Deferred Of Annual Bonus

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Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items]

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The amount of distributions made to the individual during the period.

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The amount of payment into the fund established for purposes of making future disbursements to the individual in accordance with the terms and understanding of the deferred compensation arrangement.

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Minimum period the individual is required to perform services to be fully vested under the deferred compensation arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Investments which are not defined as or included in marketable (debt, equity, or other) securities whose use is restricted in whole or in part, generally by contractual agreements or regulatory requirements. For use in an unclassified balance sheet.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement on unsold other securities.

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