Subsequent Event Subsequent Events (Notes)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Subsequent EventsOn July 21, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per share of TriMas Corporation common stock, which will be payable on August 11, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 4, 2022.On July 26, 2022, the Company initiated steps to terminate all of its existing $250 million notional amount cross-currency swaps, as well as to enter into new cross-currency swaps with notional amounts totaling $150 million which are subject to various contract periods through 2024. The Company expects to receive cash proceeds from the termination of the swaps of approximately $27 million.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
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