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Note 7 - Other (Income), Net (Details) (Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 05, 2015	Mar. 30, 2014
Note 7 - Other (Income), Net (Details) [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Realized	$ 134,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized	$ (31,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized
Sypris Technologies [Member]
Note 7 - Other (Income), Net (Details) [Line Items]
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