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Note 12 - Segment Data (Details) - Financial Information From Reportable Segments - Balance Sheet (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 05, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Total assets:
Assets	$ 108,702us-gaap_Assets	$ 129,681us-gaap_Assets
Sypris Technologies [Member]
Total assets:
Assets	78,627us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sypr_SyprisTechnologiesMember	95,108us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sypr_SyprisTechnologiesMember
Sypris Electronics [Member]
Total assets:
Assets	28,553us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sypr_SyprisElectronicsMember	26,874us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sypr_SyprisElectronicsMember
General, Corporate and Other [Member]
Total assets:
Assets	$ 1,522us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sypr_GeneralCorporateAndOtherMember	$ 7,699us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sypr_GeneralCorporateAndOtherMember

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