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Note 11 - Debt (Details Textual)							3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 16, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2016 USD ($) a	Mar. 09, 2016 MXN a	Feb. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Promissory Note [Member] | Gill Family Capital Management [Member]
Subordinated Debt					$ 6,500,000			$ 6,500,000		$ 5,500,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Subordinated Long-term Debt					$ 1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								8.00%
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 12,000,000
Additional Amount of Cash to Be Deposited Into a Controlled Cash Collateral Account to be Held for One Year						$ 6,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)						1.00%
Cash, Realesed from Cash Collateral Account, Amount		$ 6,000,000
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs	$ 1,521,000
New Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity											$ 15,000,000
Toluca [Member] | Sypris Technologies Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. [Member]
Area of Land | a			24	24
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Proceeds, Investing Activities			$ 12,182,000	MXN 215,000,000
Toluca [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property								$ 2,370,000
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Net								4,779,000
Toluca [Member] | Buildings and Land [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Amount Due under Financing Arrangement								3,211,000
Toluca [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Proceeds, Investing Activities							$ 12,182,000
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Transaction Related Expenses			$ 1,116,000
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Term of Lease							10 years
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Annual Rental Payments							$ 936,000	936,000
Sypris Technologies Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. [Member] | Area of Land Occupied by Seller [Member]
Area of Land | a			9	9
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs								1,521,000	$ 0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property								$ 33,630,000	$ 7,423,000

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