Document And Entity Information
Other (Income) and Expenses:
Note To Financial Statement Details Textual
Intangibles Assets
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Intangibles Assets
Significant Accounting Policies
Note 4 - Inventory
Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net
Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Note 7 - Bank Debt
Note 8 - Notes Payable
Seller Note
Note 9 - Earnings Per Common Share
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock [Member]
Information about the warrant to purchase class A common stock.
Note 10 - Acquisitions
Prepaid and Other Assets
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Prepaid and Other Assets
Non-cash professional service expense
Note 12 - Segment and Related Information
Accounts Receivable
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Accounts Receivable
Note 4 - Inventory - Inventory (Details)
hicka_LineOfCreditFacilityPercentOfEligibleProgressBillingAccounts
Line of Credit Facility, Percent of Eligible Progress Billing Accounts
Represents the percent of eligible progress billing accounts used in determining the the maximum borrowing amount under the credit facility agreement.
Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Summary of Intangible Assets (Details)
hicka_LineOfCreditFacilityPercentOfEligibleInventory
Line of Credit Facility, Percent of Eligible Inventory
Represents the percent of eligible inventory used in determining the the maximum borrowing amount under the credit facility agreement.
Cash
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Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Schedule of Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details)
Inventory
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory
Inventory
Note 7 - Bank Debt - Summary of Loan Balances (Details)
Other non-current assets
Non-cash share-based compensation expense
hicka_LineOfCreditFacilityPercentOfEligibleAccounts
Line of Credit Facility, Percent of Eligible Accounts
Represents the percent of eligible accounts used in determining the the maximum borrowing amount under the credit facility agreement.
Note 8 - Notes Payable - Notes Due to Related Parties (Details)
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Total Current Liabilities
Note 8 - Notes Payable - Notes Due to Related Parties (Details) (Parentheticals)
Title of Individual [Axis]
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]
Note 9 - Earnings Per Common Share - Summary of Earnings Per Share Calculation (Details)
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetUsefulLife
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
Relationship to Entity [Domain]
Note 10 - Acquisitions - Summary Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed of CAD Enterprises (Details)
Note 10 - Acquisitions - Summary Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed of Air Enterprises (Details)
Note 12 - Segment and Related Information - Information by Industry Segment (Details)
Notes To Financial Statements
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Operating Expenses:
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_Depreciation
Depreciation, Total
Depreciation and amortization
Bank Debt – Current
us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Leases payable
Test and Measurement [Member]
Represents the test and measurement segment consisting of diagnostic tools and equipment sold to the automotive industry and gauges sold primarily to companies in the aircraft and locomotive industries.
us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Total Current Assets
OTHER ASSETS:
Non-cash proceeds received for Class A and Class B Common Shares in exchange for the sale of certain assets
Industrial Hose [Member]
Represents the industrial hose segment and consists primarily of flexible mental and silicone hose products designed and manufactured or distributed primarily to the trucking industry.
Convertible notes payable - related party
Treasury shares, issued (in shares)
Common stock
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Accrued expenses
Accrued payroll and related expenses
Accrued income taxes
Range [Domain]
Maximum [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Accounts payable
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromProductiveAssets
Capital expenditures
Range [Axis]
Credit Facility [Axis]
Credit Facility [Domain]
Preferred shares, no par value - 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]
Trademarks [Member]
Preferred shares, shares issued (in shares)
Interest Paid
us-gaap_PolicyTextBlockAbstract
Accounting Policies
Prepaid Expenses and other current assets
Income Taxes Paid
Preferred shares, par value (in dollars per share)
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]
Preferred shares, shares authorized (in shares)
Inventories-less allowance for obsolete inventory
Net Inventory
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Disposal Group, Excluding Discontinued Operation, Net Assets Sold
Amount of net assets sold for the disposal, excluding discontinued operation.
us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants
Warrants, Options and Convertible Notes (in shares)
Work-in-process
Total sales
Sales
Less: inventory reserves
Seller Note [Member]
Represents the information pertaining to the Seller Note.
Finished products
us-gaap_InventoryGross
Total Inventory
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Raw materials and component parts
us-gaap_Assets
Total Assets
Accrued Expense
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Accrued Expense
Amount of liabilities incurred for accrued expenses, assumed at the acquisition date.
Decrease (Increase) in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
Increase (Decrease) in unearned revenue
Accrued Payroll and related expenses
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Accrued Payroll and related expenses
Amount of liabilities incurred for accrued payroll, assumed at the acquisition date.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Net Income
Customer Lists [Member]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
Statement [Line Items]
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]
First Francis [Member]
Represents First Francis Company Inc. (First Francis).
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts
us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of Reportable Segments
Promissory Note 2 [Member]
Represents Promissory Note 2.
Contributed capital
Promissory Note 1 [Member]
Represents Promissory Note 1.
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Land [Member]
us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Other (income) expense, net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total Other (Income) and Expenses
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
CURRENT ASSETS:
Amendment No. 5 [Member]
Related to the debt amendment number 5.
Net Income
Net Income
Less: Accumulated Amortization
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
Other Intangibles, Net
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Other intangibles, gross
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Operating Income
Operating income
Aerospace [Member]
Related to the aerospace segment
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities
us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Net Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
us-gaap_GrossProfit
Gross Profit
Gross profit
Cost of Sales
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
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Total Assets Acquired
Amount of assets and goodwill acquired at the acquisition date.
Consolidation Items [Domain]
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
Property Plant & Equipment, Net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Goodwill
Goodwill
Goodwill
Consolidation Items [Axis]
Property Plant and Equipment, Gross
Total Property, Plant and Equipment
Machinery and Equipment
Land and Improvements
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Buildings and Leasehold Improvements
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billing
us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Total adjustments
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Increase (Decrease) in accrued income taxes
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]
Letter of Credit [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in accrued payroll and related expenses
Line of Credit [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]
Increase (Decrease) in accrued expenses
Provision for Income Taxes
Short-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Equity Components [Axis]
Short-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Equity Component [Domain]
us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal
Loss (gain) on sale of operations
Loss on sale of business
us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Long-term Debt, Total
Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable
us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights
Less: Current Portion
Current amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.
Class of Warrant or Right [Axis]
Class of Warrant or Right [Domain]
Term Debt [Member]
Borrowings with attached term.
Non-Current Bank Debt
Amount before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income before Provision for Income Taxes
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm
Debt Instrument, Term
Unearned revenue
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations
Payments on capital lease
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt
Payments on related party notes
Less: Unamortized Debt Costs
Amendment Flag
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Total Bank Debt
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Notes payable, maturity date
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Total
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Preferred shares, shares outstanding (in shares)
Current Fiscal Year End Date
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate
Borrowings on seller note
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage
Basis of Accounting [Text Block]
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Document Period End Date
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense
Decrease (Increase) in prepaid expenses & other assets
Entity Emerging Growth Company
Notes payable, face value
Debt Instrument, Face Amount
Document Type
us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates
Number of States in which Entity Operates
Entity Small Business
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Information [Table]
Entity Filer Category
Debt Instrument [Axis]
Entity Current Reporting Status
Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Segments [Axis]
Segments [Domain]
Roundball LLC [Member]
Represents Roundball LLC.
Notes payable – related party non-current portion
Notes payable - related party
Variable Rate [Domain]
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfBankDebt
Payments on bank debt
Prime Rate [Member]
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable
Repayments of Notes Payable
Variable Rate [Axis]
Diluted (in shares)
Weighted average shares of common stock -Diluted (in shares)
us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Notes payable, related parties
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Decrease (Increase) in accounts receivable
Entity Central Index Key
Entity Registrant Name
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Borrowings on bank debt
hicka_WorkingCapitalFunding
Working Capital Funding
Amount of borrowings to meet on going working capital requirements.
Entity [Domain]
Amendment No. 1 [Member]
Represents Amendment No. 1.
Legal Entity [Axis]
Statement [Table]
Scenario [Axis]
Less current portion
us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
Notes payable - related party
Deferred income taxes
Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations that has no impact on net income.
Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Net Income Per Common Share - Diluted (in dollars per share)
Earnings Per Share - Diluted (in dollars per share)
Basic (in shares)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)
us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Business Acquisition [Axis]
Net Income Per Common Share - Basic (in dollars per share)
Earnings Per Share - Basic (in dollars per share)
Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]
us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Ending Balance
us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Treasury shares
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)
us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration
Income Statement [Abstract]
Disposal Group Name [Axis]
Disposal Group Name [Domain]
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Decrease (Increase) in inventories
Trading Symbol
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage
us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Notes Tables
us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
Director [Member]
Related Party [Axis]
Related Party [Domain]
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding
Selling, general and administrative expenses
us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total Long-Term Liabilities
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate1
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date
Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]
Lender Name [Axis]
us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Axis]
Related Party Transaction [Domain]
Air Enterprises [Member]
Represents Air Enterprises LLC.
Retained earnings
Product development costs
us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
Total Non-Current Other Assets
Certain Assets from Test and Measurement business segment Sold Under an Asset Purchase Agreement to Hickock Waekon, LLC [Member]
Refers to certain assets from the Test and Measurement business segment sold under an asset purchase agreement to Hickock Waekon, LLC.
hicka_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAcquiredCostsInExcessOfBillings
Billings in Excess of costs and earnings
Amount of liabilities incurred for costs in excess of billings, assumed at the acquisition date.
Commercial Air Handling [Member]
Represents the air handling segment.
hicka_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCostsInExcessOfBillings
Costs in excess of billings and estimated costs
The amount of costs in excess of billings recognized as of the acquisition date.
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
CAD Enterprises, Inc. [Member]
Refers to information regarding CAD Enterprises, Inc.
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Net Assets Acquired
Net Assets Acquired
hicka_DisposalGroupExcludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationShares
Disposal Group, Excluding Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Shares
Amount of consideration received for the disposal of assets and liabilities, excluding discontinued operation.
Interest charges
Director and His Affiliate [Member]
Refers to information regarding a director and one of his affiliates.
Changes in assets and liabilities:
J P Morgan Chase Bank [Member]
Represents JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Credit Line for Capital Expenditures [Member]
Refers to information regarding a credit line for capital expenditures.
Total Stockholders' Equity
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Total Liabilities Assumed
Total Liabilities Assumed
us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
Leases payable
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Cash paid for acquisition, net
Common Class A [Member]
us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstract
Notes to Financial Statements
Common Class B [Member]
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Lease Payable
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Class of Stock [Axis]
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]
Class of Stock [Domain]
hicka_DebtInstrumentConvertibleOptionSharePrice
Debt Instrument, Convertible Option, Share Price
The share price of shares issued related to a convertible option of a debt instrument.
hicka_DebtInstrumentConvertibleOptionMaximumDebtConvertible
Debt Instrument, Convertible Option, Maximum Debt Convertible
The maximum debt convertible in a convertible option for a debt instrument.
Deferred Income Taxes
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxLiabilities
Bank Debt
Net Non-Current Bank Debt
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross
Deferred income taxes-less valuation allowance
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
Total Assets Acquired
Subsequent Events [Text Block]
Accounts Payable
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
Accounts Payable
Operating Segments [Member]
Fixed Assets
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Fixed Assets