Astronics Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

DIVESTITURE ACTIVITIES (Details)

DIVESTITURE ACTIVITIES (Details)				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
DIVESTITURE ACTIVITIES (Details)	Feb. 14, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 06, 2021 USD ($) facility	Feb. 13, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net gain on sale				$ 0	$ 5,014,000	$ 0	$ 5,014,000	$ 0
Held for Sale \| Test Systems
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contingent earn-outs					$ 10,700,000		$ 11,300,000
Held for Sale \| Test Systems \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contingent earn-outs	$ 3,400,000
Held for Sale \| Test Systems \| First Earnout
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Maximum total earnout proceeds			$ 35,000,000
Held for Sale \| Test Systems \| Second Earnout
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Minimum total earnout proceeds			$ 0
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Aerospace facilities
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities sold \| facility		1			1		1
Held for sale		$ 9,200,000
Proceeds from sale of facilities		$ 8,800,000						$ 1,500,000
Net gain on sale					$ 5,000,000		$ 5,000,000