Astronics Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Accounting Policies
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Long-term Debt and Notes Payable (Details)

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Long-term Debt and Notes Payable (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Jan. 13, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Aug. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Aug. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Aug. 30, 2011 Credit Agreement [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Credit Agreement [Member] Minimum [Member]	Aug. 30, 2011 Credit Agreement [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Credit Agreement [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Aug. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Aug. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Credit Agreement [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt and Notes Payable (Textual) [Abstract]
Term loan principal amount															$ 14
Revolving credit line	9.0		0									35.0		35.0
Line of Credit Maturity												Aug. 31, 2016			Jan. 30, 2014
Credit facility allocated	20												20
Interest rate on revolving credit at LIBOR rate					2.75%		4.50%		1.50%		2.50%
Percentage of commitment fee on unused portion of the total credit commitment, minimum				0.25%		0.35%		0.30%		0.50%
Long-term Debt and Notes Payable (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Revolving credit facility	15.2
Outstanding letters of credit	10.8
Interest rate on revolving credit line and term loan at LIBOR rate	LIBOR plus between 1.50% and 2.50% based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio
Subordinated promissory note amount		$ 5.0
Subordinated promissory note interest rate		6.00%

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