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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 13, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	LAWSON PRODUCTS INC/NEW/DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000703604
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,574,291

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,213	$ 2,116
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	39,915	43,239
Inventories	58,795	55,498
Miscellaneous receivables and prepaid expenses	7,499	7,064
Deferred income taxes	5,716	5,716
Discontinued operations	428	410
Total current assets	113,566	114,043
Property, plant and equipment, net	59,498	52,702
Cash value of life insurance	14,884	15,490
Deferred income taxes	11,864	11,864
Goodwill	28,306	28,148
Other assets	489	501
Total assets	228,607	222,748
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	18,793	22,967
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	25,941	28,231
Discontinued operations	496	681
Total current liabilities	45,230	51,879
Revolving line of credit	13,350	0
Security bonus plan	21,046	23,310
Deferred compensation	9,542	9,279
Construction in progress liability	7,065	3,377
Other liabilities	363	731
Total noncurrent liabilities	51,366	36,697
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value: Authorized - 500,000 shares, Issued and outstanding - None
Common stock, $1 par value: 35,000,000 shares authorized, 8,580,753 shares issued and 8,574,291 shares outstanding	8,581	8,581
Capital in excess of par value	6,447	6,210
Retained earnings	114,546	117,371
Treasury stock - 6,462 shares	(130)	(130)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,567	2,140
Stockholders' equity	132,011	134,172
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 228,607	$ 222,748

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	35,000,000	35,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	8,580,753	8,580,753
Common stock, shares outstanding	8,574,291	8,574,291
Treasury stock, shares	6,462	6,462

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 75,962	$ 82,579
Cost of goods sold	34,628	32,640
Gross profit	41,334	49,939
Operating expenses	44,167	46,194
Operating income (loss)	(2,833)	3,745
Interest expense	(82)	(512)
Other income (expense), net	(7)	16
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(2,922)	3,249
Income tax (benefit) expense	(1,137)	1,199
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,785)	2,050
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(13)	(30)
Net income (loss)	$ (1,798)	$ 2,020
Basic income (loss) per share of common stock:
Continuing operations	$ (0.21)	$ 0.24
Discontinued operations
Net income (loss)	(0.21)	0.24
Diluted income (loss) per share of common stock:
Continuing operations	(0.21)	0.24
Discontinued operations		(0.01)
Net income (loss)	(0.21)	0.23
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$ 0.12	$ 0.12
Basic weighted average shares outstanding:	8,574	8,531
Dilutive effect of stock based compensation		74
Diluted weighted average share outstanding	8,574	8,605
Net comprehensive income (loss)	$ (1,371)	$ 2,394

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (1,798)	$ 2,020
Loss from discontinued operations	13	30
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,785)	2,050
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,735	1,334
Deferred income taxes		898
Stock based compensation	198	227
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	3,286	(3,335)
Inventories	(3,184)	(4,026)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(84)	(385)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(6,173)	(3,110)
Other	(2,844)	(510)
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations	(8,851)	(6,857)
Investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(4,440)	(4,301)
Net proceeds (outlay) from sale of businesses	250	(692)
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	(4,190)	(4,993)
Financing activities:
Net proceeds from revolving line of credit	13,350
Dividends paid	(1,027)	(1,023)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of continuing operations	12,323	(1,023)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(185)	(451)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(903)	(13,324)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,116	40,566
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 1,213	$ 27,242

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Lawson Products, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not contain all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. Reference should be made to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. In the opinion of the Company, all normal recurring adjustments have been made, that are necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the interim periods. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period presentation. Such reclassifications have no effect on net income as previously reported. The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05 and 2011-12 regarding the presentation of comprehensive income in the financial statements. In the first three months of 2012, the effect of restricted share awards and future stock option exercises equivalent to 39 thousand shares would have been anti-dilutive and therefore, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.

There have been no material changes in our significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company has determined that there were no subsequent events to recognize or disclose in these financial statements.

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The entire disclosure for the organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure, and significant accounting policies of the reporting entity. May be provided in more than one note to the financial statements, as long as users are provided with an understanding of (1) the significant judgments and assumptions made by an enterprise in determining whether it must consolidate a VIE and/or disclose information about its involvement with a VIE, (2) the nature of restrictions on a consolidated VIE's assets reported by an enterprise in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets, (3) the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with an enterprise's involvement with the VIE, and (4) how an enterprise's involvement with the VIE affects the enterprise's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Describes procedure if disclosures are provided in more than one note to the financial statements.

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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

Note 2 — Inventories

Components of inventories were as follows:


	(Amounts in thousands)
	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Finished goods	$	61,051		$	56,985
Work in progress		1,850			1,935
Raw materials		1,536			1,624

Total		64,437			60,544
Reserve for obsolete and excess inventory		(5,642	)		(5,046	)

	$	58,795		$	55,498

Severance Reserve

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Severance Reserve [Abstract]

Severance Reserve

Note 3 — Severance Reserve

The table below shows the changes in the Company’s reserve for severance and related payments, included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2012 and 2011:


	(Amounts in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,282		$	3,062
Charged to earnings		185			745
Cash paid		(584	)		(1,111	)

Balance at end of the period	$	883		$	2,696

Income Tax

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Income Tax [Abstract]

Income Tax

Note 4 — Income Tax

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. Federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state and foreign jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2012, the Company is subject to U.S. Federal income tax examinations for the years 2009 and 2010, and income tax examinations from various other jurisdictions for the years 2006 through 2010.

Earnings from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely reinvested. A distribution of these non-U.S. earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise would subject the Company to both U.S. Federal and state income taxes, as adjusted for tax credits and foreign withholding taxes.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

Note 5 — Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable operating segments: MRO and OEM. The Company’s MRO segment is a distributor of products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and governmental maintenance, repair and operations marketplace. The Company’s OEM segment manufactures, sells and distributes production and specialized component parts to the original equipment marketplace. The Company’s two reportable segments are distinguished by the nature of products distributed and sold, types of customers and manner of servicing them. The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources to reportable segments primarily based on operating income.

The following table presents summary financial information for the Company’s reportable segments:


	(Amounts in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net sales
MRO	$	71,364		$	79,255
OEM		4,598			3,324

Consolidated total	$	75,962		$	82,579

Operating income (loss)
MRO	$	(3,424	)	$	3,600
OEM		591			145

Consolidated total		(2,833	)		3,745

Interest expense		(82	)		(512	)
Other income (expense), net		(7	)		16

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(2,922	)	$	3,249

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Contingent Liability

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Contingent Liability [Abstract]

Contingent Liability

Note 6 — Contingent Liability

One of the Company’s subsidiaries, Drummond American LLC (“Drummond”), is under an employment tax examination for the years 2007 and 2008 of the long-standing treatment of its sales representatives as independent contractors. In January 2012 the Company received a Notice of Proposed Adjustment in the amount of $9.5 million, including penalties, from the IRS challenging Drummond’s position that the sales representatives were independent contractors. Although the Company intends to vigorously defend its position for the treatment of its sales representatives as independent contractors, the Company established a liability of $1.2 million during 2011 as its best estimate of the cost to resolve this matter. An unfavorable outcome of this matter could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

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The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Non-Cash Items

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Non-Cash Items [Abstract]

Non-Cash Items

Note 7 — Non-Cash Items

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded a $4.0 million increase in construction in progress, which is part of Property, plant and equipment, along with a corresponding increase in liabilities, related to the build-to-suit lease of the McCook, Illinois distribution center. These non-cash increases have been excluded from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.