Douglas Dynamics, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Revenue Recognition (Revenue by customer and timing recognitions) (Details)

Revenue Recognition (Revenue by customer and timing recognitions) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Revenue Recognition
Retained Earnings	$ 108,140			$ 115,737
Revenue	83,964	$ 72,248
Independent dealer
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	53,529
Government
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	13,821
Fleet
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	14,352
Other
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	2,262
Point in time
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	60,627
Over time
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	$ 23,337
Work Truck Attachments
Revenue Recognition
Number of revenue streams \| item	3
Revenue	$ 47,459
Work Truck Attachments \| Independent dealer
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	33,638
Work Truck Attachments \| Government
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	13,821
Work Truck Attachments \| Point in time
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	$ 47,459
Work Truck Solutions
Revenue Recognition
Number of revenue streams \| item	3
Revenue	$ 38,713
Work Truck Solutions \| Independent dealer
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	19,891
Work Truck Solutions \| Fleet
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	14,352
Work Truck Solutions \| Other
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	4,470
Work Truck Solutions \| Point in time
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	15,376
Work Truck Solutions \| Over time
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	23,337
Corporate & Eliminations
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	(2,208)	$ (989)
Corporate & Eliminations \| Other
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	(2,208)
Corporate & Eliminations \| Point in time
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	(2,208)
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) \| Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09
Revenue Recognition
Retained Earnings	378		$ 378
Revenue	294
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) \| Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 \| Fleet
Revenue Recognition
Revenue	$ 294