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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Details)

Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)				3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest rate swap	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility	Jun. 30, 2011 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility Interest rate swap item	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility Minimum Interest rate swap	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility First option	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility First option Prime	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility First option Federal funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility First option Federal funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility First option One month London Interbank Offered Rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility First option Fixed rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility Second option	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility Second option London Interbank Offered Rate	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior credit facilities Term loan facility Second option Fixed rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility Maximum	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility First option	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility First option London Interbank Offered Rate	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility Second option	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility Second option Prime	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility Second option Federal funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility Second option Federal funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility Second option One month London Interbank Offered Rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior credit facilities Revolving credit facility Second option One month London Interbank Offered Rate
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt				$ 110,266,000	$ 110,994,000
Less current maturities	971,000	971,000		971,000	971,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities	109,295,000	110,023,000		109,295,000	110,023,000
Unamortized discount on issuance of debt				631,000	766,000	1,250,000
Long-term debt, additional disclosure
Borrowings under senior credit facility				125,000,000														80,000,000
Additional fixed interest rate spread (as a percent)									3.25%						4.25%					1.75%		1.25%
Variable rate basis										Prime Rate		Federal funds	London Interbank Offered Rate for a one month interest period			London Interbank Offered Rate					London Interbank Offered Rate		Prime Rate		Federal funds		London Interbank Offered Rate for a one month interest period
Interest rate added to variable rate (as a percent)											0.50%													0.50%		1.00%
Additional interest margin added to fixed and variable rates (as a percent)														1.00%			1.50%
Fixed interest rate base (as a percent)														1.50%
Remaining borrowing availability																		46,464,000
Annual acquisitions allowed																			10,000,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio to be maintained if certain minimum availability under the credit facility is not maintained.																		1.0
Percentage of net cash proceeds of certain asset sales, certain insurance or condemnation events, requirement for additional principal prepayments				100.00%
Period before end of the fiscal year, for additional principal prepayments of debt, from excess cash flow				150 days
Percentage of excess cash flow paid as additional principal prepayments				50.00%
Reduced percentage of excess cash flow paid as additional principal prepayments upon achievement of certain leverage ratio thresholds, one				25.00%
Reduced percentage of excess cash flow paid as additional principal prepayments upon achievement of certain leverage ratio thresholds, two				0.00%
Length of time after closing date for entering into a hedge							90 days
Percentage of aggregate outstanding principal amount of debt hedged								25.00%
Notional amount			50,000,000				50,000,000
Negative fair value included in other long-term liabilities							64,000
Number of financial institutions for which the entity is exposed to counterparty credit risk							1
Fixed interest rate on derivative (as a percent)			6.335%				6.335%
Interest rate added to variable rate (as a percent)			4.25%				4.25%
LIBOR floor (as a percent)			1.50%				1.50%
Outstanding borrowings																		$ 33,500,000