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 $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan	Dec. 31, 2011 Term Loan	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan Interest rate swap item	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan Interest rate swap item	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan Minimum Interest rate swap	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan First option	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan First option Prime	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan First option Federal funds	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan First option One month London Interbank Offered Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan First option Fixed rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan Second option	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan Second option London Interbank Offered Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan Second option Fixed rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility Maximum	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility First option	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility First option One month London Interbank Offered Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility First option London Interbank Offered Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility Second option	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility Second option Prime	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility Second option Federal funds	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility Second option One month London Interbank Offered Rate
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 112,208	$ 122,937	$ 112,208	$ 122,937
Less current maturities	971	11,071
Long-term debt, less current maturities	111,237	111,866
Borrowings under senior credit facility			125,000
Maximum borrowing capacity																	70,000
Amount outstanding																	23,000
Additional fixed interest rate spread									3.25%					4.25%					2.25%			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 for a one month interest period	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													1.00%			1.50%
Fixed interest rate base													1.50%
Unamortized discount on issuance of debt					1,250
Remaining borrowing availability																	46,964
Annual acquisitions allowed																		10,000
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 (in days)							90 days
Percentage of aggregate outstanding principal amount of debt hedged								25.00%
Notional amount						50,000	50,000
Negative fair value included in other long-term liabilities						$ 600	$ 600
Derivative Counterparty Risk, Number of Financial Institutions						1	1
Fixed interest rate on derivative (as a percent)						6.335%	6.335%
Variable rate basis						LIBOR
Interest rate added to variable rate (as a percent)						4.25%	4.25%
LIBOR floor (as a percent)						1.50%	1.50%