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Network
400400 - Disclosure - Warranties (Details 1)
(http://www.harvardbioscience.com/role/WarrantiesDetails1)
Table(Implied)
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001123494 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Product Warranty Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Product Warranty Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
Warranty, Beginning Balance
147,000  
252,000  
305,000  
Warranty payments
(97,000) 
(81,000) 
(102,000) 
Warranty additions
143,000  
(24,000) 
49,000  
Warranty Other
   
Warranty, Ending Balance
193,000  
 
147,000  
 
252,000