Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 01, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	HWCC
Entity Registrant Name	Houston Wire & Cable CO
Entity Central Index Key	0001356949
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,205,911