Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 21, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS HOLDING COMPANY
Entity Central Index Key	0001709164
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 130,361,017
Shares Outstanding Class A
Entity Information [Line Items]
Shares Outstanding		9,456,440
Shares Outstanding Class B
Entity Information [Line Items]
Shares Outstanding		4,073,941