Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

Year-End 2015:                                                       (In thousands, except per share data)	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
Net sales	$	523,477		$	568,226		$	615,850		$	596,866
Cost of products sold	338,977			362,102			384,219			371,723
Gross profit	184,500			206,124			231,631			225,143
Selling and administrative expenses	168,704			167,278			170,371			165,772
(Gain) on sale of assets	—			—			—			(195		)
Restructuring related charges (income)	377			(560		)	172			11,803
Operating income (loss)	15,419			39,406			61,088			47,763
Interest income (expense) – net	(1,899		)	(1,849		)	(1,623		)	(1,135		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	13,520			37,557			59,465			46,628
Income taxes	5,068			13,680			18,619			14,397
Net income (loss)	8,452			23,877			40,846			32,231
Less: net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(26		)	(2		)	(2		)	—
Net income (loss) attributable to HNI Corporation	$	8,478		$	23,879		$	40,848		$	32,231
Net income (loss) attributable to HNI Corporation per common share – basic	$	0.19		$	0.54		$	0.92		$	0.73
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic	44,304			44,416			44,263			44,158
Net income (loss) attributable to HNI Corporation per common share – diluted	$	0.19		$	0.52		$	0.90		$	0.71
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted	45,524			45,621			45,403			45,199
As a Percentage of Net Sales
Net sales	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%
Gross profit	35.2			36.3			37.6			37.7
Selling and administrative expenses	32.2			29.4			27.7			27.8
Restructuring related charges	0.1			(0.1		)	—			2.0
Operating income (loss)	2.9			6.9			9.9			8.0
Income taxes	1.0			2.4			3.0			2.4
Net income (loss) attributable to HNI Corporation	1.6			4.2			6.6			5.4

Year-End 2014: (In thousands, except per share data)	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
Net sales	$	452,201		$	509,143		$	614,690		$	646,661
Cost of products sold	297,029			328,010			394,758			418,698
Gross profit	155,172			181,133			219,932			227,963
Selling and administrative expenses	145,210			155,288			166,216			182,341
(Gain) on sale of assets	(8,400		)	(1,346		)	—			(977		)
Restructuring related charges	(28		)	10,282			987			21,778
Operating income (loss)	18,390			16,909			52,729			24,821
Interest income (expense) – net	(2,132		)	(2,041		)	(1,861		)	(1,884		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	16,258			14,868			50,868			22,937
Income taxes	5,242			5,203			17,372			15,959
Net income (loss)	11,016			9,665			33,496			6,978
Less: net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(80		)	(40		)	(92		)	(104		)
Net income (loss) attributable to HNI Corporation	$	11,096		$	9,705		$	33,588		$	7,082
Net income (loss) attributable to HNI Corporation per common share – basic	$	0.25		$	0.22		$	0.75		$	0.16
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic	45,039			45,020			44,690			44,324
Net income (loss) attributable to HNI Corporation per common share – diluted	$	0.24		$	0.21		$	0.74		$	0.16
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted	45,838			45,868			45,611			45,202
As a Percentage of Net Sales
Net sales	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%
Gross profit	34.3			35.6			35.8			35.3
Selling and administrative expenses	32.1			30.5			27.0			28.2
(Gain) on sale of assets	(1.9		)	(0.3		)	—			(0.2		)
Restructuring related charges	—			2.0			0.2			3.4
Operating income (loss)	4.1			3.3			8.6			3.8
Income taxes	1.2			1.0			2.8			2.5
Net income (loss) attributable to HNI Corporation	2.5			1.9			5.5			1.1