Document And Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	HICKORY TECH CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000766561
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 145,264,767
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,456,045
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Amendment Description	We are restating our previously reported financial information for these periods to change our accounting for interest rate swaps. We utilize interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to interest rate fluctuations on a portion of our variable-interest rate debt.