Document And Entity Information
Dividend yield
Case in Suffolk Superior Court [Member]
Information regarding case of Suffolk Superior Court.
us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Derivative, Notional Amount
Note To Financial Statement Details Textual
hbio_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForSettlement
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Settlement
Represent the value of stock issued for settlement.
Significant Accounting Policies
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]
Biostage [Member]
Information regarding Biostage.
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Provision for income taxes at federal statutory rates
Note 3 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Risk-free interest rate
Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Note 5 - Balance Sheet Information
Note 6 - Restructuring and Other Exit Costs
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans
Note 9 - Leases
Note 10 - Capital Stock and Stock-based Compensation
Amortization of intangible assets
hbio_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssetsIncludingAmountsRelatedToDiscontinuedOperation
The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets including portion attributable to discontinued operations, not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 11 - Long-term Debt
Note 12 - Revenues
Note 13 - Income Tax
Note 16 - Segment and Related Information
Volatility
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)
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Total current liabilities
Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]
Note 3 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Changes in Each Component of Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax (Details)
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]
Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Change in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)
Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details)
Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Future Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets (Details)
Other current liabilities
Total
Note 5 - Balance Sheet Information - Inventories (Details)
Note 5 - Balance Sheet Information - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)
Distribution Agreements/Customer Relationships [Member]
Represents distribution agreements or customer relationships.
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Defined benefit pension plans, net of tax
Note 5 - Balance Sheet Information - Other Current Liabilities (Details)
(Charges)/Credits
Amount of decrease in the standard product warranty accrual from payments made in cash or in kind to satisfy claims under the terms of the standard product warranty , or an increase due to credits received. Excludes extended product warranties.
Note 6 - Restructuring and Other Exit Costs - Restructuring and Other Exit Charges (Details)
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans - Defined Benefit Pension Expense (Details)
Schedule of Share-Based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans - Change in Benefit Obligations (Details)
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Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net loss, net of tax expense of $7 and $105, respectively
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans - Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details)
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans - Change in Benefit Obligation (Details)
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans - Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details)
Service, Maintenance, and Warranty Contracts [Member]
Represents service, maintenance, and warranty contracts.
Net (loss) gain, net of tax expense of $(695) and $ 1,160, respectively
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans - Weighted Average Assumptions (Details)
Instruments, Equipment, Software, and Accessories [Member]
Represents instruments, equipment, software, and accessories.
Debt Security, Corporate, US [Member]
Rest of the World [Member]
Represents the rest of the world.
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans - Fair Value and Asset Allocations of Pension Benefits (Details)
Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans - Fair Value of Plan Assets By Fair Value Hierarchy (Details)
Note 9 - Leases - Lease Expense (Details)
Restricted Stock Units Granted , Grant Date Fair Value, Balance (in dollars per share)
Note 9- Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Operating Leases (Details)
Customer Advances [Member]
Represents customer advances.
Restricted Stock Units, Vested , Grant Date Fair Value, Balance (in dollars per share)
Note 9 - Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Operating Leases (Details)
Restricted Stock Units, Cancelled/ Forfeited , Grant Date Fair Value, Balance (in dollars per share)
Settlement of litigation, net - Note 15
Litigation Settlement, Expense
Note 9 - Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding , Grant Date Fair Value, Balance (in dollars per share)
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding , Grant Date Fair Value, Balance (in dollars per share)
hbio_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanConsecutivePaymentPeriods
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Consecutive Payment Periods (Year)
Represents consecutive payment periods for employee stock purchase plan.
Note 10 - Capital Stock and Stock-based Compensation - Stock Option and Restricted Stock Unit Activity (Details)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
Restricted Stock Units, Cancelled / Forfeited in Period (in shares)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Note 10 - Capital Stock and Stock-based Compensation - Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details)
Schedule of Net Assets By Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of the names of foreign countries in which net assets are located, and the amount of such net assets located in that country or foreign geographic area.
Note 10 - Capital Stock and Stock-based Compensation - Outstanding and Exercisable Options (Details)
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Restricted Stock Units Outstanding , Balance (in shares)
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding , Balance (in shares)
Note 10 - Capital Stock and Stock-based Compensation - Stock-based Compensation Expense (Details)
Liability Driven Investment Funds [Member]
Represents liabilities driven investment funds.
Note 10 - Capital Stock and Stock-based Compensation - Black Scholes Assumptions (Details)
Note 11 - Long-term Debt - Breakdown of Borrowings (Details)
Note 11 - Long Term Debt - Debt Maturity (Details)
Restricted Stock Units, Granted in Period (in shares)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period (in shares)
Restricted Stock Units, Vested in Period (in shares)
Note 12 - Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)
Note 12 - Revenues - Deferred Revenue (Details)
Note 12 - Revenues - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)
Note 12 - Revenues - Warranties (Details)
us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Less: current installments
Note 13 - Income Tax - Income Tax Expense (Details)
Note 13 - Income Tax - Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)
Note 13 - Income Tax - Pre-tax Income From Continuing Operations (Details)
Other comprehensive income
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Note 13 - Income Tax - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)
Note 13 - Income Tax - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)
Note 16 - Segment and Related Information - Revenue by Geographic Destination (Details)
Note 16 - Segment and Related Information - Long-lived Assets by Geographic Area (Details)
Schedule of Net Funded Status [Table Text Block]
Schedule Of Stock Options And Restricted Stock Units Activity Roll forward [Table Text Block]
Tabular representation of the roll forward of stock options and restricted stock units at the end of the reporting period
Options Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Note 16 - Segment and Related Information - Net Assets by Geographic Area (Details)
Notes To Financial Statements
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Market Condition Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Represents information related to market condition restricted stock units.
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
hbio_ResearchAndDevelopmentTaxCreditCarryforwardsOffsetByReserveForUncertainTaxPositions
Research and Development Tax Credit Carryforwards Offset by Reserve for Uncertain Tax Positions
The amount of research and development tax credit carryforwards offset by reserve for uncertain tax positions.
Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)
Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]
Exercise Price Range 3 [Member]
Represents information related to exercise range 3.
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions [Table Text Block]
Exercise Price Range 2 [Member]
Represents information related to exercise price 2.
Exercise Price Range 1 [Member]
Represents exercise price range 1.
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
Exercise Price Range 5 [Member]
Represents information related to exercise price range 5.
Exercise Price Range 4 [Member]
Represents information related to exercise price range 4.
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Current portion of long-term debt
hbio_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInReserveForUncertainTaxPositionAmount
Change in reserve for uncertain tax position
Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the change in reserve for uncertain tax position.
Permanent differences, net, amount
Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to permanent differences, net.
Deferred revenue
Options, Cancelled / Forfeited, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Correlation coefficient
The correlation coefficient assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
Options, Granted in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Black Scholes Option Pricing Model [Member]
Represents Black Scholes Option-pricing model.
Options, exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)
Definite-lived intangible assets
hbio_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from definite lived intangible assets.
Compensation
us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
hbio_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from indefinite lived intangible assets.
Term Loan [Member]
Represents information related to term loan.
Accrued income taxes
us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
hbio_DebtInstrumentQuarterlyPaymentCurrentYear
Debt Instrument, Quarterly Payment, Current Year
Amount of the required quarterly payments including both interest and principal payments for the current fiscal year.
Pension Plan [Member]
Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]
Operating loss and credit carryforwards
hbio_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditsCarryforwards
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss and tax credits carryforwards.
Accounts payable
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Lives [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of useful lives of property, plant and equipment.
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Opening Balance, Stock Options Outstanding (in shares)
Opening Balance, Stock Options Outstanding (in shares)
hbio_DebtInstrumentQuarterlyPaymentThereafter
Debt Instrument, Quarterly Payment, Thereafter
Amount of the required quarterly payments including both interest and principal payments thereafter
Retirement Plan Type [Axis]
Retirement Plan Type [Domain]
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
Options, Cancelled / Forfeited in Period (in shares)
Credit Facility [Axis]
Credit Facility [Domain]
Other
us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
us-gaap_PolicyTextBlockAbstract
Accounting Policies
Trade Names and Patents [Member]
Information pertaining to trade names and patents.
Warranty costs
us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)
Professional fees
us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPriceOfferingDate
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Offering Date
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets
Additions to intangible assets
hbio_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
Deferred income taxes and other
Represents deferred income tax expense (benefit) including discontinued operations.
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Additions to property, plant and equipment
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in shares)
us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)
hbio_MinimumVestingRateOfTheTargetedShareholderReturnPercentage
Minimum Vesting Rate of the Targeted Shareholder Return, Percentage
Represents the minimum percentage vesting rate percentage of the targeted shareholder return.
Other Plan Assets [Member]
Represents information related to other plan assets.
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)
Weighted-average common shares:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
Current liabilities:
Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
us-gaap_Assets
Total assets
Plan Name [Axis]
hbio_MaximumVestingRateOfTheTargetedShareholderReturnPercentage
Maximum Vesting Rate of the Targeted Shareholder Return, Percentage
Represents the maximum vesting rate percentage of the targeted shareholder return.
Shareholders' Equity and Share-Based Payments [Text Block]
Plan Name [Domain]
us-gaap_OperatingLeaseExpense
Operating Lease, Expense
us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total
us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)
us-gaap_SubleaseIncome
Sublease income
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]
Deferred tax assets (included in other long-term assets)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Shares withheld for taxes
Right-of-use asset
hbio_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOperatingLeases
Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from operating leases.
Lease liability
hbio_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLeases
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from operating leases.
us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss
Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]
Award Type [Domain]
Award Type [Axis]
Net loss
Net loss
Net loss
The Credit Agreement [Member]
Information pertaining to the credit agreement.
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Total amortizable intangible assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net
Total
Total intangible assets, Net
Intangible assets, net
The Lenders [Member]
Information pertaining to the lenders.
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross
Indefinite Carryforward Beyond 2038 [Member]
Represents an unknown expiration carryforward date.
Expire between 2023 and 2042 [Member]
Represents the expiration date between 2023 and 2042.
Expire 2023 [Member]
Represents expiration in 2023.
hbio_WriteoffOfFullyAmortizedIntangibleAssetsRelatedToCustomerRelationshipsAndDiscontinuedProductLines
Fully Amortized Intangible Assets Related to Customer Relationships and Discontinued Product Lines
Represents the amount of write off of fully amortized intangible assets related to customer relationships and discontinued product lines.
Swingline Loan Facility [Member]
Information pertaining to the swingline loan sub-facility.
hbio_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForSettlement
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued For Settlement (in shares)
Amount of stock shares issued during period for settlement.
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Expire between 2029 and 2038 [Member]
Represents information related to the expiration between 2029 and 2038.
The ABR Loan [Member]
Information pertaining to the ABR loan.
hbio_PreferredStockBookValueInclusiveOfAccruedDividends
Preferred Stock, Book Value, Inclusive of Accrued Dividends
Represents the book value of preferred stock inclusive of accrued dividends.
Effect of change in currency translation
Greater China [Member]
Represents greater China.
The LIBOR Loan and Pricing Grid Credit Agreement [Member]
Information pertaining to the LIBOR loan and pricing grid credit agreement.
Programs Established to Offset the Impact of COVID [Member]
Represents the programs established to offset the negative impact of COVID.
Expire 2036 [Member]
Represents expiration in 2036.
hbio_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStateFloorPercentage
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, State Floor Percentage
Represents the stated floor percentage rate.
Net operating loss true-ups and expirations
Amount of reported income tax expense from difference to expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying domestic federal statutory income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations, attributable to net operating loss true-ups and expirations.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Less: accumulated depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Carrying amount
Carrying amount
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross
Long-Term Debt, Type [Axis]
Long-Term Debt, Type [Domain]
Non-deductible executive compensation
Amount of reported income tax expense (benefit) in excess of (less than) expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying domestic federal statutory income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operation, attributable to nondeductible expense for executive compensation.
Derivative Instrument [Axis]
Derivative Contract [Domain]
Cash flows from investing activities:
us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesWithoutReadilyDeterminableFairValueAmount
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount
Loss per share:
Other liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Letter of Credit [Member]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Total income tax expense (benefit)
Total income tax expense
Line of Credit [Member]
GERMANY
The Multi Channel Systems Facility and Triangle BioSystems Lease Agreements [Member]
Information pertaining to the the Multi Channel Systems Facility and Triangle Biosystems lease agreements.
us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Total operating expenses
us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost
Defined benefit pension plans, reclassification, gain (loss), tax
General and administrative expenses
Defined benefit pension plans, gain (loss), tax
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total
UNITED KINGDOM
Fair value of plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets, Balance
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets, Balance
Share-based compensation
Benefit obligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Balance
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Balance
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, after Year Five for Next Five Years
us-gaap_LegalFees
Legal Fees
Employer contributions
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureEmployerContributionsNextFiscalYear
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Next Fiscal Year
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Year Two
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Year Three
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Year Four
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Year Five
Amendment Flag
us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Comprehensive (loss) income
City Area Code
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Year One
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired
Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired (in shares)
Retirement of treasury stock (in shares)
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Expected return on assets
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability
Deferred revenue
us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
Balance (in shares)
Balance (in shares)
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block]
Current Fiscal Year End Date
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate
Discount rate
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage
us-gaap_LeaseCost
Total lease cost
Weighted average discount rate
us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Operating lease cost
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Short-term lease cost
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]
Document Period End Date
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) (Year)
us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1
Entity File Number
Entity Emerging Growth Company
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInBalanceSheet
Net funded status
Other long-term assets
Document Type
Entity Small Business
Actual return on plan assets
Entity Shell Company
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAssetsBenefitsPaid
Benefits paid
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
Recognition of net loss due to settlements
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Information [Table]
Service [Member]
Currency translation adjustment
Entity Public Float
Entity Filer Category
Debt Instrument [Axis]
Entity Current Reporting Status
Restructuring and other exit costs
us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Restructuring Charges, Total
Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]
Entity Voluntary Filers
Settlement due to transfers paid
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Actuarial (gain) loss
Variable Rate [Domain]
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation
Currency translation adjustment
us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use
us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
Settlements due to transfers paid
Variable Rate [Axis]
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts receivable
Stock-based compensation expense
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Entity Tax Identification Number
Entity Central Index Key
Entity Registrant Name
Entity [Domain]
Legal Entity [Axis]
us-gaap_TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount
Retirement of treasury stock
Entity Address, Address Line One
Amortization of intangible assets
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Entity Address, City or Town
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code
Entity Address, State or Province
us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
Balance, beginning of period
Balance, end of period
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
hbio_DebtInstrumentQuarterlyPaymentNextEightYears
Debt Instrument Quarterly Payment Next Eight Years
Amount of the required quarterly payments including both interest and principal payments for the next eight years.
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi
Convertible Preferred Stock received in Biostage Settlement - Note 15
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets
Other assets
Long-Term Debt [Text Block]
Investments [Domain]
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
Net amortization loss
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Inventories
Trading Symbol
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost
Interest cost
Investment Type [Axis]
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
Expected return on plan assets
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans (in shares)
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period
Local Phone Number
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity
Stock option exercises (in shares)
Options, exercised (in shares)
us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Notes Tables
Employee stock purchase plan
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
Stock option exercises
Vesting of restricted stock units
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations
us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
Bad debt expense (credit)
Options, Granted in Period (in shares)
Sales and marketing expenses
Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Domain]
Raw materials
Lender Name [Axis]
us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
Finished goods
Work in process
UNITED STATES
Accumulated deficit
Research and development expenses
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Indemnification Agreements [Member]
Represents indemnification agreements.
Customer advances
hbio_ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCustomerAdvancesCurrent
Represents current customer advance for contract with customer liabiltiiy.
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
hbio_PercentageOfCashAndCashEquivalentsHeldByForeignSubsidiaries
Percentage of Cash and Cash Equivalents Held by Foreign Subsidiaries
Percentage of cash and cash equivalents held by foreign subsidiaries.
hbio_LiabilityForContingentIndemnificationObligations
Liability for Contingent Indemnification Obligations
Represents liability for contingent indemnification obligations.
Amortization of deferred financing costs
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member]
us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstract
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Event [Member]
Operating lease liabilities, long-term
Operating lease liabilities
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Category [Axis]
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Category [Domain]
Defined Benefit Plan, Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Total operating lease liabilities
us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiability
Subsequent Event Type [Axis]
Current portion, operating lease liabilities
Subsequent Event Type [Domain]
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue
Total lease payments
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount
Less imputed interest
us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
deferred income tax (benefit) expense
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive
Thereafter
2025
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree
2026
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour
2027
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive
Thereafter
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
2024
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
2025
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
2026
2023
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
2027
2024
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo
Valuation Approach and Technique [Axis]
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
Valuation Approach and Technique [Domain]
us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
Cash payments
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths
2023
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Stock-based compensation expense
Other long-term assets
Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block]
Series E Preferred Stock in Biostage [Member]
Represents Series E Preferred Stock in Biostage.
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year)
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Performance Factor Adjustment (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Performance Factor Adjustment (in shares)
The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were adjusted for performance factors during the reporting period.
Performance Factor Adjustment, grant date fair value (in dollars per share)
Weighted average fair value as of the grant date of equity-based award plans other than stock (unit) option plans that were adjusted for performance factors.
hbio_PreferredStockMandatoryConversionMinimumQualifiedOfferingAmount
Preferred Stock, Mandatory Conversion, Minimum Qualified Offering Amount
The minimum qualified offering amount for preferred stock to be mandatorily converted.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Depreciation
us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares)
us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Total current assets
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]
Total net assets
Interest expense
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 80,000,000 shares authorized: 42,081,707 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022; 41,142,876 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Stockholders' Equity Note, Redeemable Preferred Stock, Issue, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block]
Deferred Tax Asset [Domain]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance
Less: valuation allowance
Statistical Measurement [Domain]
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Maximum [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Valuation Allowance by Deferred Tax Asset [Axis]
Product and Service [Axis]
Other current assets
Product and Service [Domain]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax assets
Statistical Measurement [Axis]
Litigation Case [Axis]
Litigation Case [Domain]
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized
us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits
Number of Reporting Units
Intangible Assets, Finite-Lived, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cash paid for interest
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Total long-lived assets
Geographical [Axis]
Geographical [Domain]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Total gross deferred assets
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Europe [Member]
us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Total deferred tax liabilities
Inventories
Total
us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Research and development
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInProcessResearchAndDevelopment
Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain]
Inventory
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis]
Other assets
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
hbio_PaymentsForDebtFees
Payments for Debt Fees
The amount of payments for debt fees.
Accrued expenses
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
Property, plant and equipment useful life (Year)
us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage
Cash flows from operating activities:
Statement [Line Items]
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Number of Operating Segments
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Accounts receivable, net
us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Balance
Balance
Stock compensation
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
Deferred Tax Liability [Member]
Primary financial statement caption encompassing deferred tax liability.
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Expense
Additional paid-in-capital
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]
Stockholders' equity:
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Other income (expense), net
Long-Lived Tangible Asset [Axis]
us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total other expense
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Total
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Long-Lived Tangible Asset [Domain]
UK Pension Liability [Member]
Information by type of deferred tax consequences attributable to deductible temporary differences.
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Research
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Information on Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Foreign
Current assets:
us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
2021 Incentive Plan [Member]
Information on the 2021 Incentive Plan .
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net cash used in financing activities
us-gaap_Liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies - Note 14
Director [Member]
hbio_DebtInstrumentCurrentMaturitiesExcessCashFlowSweep
Debt Instrument, Current Maturities, Excess Cash Flow Sweep
Information on the excess cash flow sweep.
us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Operating (loss) income
us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognized
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized
Other liabilities
us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Other (expense) income:
us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred income tax liability, net
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities
us-gaap_GrossProfit
Gross profit
Base Rate [Member]
Cost of revenues
Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Deferred tax liability
Deferred income tax liabilities
us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerLiability
Deferred revenue
us-gaap_LitigationReserve
Estimated Litigation Liability
Subsidiaries [Member]
Consolidated Entities [Axis]
Consolidated Entities [Domain]
us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtRestructuringCosts
Payments of Debt Restructuring Costs
Retained Earnings [Member]
Total revenues
Revenues
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
Title of Individual [Domain]
Title of Individual [Axis]
Treasury Stock [Member]
Foreign
us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Equity Components [Axis]
us-gaap_DeferredFederalStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Federal and state
Equity Component [Domain]
Total debt
us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Federal and state
us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
current income tax (benefit) expense
Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI)
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Foreign
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Total
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Loss before income taxes
Domestic
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Debt issuance costs
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total
Less: unamortized deferred financing costs
Income Tax Authority, Name [Axis]
Income Tax Authority, Name [Domain]
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Automobiles [Member]
Income Tax Authority [Axis]
Current unamortized deferred financing costs
us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsCurrentNet
Income Tax Authority [Domain]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Repayment of term debt
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]
Document Annual Report
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Receivables, Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]
Balance Sheet Location [Domain]
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Long-term debt, gross
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Long-term Debt, Gross
Total
us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Balance
Balance
us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
us-gaap_OpenTaxYear
Open Tax Year
Document Transition Report
us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Decreases based on expiration of statutes of limitation
Entity Interactive Data Current
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member]
us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Settlements and other
us-gaap_GovernmentAssistanceAmount
Government Assistance, Amount
Additions based on tax positions of prior years
Security Exchange Name
us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Decreases based on tax positions of prior years
Additions based on tax positions of current years
Title of 12(b) Security
Cost of Sales [Member]
hbio_FullyDepreciatedAndDisposedOfPropertyAndEquipmentRemovedFromFixedAssetRecords
Fully Depreciated and Disposed of Property and Equipment Removed From Fixed Asset Records
The amount of fully depreciated and disposed of property and equipment removed from fixed asset records.
Government Assistance [Text Block]
Research and Development Expense [Member]
Government Assistance, Type [Axis]
Government Assistance, Type [Domain]
Cost of Revenues [Member]
Represents the Cost of Revenues.
Income Statement Location [Axis]
Income Statement Location [Domain]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Operating Leases [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases.
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Axis]
Tax Period [Domain]
Operating Activities [Domain]
Continuing Operations [Member]
Supplemental Balance Sheet Informaton Related to Operating Leases [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases.
Auditor Name
hbio_PercentageOfConsolidatedExcessCashFlow
Percentage of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow
The percentage of consolidated excess cash flow.
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]
Tax Period [Axis]
Operating Activities [Axis]
Auditor Firm ID
Auditor Location
Dilutive effect of equity awards (in shares)
us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
hbio_AccountsReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossChargeoffsAndOtherReoveries
Charge-offs and other
Amount of charge-offs and other recoveries to allowance for credit loss.
us-gaap_SharePrice
Share Price (in dollars per share)
Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Shares excluded from diluted loss per share due to their anti-dilutive effect (in shares)
us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
Repayment on bank line of credit
Tax Credit Carryforward [Axis]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Name [Domain]
Non-US [Member]
us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
Operating Loss Carryforwards
Borrowing on bank line of credit
Statement [Table]
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)
Basic and diluted (in shares)
us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)
Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable [Table Text Block]
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Lease Contractual Term [Domain]
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Lease Contractual Term [Axis]
Income Statement [Abstract]
us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree
2025
Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Balance
Balance
us-gaap_RestructuringReserveSettledWithoutCash2
Non-cash charges
us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths
2023
us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
2024
Other Current Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]
Other Restructuring [Member]
Type of Restructuring [Domain]
Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]
Restructuring Type [Axis]
Other
Cash flows from financing activities:
Other long-term liabilities
Impact of change to prior year tax accruals
Change in valuation allowance allocated to income tax
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Contingent Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total stockholders' equity
Balance
Balance
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Policy Text Block]
Disclosure of the accounting policy for comprehensive income (loss).
Class of Stock [Axis]
Existing Technology [Member]
Represents information related to existing technology.
Class of Stock [Domain]
Non-deductible stock compensation expense, amount
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, net
hbio_CustomerPaymentsTerm
Customer Payments Term (Day)
Represents payments term from customers.
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
Options Exercisable. Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Year)
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Year)
Deferred interest expense
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetInterestCarryforward
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Options Exercisable, Shares Exercisable (in shares)
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Computer Equipment and Software [member]
Represents information related to computer equipment and software.
us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Foreign, Amount
Range of Exercise Price, Upper Limit (in dollars per share)
Options Outstanding, Shares Outstanding (in shares)
Tax credits
Exercise Price Range [Axis]
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit, amount
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Category [Table Text Block]
Exercise Price Range [Domain]
Foreign tax rate differential
Range of Exercise Price, Lower Limit (in dollars per share)