Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Awards (Narrative) (Details)

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Stock-Based Awards (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 25, 2015
Feb. 19, 2015
Mar. 19, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]        
Unrecognized compensation cost       $ 33.5us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
Weighted average period of recognition of unrecognized compensation cost, years       2 years 2 months 0 days
New awards authorized       8.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized After Special Dividend       8.8hsni_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofSharesAuthorizedAfterSpecialDividend
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid $ 0.35us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 10.00us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 0.25us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant due to Special Dividend       0.8hsni_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofSharesAvailableforGrantduetoSpecialDividend
Available for grants       2.5us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant