Cover |
Feb. 25, 2026 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Entity Registrant Name | The Eastern Company |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000031107 |
| Document Type | 8-K/A |
| Amendment Flag | true |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --01-03 |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| Document Period End Date | Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Entity File Number | 001-35383 |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | CT |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 06-0330020 |
| Entity Address Address Line 1 | 3 Enterprise Drive |
| Entity Address Address Line 2 | Suite 408 |
| Entity Address City Or Town | Shelton |
| Entity Address State Or Province | CT |
| Entity Address Postal Zip Code | 06484 |
| City Area Code | 203 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Local Phone Number | 729-2255 |
| Security 12b Title | Common Stock, No Par Value |
| Trading Symbol | EML |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Amendment Description | On March 2, 2026, The Eastern Company (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) disclosing, among other things, the amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 8-K (this “Amendment”) solely to include Exhibit 3.1 (Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Eastern Company, effective as of February 25, 2026), which was inadvertently omitted from the Original Form 8-K. Except as described in this Explanatory Note, this Amendment does not otherwise change the Original Form 8-K. |