Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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0 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 01, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Jul. 31, 2013
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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Weighted average cost of capital |
13.00%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate |
11.10%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate |
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Goodwill |
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$ 27,990,000us-gaap_Goodwill |
$ 3,378,000us-gaap_Goodwill |
$ 60,744,000us-gaap_Goodwill |
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Goodwill attributable to reporting unit |
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3,700,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1 |
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Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets |
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901,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |
0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |
200,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |
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Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the year ending December 31, 2015 |
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3,400,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths |
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Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the year ending December 31, 2016 |
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3,400,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo |
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Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the year ending December 31, 2017 |
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3,400,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree |
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Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the year ending December 31, 2018 |
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3,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour |
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Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the year ending December 31, 2019 |
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2,700,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive |
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Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets thereafter 2019 |
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15,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive |
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Canada [Member] |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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Goodwill |
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34,162,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA |
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United States [Member] |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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Goodwill |
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26,582,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |
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BLACKIRON Data [Member] |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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Goodwill |
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20,200,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hchc_BlackironDataMember |
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North America Telecom [Member] |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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Goodwill |
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22,600,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hchc_NorthAmericaTelecomMember |
Sale of Trademark |
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27,000,000hchc_AllocationOfGoodwillToReportingUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hchc_NorthAmericaTelecomMember |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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10,500,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hchc_NorthAmericaTelecomMember |
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North America Telecom [Member] | Canada [Member] |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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Goodwill attributable to reporting unit |
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13,200,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1 / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hchc_NorthAmericaTelecomMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA |
Primus Telecommunications Inc [Member] | United States [Member] |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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Goodwill attributable to reporting unit |
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$ 4,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1 / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hchc_PrimusTelecommunicationsIncMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |