DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Assets of discontinued operations:
Trade and other receivables	$ 0		$ 6,372
Inventories	0		7,097
Other current assets	618		1,438
Goodwill	0		6,041
Other intangibles, net	0		11,098
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,724		13,683
Other assets	64		121
Total assets	4,406		45,850
Liabilities of discontinued operations:
Trade payables and accrued liabilities	1,138		9,160
Total liabilities	1,138		9,160
Results of Discontinued Operations
Sales	21,134	[1]	97,464	[2]	121,735	[3]
Net (loss) income	(6,838)	[1]	4,165	[2]	1,655	[3]
(Loss) gain after taxes and noncontrolling interests	(2,890)	[1]	2,129	[2]	932	[3]
Gain on sale of discontinued operations after taxes and noncontrolling interests	$ 3,610	[1]	$ 4,026	[2]	$ 526	[3]

[1] Includes the operations of Continental, CMCC and ITM through their respective sale dates as well as the operations of a sports business owned by Steel Excel.

[2] Includes the operations of Continental, CMCC and ITM. Also includes DGT's RFI Corporation ("RFI") subsidiary and DGT's Villa Sistemi Medicali S.p.A. ("Villa") subsidiary through their respective sale dates. SPLP's net gain on the sale of RFI, which was recorded in SPLP's fourth quarter of 2012 due to the recording of DGT's results of operations on a two-month lag, was approximately $4,600. SPLP’s net after-tax gain on the sale of Villa, which was recorded in SPLP’s year ended December 31, 2012, was $2,585.

[3] Includes the operations of Continental, CMCC, ITM and DGT's RFI and Villa subsidiaries.