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Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2017
Mar. 03, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
BNS Holdings Liquidating Trust (BNS Liquidating Trust)        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Ownership (as a percent)     84.90% 84.90%
DGT Holdings Corp.        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Ownership (as a percent)     100.00% 100.00%
Handy & Harman Ltd. (HNH)        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Ownership (as a percent)     70.00% 69.90%
Steel Services Ltd (Steel Services)        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Ownership (as a percent)     100.00% 100.00%
Steel Excel Inc. (Steel Excel) (a)        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Ownership (as a percent)     100.00% 64.20%
WebFinancial Holding Corporation (WFHC)        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Ownership (as a percent)     91.20% 91.20%
WebBank        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Ownership     100.00%  
CoSine Communications, Inc. (CoSine)        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Ownership     100.00%  
Handy & Harman Ltd. (HNH)        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Price per share authorized to be repurchased (in dollars per share)   $ 0.01    
Merger termination fee $ 3,800      
Merger termination expense reimbursement $ 1,000      
Series A Preferred Stock | Handy & Harman Ltd. (HNH)        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Equity interests issuable (in shares) 1.484      
Dividend rate (as a percent)   6.00%    
Handy & Harman Ltd. (HNH) | Steel Partners Holdings L.P.        
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]        
Percentage of ownership 70.00%