The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Detail)	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2014 segment	Jun. 30, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
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Percentage Owned By Steel Partners \| Steel Excel
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership	58.00%
Reverse Stock Split
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Conversion ratio		0.002
Forward Stock Split
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Conversion ratio		500