Debt Instrument Special Interest on Compensation Fund

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- Definition

Deferred financing costs included in debt restructuring.

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility Amended Date

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- Definition

Original issue discount included in debt restructuring.

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- Definition

Premium for early debt extinguishment.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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- Definition

The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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- Definition

Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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- Definition

The cash inflow from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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-Glossary Financing Activities

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Long-Term Obligations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended						0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	May 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 International LOC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Note Payable Collaterized by Asset [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Note Payable Collaterized by Schuff's Property and Plant under Revolving Line of Credit Agreement [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] International LOC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Alternate Base Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Alternate Base Rate [Member] Note Payable Collaterized by Asset [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 LIBOR Loans Borrowing Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 LIBOR Loans Borrowing Rate [Member] Note Payable Collaterized by Asset [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 13% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 13% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 13% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 13% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Secured Notes																	10.00%			10.00%					13.00%
Aggregate principal amount				$ 125,300,000														$ 12,700,000				$ 112,600,000
Percentage of redemption from aggregate principal amount															106.50%				100.00%				106.50%
Premiums and other costs																800,000								200,000
Deferred financing costs																800,000					14,800,000			3,700,000
Original issue discount included in gain (loss) on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt																100,000					500,000			20,000
Principal amount outstanding																										2,400,000
Aggregate principle amount			80,000,000
Debt instrument term	18 months								5 years
Debt instrument rate description		Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a floating rate which can be, at HC2's option, either (i) an alternate base rate (of not less than 2%) plus an applicable margin or (ii) a LIBOR borrowing rate for a specified interest period (of not less than 1%) plus an applicable margin.				The applicable margin for borrowings under the Credit Agreement starts at 7.50% per annum for alternate base rate loans and 8.50% per annum for LIBOR loans and increases by 25 basis points every three months.			The Real Estate Term Advance has a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 4.0% and requires monthly interest payments.
Credit agreement interest rate		4.00%					5.25%	3.23%		3.00%	2.00%	7.50%	1.00%	8.50%
Increase in debt instrument rate						0.25%						0.25%
Issuance of note payable collaterized									5,000,000
Line of credit amended date									May 05, 2014
Extended maturity date		Apr. 30, 2019
Line of credit, maximum amount							3,500,000
Debt instrument, special interest on compensation fund							1.00%
Line of credit borrowings		86,000,000
Line of credit outstanding amount		3,900,000
Credit facility available		$ 35,400,000			$ 3,500,000