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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	May 29, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Income tax benefit (expense)	$ 5,833,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ (9,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Estimated net operating loss carryforward	60,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
Substantial acquisitions percentage (in hundredths)		5.00%hchc_SubstantialAcquisitionPercentage
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	25,400,886us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued		23,844,711us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Net operating loss carryforward annual limitation following ownership change	$ 2,200,000hchc_NetOperatingLossCarryforwardAnnualLimitationFollowingOwnershipChange
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)				30,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = hchc_SeriesAConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)				1,500,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hchc_SchuffInternationalIncMember

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Amount of net operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws on annual limitations following ownership change.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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