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BACKLOG (Details) (Schuff International, Inc [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 Contract
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
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Contracts or Purchase Orders [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Backlog amount	253.3us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hchc_SchuffInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis = us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentMember
Letters of Intent [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Backlog amount	52.8us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hchc_SchuffInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis = hchc_LettersOfIntentMember
Five Contracts, Letters of Intent, Notices to Proceed or Purchase Orders [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Backlog amount	$ 172.4us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hchc_SchuffInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis = hchc_OtherPurchaseCommitmentMember
Backlog percentage (in hundredths)	56.30%hchc_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommittedPercentage / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hchc_SchuffInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis = hchc_OtherPurchaseCommitmentMember

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