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Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share - Basic Income (Loss) Per Common Share to Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]                      
Loss from continuing operations attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders                 $ (105,398) $ (39,829) $ (16,294)
Loss from discontinued operations         $ 23 $ (24) $ (11) $ (9) 0 (21) (146)
Net Loss attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders                 $ (105,398) $ (39,850) $ (16,440)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares) 41,570 36,627 35,518 35,262 30,588 25,592 25,514 24,146 37,260 26,482 19,729
Common Stock                 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Preferred Stock                 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Loss from continuing operations                 $ (105,398) $ (39,829) $ (16,294)
Net loss attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders $ (67,252) $ (7,506) $ 891 $ (31,531) $ (12,513) $ (9,022) $ (11,990) $ (6,325) $ (105,398) $ (39,850) $ (16,440)
Basic and Diluted earnings per share                      
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc. (in usd per share)                 $ (2.83) $ (1.50) $ (0.82)
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations (in usd per share)         $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 0.00 0.00 (0.01)
Net income (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc. (in usd per share) $ (1.62) $ (0.20) $ 0.02 $ (0.89) $ (0.41) $ (0.35) $ (0.47) $ (0.26) $ (2.83) $ (1.50) $ (0.83)