Discontinued Operations Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013 Handy & Harman Group Ltd. [Member] Continental Industries [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Sale Price			$ 37,400,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Working Capital Adjustment			100,000
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations	$ 0	$ (141,000)	$ 3,700,000

This element represents cash provided by or used in the investing activities of the entity's discontinued operations during the period. This element is only used by those entities that separately report cash flows attributable to discontinued operations. If using this element, it is an indication that the cash flows of the entity which are detailed in reconciling to cash provided by or used in investing activities reflect only cash flows attributable to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 26

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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