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Commitments and Contingencies (Environmental Matters) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Environmetal Remediation Obligations [Line Items]    
Accrued environmental liabilities $ 2,424,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent $ 3,213,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
Site Contingency, Recovery from Third Party of Environmental Remediation Cost 3,100,000us-gaap_SiteContingencyRecoveryFromThirdPartyOfEnvironmentalRemediationCost 1,100,000us-gaap_SiteContingencyRecoveryFromThirdPartyOfEnvironmentalRemediationCost
Costs | Second Joint Venture Partner of Former Owner / Operator    
Environmetal Remediation Obligations [Line Items]    
Ownership responsibility for site investigation and remediation costs (as a percent) 37.50%hnh_OwnershipResponsibilityForSiteInvestigationAndRemediationCostsPercentageAllocation
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Environmental and Other Matters | Sold Parcel    
Environmetal Remediation Obligations [Line Items]    
Remediation cost, expected cost 100,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAnticipatedCost
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Environmental and Other Matters | Costs | Former Owner / Operator    
Environmetal Remediation Obligations [Line Items]    
Ownership responsibility for site investigation and remediation costs (as a percent) 75.00%hnh_OwnershipResponsibilityForSiteInvestigationAndRemediationCostsPercentageAllocation
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Environmental remediation expense 4,500,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense
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Environmental and Other Matters | Costs | First Joint Venture Partner of Former Owner / Operator    
Environmetal Remediation Obligations [Line Items]    
Ownership responsibility for site investigation and remediation costs (as a percent) 37.50%hnh_OwnershipResponsibilityForSiteInvestigationAndRemediationCostsPercentageAllocation
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostByPropertyAxis
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Environmental and Other Matters | Costs | HHEM and H&H    
Environmetal Remediation Obligations [Line Items]    
Ownership responsibility for site investigation and remediation costs (as a percent) 25.00%hnh_OwnershipResponsibilityForSiteInvestigationAndRemediationCostsPercentageAllocation
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Environmental loss contingencies, payments 1,000,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesPayments
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Environmental remediation expense 1,500,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense
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Environmental and Other Matters | Industrial Property    
Environmetal Remediation Obligations [Line Items]    
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies $ 200,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
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