Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions As of December 31, 2014, SPLP owned directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries 7,131,185 shares of the Company's common stock, representing approximately 66.2% of outstanding shares. As of December 31, 2013, SPLP owned directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries 7,228,735 shares of the Company's common stock, representing approximately 55.7% of outstanding shares. The power to vote and dispose of the securities held by SPLP is controlled by SPH GP. Warren G. Lichtenstein, our Chairman of the Board of Directors, is also the Executive Chairman of SPH GP. Certain other affiliates of SPH GP hold positions with the Company, including Glen M. Kassan, as former Chief Executive Officer and present Vice Chairman, Jack Howard, as Vice Chairman and Principal Executive Officer, James F. McCabe, Jr., as Chief Financial Officer and Leonard J. McGill, as Chief Legal Officer. The increase in SPLP's ownership during the year ended December 31, 2014 was principally due to the reduction in the number of outstanding shares of the Company's common stock as a result of the 2014 common stock repurchase program and the completion of the tender offer discussed in Note 14 - "Stockholders' Equity." In addition, DGT Holdings Corp., which is 82.7% owned by SPLP, tendered into the offer its 97,550 shares of the Company's common stock. The Company was indebted to SPLP under H&H Group's Subordinated Notes until March 26, 2013, when H&H Group delivered an irrevocable notice of its election to redeem all of its outstanding Subordinated Notes to the holders and irrevocably deposited funds for such redemption and interest payments in order to satisfy and discharge its obligations under the Indenture as more fully described in Note 11 - "Debt." SPLP received proceeds of $25.0 million in connection with the redemption of $21.6 million face amount of Subordinated Notes held by SPLP. On January 1, 2012, the Company entered into a Management Services Agreement ("Management Services Agreement") with SP Corporate Services LLC ("SP Corporate"), which restructured its prior management services arrangements. SP Corporate is an affiliate of SPLP. Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, SP Corporate provides the Company with certain executive and corporate services, including, without limitation, legal, tax, accounting, treasury, consulting, auditing, administrative, compliance, environmental health and safety, human resources, marketing, investor relations and other similar services rendered for the Company or its subsidiaries. The Management Services Agreement further provided that the Company pay SP Corporate a fixed annual fee of approximately $10.98 million, consisting of (a) $1.74 million in consideration of the executive services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement and (b) $9.24 million in consideration of the corporate services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement. In connection with the Management Services Agreement, the Company also entered into an asset purchase agreement, dated January 1, 2012 ("Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company transferred to SP Corporate certain assets, which had previously been used, or held for use, by the Company and its subsidiaries to provide corporate services to the Company and its affiliates. In addition to certain fixed assets and contractual rights, approximately 37 employees of the Company and its subsidiaries were transferred to SP Corporate pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including Mr. McCabe and certain other officers of the Company. All of the Company's officers who were transferred to SP Corporate pursuant to the Purchase Agreement continue to serve as officers of the Company pursuant to the Management Services Agreement. The Company's entry into the Management Services Agreement and the Purchase Agreement were approved by a special committee of the Board of Directors, composed entirely of independent directors. Effective January 1, 2013, certain individuals employed by SP Corporate and their related expenses were transferred to the Company, and the fee paid under the Management Services Agreement was accordingly reduced by approximately $2.0 million. On March 27, 2013, the Company and SP Corporate entered into a First Amendment to the Management Services Agreement to modify the titles and designation of certain officers to be provided pursuant to the Management Services Agreement and to adjust the fee thereunder, reflecting the aforementioned employee transfer and related change in the scope of services provided under the Management Services Agreement. The amended Management Services Agreement provides that the Company pay SP Corporate a fixed annual fee of approximately $8.89 million, effective January 1, 2013, consisting of (a) $1.74 million in consideration of the executive services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement and (b) $7.15 million in consideration of the corporate services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement. The fees payable under the Management Services Agreement are subject to an annual review and such adjustments as may be agreed upon by SP Corporate and the Company. The Management Services Agreement has a term of one year and automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless and until terminated in accordance with the terms set forth therein, which include, under certain circumstances, the payment by the Company of a termination fee to SP Corporate. There were no changes in the terms of the Management Services Agreement during 2014. During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company also reimbursed SP Corporate and its affiliates approximately $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for business expenses incurred on its behalf pursuant to the Management Services Agreement. In connection with the Investment Agreement discussed in Note 10 - "Investment," ModusLink agreed to reimburse SPLP's reasonably documented out-of-pocket expenses associated with the agreement up to a maximum of $0.2 million, which was principally paid by and reimbursed to the Company during the first quarter of 2013.

Related Party Transactions

As of December 31, 2014, SPLP owned directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries 7,131,185 shares of the Company's common stock, representing approximately 66.2% of outstanding shares. As of December 31, 2013, SPLP owned directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries 7,228,735 shares of the Company's common stock, representing approximately 55.7% of outstanding shares. The power to vote and dispose of the securities held by SPLP is controlled by SPH GP. Warren G. Lichtenstein, our Chairman of the Board of Directors, is also the Executive Chairman of SPH GP. Certain other affiliates of SPH GP hold positions with the Company, including Glen M. Kassan, as former Chief Executive Officer and present Vice Chairman, Jack Howard, as Vice Chairman and Principal Executive Officer, James F. McCabe, Jr., as Chief Financial Officer and Leonard J. McGill, as Chief Legal Officer. The increase in SPLP's ownership during the year ended December 31, 2014 was principally due to the reduction in the number of outstanding shares of the Company's common stock as a result of the 2014 common stock repurchase program and the completion of the tender offer discussed in Note 14 - "Stockholders' Equity." In addition, DGT Holdings Corp., which is 82.7% owned by SPLP, tendered into the offer its 97,550 shares of the Company's common stock.

The Company was indebted to SPLP under H&H Group's Subordinated Notes until March 26, 2013, when H&H Group delivered an irrevocable notice of its election to redeem all of its outstanding Subordinated Notes to the holders and irrevocably deposited funds for such redemption and interest payments in order to satisfy and discharge its obligations under the Indenture as more fully described in Note 11 - "Debt." SPLP received proceeds of $25.0 million in connection with the redemption of $21.6 million face amount of Subordinated Notes held by SPLP.

On January 1, 2012, the Company entered into a Management Services Agreement ("Management Services Agreement") with SP Corporate Services LLC ("SP Corporate"), which restructured its prior management services arrangements. SP Corporate is an affiliate of SPLP. Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, SP Corporate provides the Company with certain executive and corporate services, including, without limitation, legal, tax, accounting, treasury, consulting, auditing, administrative, compliance, environmental health and safety, human resources, marketing, investor relations and other similar services rendered for the Company or its subsidiaries. The Management Services Agreement further provided that the Company pay SP Corporate a fixed annual fee of approximately $10.98 million, consisting of (a) $1.74 million in consideration of the executive services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement and (b) $9.24 million in consideration of the corporate services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement.

In connection with the Management Services Agreement, the Company also entered into an asset purchase agreement, dated January 1, 2012 ("Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company transferred to SP Corporate certain assets, which had previously been used, or held for use, by the Company and its subsidiaries to provide corporate services to the Company and its affiliates. In addition to certain fixed assets and contractual rights, approximately 37 employees of the Company and its subsidiaries were transferred to SP Corporate pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including Mr. McCabe and certain other officers of the Company. All of the Company's officers who were transferred to SP Corporate pursuant to the Purchase Agreement continue to serve as officers of the Company pursuant to the Management Services Agreement. The Company's entry into the Management Services Agreement and the Purchase Agreement were approved by a special committee of the Board of Directors, composed entirely of independent directors.

Effective January 1, 2013, certain individuals employed by SP Corporate and their related expenses were transferred to the Company, and the fee paid under the Management Services Agreement was accordingly reduced by approximately $2.0 million. On March 27, 2013, the Company and SP Corporate entered into a First Amendment to the Management Services Agreement to modify the titles and designation of certain officers to be provided pursuant to the Management Services Agreement and to adjust the fee thereunder, reflecting the aforementioned employee transfer and related change in the scope of services provided under the Management Services Agreement. The amended Management Services Agreement provides that the Company pay SP Corporate a fixed annual fee of approximately $8.89 million, effective January 1, 2013, consisting of (a) $1.74 million in consideration of the executive services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement and (b) $7.15 million in consideration of the corporate services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement.

The fees payable under the Management Services Agreement are subject to an annual review and such adjustments as may be agreed upon by SP Corporate and the Company. The Management Services Agreement has a term of one year and automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless and until terminated in accordance with the terms set forth therein, which include, under certain circumstances, the payment by the Company of a termination fee to SP Corporate. There were no changes in the terms of the Management Services Agreement during 2014.

During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company also reimbursed SP Corporate and its affiliates approximately $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for business expenses incurred on its behalf pursuant to the Management Services Agreement.

In connection with the Investment Agreement discussed in Note 10 - "Investment," ModusLink agreed to reimburse SPLP's reasonably documented out-of-pocket expenses associated with the agreement up to a maximum of $0.2 million, which was principally paid by and reimbursed to the Company during the first quarter of 2013.