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The Company and Nature of Operations	12 Months Ended
The Company and Nature of Operations	Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
The Company and Nature of Operations	The Company and Nature of Operations Handy & Harman Ltd. ("HNH") is a diversified manufacturer of engineered niche industrial products. HNH's diverse product offerings are marketed throughout the United States and internationally. HNH owns Handy & Harman Group Ltd. ("H&H Group"), which owns Handy & Harman ("H&H") and Bairnco, LLC ("Bairnco"), formerly Bairnco Corporation. HNH manages its group of businesses on a decentralized basis with operations principally in North America. HNH's business units encompass the following segments: Joining Materials, Tubing, Building Materials, Performance Materials, Electrical Products, and Kasco Blades and Route Repair Services ("Kasco"). The Electrical Products segment is currently comprised of the operations of SL Industries, Inc. ("SLI") and the Electromagnetic Enterprise division ("EME") of Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation ("Hamilton"), which were acquired on June 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016, respectively, as discussed in Note 4 - "Acquisitions." All references herein to "we," "our" or the "Company" refer to HNH together with all its subsidiaries.