OPERATIONS BY REPORTABLE SEGMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Results and Other Key Financial Measures of Operating Segments

The following tables present the operating results and other key financial measures for each of the Company’s segments as of and for the periods indicated:

	Continuing Operations
(Dollars in thousands)	Industrial Supply		Signature Special Situations		Corporate and Other			Eliminations			Total			Discontinued Operations			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
Operating revenues from external customers	$	9,452	$	5,414	$	—		$	—		$	14,866		$	163		$	15,029
Intersegment operating revenues		—		101		75			(176	)		—			—			—
Operating costs		7,788		128		5,370			(176	)		13,110			567			13,677
Other income (expense)		—		—		(3,614	)		—			(3,614	)		353			(3,261	)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		1,664		5,387		(8,909	)		—			(1,858	)		(51	)		(1,909	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		641		2,035		(2,661	)		—			15			—			15
Net earnings (loss)		1,023		3,352		(6,248	)		—			(1,873	)		(51	)		(1,924	)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		—		—		—			—			—			—			—
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Signature Group Holdings, Inc.	$	1,023	$	3,352	$	(6,248	)	$	—		$	(1,873	)	$	(51	)	$	(1,924	)

	Continuing Operations
(Dollars in thousands)	Industrial Supply			Signature Special Situations		Corporate and Other			Eliminations			Total			Discontinued Operations			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Operating revenues from external customers	$	9,062		$	278	$	—		$	—		$	9,340		$	1,020		$	10,360
Intersegment operating revenues		—			101		265			(366	)		—			—			—
Operating costs		7,760			303		4,501			(366	)		12,198			1,699			13,897
Other income (expense)		(75	)		—		(186	)		—			(261	)		(56	)		(317	)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		1,227			76		(4,422	)		—			(3,119	)		(735	)		(3,854	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		489			13		(466	)		—			36			—			36
Net earnings (loss)		738			63		(3,956	)		—			(3,155	)		(735	)		(3,890	)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—		—			—			—			—			—
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Signature Group Holdings, Inc.	$	738		$	63	$	(3,956	)	$	—		$	(3,155	)	$	(735	)	$	(3,890	)

	Continuing Operations
(Dollars in thousands)	Industrial Supply		Signature Special Situations		Corporate and Other			Eliminations			Total			Discontinued Operations			Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Operating revenues from external customers	$	17,823	$	6,617	$	—		$	—		$	24,440		$	(91	)	$	24,349
Intersegment operating revenues		—		201		316			(517	)		—			—			—
Operating costs		14,877		408		8,566			(517	)		23,334			1,233			24,567
Other income (expense)		—		—		(5,048	)		—			(5,048	)		668			(4,380	)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		2,946		6,410		(13,298	)		—			(3,942	)		(656	)		(4,598	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		1,150		2,498		(3,555	)		—			93			(1	)		92
Net earnings (loss)		1,796		3,912		(9,743	)		—			(4,035	)		(655	)		(4,690	)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		—		—		—			—			—			—			—
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Signature Group Holdings, Inc.	$	1,796	$	3,912	$	(9,743	)	$	—		$	(4,035	)	$	(655	)	$	(4,690	)

	Continuing Operations
(Dollars in thousands)	Industrial Supply			Signature Special Situations		Corporate and Other			Eliminations			Total			Discontinued Operations			Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Operating revenues from external customers	$	16,905		$	4,510	$	—		$	—		$	21,415		$	982		$	22,397
Intersegment operating revenues		—			202		410			(612	)		—			—			—
Operating costs		14,436			481		9,232			(612	)		23,537			3,759			27,296
Other income (expense)		(148	)		—		(165	)		—			(313	)		161			(152	)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		2,321			4,231		(8,987	)		—			(2,435	)		(2,616	)		(5,051	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		927			32		(878	)		—			81			4			85
Net earnings (loss)		1,394			4,199		(8,109	)		—			(2,516	)		(2,620	)		(5,136	)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—		—			—			—			—			—
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Signature Group Holdings, Inc.	$	1,394		$	4,199	$	(8,109	)	$	—		$	(2,516	)	$	(2,620	)	$	(5,136	)

	Continuing Operations
(Dollars in thousands)	Industrial Supply		Signature Special Situations		Corporate and Other		Eliminations			Total		Discontinued Operations		Total
Segment assets:
June 30, 2013
Current assets	$	16,425	$	7,355	$	70,689	$	—		$	94,469	$	2,750	$	97,219
Total assets		38,140		16,807		80,485		(14,428	)		121,004		3,367		124,371
December 31, 2012
Current assets	$	15,253	$	12,229	$	50,760	$	(5,743	)	$	72,499	$	3,614	$	76,113
Total assets		37,667		43,230		72,758		(32,208	)		121,447		4,264		125,711
Segment liabilities:
June 30, 2013
Current liabilities	$	9,017	$	8	$	1,807	$	—		$	10,832	$	2,096	$	12,928
Total liabilities		24,688		3,907		46,810		(14,428	)		60,977		9,096		70,073
December 31, 2012
Current liabilities	$	15,127	$	1,583	$	754	$	(5,743	)	$	11,721	$	2,292	$	14,013
Total liabilities		26,012		23,539		40,350		(32,208	)		57,693		9,792		67,485