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Convertible Debentures and Credit Arrangements - Convertible Senior Debentures due 2018 Narrative (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Nov. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Amortization of debt discount $ 1,085,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium $ 995,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium $ 726,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium    
Convertible Senior Debentures due 2018 [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Aggregate principal amount of convertible senior debentures       55,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
 
Interest rate on debentures       5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
 
Number of days within 30 consecutive trading days in which the closing price of the entity's common stock exceeded the conversion price giving the holders of the debentures an option (in days) 20 days        
Number of consecutive trading days during which the closing price of the entity's common stock exceeded the conversion price for at least 20 days giving the holders of the debentures an option (in days) 30 days        
Number of days after five consecutive trading days in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount was less than 98% of the product of the closing sale price per share of Company common stock multiplied by the conversion rate on each such trading day (in days) 5 days        
Number of consecutive trading days during which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount for at least five days was less than 98% of the product of the closing sale price per share of Company common stock multiplied by the conversion rate on each such trading day (in days) 5 days        
Principal amount of convertible debentures 1,000sfe_PrincipalAmountConvertibleDebenture
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Closing price is percentage of conversion price 98.00%sfe_DebtInstrumentOptionCommonStockClosingSalesPriceAsPercentageOfConversionPrice
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Conversion rate of common stock 55.17us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Conversion price (in dollars per share) $ 18.13us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Closing price for common stock $ 19.82us-gaap_SharePrice
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Sales price of common stock to conversion price 140.00%sfe_PercentageThresholdClosingSalePriceOfCommonStockHigherThanConversionPrice
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Debentures redemption price 100.00%sfe_DebtInstrumentCashRedemptionPrice
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Change in control due to debentures redemption 50.00%sfe_RedemptionRateOfDebtInstrumentDemandedByHolderUnderChangeInBusinessControl
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Percentage of principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest for repurchase of debt 100.00%sfe_PercentageOfPrincipalAmountAndAccruedAndUnpaidInterestForRepurchaseOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Outstanding debentures 55,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Fair value of Debentures outstanding 70,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Gross carrying amount of equity component 6,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Principal amount of liability component 55,000,000sfe_PrincipalAmountOfLiabilityComponent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Unamortized discount 4,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Carrying value of liability component 50,600,000sfe_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingValueOfLiabilityComponentNet
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Amortization of debt discount 1,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
1,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
     
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage 8.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
       
Convertible Senior Debentures due 2018 [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Percentage of the closing sales price of the entity's common stock that the conversion price exceeded giving the holders of the debentures an option (as a percent) 130.00%sfe_DebtInstrumentCommonStockClosingSalesPriceAsPercentageOfConversionPrice
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
       
Convertible Senior Debentures due 2014 [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Aggregate principal amount of convertible senior debentures         46,900,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
Interest rate on debentures       10.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
 
Loss on retirement of debt       $ 7,900,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sfe_ConvertibleSeniorDebenturesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember