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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2001
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Commitment Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]        
Total rental expense under operating leases   $ 600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases 2014   400,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
Company outstanding guarantees   3,800,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure    
Accrued expenses   2,334,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 2,431,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent  
Other long-term liabilities   3,507,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 3,683,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Annual payments 650,000sfe_FutureAnnualPaymentToChairmanAndChiefExecutiveOfficer      
Employee Severance [Member]        
Commitment Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]        
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost   3,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCost1
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= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
   
Letter of credit [Member]        
Commitment Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]        
Letters of credit outstanding   6,300,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Letter of credit expiration date   Mar. 19, 2019    
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities [Member]        
Commitment Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]        
Liability to former chairman and chief executive officer, current   800,000us-gaap_OtherDeferredCompensationArrangementsLiabilityCurrent
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= sfe_AccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember
   
Other long-term liabilities [Member]        
Commitment Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]        
Liability to former chairman and chief executive officer, non-current   2,500,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent
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= sfe_OtherLongtermLiabilitiesMember
   
Clawback Liability [Member]        
Commitment Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]        
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   1,300,000sfe_DistributionsReceivedContingentForReturn
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= sfe_ClawbackLiabilityMember
   
Accrued expenses   1,000,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= sfe_ClawbackLiabilityMember
   
Other long-term liabilities   300,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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= sfe_ClawbackLiabilityMember
   
Company's ownership in the funds   19.00%sfe_CompanyOwnershipInFunds
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= sfe_ClawbackLiabilityMember
   
Private equity funds [Member]        
Commitment Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]        
Committed capital of private equity funds   $ 200,000us-gaap_OtherCommitment
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= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
   
Funding period   12 months