2.4.0.81170 - Disclosure - Subsequent Eventstruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000911583duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_SubsequentEventsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Subsequent Events2false 2us-gaap_SubsequentEventsTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> (17)                          Subsequent Events   Following the announcement of the Merger Agreement described in Note 3, three separate putative stockholder class action lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against SMI, the members of the SMI board of directors, Parent, Acquisition Sub and Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C.  On July 30, 2013, these lawsuits were consolidated into a single class action.  The complaint alleges that SMI’s directors breached their fiduciary duties to SMI’s stockholders because, among other things, they allegedly failed to take steps to maximize the value of SMI to its public stockholders.  The complaint also alleges that the directors of SMI failed to provide the SMI stockholders with material information and provided them with materially misleading information in the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed by SMI with the SEC on July 15, 2013.  Management does not expect that this lawsuit will have a material impact on either the Company’s operations or completing the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.   On July 15, 2013 we redeemed all of our outstanding Senior Notes, which totaled $67.5 million as of June 30, 2013, at principal plus accrued interest pursuant to a call we issued on June 14, 2013.  We will record a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.2 million relating to the write-off of deferred financing costs and bond discount during the third quarter of 2013. </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.No definition available.false0Subsequent EventsfalseSubsequent EventsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.steinwaymusical.com/role/DisclosureSubsequentEvents12