CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,246.0	$ 1,107.1
Cost of revenue	1,046.3	898.3
Gross profit	199.7	208.8
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	153.1	160.2
Depreciation and amortization	17.5	17.6
Other operating loss (income)	0.4	(9.0)
Income (loss) from operations	28.7	40.0
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(89.0)	(74.5)
Loss from equity investees	(5.9)	(2.3)
Other income, net	4.7	3.4
Loss from operations before income taxes	(61.5)	(33.4)
Income tax expense	(2.5)	(6.3)
Net loss	(64.0)	(39.7)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests	3.4	5.1
Net loss attributable to INNOVATE Corp.	(60.6)	(34.6)
Less: Preferred stock dividends	3.4	1.2
Net loss attributable to common stockholders and participating preferred stockholders, basic	(64.0)	(35.8)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders and participating preferred stockholders, diluted	$ (64.0)	$ (35.8)
Loss per common share - basic (in usd per share)	$ (4.84)	$ (3.08)
Loss per common share - diluted (in usd per share)	$ (4.84)	$ (3.08)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	13,217,593	10,696,274
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	13,217,593	10,696,274

The aggregate cost of goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period.

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The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production.