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Equity Method Investments - Equity Method Investments (Details) - USD ($) | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 03, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ADES equity earnings (loss) |  | $ 15,518,000 | $ 10,735,000 | $ 13,754,000 | $ 5,577,000 | $ 3,788,000 | $ (41,000) | $ 4,860,000 | $ 314,000 | $ 45,584,000 | $ 8,921,000 | $ 42,712,000 |
Equity Method Investment, Financial Statement, Reported Amounts [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  | 3,959,000 |  |  |  | 17,232,000 |  |  |  | 3,959,000 | 17,232,000 |  |
Earnings from equity method investments |  | 15,518,000 | $ 10,735,000 | $ 13,754,000 | 5,577,000 | 3,788,000 | $ (41,000) | $ 4,860,000 | $ 314,000 | 45,584,000 | 8,921,000 | 42,712,000 |
Purchase of and contributions to equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 223,000 | 2,398,000 | 6,631,000 |
Distributions from equity method investees, return on investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,900,000 | 5,019,000 | 2,509,000 |
Included in Investing Cash Flows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,250,000 | 8,651,000 | 43,584,000 |
Tinuum Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 24,584,000 |  |  |  | 40,860,000 |  |  |  | 24,584,000 | 40,860,000 |  |
Non-current assets |  | 83,621,000 |  |  |  | 90,725,000 |  |  |  | 83,621,000 | 90,725,000 |  |
Current liabilities |  | 43,117,000 |  |  |  | 60,987,000 |  |  |  | 43,117,000 | 60,987,000 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  | 11,456,000 |  |  |  | 9,412,000 |  |  |  | 11,456,000 | 9,412,000 |  |
Redeemable Class B equity |  | 18,250,000 |  |  |  | 30,448,000 |  |  |  | 18,250,000 | 30,448,000 |  |
Members deficit attributable to Class A members |  | 26,475,000 |  |  |  | 25,175,000 |  |  |  | 26,475,000 | 25,175,000 |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  | 8,907,000 |  |  |  | 5,563,000 |  |  |  | 8,907,000 | 5,563,000 |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,305,000 | 108,416,000 | 89,098,000 |
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,662,000 | 23,405,000 | 21,501,000 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,643,000 | 85,011,000 | 67,597,000 |
Other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,775,000) | (2,203,000) | (1,830,000) |
Class B preferred return |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,901,000) | (6,157,000) | (8,707,000) |
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,234,000 | 10,675,000 | 11,023,000 |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83,201,000 | 87,326,000 | 68,083,000 |
ADES equity earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,650,000 | 8,651,000 | 43,584,000 |
Equity Method Investment, Financial Statement, Reported Amounts [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ 0
Earnings from equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,650,000 | 8,651,000 | 43,584,000 |
Purchase of and contributions to equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 3,153,000 |
Distributions from equity method investees, return on investment |  |  |  |  | $ 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  | 3,400,000 | 0 | 0 |
Distributions from equity method investees in excess of cumulative earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,250,000 | 8,651,000 | 43,584,000 |
Included in Investing Cash Flows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,894,000 | 3,263,000 | 29,877,000 |
Tinuum Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 278,001,000 |  |  |  | 186,959,000 |  |  |  | 278,001,000 | 186,959,000 |  |
Non-current assets |  | 3,426,000 |  |  |  | 3,704,000 |  |  |  | 3,426,000 | 3,704,000 |  |
Current liabilities |  | 97,093,000 |  |  |  | 92,675,000 |  |  |  | 97,093,000 | 92,675,000 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  | 1,488,000 |  |  |  | 1,366,000 |  |  |  | 1,488,000 | 1,366,000 |  |
Equity |  | 7,918,000 |  |  |  | 7,935,000 |  |  |  | 7,918,000 | 7,935,000 |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  | 174,928,000 |  |  |  | 88,687,000 |  |  |  | 174,928,000 | 88,687,000 |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (54,644,000) | (42,496,000) | (22,168,000) |
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,782,000 | 161,456,000 | 102,757,000 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (189,426,000) | (203,952,000) | (124,925,000) |
Other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (56,000) | (118,000) | (62,000) |
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198,464,000 | 213,746,000 | 132,237,000 |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,982,000 | 9,676,000 | 7,250,000 |
ADES equity earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,491,000 | 4,838,000 | 3,625,000 |
Equity Method Investment, Financial Statement, Reported Amounts [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  | 3,959,000 |  |  |  | 3,968,000 |  |  |  | 3,959,000 | 3,968,000 |  |
Earnings from equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,491,000 | 4,838,000 | 3,625,000 |
Distributions from equity method investees, return on investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000 | 5,019,000 | 2,509,000 |
RCM6, LLC (RCM6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 0 |  |  |  | 12,240,000 |  |  |  | 0 | 12,240,000 |  |
Non-current assets |  | 0 |  |  |  | 2,472,000 |  |  |  | 0 | 2,472,000 |  |
Current liabilities |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,489,000 |  |  |  | 0 | 1,489,000 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  | 0 |  |  |  | 7,649,000 |  |  |  | 0 | 7,649,000 |  |
Equity |  | 0 |  |  |  | 5,574,000 |  |  |  | 0 | 5,574,000 |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit | $ (555,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,877,000) | (8,257,000) |
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses | 360,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,178,000 | 2,123,000 |
Income (loss) from operations | (915,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,055,000) | (10,380,000) |
Other expenses | (52,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (641,000) | (666,000) |
Net income (loss) | (967,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,696,000) | (11,046,000) |
ADES equity earnings (loss) | (557,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (557,000) | (4,568,000) | (4,497,000) |
Equity Method Investment, Financial Statement, Reported Amounts [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 13,264,000 |  |  |  | 0 | 13,264,000 |  |
Earnings from equity method investments | $ (557,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (557,000) | (4,568,000) | (4,497,000) |
Purchase of and contributions to equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 223,000 | $ 2,398,000 | $ 3,478,000 |

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