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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 Entity | Dec. 31, 2014 Entity | Dec. 31, 2013 Entity | Dec. 31, 2012 Entity
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions | 4 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired | 9 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired | 6 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired | 4 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
Cash paid for acquisitions |  | $ 284,300,000 pwr_AggregateBusinessAcquisitionConsiderationOfAcquiredEntityCashPaidAndLiabilitiesIncurred | $ 341,100,000 pwr_AggregateBusinessAcquisitionConsiderationOfAcquiredEntityCashPaidAndLiabilitiesIncurred |
Number of shares granted for acquired companies |  | 686,382 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued | 3,547,482 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued | 1,927,113 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
Value of equity interests transferred |  | 134,500,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable | 88,900,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable | 37,300,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable
Goodwill acquired |  | 174,485,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod | 255,806,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod |
Cash paid for acquisitions |  |  |  | 57,500,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Payment of cash to repay acquiree debt |  |  |  | 11,000,000 pwr_AggregateBusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
Fair value of accounts receivable acquired |  | 117,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesFairValue | 83,900,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesFairValue |
Goodwill expected to be deductible for income tax |  | 30,100,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount | 213,600,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount |
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items, noncontrolling interest |  | 473,117,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | 639,249,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | 464,580,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Electric Power Infrastructure Services Business [Member] | Canada [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions |  | 4 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA |  |
Electric Power Infrastructure Services Business [Member] | Australia [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions |  | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AU |  |
Electric Power Infrastructure Services Business [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions |  | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  |
Oil and Gas Infrastructure Services Business [Member] | Canada [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions |  | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_OilAndGasInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA |  |
Oil and Gas Infrastructure Services Business [Member] | California [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions |  | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_OilAndGasInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_CA |  |
Third and Fourth Quarter 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net tangible assets acquired |  | 106,900,000 pwr_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNetTangibleAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ThirdAndFourthQuarterTwoThousandFourteenAcquisitionsMember |  |
Goodwill acquired |  | 116,100,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ThirdAndFourthQuarterTwoThousandFourteenAcquisitionsMember |  |
Other intangible assets, acquired |  | 73,900,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ThirdAndFourthQuarterTwoThousandFourteenAcquisitionsMember |  |
Contributed by Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 314,100,000 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ContributedByAcquisitionsMember | 251,300,000 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ContributedByAcquisitionsMember | 125,700,000 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ContributedByAcquisitionsMember
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items, noncontrolling interest |  | 3,400,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ContributedByAcquisitionsMember | 18,200,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ContributedByAcquisitionsMember | 6,200,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ContributedByAcquisitionsMember
Acquisition costs |  | 11,600,000 us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pwr_ContributedByAcquisitionsMember |  |
Exchangeable Shares [Member] | Canadian Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shares granted for acquired companies |  | 3,825,971 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = pwr_ExchangeableSharesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = pwr_CanadianSubsidiariesMember |  |
Electric Power Infrastructure Services Business [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  | 71,517,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember | 112,549,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember |
Electric Power Infrastructure Services Business [Member] | Canada [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA | 4 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA |  |
Electric Power Infrastructure Services Business [Member] | Australia [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions |  | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AU |  |
Electric Power Infrastructure Services Business [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_ElectricPowerInfrastructureServicesBusinessMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  |
Oil and Gas Infrastructure Division [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  | $ 102,968,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_OilAndGasMember | $ 143,257,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pwr_OilAndGasMember |
Series G Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shares granted for acquired companies |  | 1 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesGPreferredStockMember |  |
Series G Preferred Stock [Member] | Exchangeable Shares [Member] | Canadian Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shares granted for acquired companies |  | 899,858 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesGPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = pwr_ExchangeableSharesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = pwr_CanadianSubsidiariesMember |  |

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