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Note 3 - Construction Joint Ventures (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block] |
|  | March 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Total combined: |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 75,414 |  |  | $ | 92,102 |
Less current liabilities |  |  | (45,606 | ) |  |  | (48,002 | )
Net assets |  | $ | 29,808 |  |  | $ | 44,100 |
Backlog |  | $ | 190,627 |  |  | $ | 213,924 |
Sterling’s noncontrolling interest in backlog |  | $ | 68,873 |  |  | $ | 77,222 |
Sterling’s receivables from and equity in net assets of construction joint ventures |  | $ | 9,450 |  |  | $ | 11,005 |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Total combined: |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 24,874 |  |  | $ | 90,374 |
Income before tax |  |  | (4,399 | ) |  |  | 8,562 |
Sterling’s noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 9,078 |  |  | $ | 15,916 |
Income before tax |  |  | (2,216 | ) |  |  | 1,413 |

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