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Note 3 - Construction Joint Ventures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

		March 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Total combined:
Current assets		$	45,036			$	51,329
Less current liabilities			(64,340	)			(64,531	)
Net assets		$	(19,304	)		$	(13,202	)
Backlog		$	84,905			$	101,014
Sterling’s noncontrolling interest in backlog		$	26,946			$	30,652
Sterling’s receivables from and equity in net assets of construction joint ventures		$	11,196			$	6,118

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014				2013
Total combined:
Revenues		$	19,237			$	24,874
Income (loss) before tax			560				(4,399	)
Sterling’s noncontrolling interest:
Revenues		$	8,931			$	9,078
Income (loss) before tax			559				(2,216	)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

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-Section 50

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