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Note 3 - Construction Joint Ventures (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block] |
|  | June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Total combined: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 22,517 |  |  | $ | 18,132 |
Less current liabilities |  |  | (58,058 | ) |  |  | (49,035 | )
Net assets |  | $ | (35,541 | ) |  | $ | (30,903 | )
Backlog |  | $ | 41,428 |  |  | $ | 55,063 |
Sterling’s noncontrolling interest in backlog |  | $ | 12,750 |  |  | $ | 15,889 |
Sterling’s receivables from and equity in construction joint ventures |  | $ | 10,837 |  |  | $ | 9,153 |
Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Total combined: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 27,986 |  |  | $ | 17,988 |  |  | $ | 40,992 |  |  | $ | 37,225 |
Income before tax |  |  | 2,664 |  |  |  | 1,565 |  |  |  | 5,077 |  |  |  | 2,125 |
Sterling’s noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 11,997 |  |  | $ | 6,694 |  |  | $ | 16,549 |  |  | $ | 15,624 |
Income before tax |  |  | 1,329 |  |  |  | 872 |  |  |  | 1,664 |  |  |  | 1,432 |

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