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Consolidated 50% Owned Subsidiaries, including Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") - Components of Noncontrolling Interest Subject to Mandatory Redemption (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Members’ interest subject to mandatory redemption	$ 40,000	$ 40,000
Net accumulated earnings	3,923	7,386
Total liability	$ 43,923	$ 47,386

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- Definition

The Member's interest subject to mandatory redemption.

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- Definition

The element that represents the member's interest subject to mandatory redemption and undistributed earnings.

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Namespace Prefix:	strl_
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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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The net amount of undistributed earnings (distributed earnings) of domestic subsidiaries or domestic joint ventures intended to be permanent.

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Namespace Prefix:	strl_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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