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Restructuring | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Restructuring [Abstract] |
Restructuring, Impairment, and Other Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | Restructuring During the fourth quarter of 2011, we announced the approval of projects to restructure our manufacturing operations to increase efficiency and lower our cost of manufacturing. We began implementing these projects in the fourth quarter of 2011, and we expect to substantially complete these projects by the end of 2013. Real estate market conditions may impact the timing of our ability to sell some of the manufacturing facilities we have designated for closure and disposal. This may delay the completion of the restructuring projects beyond 2013. The total expected restructuring costs as of March 31, 2013 were $75.5 million, which is a decrease of approximately $2.4 million from the total expected costs at December 31, 2012. The decrease in expected costs is a result of a majority of the restructuring projects nearing completion with lower asset impairment, exit, and severance costs incurred than had been initially estimated. The total expected restructuring costs, the costs recognized in prior periods, the restructuring costs recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2013, and the remaining expected restructuring costs as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:
| Total Expected Costs at March 31, 2013 |  | Costs Recognized in Prior Periods |  | Costs Recognized During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 |  | Remaining Costs to be Recognized at March 31, 2013
| (in thousands)
Employee severance costs | $ | 47,658 |  |  | $ | 44,196 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 3,378 |
Asset impairments | 20,331 |  |  | 20,305 |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |
Other restructuring costs | 7,480 |  |  | 5,246 |  |  | 903 |  |  | 1,331 |
Total | $ | 75,469 |  |  | $ | 69,747 |  |  | $ | 1,013 |  |  | $ | 4,709 |
Segments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy | $ | 52,930 |  |  | $ | 53,190 |  |  | $ | (1,150 | ) |  | $ | 890 |
Water | 16,042 |  |  | 14,556 |  |  | 609 |  |  | 877 |
Corporate unallocated | 6,497 |  |  | 2,001 |  |  | 1,554 |  |  | 2,942 |
Total | $ | 75,469 |  |  | $ | 69,747 |  |  | $ | 1,013 |  |  | $ | 4,709 |
Other restructuring costs include expenses to exit the facilities once the operations in those facilities have ceased. Costs associated with restructuring activities are generally presented as restructuring expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, except for certain costs associated with inventory write-downs, which are classified within cost of revenues, and accelerated depreciation expense, which is recognized according to the use of the asset. The following table summarizes the activity within the restructuring related balance sheet accounts during the three months ended March 31, 2013:
| Accrued Employee Severance |  | Asset Impairments & Net Loss on Sale or Disposal |  | Other Accrued Costs |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Beginning balance, January 1, 2013 | $ | 14,498 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,216 |  |  | $ | 17,714 |
Costs incurred and charged to expense | 84 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 903 |  |  | 1,013 |
Cash payments | (2,190 | ) |  | — |  |  | (432 | ) |  | (2,622 | )
Non-cash items | — |  |  | (26 | ) |  | — |  |  | (26 | )
Effect of change in exchange rates | (472 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (480 | )
Ending balance, March 31, 2013 | $ | 11,920 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,679 |  |  | $ | 15,599 |
The current portions of the restructuring related liability balances were $11.9 million and $13.2 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The current portion of the liability is classified within "Other current liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The long-term portions of the restructuring related liability related balances were $3.7 million and $4.5 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The long-term portion of the restructuring liability is classified within "Other long-term liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Asset impairments are determined at the asset group level. Assets held for sale are classified within other current assets and are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value, less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated or amortized. The following table includes assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and the related losses recognized during the period:
| Net Carrying Value |  | Fair Value Measurement (Level 3) |  | Total Loss Recognized in Period
| (in thousands)
March 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets held for sale | $ | 3,064 |  |  | $ | 3,064 |  |  | $ | — |
December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets held for sale | $ | 3,184 |  |  | $ | 3,184 |  |  | $ | 2 |
The fair values of the disposal groups included in long-lived assets held for sale were determined based on the estimated proceeds from their expected sales, net of estimated selling costs. Long-lived assets held for sale at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consist of one asset group that includes land, a building, and building improvements. Revenues and net operating income from the activities we have exited or will exit under the restructuring plan are not material to our operating segments or consolidated results.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for aggregate costs incurred during the period for restructuring, remediation, implementation, integration and asset impairment activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, could include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. This would also include disclosure of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. + References No definition available. + Details
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