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Acquisitions
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
2. Acquisitions
 
On November 24, 2015, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of High Country Line Construction, Inc. (“HCL”). The acquisition of HCL expands the Company’s T&D construction services, predominantly in the western United States. The preliminary acquisition date fair value of consideration transferred was $1.7 million, net of cash acquired, of which $0.3 million was preliminarily allocated to identifiable intangibles (backlog and customer relationships) and the remaining $0.2 million allocated to goodwill. The Company is still in the process of determining the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities. Costs of approximately $0.2 million related to the acquisition were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the December 31, 2015 consolidated statement of operations.
 
On April 13, 2015, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of E.S. Boulos Company (“ESB”), one of New England’s largest and most experienced electrical contractors with over 95 years in operation, from a subsidiary of Eversource Energy. The total consideration paid was approximately $11.4 million, which was funded through existing cash resources of the Company. Headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, ESB offers construction capabilities under the Company’s T&D segment, including substation, transmission and distribution construction. ESB also provides commercial and industrial electrical construction under its C&I segment, including a wide range of commercial electrical construction services. The Company has finalized the purchase price accounting relating to the ESB acquisition.