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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Business Segment Information [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Revenues — |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracting Services | $ | 899,793 | $ | 738,235 | $ | 780,339 |
Production Facilities |  | 80,091 |  | 75,460 |  | 117,300 |
Intercompany elimination |  | (133,775) |  | (111,695) |  | (123,170) |
Total | $ | 846,109 | $ | 702,000 | $ | 774,469 |
Income (loss) from operations — |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracting Services | $ | (7,702) | $ | 107,013 | $ | 77,391 |
Production Facilities |  | 40,082 |  | 38,404 |  | 63,863 |
Corporate |  | (92,985) |  | (82,470) |  | (71,080) |
Intercompany elimination |  | (7,878) |  | 93 |  | (19,095) |
Total | $ | (68,483) | $ | 63,040 | $ | 51,079 |
Net interest expense and other — |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracting Services | $ | 702 | $ | 765 | $ | 1,299 |
Production Facilities |  | 365 |  | 442 |  | 865 |
Corporate and eliminations |  | 64,845 |  | 72,435 |  | 64,474 |
Total | $ | 65,912 | $ | 73,642 | $ | 66,638 |
Equity in earnings of equity investments | $ | 8,434 | $ | 22,215 | $ | 19,469 |
Income (loss) before income taxes — |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracting Services | $ | (8,529) | $ | 97,798 | $ | 72,459 |
Production Facilities |  | 48,276 |  | 58,064 |  | 86,100 |
Corporate and eliminations |  | (165,708) |  | (154,812) |  | (156,889) |
Total | $ | (125,961) | $ | 1,050 | $ | 1,670 |
Income tax provision (benefit) — |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracting Services | $ | (15,707) | $ | 29,235 | $ | 42,828 |
Production Facilities |  | 15,784 |  | 19,233 |  | 29,049 |
Corporate and eliminations |  | (59,235) |  | (85,274) |  | (52,711) |
Total | $ | (59,158) | $ | (36,806) | $ | 19,166 |
Identifiable assets — |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracting Services | $ | 1,982,822 | $ | 2,023,251 | $ | 1,872,141 |
Production Facilities |  | 503,531 |  | 534,776 |  | 512,990 |
Discontinued operations |  | 900,227 |  | 1,024,320 |  | 1,206,889 |
Total | $ | 3,386,580 | $ | 3,582,347 | $ | 3,592,020 |
Capital expenditures — |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracting Services | $ | 322,216 | $ | 69,259 | $ | 65,949 |
Production Facilities |  | 823 |  | 30,896 |  | 56,269 |
Total | $ | 323,039 | $ | 100,155 | $ | 122,218 |
Depreciation and amortization — |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracting Services | $ | 77,442 | $ | 73,291 | $ | 66,333 |
Production Facilities |  | 16,828 |  | 14,935 |  | 9,907 |
Corporate and eliminations |  | 2,931 |  | 2,962 |  | 5,638 |
Total | $ | 97,201 | $ | 91,188 | $ | 81,878 |
Summary Of Intercompany Segment Revenues |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Contracting Services | $ | 87,718 | $ | 65,638 | $ | 109,012 |
Production Facilities |  | 46,057 |  | 46,057 |  | 14,158 |
Total | $ | 133,775 | $ | 111,695 | $ | 123,170 |
Intercompany Segment Gross Profit (Losses) |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Contracting Services | $ | 8,053 | $ | 104 | $ | 15,655 |
Production Facilities |  | (175) |  | (197) |  | 3,457 |
Total | $ | 7,878 | $ | (93) | $ | 19,112 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
United States | $ | 281,308 | $ | 316,869 | $ | 402,228 |
United Kingdom |  | 345,074 |  | 275,499 |  | 198,011 |
Other |  | 219,727 |  | 109,632 |  | 174,230 |
Total | $ | 846,109 | $ | 702,000 | $ | 774,469 |
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
United States | $ | 1,180,586 | $ | 1,163,320 | $ | 1,162,217 |
United Kingdom |  | 304,062 |  | 281,430 |  | 275,012 |
Other |  | 1,227 |  | 14,919 |  | 15,613 |
Total | $ | 1,485,875 | $ | 1,459,669 | $ | 1,452,842 |

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