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Construction Contracts - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012
Construction Contracts |  |  |  |  |
Billings and contract loss in excess of costs incurred | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 15,546,000
Costs in excess of billings and contract loss | 5,057,000 |  | 5,057,000 |  | 11,229,000
Construction contract revenue | 23,253,000 | 0 | 23,253,000 | 0 |
Construction contract costs | 23,253,000 | 0 | 23,253,000 | 0 |
Century Plant |  |  |  |  |
Construction Contracts |  |  |  |  |
Construction agreement description |  |  | The Company constructed the Century Plant for a contract price of $796.3 million, which included agreed upon change orders and scope revisions, that Occidental paid to the Company through periodic cost reimbursements based upon the percentage of the project completed. Upon substantial completion of construction in late 2012, Occidental took ownership and began operating the plant for the purpose of separating and removing CO2 from the delivered natural gas stream. |  |
Construction contract price |  |  |  |  | 796,300,000
Cumulative loss on construction contracts |  |  |  |  | 180,000,000
Billings and contract loss in excess of costs incurred |  |  |  |  | 15,546,000
Treating agreement contract term |  |  | 30 years |  |
Costs in excess of billings and contract loss | 2,800,000 |  | 2,800,000 |  |
Transmission Expansion Projects |  |  |  |  |
Construction Contracts |  |  |  |  |
Construction agreement description |  |  | As of June 30, 2013, the Company had substantially completed the construction of a series of electrical transmission expansion and upgrade projects in northern Oklahoma. The Company constructed these projects for a contract price of $23.3 million, which included agreed upon change orders. With substantial completion of the contract in the second quarter of 2013, the Company recognized construction contract revenue and costs equal to the revised contract price of $23.3 million, which are included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. |  |
Construction contract price | 23,253,000 |  | 23,253,000 |  |
Costs in excess of billings and contract loss | 2,300,000 |  | 2,300,000 |  | 11,229,000
Construction contract revenue |  |  | 23,253,000 |  |
Construction contract costs |  |  | $ 23,253,000 |  |

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- Definition Liability attributable to (i) billings in excess of costs under the percentage of completion contract accounting method representing the difference between contractually invoiced amounts (billings) and revenue recognized based, for example, on costs incurred to estimated total costs at period end or (ii) contractually invoiced amounts (billings) in excess of costs incurred and accumulated under the completed contract accounting method that are expected to be realized within one year or one operating cycle, whichever is longer, from the reporting date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 35 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802688&loc=d3e57807-111642 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 35 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802688&loc=d3e57788-111642 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 35 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802688&loc=d3e57795-111642 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 45 -Paragraph 12 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 45 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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