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Acquisitions (Tables) (L.B. Foster Ball Winch, Inc. [Member]) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
L.B. Foster Ball Winch, Inc. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] |
Allocation of Purchase Price |  | Fair Value
Current assets | $ | 1,857
Other assets |  | 64
Property, plant and equipment |  | 5,555
Goodwill |  | 16,544
Other intangibles |  | 14,682
Current liabilities |  | (707)
Total | $ | 37,995
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the preliminary estimates of the fair values and amortizable lives of the identifiable intangible assets acquired:
Intangible Asset |  | Fair Value | Weighted Average Amortizable Life (years)
Trade name | $ | 723 | 0.5
Technology |  | 11,129 | 7.5
Non-competition agreements |  | 2,830 | 1.0
Total identified intangible assets | $ | 14,682 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of finite-lived intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination or through an asset purchase, by major class and in total, including the value of the asset acquired, any significant residual value (the expected value of the asset at the end of its useful life) and the weighted-average amortization period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. May include but not limited to the following: (a) acquired receivables; (b) contingencies recognized at the acquisition date; and (c) the fair value of noncontrolling interests in the acquiree. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6910749&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
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