Disposal group including discontinued operation capital expenditures.

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Disposal group, including discontinued operation, consideration, assumed indebtedness.

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Disposal group, including discontinued operation, consideration, escrow deposit.

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Disposal group including discontinued operation, consideration, period of escrow for indemnification obligations.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of depreciation and amortization expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period of all assets and liabilities used in operating activities.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) - M&I Electric US Operations - Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Aug. 12, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total purchase price	$ 18,500,000
Cash consideration	10,100,000
Assumed indebtedness	8,400,000
Escrow deposit	$ 740,000
Period of escrow deposit secured for certain indemnification obligations	6 months
Decrease in net working capital		$ (4,300,000)
Depreciation and amortization			$ 162,000
Capital expenditures			$ 0
Senior Secured Term Note
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Repayment of note and related accrued interest	$ 6,500,000