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Refers to percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination to be acquired upon completion of short-form merger.

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Number of shares acquired in business combination during the period.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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Proceeds from issuance of capital stock which provides for a specific dividend that is paid to the shareholders before any dividends to common stockholders and which takes precedence over common stockholders in the event of liquidation.

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ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS, SCHUFF Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 29, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest acquired (in hundredths)	60.00%
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock		$ 14,032,000	$ 0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	6,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured credit facility	80,000,000
Debt instrument term	18 months
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	30,000,000
Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares acquired (in shares)	2,500,000			809,043
Additional number of shares acquired (in shares)	198,411
Percentage of ownership interest acquired (in hundredths)	65.00%			91.00%	91.00%	70.00%
Percentage of ownership interest to be acquired upon completion of short-form merger (in hundredths)				100.00%
Aggregate consideration for shares acquired	$ 85,000,000
Ownership percentage by parent (in hundredths)		91.00%
Minority interest percentage by noncontrolling interest (in hundredths)	40.00%
Schuff Hopsa Engineering, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent (in hundredths)	49.00%
Schuff. Empresas Hopsa, S.A. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Minority interest percentage by noncontrolling interest (in hundredths)	51.00%