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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions |  | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 22, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 22, 2014 GBP (£) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | $ 31,144
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 117
Amortization |  |  | (1,469)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | (1,805)
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 27,987
Corporate [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 22
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 22
Pansend, LLC [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 114
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (1)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 113
Schuff International, Inc [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 4,304
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (149)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 4,155
Global Marine Systems Limited [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 9,786
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 117
Amortization |  |  | (632)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 9,271
American Natural Gas [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 10,918
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (528)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 10,390
Other [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 6,000
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (159)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | (1,805)
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 4,036
Trade Names [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 11,338
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 13
Amortization |  |  | (647)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 10,704
Trade Names [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Trade Names [Member] | Pansend, LLC [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Trade Names [Member] | Schuff International, Inc [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 4,304
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (149)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 4,155
Trade Names [Member] | Global Marine Systems Limited [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 997
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 13
Amortization |  |  | (183)
Acquisition of business/development | $ 1,100 | £ 0.7 | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 827
Trade Names [Member] | American Natural Gas [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 6,037
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (315)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 5,722
Trade Names [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 12,214
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 85
Amortization |  |  | (465)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 11,834
Customer Relationships [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Customer Relationships [Member] | Pansend, LLC [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Customer Relationships [Member] | Schuff International, Inc [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Customer Relationships [Member] | Global Marine Systems Limited [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 7,333
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 85
Amortization |  |  | (252)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 7,166
Customer Relationships [Member] | American Natural Gas [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 4,881
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (213)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 4,668
Customer Relationships [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Developed Technology [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 1,456
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 19
Amortization |  |  | (356)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 4,195
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 5,314
Developed Technology [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Developed Technology [Member] | Pansend, LLC [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Developed Technology [Member] | Schuff International, Inc [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Developed Technology [Member] | Global Marine Systems Limited [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 1,456
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 19
Amortization |  |  | (197)
Acquisition of business/development | $ 1,600 | £ 1.0 | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 1,278
Developed Technology [Member] | American Natural Gas [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Developed Technology [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (159)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 4,195
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 4,036
Other [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 6,136
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (1)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | (6,000)
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 135
Other [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 22
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 22
Other [Member] | Pansend, LLC [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 114
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | (1)
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 113
Other [Member] | Schuff International, Inc [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Other [Member] | Global Marine Systems Limited [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Other [Member] | American Natural Gas [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 0
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | 0
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | 0
Other [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | 6,000
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 0
Amortization |  |  | 0
Acquisition of business/development |  |  | 0
Reclassification |  |  | (6,000)
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  |  | $ 0

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