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Amount written off original issuance discount.

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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 amount of debt premium that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS, Credit Agreements of Acquired Entities (Details) - USD ($)						3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 21, 2014	Sep. 22, 2014	May. 06, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						$ 388,992,000				$ 388,992,000
Schuff International, Inc [Member] \| International LOC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum amount						2,500,000				$ 2,500,000
September Credit Facility [Member] \| Novatel Wireless, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of deferred financing cost							$ 500,000
Write-off of original issue discount							4,500,000
Net of credit for previous paid funding fees							2,300,000
Credit Facility [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement interest rate (in hundredths)										3.27%	3.00%
Line of credit, maximum amount						50,000,000				$ 50,000,000
Borrowings						0	0			0	$ 0
Extended maturity date			Apr. 30, 2019
Line of credit outstanding amount						0	0			0	0
Credit Facility [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member] \| International LOC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						1,300,000				1,300,000
Letter of Credit [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit borrowings						46,100,000				46,100,000
Line of credit outstanding amount						3,900,000				3,900,000
Letter of Credit [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member] \| International LOC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit borrowings						1,200,000				1,200,000
Line of credit outstanding amount						0				0
Note Payable Collateralized by Assets [Member] \| Global Marine Systems Limited [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						14,531,000	16,372,000			14,531,000	16,372,000
Note Payable Collateralized by Assets [Member] \| American Natural Gas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						736,000	810,000			736,000	810,000
Note Payable Collateralized By Equipment [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						11,690,000	8,333,000			11,690,000	8,333,000
Note Payable Collateralized By Equipment [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from note payable collaterized	$ 10,000,000
Note Payable Collateralized by Real Estate [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						4,323,000	4,635,000			4,323,000	4,635,000
Note Payable Collateralized by Real Estate [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from note payable collaterized			$ 5,000,000
Real Estate Term Advance [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						4,300,000	4,600,000			$ 4,300,000	$ 4,600,000
Debt instrument term										5 years	5 years
Real Estate Term Advance [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						$ 11,700,000	8,400,000			$ 11,700,000	$ 8,400,000
Debt instrument term						5 years					5 years
Real Estate Term Advance [Member] \| Note Payable Collateralized by Real Estate [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member] \| Schuff International, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from note payable collaterized	$ 5,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Global Marine Systems Limited [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						$ 14,500,000	16,700,000			14,500,000	$ 16,700,000
Term Loan [Member] \| American Natural Gas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						$ 700,000	$ 800,000			$ 700,000	$ 800,000
Debt instrument term					5 years
Term Loan [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Global Marine Systems Limited [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term				4 years 6 months
Term Loan [Member] \| May Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term											18 months
Term Loan [Member] \| September Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term		12 months
Partial Prepayments [Member] \| May Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of deferred financing cost								$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Write-off of original issue discount								1,900,000	$ 200,000
Payoff of Remaining Balance [Member] \| May Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Premiums and other costs								900,000
Write-off of deferred financing cost								300,000
Write-off of original issue discount								2,500,000
Payoff of Remaining Balance [Member] \| May Credit Facility [Member] \| Novatel Wireless, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of deferred financing cost								400,000
Write-off of original issue discount								$ 800,000