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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration Held In Escrow For Future Losses Payable

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration Held In Escrow For Purchase Price Adjustment

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration To Be Paid Upon Triggering Event

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Potential Earn-Out, Maximum

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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

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

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company before stock transaction.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2020	Feb. 28, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Mar. 02, 2020	Jan. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2019
Revolving Credit Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Face amount						$ 15,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 15,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Secured Indenture
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		104.50%
Debt instrument, amount redeemed				$ 76,900,000
Subsequent Event \| 2020 Revolving Credit Agreement Due June 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 15,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	6.75%
Subsequent Event \| Marine Services
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percentage before sale of stock			100.00%
Consideration to be received		$ 98,600,000			$ 250,000,000
Potential earn-out, maximum					12,500,000
Consideration held in escrow for future losses payable					1,250,000
Consideration held of escrow for purchase price adjustment					1,910,000
Consideration to be paid on the earlier of December 31, 2020 or the date on which a cash collateralized bond in connection with Company's bonding facility is released					$ 2,400,000
Consideration to be direct to pension plan		$ 24,400,000
Subsequent Event \| New Saxon 2019 Limited
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Parents interest, controlling					73.00%