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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Significant Estimates Used by Management in Determining Fair Values of Company's Reporting Units (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Electric Power and Oil and Gas Services Divisions [Member]      
Goodwill Impairment Testing Assumptions [Line Items]      
Years of cash flows before terminal value 5 years 5 years 5 years
Weighting of three approaches:      
Discounted cash flows 70.00%pwr_DiscountedCashFlowsWeightedPercentage
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70.00%pwr_DiscountedCashFlowsWeightedPercentage
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70.00%pwr_DiscountedCashFlowsWeightedPercentage
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Market multiple 15.00%pwr_MarketMultipleWeightedPercentage
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15.00%pwr_MarketMultipleWeightedPercentage
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15.00%pwr_MarketMultipleWeightedPercentage
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Market capitalization 15.00%pwr_MarketCapitalizationWeightedPercentage
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15.00%pwr_MarketCapitalizationWeightedPercentage
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15.00%pwr_MarketCapitalizationWeightedPercentage
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Electric Power and Oil and Gas Services Divisions [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Goodwill Impairment Testing Assumptions [Line Items]      
Discount rates 12.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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12.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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12.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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= pwr_ElectricPowerAndOilAndGasDivisionsMember
EBITDA multiples 5.0pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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5.0pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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4.5pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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Electric Power and Oil and Gas Services Divisions [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Goodwill Impairment Testing Assumptions [Line Items]      
Discount rates 14.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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14.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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13.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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EBITDA multiples 6.0pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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8.0pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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8.0pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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Fiber Optic Licensing Division [Member]      
Goodwill Impairment Testing Assumptions [Line Items]      
Years of cash flows before terminal value 15 years 15 years 15 years
Discount rates 12.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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12.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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12.00%pwr_DiscountRates
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EBITDA multiples 9.5pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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9.5pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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9.5pwr_EbitdaMultiples
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Weighting of three approaches:      
Discounted cash flows 90.00%pwr_DiscountedCashFlowsWeightedPercentage
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90.00%pwr_DiscountedCashFlowsWeightedPercentage
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90.00%pwr_DiscountedCashFlowsWeightedPercentage
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Market multiple 5.00%pwr_MarketMultipleWeightedPercentage
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5.00%pwr_MarketMultipleWeightedPercentage
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5.00%pwr_MarketMultipleWeightedPercentage
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Market capitalization 5.00%pwr_MarketCapitalizationWeightedPercentage
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5.00%pwr_MarketCapitalizationWeightedPercentage
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5.00%pwr_MarketCapitalizationWeightedPercentage
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