2.0.0.10 false Business Combinations 10201 - Disclosure - Business Combinations true false false false 1 usd $ false false Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit14 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 5 Business Combinations 3 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div> <div> 2.       Business Combinations In October 2009, we acquired substantially all of the assets of the Houston operations of Atlas Engineering, Inc., a privately held company, for a purchase price of approximately $21,000. The purchase price may be increased by an estimated $12,000 for contingent consideration depending on the acquired company's EBITDA, as defined in the purchase agreement for this transaction, over the first three years after the closing date. We have recorded a liability of $9,318 on the consolidated balance sheet for the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration. The acquired company is active in upstream oil and gas engineering services. The purchase price allocation and pro forma information for this acquisition were not material to our consolidated financial statements. This company's financial results are included within our Global E&C Group business segment.                 In April 2009, we acquired substantially all of the assets of the offshore engineering division of OPE Holdings Ltd., a Canadian company that is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and which we refer to as OPE, for a purchase price of approximately $8,900.  The purchase price may be increased by $500 if the acquired company meets certain performance targets during the first year after the closing date.  The acquired company is active in upstream oil and gas engineering services.  The purchase price allocation and pro forma information for this acquisition were not material to our consolidated financial statements.  This company's financial results are included within our Global E&C Group business segment. </div>    </div> </div> 2.       Business Combinations In October 2009, we acquired substantially all of the assets of the Houston operations of Atlas false false false Description of a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure (including data and tables) regarding business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141 -Paragraph 51, 52 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number 88-16 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141R -Paragraph 67-73 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141R -Paragraph F4 -Subparagraph e -Appendix F false false 1 1 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true