2.2.0.25falsefalse30103 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)truefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2011 - 3/31/2011
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3false0fwlt_ProjectsWithFinalEstimatedContractProfitRevisionsWhoseImpactExceeds1MillionTextBlockfwltfalsenadurationThis table includes : (1) The number of separate projects that had final estimated contract profit revisions whose impact on...falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
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<table style="font-size: 10pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom"><td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Fiscal Three Months Ended March 31,</b></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Number of separate projects</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Net (decrease)/increase in contract profit from the regular revaluation of final estimated contract profit revisions</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(4,600</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">13,100</td>
<td> </td></tr></table></div></div> </div>
Fiscal Three Months Ended Marchfalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis table includes : (1) The number of separate projects that had final estimated contract profit revisions whose impact on accrued profit exceeded $1 million and (2) the current period impact resulting from a change in estimated final contract revenues or costs relating to the revaluation of work performed on contracts in prior periods.No authoritative reference available.falsefalse
4false0fwlt_ScheduleOfRecoveryOfCommercialClaimsTextBlockfwltfalsenadurationThis table includes : (1)The total amounts included within current and noncurrent receivables, billed or unbilled, under...falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
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<table style="font-size: 10pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>March 31, 2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>December 31, 2010</b></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Assumed recovery of commercial claims</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">6,500</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7,300</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Claims yet to be incurred</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td></tr></table></div></div> </div>
March 31, 2011
December 31, 2010
Assumed recovery of commercial claims
$
6,500
$
7,300
Claims yetfalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis table includes : (1)The total amounts included within current and noncurrent receivables, billed or unbilled, under long-term contracts, which represent claims or other similar items subject to uncertainty concerning their determination or ultimate realization and (2) The amount of assumed recovery of commercial claims which has not been spent year-to-date.No authoritative reference available.falsefalse
5false0fwlt_ScheduleOfEarningsPerShareBasicAndDilutedTextBlockfwltfalsenadurationSchedule of earnings per share basic and diluted.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Fiscal Three Months Ended March 31,</b></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Basic earnings per share:</b></div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Net income attributable to Foster Wheeler AG</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">22,971</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">72,060</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Weighted-average number of shares outstanding for basic earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">124,680,060</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,474,887</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Basic earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.18</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.57</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Diluted earnings per share:</b></div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Net income attributable to Foster Wheeler AG</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">22,971</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">72,060</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Weighted-average number of shares outstanding for basic earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">124,680,060</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,474,887</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Effect of dilutive securities:</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 30px;">Options to purchase shares</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">399,159</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">296,254</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 30px;">Non-vested portion of restricted share units</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">252,651</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">122,035</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Weighted-average number of shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">125,331,870</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,893,176</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Diluted earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.18</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.56</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td></tr></table></div></div> </div>
Fiscal Three Months Ended March 31,
2011
2010
Basic earnings perfalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringSchedule of earnings per share basic and diluted.No authoritative reference available.falsefalse
6false0us-gaap_ScheduleOfAntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalselabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Fiscal Three Months Ended March 31,</b></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Options not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,371,549</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,369,135</td>
<td> </td></tr></table></div></div> </div>
Fiscal Three Months Ended March 31,
2011
2010
Options not included in the computation of diluted earningsfalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis element may be used to capture the complete disclosure for securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented, by Antidilutive Securities.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 128
-Paragraph 40
-Subparagraph c
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