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margin-left: 15px;">U.S.</div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">39,357</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">39,357</td> <td> </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> <tr valign="bottom"><td> <div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Asia</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,056</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,053</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td> <div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Europe</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,352</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">48,507</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> <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;">Total</div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">40,413</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">40,410</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">51,352</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">48,507</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> <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>  Global E&C Group     Global Power Group       March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010     March 31,falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis element represents the goodwill disclosure by geographic region for the period, by reportable segment and in total.No authoritative reference available.falsefalseNet Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Geographic Region and Business Segment - Table4false0us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<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 style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="10" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>March 31, 2011</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="10" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>December 31, 2010</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Gross</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Net</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Gross</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Net</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Accumulated</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Accumulated</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Carrying</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>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Amortization</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Amortization</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td> <div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Patents</div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">41,853</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(29,191</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">12,662</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">41,237</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(28,476</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">12,761</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"><td> <div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Trademarks</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">64,650</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(28,645</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">36,005</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">63,774</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(27,764</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">36,010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td> <div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Customer relationships, pipeline and backlog</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,359</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5,723</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">16,636</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,329</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5,030</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">17,299</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> <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> <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;">Total</div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">128,862</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(63,559</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">65,303</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">127,340</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(61,270</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">66,070</td> <td> </td></tr></table></div></div> </div>March 31, 2011     December 31,falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph a falsefalseFinite-lived Intangible Assets - Table5false0fwlt_ScheduleOfIntangibleAssetsAmortizationByYearTextBlockfwltfalsenadurationThe amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized over the next five years.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<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;">Amortization expense</div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,648</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,778</td> <td> </td></tr></table></div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="bottom"><td width="40%"> </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> <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> <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="18" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Fiscal Years</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>2012</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2013</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2014</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2015</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"><td> <div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Approximate full year amortization expense</div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,200</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,900</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,600</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,300</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,300</td> <td> </td></tr></table></div></div> </div>  Fiscal Three Months Ended March 31,       2011     2010   AmortizationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThe amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized over the next five years.No authoritative reference available.falsefalseIntangible Assets Amortization Schedule - Table14Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue