CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 961,739	$ 1,057,163
Short-term investments	2,699	0
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	445,539	577,400
Other	112,214	96,758
Contracts in process	167,268	165,389
Prepaid, deferred and refundable income taxes	57,979	59,977
Other current assets	43,014	37,813
Total current assets	1,790,452	1,994,500
Land, buildings and equipment, net	352,749	362,087
Restricted cash	48,090	27,502
Notes and accounts receivable - long-term	5,916	2,648
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates	206,989	217,071
Goodwill	89,268	88,917
Other intangible assets, net	61,250	66,070
Asbestos-related insurance recovery receivable	162,584	194,570
Other assets	109,293	84,078
Deferred tax assets	17,026	23,034
TOTAL ASSETS	2,843,617	3,060,477
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND EQUITY
Current installments on long-term debt	12,599	11,996
Accounts payable	203,151	239,071
Accrued expenses	198,110	240,894
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	670,624	684,090
Income taxes payable	34,741	34,623
Total current liabilities	1,119,225	1,210,674
Long-term debt	145,074	152,574
Deferred tax liabilities	47,622	42,179
Pension, postretirement and other employee benefits	130,873	166,362
Asbestos-related liability	280,340	307,619
Other long-term liabilities	165,034	160,785
Commitments and contingencies
TOTAL LIABILITIES	1,888,168	2,040,193
Temporary Equity:
Non-vested share-based compensation awards subject to redemption	9,998	4,935
TOTAL TEMPORARY EQUITY	9,998	4,935
Equity:
Registered shares: CHF 3.00 par value; authorized: 188,374,725 shares and 192,156,579 shares, respectively; conditionally authorized: 60,144,393 shares and 60,675,249 shares, respectively; issued: 125,166,768 shares and 128,948,622 shares, respectively; outstanding: 116,924,823 shares and 124,635,912 shares, respectively.	319,992	334,052
Paid-in capital	596,230	659,739
Retained earnings	660,726	537,588
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(438,559)	(464,504)
Treasury shares (outstanding: 8,241,945 shares and 4,312,710 shares, respectively)	(240,155)	(99,182)
TOTAL FOSTER WHEELER AG SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	898,234	967,693
Noncontrolling interests	47,217	47,656
TOTAL EQUITY	945,451	1,015,349
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND EQUITY	$ 2,843,617	$ 3,060,477