Segment Information (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
Contract revenues	$ 163,119	$ 174,557
Dredging Segment [Member] \| Foreign [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract revenues	$ 1,509	$ 41,699

Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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