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Segments and Related Information (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Segment reporting information, factors used to identify entity's reportable segments	MasTec manages its operations under five operating segments, which represent MasTec’s five reportable segments: (1) Communications; (2) Oil and Gas; (3) Electrical Transmission; (4) Power Generation and Industrial and (5) Other. This structure is generally focused on broad end-user markets for MasTec’s labor-based construction services.
Number of operating segments \| segment	5
Number of reportable segments \| segment	5
Segment reporting information, description of products and services	All five reportable segments derive their revenue from the engineering, installation and maintenance of infrastructure, primarily in North America.
Segment reporting, description of all other segments	The Other segment includes equity investees, the services of which vary from those provided by the Company’s four primary segments, as well as other small business units that perform construction and other services for a variety of international end-markets.
Communications [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Segment reporting information, description of products and services	The Communications segment performs engineering, construction, maintenance and customer fulfillment activities related to communications infrastructure primarily for wireless and wireline/fiber communications and install-to-the-home customers, and, to a lesser extent, distribution infrastructure for electrical utilities, among others.
Oil and Gas [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Segment reporting information, description of products and services	MasTec performs engineering, construction and maintenance services on oil and natural gas pipelines and processing facilities for the energy and utilities industries through its Oil and Gas segment.
Oil and Gas [Member] \| Contracts Accounted for under Percentage-of-Completion [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Project losses (in dollars)		$ 13.5
Oil and Gas [Member] \| Contracts Accounted for under Percentage-of-Completion [Member] \| Canadian Dollars [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Project losses (in dollars)		13.5
Electrical Transmission [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Segment reporting information, description of products and services	The Electrical Transmission segment primarily serves the energy and utility industries through the engineering, construction and maintenance of electrical transmission lines and substations.
Electrical Transmission [Member] \| Contracts Accounted for under Percentage-of-Completion [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Project losses (in dollars)		$ 15.1
Power Generation and Industrial [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Segment reporting information, description of products and services	The Power Generation and Industrial segment primarily serves energy, utility and other end-markets through the installation and construction of conventional and renewable power facilities, related electrical transmission infrastructure, ethanol/biofuel facilities and various types of industrial infrastructure.
Primary Segments [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| segment	4
Other [Member] \| Contracts Accounted for under Percentage-of-Completion [Member] \| Joint Venture [Member] \| Pacer [Member] \| Canadian Dollars [Member]
Segments and Related Information [Line Items]
Project losses (in dollars)	$ 7.0