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The number of shares of common stock of the acquirer that the acquiree shareholders will receive for each share of common stock of the acquiree owned at the time of the acquisition.

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Share-based compensation arrangement by sharebased payment award possible payout percentage.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) perfconditions shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards outstanding to officers, directors and key employees \| shares		1,500,000
Share-based compensation		$ 12.3	$ 7.9	$ 7.3
Unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based compensation		$ 18.2
Remaining weighted-average period		2 years 5 months 4 days
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense		$ 2.5	0.9	2.5
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation		$ 7.9	7.1	7.2
Award vesting period		4 years
Stock and Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares) \| shares		370,000
Long Term Performance Stock Unit Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation		$ 4.3	0.8	(0.4)
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation		$ 0.0	$ 0.1	$ 0.2
Award vesting period		4 years
Stock option year term		10 years
Furmanite
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share conversion ratio from business combination					0.215
2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total number of shares authorized to be issued under our stock incentive plans \| shares		2,000,000
2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total number of shares authorized to be issued under our stock incentive plans \| shares		450,000
2018 \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation award, number of performance conditions \| perfconditions		2
2018 \| Performance Shares \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Possible payouts		0.00%
2018 \| Performance Shares \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Possible payouts		200.00%
2017 and 2018 \| Long Term Performance Stock Unit Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		2 years
Performance Period		2 years
2017 \| Long Term Performance Stock Unit Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance Period		2 years
Share-based compensation award, number of performance conditions \| perfconditions		3
2017 \| Relative total shareholder return \| Long Term Performance Stock Unit Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Possible payouts		0.00%
2017 \| Relative total shareholder return \| Long Term Performance Stock Unit Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Possible payouts		200.00%
2017 \| Company's results of operations \| Long Term Performance Stock Unit Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Possible payouts		0.00%
2017 \| Company's results of operations \| Long Term Performance Stock Unit Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Possible payouts		300.00%
Chief Executive Officer \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares) \| shares	350,000
Vesting increment of performance units granted to CEO		20.00%
Number of stock price milestones		5
Common Stock Settlement Period		30 days