Note 1 - Description of Business (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the fair value of identified assets and liabilities of the Brinderson and Fyfe Asia acquisitions at their respective acquisition dates (in thousands):



	Brinderson			Fyfe Asia
Cash	$	3,842		$	1,303
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings	28,353			9,022
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	655			1,262
Property, plant and equipment	6,848			938
Identified intangible assets	60,210			14,130
Other assets	1,071			—
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings	(16,122		)	(4,109		)
Deferred tax liabilities	—			(2,410		)
Total identifiable net assets	$	84,857		$	20,136

Total consideration	$	147,605		$	40,144
Less: total identifiable net assets	84,857			20,136
Goodwill at December 31, 2013	$	62,748		$	20,008

Pro Forma [Member]

General [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following unaudited pro forma summary presents combined information of the Company as if the Fyfe LA, Fyfe Asia and Brinderson acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the year preceding their acquisition (in thousands):



	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012
Revenues	$	1,201,521	$	1,239,825
Net income ⁽¹⁾	49,410		65,995

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⁽¹⁾	Includes pro-forma adjustments for purchase price depreciation and amortization as if those intangibles were recorded as of January 1 of the year preceding the respective acquisition date.

Since Acquisition [Member]

General [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The Fyfe LA, Fyfe Asia and Brinderson acquisitions made the following contributions to the Company’s revenues and profits during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):



	2013				2012
	Brinderson		Fyfe Asia/ Fyfe LA		Brinderson		Fyfe Asia/ Fyfe LA
Revenues	$	108,233	$	16,986	$	—	$	12,894
Net income ⁽¹⁾	4,838		1,091		—		781

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⁽¹⁾	Net income includes an allocation of corporate expenses that is not necessarily an indication of the entity’s operations on a stand alone basis.

Brinderson LP [Member]

General [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Accounting Adjustments [Table Text Block]

The following adjustments were made during the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the acquisition of Brinderson as the Company substantially completed its purchase price accounting (in thousands):



Total identifiable net assets at July 1, 2013	$	84,907
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings	50
Total identifiable net assets at December 31, 2013	$	84,857

Goodwill at July 1, 2013	$	62,698
Increase in goodwill related to acquisition	50
Goodwill at December 31, 2013	$	62,748

Fyfe Asia [Member]

General [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Accounting Adjustments [Table Text Block]

The following adjustments were made during the first quarter of 2013 relative to the acquisition of Fyfe Asia as the Company finalized its purchase price accounting, subject to final working capital adjustments and settlement of escrow accounts (in thousands):



Total identifiable net assets at December 31, 2012	$	20,342
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings	206
Total identifiable net assets at December 31, 2013	$	20,136

Goodwill at December 31, 2012	$	19,802
Increase in goodwill related to acquisition	206
Goodwill at December 31, 2013	$	20,008