Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 22, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Aegion Corp
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Public Float			$ 686,155,345
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		35,360,607
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000353020
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY