Description of Business - Summary of the Fair Value of Identified Assets and Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, £ in Millions, NZD in Millions	Mar. 01, 2017 GBP (£)	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2016 EUR (€)	Jun. 02, 2016 USD ($)	May 13, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 18, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2015 NZD	Mar. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Final purchase price goodwill										$ 260,715	$ 298,619	$ 249,120
Environmental Techniques
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash		$ 0
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings		801
Inventories		1,281
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		93
Property, plant and equipment		2,147
Identified intangible assets		1,869
Deferred income tax assets		124
Other assets		0
Accounts payable		(1,025)
Accrued expenses		(186)
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings		0
Deferred tax liabilities		(413)
Total identifiable net assets		4,691
Total consideration recorded	£ 6.5	8,046
Less: total identifiable net assets		4,691
Final purchase price goodwill		$ 3,355
Underground Solutions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash							$ 3,630
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings							6,339
Inventories							12,629
Prepaid expenses and other current assets							671
Property, plant and equipment							2,755
Identified intangible assets							33,370
Deferred income tax assets							13,282
Other assets							90
Accounts payable							(4,653)
Accrued expenses							(5,900)
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings							(2,943)
Deferred tax liabilities							(14,562)
Total identifiable net assets							44,708
Total consideration recorded							88,370
Less: total identifiable net assets							44,708
Final purchase price goodwill							$ 43,662
Fyfe Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash						$ 0
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings						0
Inventories						0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets						0
Property, plant and equipment						50
Identified intangible assets						513
Deferred income tax assets						0
Other assets
Accounts payable						0
Accrued expenses						0
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings						0
Deferred tax liabilities						0
Total identifiable net assets						563
Total consideration recorded						3,000
Less: total identifiable net assets						563
Final purchase price goodwill						$ 2,437
LMJ
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash					$ 0
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings					0
Inventories					504
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					0
Property, plant and equipment					1,194
Identified intangible assets					795
Deferred income tax assets					0
Other assets					0
Accounts payable					0
Accrued expenses					0
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings					0
Deferred tax liabilities					0
Total identifiable net assets					2,493
Total consideration recorded				€ 2.9	3,235
Less: total identifiable net assets					2,493
Final purchase price goodwill					$ 742
Concrete Solutions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			$ 0
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings			1,469
Inventories			857
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			18
Property, plant and equipment			422
Identified intangible assets			1,722
Deferred income tax assets			0
Other assets			0
Accounts payable			(837)
Accrued expenses			(149)
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings			0
Deferred tax liabilities			(482)
Total identifiable net assets			3,020
Total consideration recorded			6,393
Less: total identifiable net assets			3,020
Final purchase price goodwill			$ 3,373
Schultz
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash									$ 0
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings									1,086
Inventories									0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets									19
Property, plant and equipment									162
Identified intangible assets									3,060
Deferred income tax assets									0
Other assets									0
Accounts payable									(663)
Accrued expenses									0
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings									0
Deferred tax liabilities									0
Total identifiable net assets									3,664
Total consideration recorded								NZD 6.7	7,662
Less: total identifiable net assets									3,664
Final purchase price goodwill									$ 3,998