Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 26, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Aegion Corp
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,399,764
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000353020
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1