Note 1 - General (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

	CRTS		Hockway(1)		Fyfe NA(2)		Fyfe LA(3)		Fyfe Asia		Total
Cash	$	24,000	$	3,552	$	118,118	$	3,349	$	40,717	$	189,736
Estimated fair value of earnout payments and final payments owed to shareholders		14,760		1,454		–		820		–		17,034
Total consideration recorded	$	38,760	$	5,006	$	118,118	$	4,169	$	40,717	$	206,770

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

	CRTS			Hockway			Fyfe NA			Fyfe LA			Fyfe Asia
Cash	$	361		$	536		$	1,096		$	301		$	1,303
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings		2,365			2,341			16,019			195			9,595
Inventories		21			623			5,977			514			–
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		175			228			792			75			1,279
Property, plant and equipment		5,350			324			1,064			90			938
Identified intangible assets		26,220			2,200			53,768			1,663			14,200
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings		(2,830	)		(1,767	)		(3,642	)		(702	)		(4,906	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(12,981	)		–			–			(446	)		(2,784	)
Total identifiable net assets	$	18,681		$	4,485		$	75,074		$	1,690		$	19,625
Total consideration recorded	$	38,760		$	5,006		$	118,118		$	4,169		$	40,717
Less: total identifiable net assets		18,681			4,485			75,074			1,690			19,625
Goodwill at September 30, 2012	$	20,079		$	521		$	43,044		$	2,479		$	21,092

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

	Fyfe Asia
Total identifiable net assets at June 30, 2012	$	21,369
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		17
Identified intangible assets		(1,700	)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings		(61	)
Total identifiable net assets at September 30, 2012		19,625
Goodwill at June 30, 2012	$	19,348
Increase in goodwill related to acquisitions		1,744
Goodwill at September 30, 2012	$	21,092

Since Acquisition [Member]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended September 30, 2012
	CRTS(1)			Hockway		Fyfe NA(1)		Fyfe LA			Fyfe Asia
Revenues	$	4,503		$	1,392	$	15,912	$	270		$	3,715
Net income (loss)		(251	)		33		142		(64	)		243

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012						270-Day Period Ended September 30, 2012 (2)			178-Day Period Ended September 30, 2012 (2)
	CRTS(1)		Hockway		Fyfe NA(1)		Fyfe LA			Fyfe Asia
Revenues	$	18,031	$	4,151	$	46,809	$	872		$	7,585
Net income (loss)		1,346		106		459		(192	)		327

Pro Forma [Member]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues	$	265,155	$	261,029	$	757,027	$	728,190
Net income(1)		19,544		4,210		39,090		18,837