Goodwill Schedule of Goodwill Allocated to Reporting Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the goodwill balance as of September 30, 2013:

	Energy			Water			Total Company
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2013
Goodwill before impairment	$	859,454		$	414,394		$	1,273,848
Accumulated impairment losses	(249,502		)	(323,330		)	(572,832		)
Goodwill, net	609,952			91,064			701,016
Adjustments of previous acquisition	3,958			—			3,958
Effect of change in exchange rates	6,672			1,064			7,736
Balance at September 30, 2013
Goodwill before impairment	874,566			421,266			1,295,832
Accumulated impairment losses	(253,984		)	(329,138		)	(583,122		)
Goodwill, net	$	620,582		$	92,128		$	712,710