Acquisiton Related Costs Excluded From Pro Form Earnings

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Business acquisition amount of certain liabilities and payoff of notes payable.

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Business acquisition amount of maximum additional payment under purchase agreement.

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities

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Fair value of business acquisition earn out.

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Goodwill, Portion Deductible

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)	Nov. 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Mar. 29, 2013 Aquilex [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 G3 Galvananizing Limited [Member]	Oct. 01, 2012 Galvcast Manufacturing Inc [Member]	Jun. 02, 2012 Nuclear Logistics Incorporated [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price paid			$ 275,700,000			$ 77,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			271,800,000
Additional payment on performance			3,900,000			20,000,000
Acquisiton Related Costs Excluded From Pro Form Earnings			4,300,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities				3,100,000	900,000
Goodwill	281,711,232	171,886,270		4,200,000	15,700,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets				12,000,000	48,000,000
Certain liabilities payoff						3,800,000
Fair value the earn						$ 9,000,000
Goodwill, Deductible					75.00%