Contract Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Contract Receivables [Abstract]
Maximum term of contract receivables (in months)		12M
Components of contract receivables [Abstract]
Billed receivables		$ 14,810	$ 8,258
Recoverable costs and accrued profit not billed		11,418	12,234
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(136)	(136)
Total contract receivables, net		26,092	20,356
Unbilled Contract Receivables Billed during July 2012	3,200
Maximum period of unbilled contract receivable (in years)		1Y
Benchmark to disclose customers of total accounts receivable, minimum percentage (in hundredths)		10.00%
Percentage of contract receivable by major customer [Abstract]
Outstanding billed receivables with Slovenske elektrame, a.s.		5,600
The amount of recoverable costs and accrued profit not billed with Slovenske elektrame, a.s.		819
The value of performance bond issued in connection with the contract with Slovenske elektrame, a.s.		$ 2,900
Contract Receivable [Member] \| Slovenske elektrarne, a.s. [Member]
Percentage of contract receivable by major customer [Abstract]
Percentage of contract receivables accounted by major customers (in hundredths)		24.80%	24.20%
Contract Receivable [Member] \| Genden Information System Co. [Member]
Percentage of contract receivable by major customer [Abstract]
Percentage of contract receivables accounted by major customers (in hundredths)		12.20%	2.20%

Minimum percentage used as a benchmark to disclose customers of consolidated entity results or balances.

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Describes the maximum period under which the entity considered its contract receivables to be collected.

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The value of a performance bond issued for a contract with a major customer.

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Amounts due from a major customer, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business.

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The portion of Unbilled Contract Receivables billed during the one month period subsequent to the report date.

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Describes the maximum period under which the entity considered its unbilled contract receivables to be collected.

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Unbilled amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered for a Major Customer, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts associated with contracts or programs where the recognized revenue for performance thereunder exceeds the amounts billed under the terms thereof as of the date of the balance sheet.

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Amount billed to customers under long-term contracts or programs but not paid. Excludes amounts due that have been withheld because of retainage provisions in a contract.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Amounts due for billed services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the Company and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts billed to customers under contracts or programs but not paid as of the balance sheet date.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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