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Defined Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
plan
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Domestic      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Reclassification adjustment from AOCI, net of income taxes $ 200,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax
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$ 300,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
$ 200,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax
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Estimated unrecognized loss that will be amortized from AOCI, net of income taxes 200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountToBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNextFiscalYear
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Number of plans 2eme_DefinedBenefitPlanNumberOfPlans
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Benefit obligation 6,700,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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6,600,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
 
Fair value of plan assets 5,100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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4,900,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Annual rate of return on plan assets 7.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
7.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
 
Estimated future benefit payments 400,000eme_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTenFiscalYears
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Maximum | Domestic      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Discount rate 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Minimum | Domestic      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Discount rate 4.30%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
4.30%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
United Kingdom Subsidiary | UK Plan      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Underfunded status of UK Plan 50,711,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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39,066,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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Annual rate of inflation 2.00%eme_DefinedBenefitPlanAnnualInflationRate
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2.30%eme_DefinedBenefitPlanAnnualInflationRate
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Average life expectancy 28 years    
Reclassification adjustment from AOCI, net of income taxes 1,600,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax
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2,000,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
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= eme_UnitedKingdomSubsidiaryMember
1,900,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
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Estimated unrecognized loss that will be amortized from AOCI, net of income taxes 2,100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountToBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNextFiscalYear
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Future estimated employer contributions to be paid next year 5,700,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Benefit obligation 332,806,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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308,877,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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302,306,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Fair value of plan assets $ 282,095,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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$ 269,811,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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$ 239,650,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Discount rate 3.60%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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4.60%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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Annual rate of return on plan assets 6.70%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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6.70%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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6.70%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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