Business Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017 Segment
CECO Group, Inc. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	3

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

No definition available.

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