Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 Segment Project Country Employee	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of countries	20
Number of employees	14,000
Number of operating segments	4
Revenue	$ 603,811,000	$ 807,488,000
Cost of operation	591,493,000	712,814,000
Percentage of completion to recognize expected profit	70.00%
Number of projects accounted under deferred profit recognition policy	0
Loss on contracts	4,400,000,000
Accounts receivable - other	109,330,000		89,273,000
Employee receivables	4,200,000		4,500,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts	0		0
Contracts in progress	431,893,000		425,986,000
Advance billing on contracts	278,881,000		278,929,000
Minimum [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Equity method of accounting investment ownership	20.00%
Maximum [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Equity method of accounting investment ownership	50.00%
Active Projects [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Loss on contracts	550,700,000
Backlog [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Backlog loss position, percent	90.00%
Middle East Segment [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Claim amounts	100.00%
Changes in project estimates	31,900,000
Middle East Segment [Member] | Project Two of Three [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Reduction in estimated cost of completion	24,300,000
Middle East Segment [Member] | Project One of Three [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Reduction in estimated cost of completion	7,600,000
Asia Pacific [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Changes in project estimates	20,600,000
Americas [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Changes in project estimates	35,400,000
Middle East [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Changes in project estimates		7,700,000
Changes in project estimates		38,000,000
Number of projects		5
Middle East [Member] | Project One [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Project Completion Year		2013
Changes in project estimates		5,400,000
Changes in project estimates		17,500,000
Middle East [Member] | Project One of Two [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Project Completion Year		2013
Changes in project estimates		1,800,000
Changes in project estimates		16,700,000
Middle East [Member] | Project Three of Five [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Project Completion Year		2013
Changes in project estimates		4,100,000
Americas [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Project Completion Year		2013
Changes in project estimates		2,400,000
Changes in project estimates		6,900,000
Number of projects		2
Asia Pacific [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Project Completion Year		2013
Reduction in estimated cost of completion		14,000,000
Project charges		4,100,000
Altamira [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Loss on contracts	191,600,000
Brazil [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Loss on contracts	144,600,000
U.S. Gulf of Mexico [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Loss on contracts	65,900,000
Saudi Arabia [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of projects accounted under deferred profit recognition policy	9
Loss on contracts	91,500,000
Saudi Arabia [Member] | Middle East Segment [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Project Completion Year	2015
Claims Revenue [Member] | Middle East Segment [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenue	6,500,000	225,800,000
Cost of operation	6,500,000	225,800,000
Consolidated Entities [Member] | Middle East Segment [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenue	0	29,000,000
Cost of operation	0	29,000,000
Unconsolidated joint ventures [Member] | Middle East Segment [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenue	0	3,700,000
Cost of operation	$ 0	$ 3,700,000