Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Related party transactions
Monthly payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements			$ 0.2
Percentage increase per annum in monthly lease payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements			3.00%
Lease expense under non-cancelable operating lease agreements	0.6	0.6	1.8	1.8
O&G
Related party transactions
Ownership percentage in joint venture			30.00%
Estimated total contract value	$ 364		$ 364
Number of Company's shares of common stock held by related party joint venture partner (in shares)	600,000	600,000	600,000	600,000
Percentage of common stock held by related party	1.25%	1.26%	1.25%	1.26%

Number of Company's shares of common stock held by a related party joint venture partner.

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Represents the monthly lease payment under non-cancelable operating leases.

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Percentage represents the Company's ownership percentage in the joint venture.

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Percentage increase per annum in the monthly payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements with the Company's chairman and chief executive officer and an affiliate owned by the Company's chairman and chief executive office, beginning August 1, 2009 and expiring on July 31, 2016.

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Related party's cumulative holdings, in percentage, of the entity's stock on the date of balance sheet.

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Represents the amount of the estimated contract value related to the highway construction project.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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