Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the Company's reporting units for the periods presented:

							Specialty		Management
(in thousands)	Building			Civil			Contractors		Services			Total
Gross Goodwill Balance	$	402,926		$	319,254		$	-	$	66,638		$	788,818
Accumulated Impairment		(146,847	)		-			-		(20,051	)		(166,898	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		256,079			319,254			-		46,587			621,920
Goodwill recorded in connection with the acquisition of Fisk, Anderson,Lunda, GreenStar and Becho		140,907			129,775			-		-			270,682
Reallocation based on relative fair value (1)		(123,566	)		(18,267	)		141,833		-			-
Balance at December 31, 2011		273,420			430,762			141,833		46,587			892,602
Acquisition related adjustments		-			(869	)		-		-			(869	)
Impairment charge		(262,918	)		(55,740	)		-		(2,429	)		(321,087	)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	10,502		$	374,153		$	141,833	$	44,158		$	570,646

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following:

	December 31, 2012
											Weighted
						Accumulated					Average
			Accumulated			Impairment			Carrying		Amortization
	Cost		Amortization			Charge			Value		Period
	(in thousands)
Trade names (non-amortizable)	$	117,600	$	-		$	(67,190	)	$	50,410	Indefinite
Trade names (amortizable)		74,350		(3,854	)		(23,232	)		47,264	20 years
Contractor license		6,000		-			(6,000	)		-	Indefinite
Customer relationships		39,800		(13,029	)		(16,645	)		10,126	11.4 years
Construction contract backlog		73,706		(54,685	)		-			19,021	3.6 years
Total	$	311,456	$	(71,568	)	$	(113,067	)	$	126,821
	December 31, 2011
											Weighted
						Accumulated					Average
			Accumulated			Impairment			Carrying		Amortization
	Cost		Amortization			Charge			Value		Period
	(in thousands)
Trade names (non-amortizable)	$	117,600	$	-		$	(56,100	)	$	61,500	Indefinite
Trade names (amortizable)		74,350		(788	)		(800	)		72,762	20 years
Contractor license		6,000		-			(680	)		5,320	Indefinite
Customer relationships		39,800		(10,585	)		-			29,215	11.6 years
Construction contract backlog		71,140		(41,938	)		-			29,202	2.9 years
Total	$	308,890	$	(53,311	)	$	(57,580	)	$	197,999