Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract]
Lease expense	$ 0.8us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	$ 0.6us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract]
Number of separate lease agreements	2
Lease effective date	Jun. 01, 2014
Aggregate 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%
O&G [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract]
Ownership percentage in joint venture	30.00%
Estimated total contract value	362
Expenses for equipment and services	$ 2.0	$ 1.5
Number of Company's shares of common stock held by related party joint venture partner (in shares)	500,000	500,000
Percentage of common stock held by related party	1.02%	1.03%

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

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- Definition

Lease effective date

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- Definition

Represents the number of separate lease agreements entered into with related party.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Percentage increase per annum in the monthly payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreement.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Represents the amount of the estimated contract value of a related party.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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- Definition

Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 850

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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