Restructuring Restructuring (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The total expected restructuring costs, the costs recognized in prior periods, the restructuring costs recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and the remaining expected restructuring costs as of September 30, 2012 are as follows:



	Total Expected Costs at September 30, 2012		Costs Recognized in Prior Periods		Costs Recognized During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012			Remaining Costs to be Recognized at September 30, 2012
	(in thousands)
Employee severance costs	$	51,395	$	42,530	$	3,668		$	5,197
Asset impairments	21,356		25,144		(4,841		)	1,053
Other restructuring costs	8,368		408		4,628			3,332
Total	$	81,119	$	68,082	$	3,455		$	9,582

Segments:
Energy	$	59,312	$	51,873	$	3,536		$	3,903
Water	16,210		15,321		(871		)	1,760
Corporate unallocated	5,597		888		790			3,919
Total	$	81,119	$	68,082	$	3,455		$	9,582

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the activity within the restructuring related balance sheet accounts during the nine months ended September 30, 2012:



	Accrued Employee Severance			Asset Impairments & Net Loss (Gain) on Sale or Disposal			Other Accrued Costs			Total
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance, January 1, 2012	$	28,168		$	—		$	399		$	28,567
Costs incurred and charged to expense	3,668			(4,841		)	4,628			3,455
Cash payments	(13,518		)	—			(1,737		)	(15,255		)
Non-cash items	—			4,841			—			4,841
Effect of change in exchange rates	197			—			(44		)	153
Ending balance, September 30, 2012	$	18,515		$	—		$	3,246		$	21,761

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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