Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Subsequent Events (Details)

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Subsequent Events (Details)	Feb. 23, 2017 $ / shares	Mar. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net				$ 206,222,000	$ 200,384,000
Potentially uncollectible receivable, number of vessels under construction \| vessel				2
Current receivables				$ 20,169,000	47,060,000
Contracts in progress				26,829,000	$ 12,822,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared, date	Feb. 23, 2017
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.01
Dividends declared, payable date	Mar. 24, 2017
Dividends declared, record date	Mar. 10, 2017
Contracts Receivable
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Contract receivable				0
Customer of Shipyard \| Contracts Receivable \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Current receivables			$ 4,500,000
Contracts in progress		$ 4,900,000
South Texas Properties
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net				$ 107,600,000

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