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

Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail)

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Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Fair value of assets held for sale		$ 10.3
Impairment charge		3.2us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Percentage of fair value of assets held for sale under sales assistance agreement	50.00%
Loss on sale of aircraft			0.3gifi_LossOnSaleOfAircraft
Aircraft [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale			1.0
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Fair value of assets held for sale		$ 13.5

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- Definition

Percentage Of Fair Value Of Assets Held For Sale Under Sales Assistance Agreement

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- Definition

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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- Definition

Fair value portion of assets classified as held for sale.

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- Definition

Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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