Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
0 Months Ended |
3 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Oct. 01, 2014
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Oct. 01, 2013
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Jul. 29, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items] |
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Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
$ 380,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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$ 27,856,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net |
1,967,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Amortization of Intangible Assets |
638,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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745,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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SEC [Member] | Services [Member] |
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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items] |
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Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
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13,016,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pesi_ServicesMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = pesi_SECMember
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CH Plateau Remediation Company [Member] | Services [Member] |
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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items] |
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Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
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1,149,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pesi_ServicesMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = pesi_CHPlateauRemediationCompanyMember
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Treatment [Member] |
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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items] |
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Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
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13,691,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pesi_TreatmentMember
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0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pesi_TreatmentMember
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0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pesi_TreatmentMember
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Services [Member] | SYA [Member] |
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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items] |
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Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
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380,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_SYAMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pesi_ServicesMember
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Services [Member] |
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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items] |
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Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
380,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pesi_ServicesMember
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14,165,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pesi_ServicesMember
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PCB Permit [Member] |
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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items] |
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Number Of Definte-Lived Permits |
1pesi_NumberOfDefiniteLivedPermits / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = pesi_PCBPermitMember
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Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |
10 years
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net |
227,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = pesi_PCBPermitMember
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SYA [Member] |
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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items] |
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Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
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$ 380,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_SYAMember
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$ 380,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_SYAMember
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