Note 8 - Divestitures and Discontinued Operations (Details) - Current and Long-term Accrued Environmental Liabilities (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items] | ||
Current Accrual | $ 728,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent | |
Long-term Accrual | 288,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent | |
Total | 1,016,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies | 1,031,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies |
PFD [Member] | ||
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items] | ||
Current Accrual |
3,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFDMember |
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Long-term Accrual |
66,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFDMember |
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Total |
69,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFDMember |
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PFM [Member] | ||
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items] | ||
Current Accrual |
30,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFMMember |
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Long-term Accrual |
15,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFMMember |
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Total |
45,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFMMember |
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PFSG [Member] | ||
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items] | ||
Current Accrual |
618,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFSGMember |
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Long-term Accrual |
207,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFSGMember |
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Total |
825,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFSGMember |
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PFMI [Member] | ||
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items] | ||
Current Accrual |
77,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFMIMember |
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Total |
$ 77,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PFMIMember |
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Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value of the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable in twelve months or in the next operating cycle if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value of the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable after twelve months or beyond the next operating cycle if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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