SHAW GROUP INC - 10-Q filing on 2012-12-21

Note 2 - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2012

Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments [Table Text Block]

																		Balance Sheet Classifications

		Cost Basis				Unrealized Gain				Unrealized (Loss)				Recorded Basis				Cash and Cash Equivalents				Short-term Investments

Cash		$	799,108			$	—			$	—			$	799,108			$	799,107			$	—
Money market mutual funds			63,327				—				—				63,327				63,327				—
Certificates of deposit			293,200				—				(690	)			292,510				78,997				213,514
Available-for-sale securities:
Bond mutual funds			20,863				—				(237	)			20,626				—				20,626
Corporate bonds			21,366				86				(1	)			21,451				—				21,451
Total		$	1,197,864			$	86			$	(928	)		$	1,197,022			$	941,431			$	255,591

																		Balance Sheet Classifications

		Cost Basis				Unrealized Gain				Unrealized (Loss)				Recorded Basis				Cash and Cash Equivalents				Short-term Investments

Cash		$	932,628			$	—			$	—			$	932,628			$	932,628			$	—
Money market mutual funds			154,982				—				—				154,982				154,982				—
Certificates of deposit			257,766				—				—				257,766				4,273				253,493
Available-for-sale securities:
Bond mutual funds			20,734				—				(69	)			20,665				—				20,665
Corporate bonds			22,537				46				(9	)			22,574				—				22,574
Total		$	1,388,647			$	46			$	(78	)		$	1,388,615			$	1,091,883			$	296,732

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

		2012				2011
Proceeds		$	1,010			$	5,617
Realized gains		$	10			$	1
Realized losses		$	—			$	—

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

		Cost Basis				Estimated Fair Value
Due in one year or less		$	12,144			$	12,161
Due in one to two years			9,222				9,290
Total		$	21,366			$	21,451