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Contract With Customer, Cumulative Catch-Up Adjustment, To Gross Profit, Change In Estimate, Percent

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Contract With Customer, Liability, Deferred Revenues, Current

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Contract With Customer, Percentage Of Completion

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Revenue From Contract With Customer, Percentage Of Revenue Recognized Over Time

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Revenue recognition.

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Revenue Recognized, Related To Unapproved Change Orders And Claims

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as noncurrent.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable, classified as current.

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Amount billed to customers under long-term contracts or programs that have been withheld because of retainage provisions in a contract to be collected after the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 5,300,000	$ 4,680,000
Revenues recognized related to change orders and claims	$ 170,000	$ 121,800
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results, percent (less than)	5.00%	5.00%
Percent of total revenues recognized associated with revenue recognition method	50.00%	57.70%
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on revenues	$ 60,200
Revenue recognized related to amounts in contract liabilities outstanding at the beginning of period	370,000
Allowances for doubtful accounts on current receivables	9,398	$ 5,839	$ 4,465
Long-term accounts receivable	12,600	25,900
Current retainage balances	299,600	337,100
Non-current retainage balances	54,200	99,600
Unbilled receivables	524,300	434,900
Unearned revenues	33,192	40,083
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenues	33,200	40,100	$ 16,000
Termination of the Peru Telecommunications Project
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Contract asset impairment	29,400
EPC Electric Transmission Project
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results	30,100	52,200
Larger Pipeline Transmission Project
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results	22,900
Larger Natural Gas Transmission Project
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results	16,200
Electric Transmission Project - Southern California
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results	(21,100)
Contract value	$ 400,000
Percentage of project completion	73.00%
Peru Telecommunications Project \| Correction of Total Estimated Project Costs \| Restatement Adjustment
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results	$ (9,600)
Processing Facility Project
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results	(29,400)	(34,200)
Contract value	$ 144,000
Percentage of project completion	98.00%
Electric Power Project
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results		(22,300)
$50 Million Lump Sum Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Project
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Change in contract estimates, favorable (unfavorable) impact on operating results		$ (17,300)