Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 821,345	$ 902,867
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $23,534 and $18,031, respectively	2,204,519	1,922,096
Contract assets	230,143	171,956
Inventories	54,098	53,338
Prepaid expenses and other	80,889	70,679
Total current assets	3,390,994	3,120,936
Property, plant and equipment, net	152,066	158,427
Operating lease right-of-use assets	260,778	242,155
Goodwill	890,268	851,783
Identifiable intangible assets, net	589,365	582,893
Other assets	157,975	107,646
Total assets	5,441,446	5,063,840
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	16,235	16,910
Accounts payable	734,275	671,886
Contract liabilities	788,134	722,252
Accrued payroll and benefits	490,867	450,955
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	274,406	247,597
Operating lease liabilities, current	57,814	53,632
Total current liabilities	2,361,731	2,163,232
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	245,450	259,619
Operating lease liabilities, long-term	220,836	205,362
Other long-term obligations	360,340	382,383
Total liabilities	3,188,357	3,010,596
EMCOR Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, zero issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 60,737,006 and 60,571,140 shares issued, respectively	607	606
Capital surplus	61,874	47,464
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(83,562)	(109,233)
Retained earnings	2,835,504	2,480,321
Treasury stock, at cost 7,437,268 and 5,815,240 shares, respectively	(562,036)	(366,490)
Total EMCOR Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity	2,252,387	2,052,668
Noncontrolling interests	702	576
Total equity	2,253,089	2,053,244
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,441,446	$ 5,063,840