Contracts in Progress - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) customer	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) customer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract assets	$ 36,374	$ 28,529
Contract Assets
Unbilled contract claims and change orders
Claims and unapproved change orders	$ 13,300	$ 3,800
Marine Segment
Unbilled contract claims and change orders
Number of customers with claims and unapproved change orders. \| customer	2	2

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, classified as current.

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Amount of cost incurred on construction contract for unapproved change order, claim, or similar item subject to uncertainty.

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