Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 94,710	$ 85,908
Accounts receivable, net	605,060	585,511
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	63,367	61,607
Total current assets	763,137	733,026
Property and equipment, net	38,229	27,615
Investments	20,361	18,272
Goodwill	593,171	590,668
Intangible assets, net	233,364	258,210
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	195,245	191,370
Other noncurrent assets	12,938	10,209
Total assets	1,856,445	1,829,370
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	174,651	152,962
Accrued expenses	118,918	114,222
Customer advances and billings in excess of costs	88,903	106,475
Salaries, benefits and payroll taxes	145,905	145,186
Accrued taxes	11,689	15,582
Current portion of long-term debt, net	6,611	5,961
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	47,257	46,756
Other current liabilities	39,615	45,037
Total current liabilities	633,549	632,181
Deferred income taxes, net	10,324	4,389
Long-term debt, net	863,893	860,306
Long-term operating lease liabilities	150,824	145,569
Warrant liability	49,333	50,467
Other long-term liabilities	31,932	30,273
Total liabilities	1,739,855	1,723,185
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share: 210,000,000 shares authorized; 93,069,815 and 92,040,654 shares issued and outstanding as of June 27, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	9	9
Additional paid-in capital	170,245	188,685
Accumulated deficit	(88,887)	(116,621)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,510	1,876
Total PAE Incorporated stockholders' equity	82,877	73,949
Noncontrolling interests	33,713	32,236
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,856,445	$ 1,829,370