Contract Assets and Liabilities - Schedule of Costs and Estimated Earnings on Incompleted Contracts and Related Billings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts	$ 157,050		$ 106,424
Estimated earnings	119,699		79,612
Contract with Customer, Asset, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	276,749		186,036
Less: Contract billings to date	111,891		152,157
Less: Allowance for credit losses	399		0
Plus: Completed contracts, unbilled	7,776		175
Total, net	$ 172,235	$ 120,508	$ 34,054	$ 31,437

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Contract With Customer, Asset, Estimated Earnings

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Contract With Customer, Asset, Unbilled Amount

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Amount of allowance for credit loss for 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, before 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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