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Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of Plan Information Relating to Participation in Multiemployer Pension Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions | $ 77,015 | $ 71,204 | $ 55,054
National Electrical Benefit Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 53-0181657-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Green | Green |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | No |  |
Contributions | $ 21,200 | $ 20,758 | 17,268
Surcharge Imposed | No |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | Varies through September 2019 |  |
Laborers National Pension Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 75-1280827-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Green | Green |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | No |  |
Contributions | $ 7,671 | $ 4,227 | 4,681
Surcharge Imposed | No |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | Varies through June 2017 |  |
Laborers National Pension Fund [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2014 |  |
Laborers National Pension Fund [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2013 |  |
Pipeline Industry Pension Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 73-6146433-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Green | Green |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | No |  |
Contributions | $ 6,087 | $ 6,280 | 4,511
Surcharge Imposed | No |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | Varies through June 2017 |  |
Pipeline Industry Pension Fund [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2014 |  |
Pipeline Industry Pension Fund [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2013 |  |
Central Pension Fund of the IUOE & Participating Employers [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 36-6052390-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Green | Green |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | No |  |
Contributions | $ 5,677 | $ 7,847 | 4,259
Surcharge Imposed | No |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | Varies through June 2017 |  |
Midwest Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 36-6140097-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Yellow | Yellow |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | Implemented |  |
Contributions | $ 3,294 | $ 497 | 217
Surcharge Imposed | Yes |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | Varies through June 2017 |  |
Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 94-6277608-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Yellow | Yellow |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | Implemented |  |
Contributions | $ 2,603 | $ 1,357 | 987
Surcharge Imposed | Yes |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | June 2019 |  |
Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 84-6100393-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Green | Green |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | No |  |
Contributions | $ 2,544 | $ 2,192 | 1,790
Surcharge Imposed | No |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | Varies through February 2018 |  |
Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2014 |  |
Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2013 |  |
OE Pension Trust Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 94-6090764-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Red | Red |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | Implemented |  |
Contributions | $ 1,264 | $ 991 | 902
Surcharge Imposed | Yes |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | June 2016 |  |
Operating Engineers Local 324 Pension Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 38-1900637-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Red | Red |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | Implemented |  |
Contributions | $ 1,231 | $ 1,086 | 818
Surcharge Imposed | Yes |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | Varies through June 2017 |  |
Local 697 IBEW and Electrical Industry Pension Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 51-6133048-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Yellow | Yellow |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | Implemented |  |
Contributions | $ 1,066 | $ 200 |
Surcharge Imposed | Yes |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | May 2018 |  |
Joint Pension Local Union 164 IBEW [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 22-6031199-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Yellow | Yellow |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | Implemented |  |
Contributions | $ 513 | $ 1,816 | 222
Surcharge Imposed | No |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | May 2017 |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2014 |  |
Alaska Teamster Employer Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 92-6003463-024 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Red | Red |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | Implemented |  |
Contributions | $ 513 | $ 516 | 241
Surcharge Imposed | Yes |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | June 2017 |  |
Michigan Upper Peninsula Intrl Brotherhood of Elec Workers Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Employer Identification Number | 36-3020872-001 |  |
PPA Zone Status | Yellow | Yellow |
Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan | Implemented |  |
Contributions | $ 300 | $ 1,307 | 299
Surcharge Imposed | No |  |
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement | May 2017 |  |
Michigan Upper Peninsula Intrl Brotherhood of Elec Workers Pension Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2014 |  |
Michigan Upper Peninsula Intrl Brotherhood of Elec Workers Pension Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan years in which Quanta contributions were five percent or more of total plan contributions | 2013 |  |
All Other Plans [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions | $ 23,052 | $ 22,130 | $ 18,859

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- Definition Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plans by the employer. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450702-114947 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450691-114947 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (e)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450657-114947 + Details
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