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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Revenue Disaggregated by Geographic Location and Contract Type
The following tables present Quanta’s revenue disaggregated by geographic location, as determined by the job location, and contract type (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
By primary geographic location:
United States$2,629,606 87.1 %$2,872,923 85.7 %$7,105,568 85.7 %$7,635,462 84.9 %
Canada320,576 10.6 %342,016 10.2 %917,621 11.1 %1,029,667 11.4 %
Australia49,537 1.6 %56,323 1.7 %156,664 1.9 %134,533 1.5 %
Latin America and Other20,442 0.7 %81,633 2.4 %110,634 1.3 %199,691 2.2 %
Total revenues$3,020,161 100.0 %$3,352,895 100.0 %$8,290,487 100.0 %$8,999,353 100.0 %
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
By contract type:
Unit-price contracts$1,141,102 37.7 %$1,241,851 37.1 %$3,034,169 36.6 %$3,157,545 35.1 %
Cost-plus contracts702,392 23.3 %872,735 26.0 %1,958,404 23.6 %2,934,225 32.6 %
Fixed price contracts1,176,667 39.0 %1,238,309 36.9 %3,297,914 39.8 %2,907,583 32.3 %
Total revenues$3,020,161 100.0 %$3,352,895 100.0 %$8,290,487 100.0 %$8,999,353 100.0 %
Contract Assets and Liabilities
Contract assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Contract assets$478,483 $601,268 
Contract liabilities$537,048 $606,146 
Composition of the Allowance for Credit Losses
Activity in Quanta’s allowance for credit losses consisted of the following (in thousands):
 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
 2020201920202019
Balance at beginning of period$14,948 $8,541 $9,398 $5,839 
Adoption of new credit loss standard— — 5,067 — 
Charges to bad debt expense1,566 773 2,910 4,012 
Direct write-offs charged against the allowance(110)(1,631)(971)(2,168)
Balance at end of period$16,404 $7,683 $16,404 $7,683 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Amounts related to Quanta’s cash and cash equivalents based on geographic location of the bank accounts were as follows (in thousands):
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents held in domestic bank accounts$189,053 $130,771 
Cash and cash equivalents held in foreign bank accounts27,882 34,027 
Total cash and cash equivalents$216,935 $164,798 
Amounts related to cash and cash equivalents held by joint ventures, which are included in Quanta’s total cash and cash equivalents balances, were as follows (in thousands):
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents held by domestic joint ventures$6,948 $6,518 
Cash and cash equivalents held by foreign joint ventures3,027 16 
Total cash and cash equivalents held by joint ventures9,975 6,534 
Cash and cash equivalents not held by joint ventures 206,960 158,264 
Total cash and cash equivalents$216,935 $164,798 
Significant Estimates Used by Management in Determining Fair Values of Intangible Assets The following table presents the range and weighted average based on acquisition date fair value for discount and attrition rates used in the valuation of customer relationship intangible assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019:
 20202019
RangeWeighted AverageRangeWeighted Average
Discount rates
19% to 23%
20%
19% to 24%
24%
Customer attrition rates
10% to 43%
11%
5% to 37%
6%
Aggregate Fair Values of Outstanding and Unearned Contingent Consideration Liabilities
Aggregate fair values of these outstanding contingent consideration liabilities and their classification in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$68,466 $77,618 
Insurance and other non-current liabilities7,383 6,542 
Total contingent consideration liabilities$75,849 $84,160