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Acquisitions - Estimated Fair Values of Identifiable Intangible Assets and Related Weighted Average Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value at acquisition date		$ 80,700
Acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value at acquisition date	$ 77,734
Weighted average amortization period at acquisition date	7 years
Customer relationships | Acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value at acquisition date	$ 63,226
Weighted average amortization period at acquisition date	6 years 7 months 6 days
Backlog | Acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value at acquisition date	$ 4,022
Weighted average amortization period at acquisition date	1 year 4 months 24 days
Trade names | Acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value at acquisition date	$ 6,490
Weighted average amortization period at acquisition date	15 years
Non-compete agreements | Acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value at acquisition date	$ 3,996
Weighted average amortization period at acquisition date	5 years

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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