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Employee Benefit Plans
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS:
Unions’ Multiemployer Pension Plans
Quanta contributes to a number of multiemployer defined benefit pension plans under the terms of collective bargaining agreements with various unions that represent certain of Quanta’s employees. Approximately 35% of Quanta’s employees at December 31, 2021 were covered by collective bargaining agreements. Quanta’s multiemployer pension plan contribution rates generally are specified in the collective bargaining agreements (usually on a monthly or annual basis), and contributions are made to the plans on a “pay-as-you-go” basis based on its union employee payrolls. Quanta may also have additional liabilities imposed by law as a result of its participation in multiemployer defined benefit pension plans. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, imposes certain liabilities upon an employer who is a contributor to a multiemployer pension plan if the employer withdraws or is deemed to have withdrawn from the plan or the plan is terminated or experiences a mass withdrawal.
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) also added special funding and operational rules generally applicable to plan years beginning after 2007 for multiemployer plans in the United States that are classified as “endangered,” “seriously endangered” or “critical” status based on multiple factors (including, for example, the plan’s funded percentage, cash flow position and whether a projected minimum funding deficiency exists). Plans in these classifications must adopt remedial measures to improve their funded status through a funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, as applicable, which may require additional contributions from employers (which may take the form of a surcharge on benefit contributions) and/or modifications to retiree benefits. Certain plans to which Quanta contributes or may contribute in the future are in “endangered,” “seriously endangered” or “critical” status. The amount of additional funds, if any, that Quanta may be obligated to contribute to these plans cannot be reasonably estimated due to uncertainty regarding the amount of future work involving covered union employees, future contribution levels and possible surcharges on plan contributions.
The following table summarizes plan information relating to Quanta’s participation in multiemployer defined benefit pension plans, including company contributions for the last three years, the status of the plans under the PPA and whether the plans are subject to a funding improvement or rehabilitation plan or contribution surcharges. The most recent PPA zone status available in 2021 and 2020 relates to the plans’ fiscal year-ends in 2020 and 2019. Forms 5500 were not yet available for the plan years ending in 2021. The PPA zone status is based on information that Quanta received from the respective plans, as well as publicly available information on the U.S. Department of Labor website, and is certified by the plan’s actuary. Although multiple factors or tests may result in red zone or yellow zone status, plans in the red zone generally are less than 65 percent funded, plans in the yellow zone generally are less than 80 percent funded, and plans in the green zone generally are at least 80 percent funded. Under the PPA, red zone plans are classified as “critical” status, yellow zone plans are classified as “endangered” status and green zone plans are classified as neither “endangered” nor “critical” status. The “Subject to Financial Improvement/ Rehabilitation Plan” column indicates plans for which a financial improvement plan or a rehabilitation plan is either pending or has been implemented. The last column lists the expiration dates of Quanta’s collective-bargaining agreements to which the plans are subject. Total contributions to these plans correspond to the number of union employees employed at any given time and the plans in which they participate and vary depending upon the location and number of
ongoing projects at a given time and the need for union resources in connection with such projects. Information has been presented separately for individually significant plans, based on PPA funding status classification, and in the aggregate for all other plans.
Employee Identification Number/ Pension Plan NumberPPA Zone StatusSubject to Financial Improve- ment/ Reha- bilitation PlanContributions (in thousands)Sur-charge ImposedExpiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement
Fund20212020202120202019
National Electrical Benefit Fund53-0181657GreenGreenNo$38,195 $40,902 $44,414 NoVaries through May 2026
Excavators Union Local 731 Pension Fund13-1809825GreenGreenNo16,202 14,310 6,697 NoApril 2022
Central Pension Fund of the IUOE & Participating Employers36-6052390GreenGreenNo11,237 8,467 11,638 NoVaries through May 2024
Pipeline Industry Pension Fund73-6146433GreenGreenNo5,081 3,654 9,376 NoVaries through June 2023
Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California94-6277608GreenGreenNo4,479 2,328 2,823 NoVaries through May 2024
Operating Engineers’ Local 324 Pension Fund38-1900637RedRedYes2,789 2,629 4,315 NoVaries through June 2023
IBEW Local 1249 Pension Plan15-6035161GreenGreenNo2,667 530 771 NoVaries through May 2025
Local 697 IBEW and Electrical Industry Pension Fund51-6133048GreenGreenNo2,229 1,840 3,717 NoMay 2025
Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers94-6090764YellowYellowYes1,755 1,177 956 NoJune 2023
Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund84-6100393GreenGreenNo1,599 4,272 5,939 NoVaries through August 2024
Laborers District Council of W PA Pension Fund25-6135576YellowYellowYes1,375 77 1,194 NoVaries through May 2024
Teamsters National Pipe Line Pension Plan46-1102851GreenGreenNo1,276 1,380 3,039 NoVaries through June 2023
Operating Engineers Pension Trust95-6032478YellowYellowYes1,143 172 119 NoVaries through June 2023
Laborers National Pension Fund75-1280827RedRedYes1,049 638 1,910 NoVaries through May 2024
Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund52-6152779YellowYellowYes932 1,453 1,162 NoVaries through March 2023
Michigan Laborers’ Pension Plan38-6233976YellowYellowYes737 512 1,491 NoVaries through May 2024
Employer-Teamsters Local Nos 175 & 505 Pension Trust Fund55-6021850RedRedYes151 48 530 NoJune 2023
All other plans - U.S.37,306 30,829 27,655 
All other plans - Canada (1)
2,794 6,760 6,451 
Total contributions$132,996 $121,978 $134,197 
(1)    Multiemployer defined benefit pension plans in Canada are not subject to the reporting requirements under the PPA. Accordingly, certain information was not publicly available.
Quanta’s contributions to the following individually significant plans were five percent or more of the total contributions to these plans for the periods indicated based on the Forms 5500 for these plans for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Forms 5500 were not yet available for these plans for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Pension FundPlan Years in which Quanta Contributions Were Five Percent or More of Total Plan Contributions
Excavators Union Local 731 Pension Fund2020
National Electrical Benefit Fund2020 and 2019
Pipeline Industry Pension Fund2020 and 2019
Local 697 IBEW and Electrical Industry Pension Fund2020 and 2019
Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund2020 and 2019
Teamsters National Pipe Line Pension Plan2020 and 2019
IBEW Local 456 Pension Plan (1)
2020 and 2019
Local Union No. 9 IBEW and Outside Contractors Pension Fund (1)
2020 and 2019
West Virginia Laborers Pension Trust Fund (1)
2019
(1) This plan is included in the “All other plans - U.S.” category in the prior table.
In addition to the contributions made to multiemployer defined benefit pension plans noted above, Quanta also contributed to multiemployer defined contribution or other benefit plans on behalf of certain union employees. Contributions to union multiemployer defined contribution or other benefit plans by Quanta were $213.4 million, $188.6 million and $201.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Total contributions made to all of these multiemployer plans correspond to the number of union employees employed at any given time and the plans in which they participate and vary depending upon the location and number of ongoing projects at a given time and the need for union resources in connection with such projects.
Quanta 401(k) Plan
Quanta maintains a 401(k) plan pursuant to which employees who are not provided retirement benefits through a collective bargaining agreement may make contributions through a payroll deduction. Quanta makes matching cash contributions of 100% of each employee’s contribution up to 3% of that employee’s salary and 50% of each employee’s contribution between 3% and 6% of such employee’s salary, up to the maximum amount permitted by law. Contributions to the 401(k) plan by Quanta were $50.7 million, $45.9 million and $41.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Deferred Compensation Plans
Quanta maintains non-qualified deferred compensation plans pursuant to which non-employee directors and certain key employees may defer receipt of some or all of their cash compensation and/or settlement of certain stock-based awards, subject to certain limitations. These plans are unfunded and unsecured compensation arrangements. Individuals participating in these plans may allocate deferred cash amounts among a group of notional accounts that mirror the gains and losses of various investment alternatives. Generally, participants receive distributions of deferred balances based on predetermined payout schedules or other events.
The plan covering key employees provides for employer matching contributions for certain officers and employees whose benefits under the 401(k) plan are limited by federal tax law. Quanta may also make discretionary employer contributions to such plan. Matching contributions vest immediately, and discretionary employer contributions may be subject to a vesting schedule determined at the time of the contribution, provided that vesting accelerates upon a change in control or the participant’s death or retirement. All matching and discretionary employer contributions, whether vested or not, are forfeited upon a participant’s termination of employment for cause or upon the participant engaging in competition with Quanta or any of its affiliates. 
Quanta made matching contributions to the eligible participants’ accounts under the deferred compensation plans of $1.4 million, $1.3 million and $1.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 and did not make discretionary contributions during those years. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the deferred compensation liability under these plans, including amounts contributed by Quanta, was $74.2 million and $58.2 million, the majority of which was included in “Insurance and other non-current liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. To provide for future obligations related to these deferred compensation plans, Quanta has invested in COLI policies covering certain participants in the deferred compensation plans, the underlying investments of which are intended to be aligned with the investment alternatives elected by
plan participants. The COLI policies are recorded at their cash surrender value, which is considered their fair market value, and at December 31, 2021 and 2020, the fair market values were $73.8 million and $56.5 million and were included in “Other assets, net” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the fair market value of the COLI policies increased $8.6 million, $6.9 million and $7.9 million. These changes in fair market value of the COLI policies are recorded in “Other income, net” and were largely offset by corresponding changes in the fair market value of the liabilities associated with our deferred compensation plan, which are recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses.” During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the deferred compensation liability increased $10.4 million, $7.5 million and $9.3 million.