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Employee Benefit Plans
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
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 34% of Quanta’s employees as of December 31, 2022 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upon an employer who is a contributor to a multiemployer pension plan if the employer withdraws or is deemed to have withdrawn from the plan or the plan is terminated or experiences a mass withdrawal.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 2022 and 2021 relates to the plans’ fiscal year-ends in 2021 and 2020. Forms 5500 were not yet available for the plan years ending in 2022. The PPA zone status is based on information that Quanta received from the respective plans’ administrators, as well as publicly available information on the U.S. Department of Labor website, and is certified by each 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
Fund20222021202220212020
National Electrical Benefit Fund53-0181657GreenGreenNo$47,390 $38,195 $40,902 NoVaries through May 2027
Excavators Union Local 731 Pension Fund13-1809825GreenGreenNo20,733 16,202 14,310 NoApril 2026
Central Pension Fund of the IUOE & Participating Employers36-6052390GreenGreenNo11,989 11,237 8,467 NoVaries through May 2024
Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund84-6100393GreenGreenNo5,119 1,599 4,272 NoVaries through August 2024
Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California94-6277608GreenGreenNo4,849 4,479 2,328 NoVaries through May 2024
IBEW LOCAL 1249 Pension Plan15-6035161GreenGreenNo4,558 2,667 530 NoMay 2025
Operating Engineers' Local 324 Pension Fund38-1900637RedRedYes2,951 2,789 2,629 NoVaries through April 2026
Local 697 IBEW and Electrical Industry Pension Plan51-6133048GreenGreenNo2,509 2,229 1,840 NoMay 2025
Pipeline Industry Pension Fund73-6146433GreenGreenNo2,477 5,081 3,654 NoVaries through June 2023
Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers94-6090764YellowYellowYes1,898 1,755 1,177 YesVaries through June 2025
Operating Engineers Pension Trust95-6032478YellowYellowYes1,360 1,143 172 NoJune 2025
Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund52-6152779GreenYellowYes1,153 932 1,453 NoVaries through June 2023
Laborers National Pension Fund75-1280827RedRedYes667 1,049 638 No June 2023
Laborers District Council of W PA Pension Fund25-6135576YellowYellowYes110 1,375 77 NoVaries through May 2024
All other plans - U.S.40,391 39,470 32,769 
All other plans - Canada (1)
19,245 2,794 6,760 
Total contributions$167,399 $132,996 $121,978 
(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, 2021 and 2020. Forms 5500 were not yet available for these plans for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Pension FundPlan Years in which Quanta Contributions Were Five Percent or More of Total Plan Contributions
National Electrical Benefit Fund2021 and 2020
Excavators Union Local 731 Pension Fund2021 and 2020
Local 697 IBEW and Electrical Industry Pension Fund2021 and 2020
Pipeline Industry Pension Fund2021 and 2020
Local Union No. 9 IBEW and Outside Contractors Pension Fund (1)
2021 and 2020
IBEW Local 456 Pension Plan (1)
2021 and 2020
Teamsters National Pipe Line Pension Plan (1)
2021 and 2020
Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund2020
(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 $234.3 million, $213.4 million and $188.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. 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 payroll deductions. 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 $61.7 million, $50.7 million and $45.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.
Deferred Compensation Plans
Quanta maintains non-qualified deferred compensation plans under which eligible directors and key employees may defer their receipt of certain cash compensation and/or the settlement of certain stock-based awards. 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 $1.5 million, $1.4 million and $1.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 and did not make discretionary contributions during those years. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the deferred compensation liability under Quanta’s deferred compensation plans, including amounts contributed by Quanta, was $67.4 million and $74.2 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 corporate-owned life insurance (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 assets are recorded at their cash surrender value, which is considered their fair market value, and as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the fair market
values were $64.0 million and $73.8 million and were included in “Other assets, net” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The level of inputs used for these fair value measurements is Level 2.
Changes in the fair market value of Quanta’s COLI assets and deferred compensation liabilities largely offset and are recorded in the accompanying statements of operations as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
ClassificationChange in fair market value of202220212020
Gain (loss) included in Selling, general and administrative expenses
Deferred compensation liabilities$13,192 $(10,428)$(7,507)
Other (expense) income, net
COLI assets$(13,757)$8,566 $6,857