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Debt Obligations - Senior Credit Facility (Details)			12 Months Ended
Debt Obligations - Senior Credit Facility (Details)	Aug. 23, 2022	Aug. 22, 2022	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) quarter	Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings under senior credit facility (including Term Loan)			$ 735,445,000		$ 867,137,000
Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Option to increase revolving commitments under the credit agreement			400,000,000.0
Reduction in Quanta's funded indebtedness reduced by cash and cash equivalents in excess of this amount			$ 25,000,000
Number of fiscal quarters applicable to interest coverage ratio \| quarter			4
Credit facility available for revolving loans or issuing new letters of credit			$ 2,610,000,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Excess of Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Senior Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee	0.10%
Senior Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee	0.275%
Senior Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio			3.5
Acquisition threshold for leverage ratio			$ 200,000,000.0
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio permissible under credit agreement			4.0
Number of fiscal quarters applicable to updated acquisition ratio \| quarter			4
Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio			3.0
Amount of availability under the credit agreement and/or cash and cash equivalents on hand that must be present to allow for cash payments of dividends and stock repurchases			$ 100,000,000.0
Cross default provisions with debt instruments exceeding this amount			400,000,000.0
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Payments Due First Business Day Of Quarter In 2023 And 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments			4,700,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Payments Due First Business Day Of Quarter In 2025
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments			9,400,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Payments Due First Business Day Of Quarter In 2026
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments			18,800,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured revolving credit facility			750,000,000.0
Borrowings under senior credit facility (including Term Loan)			712,500,000
Interest rate floor	1.00%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.00%	0.00%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.625%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.625%	0.625%
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.625%
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured revolving credit facility			2,800,000,000	$ 2,800,000,000
Borrowings under senior credit facility (including Term Loan)			22,900,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.125%
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.125%
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Alternative Currency Term Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.125%
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Alternative Currency Term Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Senior Credit Facility \| Standby Letters of Credit \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.125%
Senior Credit Facility \| Standby Letters of Credit \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Senior Credit Facility \| Performance Letters of Credit \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.675%
Senior Credit Facility \| Performance Letters of Credit \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.125%
Senior Credit Facility \| Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit and bank guarantees under the credit facility			167,400,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees \| U.S. Dollars
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit and bank guarantees under the credit facility			79,800,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees \| Canadian Dollars
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit and bank guarantees under the credit facility			87,600,000
Surety-Backed Letters Of Credit \| Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured revolving credit facility			$ 500,000,000