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Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures With Noncontrolling Owners' Interests (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Schedule of Components of Agreement Obligation | The liability consists of the following (amounts in thousands):
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Members’ interest subject to mandatory redemption |  | $ | 40,000 |  |  | $ | 40,000 |
Net accumulated earnings |  | 6,329 |  |  | 5,230 |
Total liability |  | $ | 46,329 |  |  | $ | 45,230 |
Schedule of Changes in Noncontrolling Interests and Joint Ventures | The following table summarizes the changes in the noncontrolling owners’ interests in subsidiaries and construction joint ventures (amounts in thousands):
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 656 |  |  | $ | (91 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest included in equity |  | 2,966 |  |  | 1,252 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 3,622 |  |  | $ | 1,161 |

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