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Revenue From Contracts With Customers - Revenue By Major Market End (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 222,492	$ 153,416
Heavy Civil Construction
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Revenue	187,241	153,416
Heavy Civil Construction | Heavy Highway
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Revenue	107,408	109,385
Heavy Civil Construction | Water Containment and Treatment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Revenue	14,995	9,596
Heavy Civil Construction | Aviation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Revenue	23,252	10,590
Heavy Civil Construction | Commercial and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 41,586	$ 23,845

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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