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Revenue From Customers - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contracts receivable unpaid project contract price	$ 7,142		$ 7,142
Operating income (Loss)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Estimated construction gain (loss) before tax	$ 8,305	$ 95

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Amount of cost incurred on construction contract for unapproved change order, claim, or similar item subject to uncertainty.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 910
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6471471&loc=d3e48698-109348

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