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Contracts Receivable Retainage, Percentage Estimated To Be Collected In Next Fiscal Year

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Increase (Decrease) In Contract With Customer, Retainage Liability

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Represents the length of time the Company's contracts generally take to complete.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable.

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Amount of cash restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Consolidated ownership percentage	50.00%		50.00%
Allowance for credit loss	$ 0	$ 0
Contract asset retainage	38,111,000	56,855,000
Contract liability retainage	$ 91,917,000	86,895,000
Retainage rate	70.00%
Decrease in contract asset retainage	$ 33,213,000
Increase in contract liability retainage	64,686,000
Contract liability recognized during the period	357,581,000
Contract liability revenue recognized		194,132,000
Restricted cash	$ 0	$ 0
Building and improvements \| Minimum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years
Building and improvements \| Maximum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	39 years
Plant and field equipment \| Minimum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years
Plant and field equipment \| Maximum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	20 years
Transportation Solutions \| Minimum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Revenue recognition, percentage of completion range	12 months
Transportation Solutions \| Maximum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Revenue recognition, percentage of completion range	36 months
E-Infrastructure Solutions \| Minimum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Revenue recognition, percentage of completion range	6 months
E-Infrastructure Solutions \| Maximum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Revenue recognition, percentage of completion range	24 months