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	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Multiemployer Plans, Pension
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
All other funds contribution cost	$ 2,710	$ 3,266	$ 2,163
Contributions	12,423	$ 12,667	$ 12,928
Heavy and General Construction Laborers Local 472 and Local 172 \| Unionized Employees Concentration Risk \| Multiemployer Plan, Plan Contributions
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage		5.00%	5.00%
Heavy and General Construction Laborers Local 472 and Local 172 \| Multiemployer Plans, Pension
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution cost	4,358	$ 4,324	$ 5,119
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 \| Multiemployer Plans, Pension
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution cost	3,016	$ 2,789	$ 4,381
Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers \| Unionized Employees Concentration Risk \| Multiemployer Plan, Plan Contributions
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage		5.00%	5.00%
Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers \| Multiemployer Plans, Pension
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution cost	$ 2,339	$ 2,288	$ 1,265
Red Zone
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Multiemployer plan, collective-bargaining arrangement, percentage of contributions required for multiple collective-bargaining arrangements	65.00%
Orange Zone
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan, collective-bargaining arrangement, percentage of contributions required for multiple collective-bargaining arrangements	80.00%
Yellow Zone
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Multiemployer plan, collective-bargaining arrangement, percentage of contributions required for multiple collective-bargaining arrangements	80.00%
Green Zone
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan, collective-bargaining arrangement, percentage of contributions required for multiple collective-bargaining arrangements	80.00%