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The percentage of revenue recognized under percentage-of-completion method.

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Performance obligation expected to be satisfied in the current year.

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Performance obligation expected to be satisfied in the first year.

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Performance obligation expected to be satisfied in the second year.

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Significant Accounting Policies Line Items.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Explanation of the nature and status of amounts included within receivable balances billed but not paid by customers under retainage provisions in contracts.

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The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

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Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Describes the nature of the product warranty, including the approximate term of the product warranty, how the product warranty arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the warrantor to perform under the product warranty.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Number shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of operating segment \| Number				1
Changes in cumulative effect of shareholders' equity	$ 187
Percentage revenue	44.00%
Retainage, description				The Company’s fixed-price type contracts allow for progress payments to bill the customer as contract costs are incurred and the customer often retains a small portion of the contract price until satisfactory completion of the contractual statement of work, which is a retainage of approximately 10%.
Remaining performance obligation		$ 276,000		$ 276,000
Performance obligation, percentage		100.00%		100.00%
Performance obligation expected to be satisfied in the current year		$ 91,000		$ 91,000
Performance obligation expected to be satisfied in the first year		181,000		181,000
Performance obligation expected to be satisfied in the second year		3,700		$ 3,700
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount \| shares				475,509
Product warranties description				The Company offers product warranties in connection with the sale and installation of its products that are competitive in the markets in which the products are sold. Standard warranties depend upon the product and service, and are from five to ten years for architectural glass, laminated and tempered glass, window and door products.
Shipping and handling costs		62,299	$ 56,200	$ 187,038	$ 158,197
Shipping and Handling [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Shipping and handling costs		$ 5,311	$ 3,315	$ 13,807	$ 9,504