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Accounts Receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accounts Receivable

Schedule of accounts receivable

(in thousands)		2012			2011
Contract receivables		$	112,316		$	99,121
Contract retainages			56,053			28,299
Other			177			569
			168,546			127,989
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts			(1,305	)		(1,078	)
		$	167,241		$	126,911

Schedule of roll-forward activity of allowance for doubtful accounts

(in thousands)		2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period		$	(1,078	)	$	(947	)
Reduction in (provision for) allowances			(383	)		(159	)
Write offs, net of recoveries			156			28
Balance at end of period		$	(1,305	)	$	(1,078	)

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Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Section S99

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-Article 5

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