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Contract Assets and Liabilities - Contracts in process (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable [Abstract] |  |
Costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts | $ 3,756,350 | $ 3,921,376
Less: billings to date | 3,784,817 | 3,979,403
Net asset position for contracts in process | $ (28,467) | $ (58,027)

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- Definition Represents the billings to date on uncompleted contracts accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method. + References No definition available. + Details
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