Contract Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Contract Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Contractors [Line Items]
Unbilled revenue, net	$ 149,449	$ 217,083
Contract retainages, net	152,493	203,533
Contract assets, net	301,942	420,616
Changes in contract assets, net	(114,776)	$ 119,246	$ 64,421
Net Period Change
Contractors [Line Items]
Changes in unbilled revenue, net	(67,634)
Changes in contract retainages, net	(51,040)
Changes in contract assets, net	$ (118,674)

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Amount of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer withheld under retainage provision in long-term contract or program when right to consideration is unconditional.

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Unbilled amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts associated with contracts or programs where the recognized revenue for performance thereunder exceeds the amounts billed under the terms thereof as of the date of the balance sheet.

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