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Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings [Abstract] |
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings |
|  | September 30, |  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (in thousands)
Unbilled costs and profits incurred to date* |  | $ | 261,435 |  | $ | 204,276
Unapproved change orders |  |  | 137,985 |  |  | 146,787
Claims |  |  | 320,757 |  |  | 222,185
|  | $ | 720,177 |  | $ | 573,248
* Represents the excess of contract costs and profits recognized to date on the percentage of completion accounting method over the amount of contract billings to date on certain contracts.

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