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Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts and Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts and Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings [Abstract] |
Schedule of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts and Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts |  | $ | 211,801 |  |  | $ | 356,527 |
Estimated earnings |  |  | 32,480 |  |  |  | 56,227 |
|  |  | 244,281 |  |  |  | 412,754 |
Less billings to date |  |  | (177,445 | ) |  |  | (382,539 | )
|  | $ | 66,836 |  |  | $ | 30,215 |
Amounts are presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts |  | $ | 73,314 |  |  | $ | 38,029 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts |  |  | (6,478 | ) |  |  | (7,814 | )
|  | $ | 66,836 |  |  | $ | 30,215 |

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