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Claims revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Contractors [Abstract]

Schedule of claims revenue

Year ended December 31,		2014				2013
Claims revenue recognized		$	8,230			$	17,053
Claims revenue uncollected (classified as unbilled revenue)		4,622				8,074

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