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Gross Amounts Due From Customers for Contract Work-In-Progress - Summary of Gross Amounts Due From Customers for Contract Work-in-progress (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Contract Assets [Abstract] |  |
Construction costs | $ 31,778 | $ 15,406
Attributable profit | 744 | 366
Construction costs and attributable profit | 32,522 | 15,772
Less: Progress billing received and receivable | (32,360) | (13,727)
Total gross amounts due from customers for contract work | $ 162 | $ 2,045

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