Contract Assets and Liabilities - Contracts in process (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable [Abstract]
Costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	$ 8,536,344	$ 8,368,365
Less: billings to date	8,722,154	8,593,893
Net asset position for contracts in process	$ (185,810)	$ (225,528)

Represents the net costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method.

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