CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2026 |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
Sep. 30, 2026 |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
| Revenues | $ 1,563,927 | $ 689,019 | $ 3,557,781 | $ 1,734,436 |
| Cost of revenues | (1,186,648) | (518,803) | (2,696,249) | (1,326,240) |
| Gross profit | 377,279 | 170,216 | 861,532 | 408,196 |
| General and administrative expenses | (61,363) | (37,585) | (162,343) | (106,203) |
| Intangible asset amortization | (8,382) | (6,035) | (22,967) | (15,074) |
| Acquisition related costs | (2,136) | (5,349) | (16,071) | (8,023) |
| Earn-out expense | (2,487) | (1,343) | (7,463) | (4,029) |
| Other operating income, net | 3,931 | 5,405 | 11,229 | 11,082 |
| Operating income | 306,842 | 125,309 | 663,917 | 285,949 |
| Interest income | 2,035 | 5,677 | 9,476 | 19,405 |
| Interest expense | (1,874) | (4,140) | (8,982) | (14,367) |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | (1,265) | 0 | (1,265) | 0 |
| Income before income taxes | 305,738 | 126,846 | 663,146 | 290,987 |
| Income tax expense | (76,059) | (30,517) | (161,056) | (72,959) |
| Net income, including noncontrolling interests | 229,679 | 96,329 | 502,090 | 218,028 |
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (14,746) | (4,241) | (35,362) | (15,472) |
| Net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders | $ 214,933 | $ 92,088 | $ 466,728 | $ 202,556 |
| Net income per share attributable to Sterling common stockholders: | ||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 7.02 | $ 3.02 | $ 15.23 | $ 6.64 |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 6.92 | $ 2.97 | $ 15.01 | $ 6.56 |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||
| Basic (in shares) | 30,609 | 30,519 | 30,650 | 30,491 |
| Diluted (in shares) | 31,071 | 30,960 | 31,102 | 30,875 |
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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