Accrued Insurance Claims	6 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2014
Accrued Insurance Claims [Abstract]
Accrued Insurance Claims	Accrued Insurance Claims The Company retains the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims relating to automobile liability, general liability, workers’ compensation, employee group health, and locate damages. With respect to losses occurring in fiscal 2014, the Company retains the risk of loss up to $1.0 million on a per occurrence basis for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation. These retention amounts are applicable to all of the states in which the Company operates, except with respect to workers’ compensation insurance in three states in which the Company participates in a state-sponsored insurance fund. Aggregate stop loss coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation claims is $56.3 million for fiscal 2014. The risk of loss for insured claims of the Acquired Subsidiaries outstanding, or incurred but not reported, as of the date of acquisition has been retained by Quanta Services, Inc. The Company is party to a stop-loss agreement for losses under its employee health plan. The Company retains the risk of loss, on an annual basis, of the first $250,000 of claims per participant. In addition, the Company retains the risk of loss for the first $550,000 of claim amounts that aggregate across all participants having claims that exceed $250,000. The liability for total accrued insurance claims and related processing costs was $63.6 million and $56.3 million at January 25, 2014 and July 27, 2013, respectively, of which, $30.9 million and $27.3 million, respectively, is reflected within non-current liabilities in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accrued Insurance Claims

The Company retains the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims relating to automobile liability, general liability, workers’ compensation, employee group health, and locate damages. With respect to losses occurring in fiscal 2014, the Company retains the risk of loss up to $1.0 million on a per occurrence basis for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation. These retention amounts are applicable to all of the states in which the Company operates, except with respect to workers’ compensation insurance in three states in which the Company participates in a state-sponsored insurance fund. Aggregate stop loss coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation claims is $56.3 million for fiscal 2014. The risk of loss for insured claims of the Acquired Subsidiaries outstanding, or incurred but not reported, as of the date of acquisition has been retained by Quanta Services, Inc.

The Company is party to a stop-loss agreement for losses under its employee health plan. The Company retains the risk of loss, on an annual basis, of the first $250,000 of claims per participant. In addition, the Company retains the risk of loss for the first $550,000 of claim amounts that aggregate across all participants having claims that exceed $250,000.

The liability for total accrued insurance claims and related processing costs was $63.6 million and $56.3 million at January 25, 2014 and July 27, 2013, respectively, of which, $30.9 million and $27.3 million, respectively, is reflected within non-current liabilities in the condensed consolidated financial statements.