Business Segments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

Business SegmentsThe Company offers general contracting, pre-construction planning and comprehensive project management services, including planning and scheduling of manpower, equipment, materials and subcontractors required for the timely completion of a project in accordance with the terms and specifications contained in a construction contract. The Company also offers self-performed construction services: site work, concrete forming and placement, steel erection, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning). As described below, the Company’s business is conducted through three segments:

Civil, Building and Specialty Contractors. These segments are determined based on how the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (chief operating decision maker) aggregates business units when evaluating performance and allocating resources.

The Civil segment specializes in public works construction and the replacement and reconstruction of infrastructure. The contracting services provided by the Civil segment include construction and rehabilitation of highways, bridges, tunnels, mass-transit systems, military defense facilities, and water management and wastewater treatment facilities.

The Building segment has significant experience providing services for private and public works customers in a number of specialized building markets, including: hospitality and gaming, transportation, health care, commercial offices, government facilities, sports and entertainment, education, correctional facilities, biotech, pharmaceutical, industrial and technology.

The Specialty Contractors segment specializes in electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection systems and pneumatically placed concrete for a full range of civil and building construction projects in the industrial, commercial, hospitality and gaming, and mass-transit end markets. This segment provides the Company with unique strengths and capabilities that allow the Company to position itself as a full-service contractor with greater control over scheduled work, project delivery, and cost and risk management.

To the extent that a contract is co-managed and co-executed among segments, the Company allocates the share of revenues and costs of the contract to each segment to reflect the shared responsibilities in the management and execution of the project.

The following tables set forth certain reportable segment information relating to the Company’s operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

	Reportable Segments
(in thousands)	Civil		Building		Specialty Contractors		Total			Corporate			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Total revenue	$	643,055	$	415,801	$	281,370	$	1,340,226		$	—		$	1,340,226
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(87,703)		(33,141)		(139)		(120,983)			—			(120,983)
Revenue from external customers	$	555,352	$	382,660	$	281,231	$	1,219,243		$	—		$	1,219,243
Income (loss) from construction operations	$	75,073	$	(2,488)	$	9,960	$	82,545	(a)	$	(13,792)	(b)	$	68,753
Capital expenditures	$	8,616	$	51	$	19	$	8,686		$	339		$	9,025
Depreciation and amortization(c)	$	31,178	$	424	$	892	$	32,494		$	2,767		$	35,261
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Total revenue	$	644,685	$	490,317	$	234,497	$	1,369,499		$	—		$	1,369,499
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(75,709)		(17,296)		(67)		(93,072)			—			(93,072)
Revenue from external customers	$	568,976	$	473,021	$	234,430	$	1,276,427		$	—		$	1,276,427
Income (loss) from construction operations	$	65,398	$	17,789	$	(11,388)	$	71,799	(d)	$	(14,103)	(b)	$	57,696
Capital expenditures	$	18,951	$	186	$	255	$	19,392		$	301		$	19,693
Depreciation and amortization(c)	$	21,775	$	428	$	995	$	23,198		$	2,767		$	25,965

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(a)During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded a reduction of $20.1 million in cost of operations (an after-tax impact of $14.6 million, or $0.28 per diluted share) due to a favorable legal judgment on a completed electrical project in New York in the Specialty Contractors segment. The judgment awarded the Company the recovery of certain costs previously incurred.

(b)Consists primarily of corporate general and administrative expenses.

(c)Depreciation and amortization is included in income (loss) from construction operations.

(d)During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a charge of $13.2 million in income (loss) from construction operations (an after-tax impact of $9.5 million, or $0.19 per diluted share) due to an adverse arbitration ruling pertaining to an electrical project in New York in the Specialty Contractors segment.

	Reportable Segments
(in thousands)	Civil		Building		Specialty Contractors		Total			Corporate			Consolidated Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Total revenue	$	1,226,199	$	872,971	$	606,318	$	2,705,488		$	—		$	2,705,488
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(195,272)		(83,078)		(300)		(278,650)			—			(278,650)
Revenue from external customers	$	1,030,927	$	789,893	$	606,018	$	2,426,838		$	—		$	2,426,838
Income (loss) from construction operations	$	125,178	$	8,728	$	11,284	$	145,190	(a)	$	(26,733)	(b)	$	118,457
Capital expenditures	$	18,180	$	124	$	164	$	18,468		$	392		$	18,860
Depreciation and amortization(c)	$	53,891	$	856	$	1,851	$	56,598		$	5,537		$	62,135
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Total revenue	$	1,224,771	$	995,400	$	516,949	$	2,737,120		$	—		$	2,737,120
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(169,166)		(40,615)		(183)		(209,964)			—			(209,964)
Revenue from external customers	$	1,055,605	$	954,785	$	516,766	$	2,527,156		$	—		$	2,527,156
Income (loss) from construction operations	$	111,519	$	21,305	$	(3,109)	$	129,715	(d)	$	(24,792)	(b)	$	104,923
Capital expenditures	$	30,143	$	198	$	728	$	31,069		$	317		$	31,386
Depreciation and amortization(c)	$	40,391	$	855	$	1,988	$	43,234		$	5,542		$	48,776

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(a)During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded a reduction of $20.1 million in cost of operations (an after-tax impact of $14.6 million, or $0.28 per diluted share) due to a favorable legal judgment on a completed electrical project in New York in the Specialty Contractors segment. The judgment awarded the Company the recovery of certain costs previously incurred.

(b)Consists primarily of corporate general and administrative expenses.

(c)Depreciation and amortization is included in income (loss) from construction operations.

(d)During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a charge of $13.2 million in income (loss) from construction operations (an after-tax impact of $9.5 million, or $0.19 per diluted share) due to an adverse arbitration ruling pertaining to an electrical project in New York in the Specialty Contractors segment.

A reconciliation of segment results to the consolidated income before income taxes is as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Income from construction operations	$	68,753	$	57,696	$	118,457	$	104,923
Other income (expense)	1,431		(797)		1,606		(316)
Interest expense	(17,938)		(16,464)		(35,748)		(32,900)
Income before income taxes	$	52,246	$	40,435	$	84,315	$	71,707

Total assets by segment were as follows:

(in thousands)	As of June 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
Civil	$	3,253,753	$	3,141,991
Building	1,052,374		1,147,649
Specialty Contractors	659,633		673,891
Corporate and other(a)	(73,660)		82,086
Total assets	$	4,892,100	$	5,045,617

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(a)Consists principally of cash, equipment, tax-related assets and insurance-related assets, offset by the elimination of assets related to intersegment revenue.