CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents ($80,195, $73,115 and $50,065 related to consolidated construction joint ventures (“CCJVs”))	$ 178,068	$ 189,326	$ 161,218
Short-term marketable securities	47,821	64,884	34,959
Receivables, net ($42,099, $52,613 and $59,923 related to CCJVs)	484,245	419,345	431,127
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings ($3,124, $5,046 and $451 related to CCJVs)	99,883	73,102	86,025
Inventories	65,495	55,245	64,711
Equity in construction joint ventures	230,448	247,182	245,509
Other current assets ($7,190, $7,500 and $8,489 related to CCJVs)	43,597	39,908	31,949
Total current assets	1,149,557	1,088,992	1,055,498
Property and equipment, net ($28,398, $20,500 and $13,420 related to CCJVs)	414,079	406,650	409,860
Long-term marketable securities	59,990	62,895	42,653
Investments in affiliates	37,170	35,668	34,517
Goodwill	53,799	53,799	53,799
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	0	0	5,407
Other noncurrent assets	88,550	85,449	84,095
Total assets	1,803,145	1,733,453	1,685,829
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	14,796	14,796	14,795
Accounts payable ($24,976, $26,419 and $25,061 related to CCJVs)	252,527	199,029	210,923
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings ($32,657, $33,704 and $18,687 related to CCJVs)	114,180	97,522	90,484
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ($1,156, $1,544 and $1,529 related to CCJVs)	231,048	218,587	212,986
Total current liabilities	612,551	529,934	529,188
Long-term debt	227,114	229,498	241,907
Deferred income taxes, net	5,420	5,441	0
Other long-term liabilities	47,983	45,989	45,719
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 3,000,000 shares, none outstanding	0	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 150,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 39,837,295 shares as of June 30, 2017, 39,621,140 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 39,597,469 shares as of June 30, 2016	398	396	396
Additional paid-in capital	155,476	150,337	145,156
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	71	(371)	(1,811)
Retained earnings	715,451	735,626	692,740
Total Granite Construction Incorporated shareholders’ equity	871,396	885,988	836,481
Non-controlling interests	38,681	36,603	32,534
Total equity	910,077	922,591	869,015
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,803,145	$ 1,733,453	$ 1,685,829