Note 10 - Construction Joint Ventures - Unconsolidated Construction Joint Ventures Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities		$ 179,049	$ 229,562
Other current assets	[1]	972,840	814,586
Noncurrent assets		207,584	204,090
Current liabilities		581,199	525,036
Equity in construction joint ventures	[2]	116,911	168,043
Other Partners Interest in Partnerships [Member]
Unconsolidated construction joint venture assets		904,565	822,215
Unconsolidated construction joint venture liabilities	[3]	243,202	267,056
Reporting Entitys Interest in Joint Venture [Member]
Unconsolidated construction joint venture assets	[1],[4]	454,908	426,023
Unconsolidated construction joint venture liabilities		$ 337,997	$ 257,980

[1] Included in this balance and in accrued and other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $81.9 million and $88.2 million, respectively, related to performance guarantees (see Note 14).

[2] Included in this balance and in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets were amounts related to deficits in unconsolidated construction joint ventures which includes provisions for losses that were $76.2 million and $63.3 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

[3] Partners' interest and adjustments includes amounts to reconcile total net assets as reported by our partners to Granite’s interest adjusted to reflect our accounting policies and estimates primarily related to contract forecast differences.

[4] Included in this balance as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $116.8 million and $92.4 million, respectively, related to Granite’s share of estimated cost recovery of customer affirmative claims. In addition, this balance included $15.9 million and $17.9 million related to Granite’s share of estimated recovery of back charge claims as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.