Note 9 - Construction Joint Ventures - Unconsolidated Construction Joint Ventures Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities		$ 181,889	$ 179,049
Other current assets	[1]	767,803	972,840
Noncurrent assets		164,022	207,584
Current liabilities		482,562	581,199
Equity in construction joint ventures	[2]	106,335	116,911
Other Partners Interest in Partnerships [Member]
Unconsolidated construction joint venture assets		751,125	904,565
Unconsolidated construction joint venture liabilities	[3]	226,308	243,202
Reporting Entitys Interest in Joint Venture [Member]
Unconsolidated construction joint venture assets	[1],[4]	362,589	454,908
Unconsolidated construction joint venture liabilities		$ 256,254	$ 337,997

[1] Included in this balance and in accrued and other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $82.3 million and $81.9 million, respectively, related to performance guarantees (see Note 13).

[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 $82.5 million and $76.2 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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, 2020 and 2019 was $88.7 million and $116.8 million, respectively, related to Granite’s share of estimated cost recovery of customer affirmative claims. In addition, this balance included $13.1 million and $15.9 million related to Granite’s share of estimated recovery of back charge claims as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.