Noncontrolling Interest, Percentage Of Interest Retained By Noncontrolling Party Subject To Election

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2018
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of interest retained by noncontrolling party subject to election		100.00%
Redemption value adjustment		$ 12,016	$ 74,513
Promissory Note \| Prime Rate
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Linetec
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redemption value adjustment		12,016	74,513
Linetec \| Previous Owner Of Linetec
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners				20.00%
Drum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redemption value adjustment		$ 0	$ 0
Drum \| Certain Members Of Riggs Distler Management
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	1.42%