Quanta Services, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Concentrations of Credit Risk) - Additional Information (Detail)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Concentrations of Credit Risk) - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Customer	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Customer
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	$ 473,308	$ 556,527
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Net position balance	$ 277,300	$ 300,400
Net Receivable Position [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Quanta's Electric Power Infrastructure Services Segment [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of customers representing ten percent or more of concentration risk \| Customer	1	1
Concentration risk percentage	16.00%	16.00%
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	$ 175,900	$ 191,100
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Oil and Gas Infrastructure Services Segment [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of customers representing ten percent or more of concentration risk \| Customer		2

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