SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended									0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 6.50% notes due 2016	Dec. 31, 2012 6.50% notes due 2016	Jun. 30, 2011 6.50% notes due 2016	Dec. 31, 2013 6.40% notes due 2017	Dec. 31, 2012 6.40% notes due 2017	Dec. 31, 2007 6.40% notes due 2017	Jan. 23, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 23, 2014 Cement and concrete businesses in the Florida area [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 23, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 23, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] 6.50% notes due 2016	Jan. 23, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] 6.40% notes due 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash proceeds from divestiture	$ 51,604,000	$ 21,166,000	$ 74,739,000								$ 720,000,000
Divested facilities aggregates supply agreement period										20 years
Repayment of outstanding loan	$ 306,602,000	$ 134,780,000	$ 1,028,575,000							$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000	$ 375,000,000	$ 125,000,000
Interest rate		5.60%	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%	6.40%	6.40%	6.40%
Maturity year				2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017