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DEFERRED REVENUE (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2015
agreement
property
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2016
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]          
Number of volumetric production payment transactions     2vmc_NumberOfVolumetricProductionPaymentTransactions    
Number of facilities     8vmc_NumberOfFacilities    
Owned quarries     7vmc_OwnedQuarries    
Leased quarries     1vmc_LeasedQuarries    
Purchaser's proceeds from sale of production $ 153,282,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAdditions $ 73,644,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAdditions $ 0us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAdditions $ 187,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAdditions  
Volumetric production payment termination date Sep. 30, 2051 Dec. 31, 2052      
Volumetric production payment estimated percentage sold 11.50%vmc_VolumetricProductionPaymentEstimatedPercentageSold 10.50%vmc_VolumetricProductionPaymentEstimatedPercentageSold      
Volumetric production payment estimated tons to be delivered 29,000,000vmc_VolumetricProductionPaymentEstimatedTonsToBeDelivered 15,000,000vmc_VolumetricProductionPaymentEstimatedTonsToBeDelivered      
Maximum [Member]          
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]          
Tons subject to volumetric production payment 250,800,000vmc_TonsSubjectToVolumetricProductionPayment
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143,200,000vmc_TonsSubjectToVolumetricProductionPayment
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Scenario, Forecast [Member]          
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]          
Estimated deferred revenue to be recognized in the next 12 months         $ 6,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
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