OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Reclassification Of Amounts From Other Comprehensive Income Loss To Earnings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense		$ (37,800)	$ (40,891)	$ (183,931)	$ (201,531)
Selling, administrative and general expenses		71,390	66,074	207,350	199,808
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		45,386	31,066	51,177	71,947
Net earnings		123,805	66,939	132,289	166,902
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net earnings		4,165	1,712	14,868	5,173
Reclassification Adjustment for Cash Flow Hedge Losses [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense		467	989	9,282	6,892
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		(185)	(391)	(3,675)	(2,725)
Net earnings	[1]	282	598	5,607	4,167
Amortization of Pension and Postretirement Plan Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of revenues		5,242	1,465	12,417	1,324
Selling, administrative and general expenses		1,136	362	2,796	326
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		(2,495)	(713)	(5,952)	(644)
Net earnings	[2]	$ 3,883	$ 1,114	$ 9,261	$ 1,006

[1] Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 include the acceleration of a proportional amount of deferred interest rate derivatives (see Note 6) referable to debt purchases (see Note 7).

[2] Nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes a one-time settlement loss resulting from a lump sum payment to a former employee (see Note 10). Nine months ended September 30, 2014 includes a one-time curtailment gain (see Note 10) resulting from the sale of our cement and concrete businesses in the Florida area (see Note 16).