OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Reclassification Of Amounts From Other Comprehensive Income Loss To Earnings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	[1]	Sep. 30, 2014	[1]	Jun. 30, 2014	[1]	Mar. 31, 2014	[1]	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Selling, administrative and general expenses														$ 286,844	$ 272,288	$ 259,427
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes														94,943	91,692	(24,459)
Net earnings		$ 88,888	$ 123,805	$ 48,162	$ (39,678)	$ 38,022		$ 66,939		$ 45,967		$ 53,995		221,177	204,923	24,382
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net earnings														17,813	6,968	14,003
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														9,759	7,988	5,077
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes														(3,931)	(3,132)	(2,085)
Net earnings	[2]													5,828	4,856	2,992
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														15,916	2,789	14,516
Selling, administrative and general expenses														3,608	688	3,616
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes														(7,539)	(1,365)	(7,121)
Net earnings	[3]													$ 11,985	$ 2,112	$ 11,011

[1] Includes a $227,910 thousand pretax gain on the sale of our cement and concrete businesses in the Florida area as described in Note 19, primarily recorded in the first quarter.

[2] Totals for 2015 and 2014 include the acceleration of a proportional amount of deferred losses on interest rate derivatives (see Note 5) referable to debt purchases (see Note 6).

[3] Total for 2015 includes a one-time settlement loss resulting from a lump sum payment to a former employee (see Note 10). Total for 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 19).