SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

SEGMENT REPORTING [Abstract]

Segment Financial Disclosure

in thousands	2015	2014	2013
Total Revenues
Aggregates 1	$  2,777,758	$  2,346,411	$  2,025,026
Asphalt Mix 2	530,692	445,538	407,657
Concrete 2, 3	299,252	375,806	471,748
Calcium 4	8,596	25,032	99,004
Segment sales	$  3,616,298	$  3,192,787	$  3,003,435
Aggregates intersegment sales	(194,117)	(189,393)	(185,385)
Calcium intersegment sales	0	(9,225)	(47,341)
Total revenues	$  3,422,181	$  2,994,169	$  2,770,709
Gross Profit
Aggregates	$     755,666	$     544,070	$     413,301
Asphalt Mix 2	78,225	38,080	32,704
Concrete 2, 3	20,152	2,233	(24,774)
Calcium 4	3,490	3,199	5,649
Total	$     857,533	$     587,582	$     426,880
Depreciation, Depletion, Accretion and Amortization (DDA&A)
Aggregates	$     228,466	$     227,042	$     224,808
Asphalt Mix 2	16,378	10,719	8,697
Concrete 2, 3	11,374	19,892	32,996
Calcium 4	679	1,554	18,093
Other	17,926	20,290	22,514
Total	$     274,823	$     279,497	$     307,108
Capital Expenditures 5
Aggregates	$     269,014	$     180,026	$     253,000
Asphalt Mix 2	8,111	20,796	17,089
Concrete 2, 3	19,053	19,542	13,054
Calcium 4	0	201	198
Corporate	7,846	2,532	1,277
Total	$     304,024	$     223,097	$     284,618
Identifiable Assets 6
Aggregates	$  7,540,273	$  7,311,336	$  7,006,724
Asphalt Mix 2	251,716	264,172	195,046
Concrete 2, 3	198,193	227,000	370,103
Calcium 4	5,509	5,818	413,296
Total identifiable assets	7,995,691	7,808,326	7,985,169
General corporate assets	21,881	91,498	54,207
Cash items	284,060	141,273	193,738
Total assets	$  8,301,632	$  8,041,097	$  8,233,114

1	Includes product sales, as well as freight, delivery and transportation revenues, and other revenues related to services.
2	In January 2015, we exchanged our California ready-mixed concrete operations for 13 asphalt mix plants, primarily in Arizona (see Note 19).
3	In March 2014, we sold our concrete business in the Florida area (see Note 19).
4	Includes cement and calcium products. In March 2014, we sold our cement business (see Note 19).
5	Capital expenditures include capitalized replacements of and additions to property, plant & equipment, including capitalized leases, renewals and betterments. Capital expenditures exclude property, plant & equipment obtained by business acquisitions.
6	Certain temporarily idled assets are included within a segment's Identifiable Assets but the associated DDA&A is shown within Other in the DDA&A section above as the related DDA&A is excluded from segment gross profit.