SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

SEGMENT REPORTING [Abstract]

Segment Financial Disclosure

in thousands	2016	2015	2014
Total Revenues
Aggregates 1	$  2,961,835	$  2,777,758	$  2,346,411
Asphalt Mix 2	512,310	530,692	445,538
Concrete 2, 3	330,125	299,252	375,806
Calcium 4	8,860	8,596	25,032
Segment sales	$  3,813,130	$  3,616,298	$  3,192,787
Aggregates intersegment sales	(220,463)	(194,117)	(189,393)
Calcium intersegment sales	0	0	(9,225)
Total revenues	$  3,592,667	$  3,422,181	$  2,994,169
Gross Profit
Aggregates	$     873,118	$     755,666	$     544,070
Asphalt Mix 2	97,682	78,225	38,080
Concrete 2, 3	26,543	20,152	2,233
Calcium 4	3,474	3,490	3,199
Total	$  1,000,817	$     857,533	$     587,582
Depreciation, Depletion, Accretion and Amortization (DDA&A)
Aggregates	$     236,472	$     228,466	$     227,042
Asphalt Mix 2	16,797	16,378	10,719
Concrete 2, 3	12,129	11,374	19,892
Calcium 4	774	679	1,554
Other	18,768	17,926	20,290
Total	$     284,940	$     274,823	$     279,497
Capital Expenditures 5
Aggregates	$     297,737	$     269,014	$     180,026
Asphalt Mix 2	29,002	8,111	20,796
Concrete 2, 3	10,047	19,053	19,542
Calcium 4	534	0	201
Corporate	7,621	7,846	2,532
Total	$     344,941	$     304,024	$     223,097
Identifiable Assets 6
Aggregates	$  7,589,225	$  7,540,273	$  7,311,336
Asphalt Mix 2	259,514	251,716	264,172
Concrete 2, 3	192,673	198,193	227,000
Calcium 4	4,959	5,509	5,818
Total identifiable assets	$  8,046,371	$  7,995,691	$  7,808,326
General corporate assets	166,118	21,881	91,498
Cash and cash equivalents	258,986	284,060	141,273
Total assets	$  8,471,475	$  8,301,632	$  8,041,097

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.