ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES [Abstract]
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES	Note 16: Acquisitions and Divestitures BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS 2019 BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS — We had no acquisitions through the six months ended June 30, 2019. 2018 BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS — For the full year 2018, we purchased the following operations, none of which were material to our results of operations or financial position either individually or collectively, for total consideration of $219,863,000 ($215,363,000 cash and $4,500,000 payable): Alabama — aggregates, asphalt mix and construction paving operations California — aggregates and asphalt-mix operations Texas — aggregates rail yards, asphalt mix and construction paving operations As a result of the 2018 acquisitions, we recognized $44,163,000 of amortizable intangible assets (contractual rights in place). The contractual rights in place will be amortized against earnings ($43,072,000 - straight-line over a weighted-average 19.9 years and $1,080,000 - units of sales in excess of 30.0 years) and $7,385,000 will be deductible for income tax purposes over 15 years. Of the $43,990,000 of goodwill recognized, $4,863,000 will be deductible for income tax purposes over 15 years, and $31,721,000 represents the balance of deferred tax liabilities generated from carrying over the seller’s tax basis in the assets acquired (immaterial adjustments were recorded in 2019 including an increase to goodwill of $1,665,000). DIVESTITURES AND PENDING DIVESTITURES In 2019, we sold: First quarter — two aggregates operations in Georgia and reversed a contingent payable related to the fourth quarter 2017 Department of Justice required divestiture of former Aggregates USA operations, resulting in a pretax gain of $4,064,000 In 2018, we sold: First quarter — ready-mixed concrete operations in Georgia resulting in a pretax gain of $2,929,000 (we retained all real property which is leased to the buyer, and obtained a long-term aggregates supply agreement) No assets met the criteria for held for sale at June 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 or June 30, 2018.

ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES [Abstract]

Note 16: Acquisitions and Divestitures

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

2019 BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS — We had no acquisitions through the six months ended June 30, 2019.

2018 BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS — For the full year 2018, we purchased the following operations, none of which were material to our results of operations or financial position either individually or collectively, for total consideration of $219,863,000 ($215,363,000 cash and $4,500,000 payable):

Alabama — aggregates, asphalt mix and construction paving operations

California — aggregates and asphalt-mix operations

Texas — aggregates rail yards, asphalt mix and construction paving operations

As a result of the 2018 acquisitions, we recognized $44,163,000 of amortizable intangible assets (contractual rights in place). The contractual rights in place will be amortized against earnings ($43,072,000 - straight-line over a weighted-average 19.9 years and $1,080,000 - units of sales in excess of 30.0 years) and $7,385,000 will be deductible for income tax purposes over 15 years. Of the $43,990,000 of goodwill recognized, $4,863,000 will be deductible for income tax purposes over 15 years, and $31,721,000 represents the balance of deferred tax liabilities generated from carrying over the seller’s tax basis in the assets acquired (immaterial adjustments were recorded in 2019 including an increase to goodwill of $1,665,000).

DIVESTITURES AND PENDING DIVESTITURES

In 2019, we sold:

First quarter — two aggregates operations in Georgia and reversed a contingent payable related to the fourth quarter 2017 Department of Justice required divestiture of former Aggregates USA operations, resulting in a pretax gain of $4,064,000

In 2018, we sold:

First quarter — ready-mixed concrete operations in Georgia resulting in a pretax gain of $2,929,000 (we retained all real property which is leased to the buyer, and obtained a long-term aggregates supply agreement)

No assets met the criteria for held for sale at June 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 or June 30, 2018.