REVENUES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended						24 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item		Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of future production																$ 226,926
Revenues		$ 1,186,152	$ 1,418,758	$ 1,327,682	$ 996,511	$ 1,088,047	$ 1,240,197	$ 1,200,151	$ 854,474	$ 4,929,103	[1]	$ 4,382,869	[1]	$ 3,890,296	[1]
Number of quarries | item										8
Term of the VPPs										25 years
Estimated deferred revenue to be recognized in the next 12 months		$ 7,500								$ 7,500
Service [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Revenues										$ 234,099		198,897		113,422
Minimum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Coverage of warranty provisions										9 months
Maximum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Coverage of warranty provisions										1 year
Maximum [Member] | Construction Paving [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Costs for paving contracts expense, expected amortization period										1 year
Aggregates [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Revenues	[1]									$ 3,669,464		$ 3,239,578		$ 2,842,737
Aggregates [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Percent of shipments used for publicly funded construction										45.00%
Aggregates [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Percent of shipments used for publicly funded construction										55.00%

[1] ¹ The geographic markets are defined by states/countries as follows: East market — Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Gulf Coast market — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mexico, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and the Bahamas West market — Arizona, California and New Mexico