REVENUES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Revenues	[1]	$ 1,516,506	$ 1,309,890	$ 3,945,897	$ 3,681,707
Number of quarries | item				8
Proceeds from sale of future production						$ 226,926
Term of the VPPs				20 years
Estimated deferred revenue to be recognized in the next 12 months		$ 172,054	$ 179,917	$ 172,054	$ 179,917			$ 174,076	$ 177,962	$ 181,963	$ 185,339
Service [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Percent of total revenues		4.40%	4.80%	4.30%	4.40%
Revenues		$ 66,183	$ 63,347	$ 168,201	$ 160,285
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
Forecast [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Estimated deferred revenue to be recognized in the next 12 months							$ 7,500
Aggregates [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Revenues	[1]	$ 1,075,155	$ 970,528	$ 2,963,222	$ 2,780,243
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, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Quintana Roo (Mexico), South Carolina and Texas West market — Arizona, California and New Mexico U.S. Concrete — British Columbia (Canada), California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington D.C.