COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017 item	Mar. 31, 2016 mi	May 31, 2007 entity mi	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Expenditures under the noncapital purchase commitments							$ 96,700,000	$ 53,400,000	$ 87,400,000
Commitments of minimum royalties under mineral leases							238,700,000
Expenditures for mineral royalties under mineral leases							109,100,000	90,400,000	81,500,000
Asset retirement obligations		$ 283,200,000					311,300,000	315,200,000	283,200,000
Number of other companies to perform a Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study related to the Lower Passaic River Clean-Up lawsuit | entity						70
Number of miles of the River used in the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study | mi						17
Contingency loss							0
Net insurance liabilities							130,800,000	130,500,000
Unrecognized tax benefits		$ 6,800,000					18,700,000	10,800,000	$ 6,800,000	$ 5,400,000
Lease liabilities							653,600,000	$ 787,600,000
Vulcan Material [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Judge ruled allocation of fault among defendants, percentage	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unconditional purchase obligations							33,400,000
Noncapital [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unconditional purchase obligations							$ 199,600,000
New York Water District Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases | item							27
Cooperating Parties Group [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of miles for bank-to-bank dredging remedy | mi					8
Occidental Chemical Co [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Judge ruled allocation of fault among defendants, percentage		30.00%	50.00%
Texas Brine [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Judge ruled allocation of fault among defendants, percentage		55.00%	35.00%
Maximum [Member] | EPA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated implementation costs							$ 1,380,000,000
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding standby letters of credit							$ 78,600,000
Hewitt Landfill Matter [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of groundwater extraction wells | item				2