COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended							3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 item	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 item	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017 item	Mar. 31, 2016 mi	May 31, 2007 item mi	Jun. 30, 2023 item	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Expenditures under the noncapital purchase commitments											$ 120,800,000	$ 96,700,000	$ 53,400,000
Commitments of minimum royalties under mineral leases											240,500,000
Expenditures for mineral royalties under mineral leases											113,600,000	109,100,000	90,400,000
Asset retirement obligations											324,100,000	311,300,000	315,200,000
Charge for litigation matter											15,300,000
Contingency loss											0
Net insurance liabilities											133,400,000	130,800,000
Unrecognized tax benefits		$ 6,800,000									21,000,000.0	18,700,000	$ 10,800,000
Lease liabilities											583,800,000	$ 653,600,000
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											11,100,000
Noncapital [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unconditional purchase obligations											$ 170,700,000
Lawsuit Against CalMat Co [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Charge for litigation matter									$ 11,000,000
Estimated construction and operation of water treatment system									$ 100,000,000
Cases Allegedly Involving 1,1,1-Trichloroethane [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases | item											29
New York Water District Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases | item											28
New Jersey Natural Resources Damages Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases | item											1
Cooperating Parties Group [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of other companies to perform a Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study related to the Lower Passaic River Clean-Up lawsuit | item							70
Number of miles of the River used in the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study | mi							17
Number of miles for bank-to-bank dredging remedy | mi						8
Estimated implementation costs											$ 1,380,000,000
Occidental Chemical Co [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Judge ruled allocation of fault among defendants, percentage		30.00%		50.00%
Occidental Chemical Co [Member] | Lawsuit Filed By Occidental [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants | item	39		100
Texas Brine [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Judge ruled allocation of fault among defendants, percentage		55.00%		35.00%
LADWP [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of planned new treatment facilities | item											2
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding standby letters of credit											$ 83,200,000
Hewitt Landfill Matter [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of groundwater extraction wells | item					2			2
Hewitt Landfill Matter [Member] | NHW Treatment System [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated capital cost of treatment system											92,000,000
Bond money obtained for treatment system											46,000,000
Hewitt Landfill Matter [Member] | NHC Treatment System [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated capital cost of treatment system											245,000,000
Bond money obtained for treatment system											$ 95,000,000