Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010
Financial Instruments
Maturities of cash equivalents	three
Percentage of customer sales in top five sales states for aggregates business	55.00%
Long-term notes and debentures, Carrying Value	$ 1,085,915	$ 1,030,759	$ 1,056,085
Long-term notes and debentures, Fair Value	$ 1,053,281	$ 1,051,704	$ 1,106,140

- Definition

An element designated to encapsulate any additional information related to cash and cash equivalents not otherwise addressed by the existing taxonomy. Cash includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Entity may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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