SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

SEGMENT REPORTING [Abstract]

Segment Financial Disclosure

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 30		June 30
in thousands	2016	2015	2016	2015
Total Revenues
Aggregates 1	$     791,497	$     733,379	$  1,426,365	$  1,236,888
Asphalt Mix	142,055	128,998	231,154	232,069
Concrete	81,246	78,598	151,643	138,387
Calcium	2,448	2,396	4,358	4,251
Segment sales	$  1,017,246	$     943,371	$  1,813,520	$  1,611,595
Aggregates intersegment sales	(60,421)	(48,228)	(101,968)	(85,159)
Total revenues	$     956,825	$     895,143	$  1,711,552	$  1,526,436
Gross Profit
Aggregates	$     254,008	$     207,285	$     402,392	$     274,950
Asphalt Mix	30,925	21,135	43,139	29,953
Concrete	6,146	4,892	9,623	5,702
Calcium	1,105	1,137	1,749	1,709
Total	$     292,184	$     234,449	$     456,903	$     312,314
Depreciation, Depletion, Accretion
and Amortization (DDA&A)
Aggregates	$       59,414	$       57,003	$     116,925	$     112,519
Asphalt Mix	4,136	4,098	8,368	8,007
Concrete	3,088	2,774	6,069	5,502
Calcium	196	164	379	326
Other	5,074	4,345	9,573	8,754
Total	$       71,908	$       68,384	$     141,314	$     135,108
Identifiable Assets 2
Aggregates			$  7,742,618	$  7,497,240
Asphalt Mix			237,546	319,284
Concrete			189,355	185,473
Calcium			5,565	5,520
Total identifiable assets			$  8,175,084	$  8,007,517
General corporate assets			23,127	113,630
Cash and cash equivalents			91,902	74,736
Total			$  8,290,113	$  8,195,883

1	Includes crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, other aggregates, as well as freight, delivery and transportation revenues, and other revenues related to services.
2	Certain temporarily idled assets are included within a segment's Identifiable Assets but the associated DDA&A is shown within Other in the DDA&A section above as the related DDA&A is excluded from segment gross profit.