Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Segments [Abstract]

Financial Data For Continuing Operations For The Corporation's Reportable Business Segments

  years ended December 31

    (add 000)

Total revenues	2011			2010			2009
Mideast Group	$	494,494		$	485,436		$	466,986
Southeast Group		242,580			271,533			274,734
West Group		757,626			702,736			671,685
Total Aggregates Business		1,494,700			1,459,705			1,413,405
Specialty Products		219,123			193,180			159,911
Total	$	1,713,823		$	1,652,885		$	1,573,316
Net sales
Mideast Group	$	454,029		$	450,048		$	438,444
Southeast Group		224,728			243,706			253,849
West Group		640,629			605,617			583,656
Total Aggregates Business		1,319,386			1,299,371			1,275,949
Specialty Products		200,575			176,346			143,719
Total	$	1,519,961		$	1,475,717		$	1,419,668
Gross profit
Mideast Group	$	124,132		$	133,187		$	139,004
Southeast Group		1,082			22,740			37,141
West Group		104,786			108,408			113,468
Total Aggregates Business		230,000			264,335			289,613
Specialty Products		75,405			61,685			45,584
Corporate		(3,390	)		(4,294	)		(3,630	)
Total	$	302,015		$	321,726		$	331,567
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Mideast Group	$	42,471		$	41,710		$	44,200
Southeast Group		22,165			22,912			23,396
West Group		43,878			42,862			41,983
Total Aggregates Business		108,514			107,484			109,579
Specialty Products		9,197			11,046			9,446
Corporate		6,427			11,892			16,856
Total	$	124,138		$	130,422		$	135,881
Earnings (Loss) from operations
Mideast Group	$	85,049		$	93,956		$	95,110
Southeast Group		(21,209	)		(771	)		13,486
West Group		63,629			75,405			63,760
Total Aggregates Business		127,469			168,590			172,356
Specialty Products		66,305			50,578			35,734
Corporate		(32,752	)		(20,786	)		(25,178	)
Total	$	161,022		$	198,382		$	182,912
Assets employed
Mideast Group	$	792,483		$	800,888		$	803,438
Southeast Group		626,538			797,536			776,543
West Group		1,390,094			1,102,970			1,088,365
Total Aggregates Business		2,809,115			2,701,394			2,668,346
Specialty Products		120,305			102,103			102,405
Corporate		218,402			271,246			468,532
Total	$	3,147,822		$	3,074,743		$	3,239,283
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Mideast Group	$	51,151		$	54,943		$	56,138
Southeast Group		46,607			52,203			48,954
West Group		59,419			56,705			55,176
Total Aggregates Business		157,177			163,851			160,268
Specialty Products		7,075			8,385			7,518
Corporate		9,155			9,301			11,605
Total	$	173,407		$	181,537		$	179,391

years ended December 31     (add 000)     Total property additions	2011		2010		2009
Mideast Group	$	39,504	$	50,869	$	39,761
Southeast Group		29,531		54,138		37,355
West Group		243,195		58,819		92,156
Total Aggregates Business		312,230		163,826		169,272
Specialty Products		21,983		6,431		10,766
Corporate		6,340		1,823		5,450
Total	$	340,553	$	172,080	$	185,488
Property additions through acquisitions
Mideast Group	$	--	$	12,912	$	--
Southeast Group		--		20,902		--
West Group		40,229		--		46,133
Total Aggregates Business		40,229		33,814		46,133
Specialty Products		--		--		--
Corporate		--		--		--
Total	$	40,229	$	33,814	$	46,133

Net Sales By Product Line

Total revenues	2011		2010		2009
Aggregates	$	1,368,585	$	1,359,694	$	1,308,410
Asphalt		63,942		51,055		57,923
Ready Mixed Concrete		33,097		25,067		26,296
Road Paving		25,369		17,775		13,483
Other		3,707		6,114		7,293
Total Aggregates Business		1,494,700		1,459,705		1,413,405
Magnesia-Based Chemicals		158,254		132,890		109,685
Dolomitic Lime		59,496		58,630		48,571
Other		1,373		1,660		1,655
Specialty Products		219,123		193,180		159,911
Total	$	1,713,823	$	1,652,885	$	1,573,316
Net sales
Aggregates	$	1,213,153	$	1,218,133	$	1,192,108
Asphalt		47,315		37,917		43,226
Ready Mixed Concrete		33,018		25,031		26,250
Road Paving		25,369		17,775		13,483
Other		531		515		882
Total Aggregates Business		1,319,386		1,299,371		1,275,949
Magnesia-Based Chemicals		142,620		120,475		98,643
Dolomitic Lime		56,582		54,212		43,421
Other		1,373		1,659		1,655
Specialty Products		200,575		176,346		143,719
Total	$	1,519,961	$	1,475,717	$	1,419,668

Domestic And Foreign Total Revenues

(add 000)	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	1,672,077	$	1,618,794	$	1,537,319
Foreign		41,746		34,091		35,997
Total	$	1,713,823	$	1,652,885	$	1,573,316