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Business acquisition increase in finite lived intangible assets valuation adjustment.

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Ground granulated blast furnace slag purchased.

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The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an unproved property, including costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease properties, the portion of costs applicable to minerals when land including mineral rights is purchased in fee, brokers' fees, recording fees, legal costs, and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The amount of inventory recognized as of the acquisition date.

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CRS Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Nov. 14, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 03, 2015 T
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition purchase price	$ 237,200,000
In-process capital expenditures	8,900,000
Inventory acquired at fair value	9,627,000
Decrease in deferred tax liability		6,200,000
Increase in asset retirement obligation		3,600,000
Decrease in property, plant and equipment		10,900,000
Direct acquisition cost			1,100,000us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts
Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Increase in customer relationship intangible asset		8,000,000
CRS Proppants [Member] \| Operating Loss [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization			6,400,000
Inventory acquired at fair value		1,500,000	1,500,000
Skyway Plant [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition purchase price				$ 30,000,000
Ground granulated blast furnace slag purchased				600,000