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Revenues and Gross Profit - Total Revenues and Gross Profit by Product Line (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | $ 1,219,640 | $ 1,087,732 | $ 3,224,047 | $ 2,995,116
Gross profit (loss) | 312,984 | 291,678 | 739,293 | 712,838
Interproduct Revenues |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | (66,839) | (67,379) | (205,681) | (198,638)
Corporate |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gross profit (loss) | (579) | 3,446 | 4,474 | 3,321
Building Materials Business |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 1,146,117 | 1,023,827 | 3,008,300 | 2,792,606
Building Materials Business | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 1,146,117 | 1,023,827 | 3,008,300 | 2,792,606
Gross profit (loss) | 287,816 | 268,322 | 661,343 | 643,668
Building Materials Business | Operating Segments | Products and Services |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 1,073,853 | 962,598 | 2,822,910 | 2,621,728
Gross profit (loss) | 287,863 | 267,310 | 660,911 | 641,628
Magnesia Specialties | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 73,523 | 63,905 | 215,747 | 202,510
Gross profit (loss) | 25,747 | 19,910 | 73,476 | 65,849
Magnesia Specialties | Operating Segments | Products and Services |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 68,365 | 59,889 | 201,390 | 189,918
Gross profit (loss) | 26,823 | 21,272 | 76,756 | 69,425
Aggregates | Building Materials Business | Operating Segments | Reportable Subsegments | Products and Services |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 687,800 | 590,312 | 1,778,124 | 1,619,282
Gross profit (loss) | 209,082 | 187,065 | 460,624 | 439,032
Cement | Building Materials Business | Operating Segments | Reportable Subsegments | Products and Services |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 98,223 | 88,470 | 300,554 | 280,961
Gross profit (loss) | 32,543 | 27,459 | 97,582 | 87,608
Ready Mixed Concrete | Building Materials Business | Operating Segments | Reportable Subsegments | Products and Services |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 254,686 | 240,222 | 750,424 | 704,471
Gross profit (loss) | 20,632 | 23,913 | 66,226 | 70,542
Asphalt and Paving | Building Materials Business | Operating Segments | Reportable Subsegments | Products and Services |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 99,983 | 110,973 | 199,489 | 215,652
Gross profit (loss) | 25,606 | 28,873 | 36,479 | 44,446
Freight |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 77,422 | 65,245 | 199,747 | 183,470
Freight | Building Materials Business |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 72,264 | 61,229 | 185,390 | 170,878
Freight | Building Materials Business | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 72,264 | 61,229 | 185,390 | 170,878
Gross profit (loss) | (47) | 1,012 | 432 | 2,040
Freight | Magnesia Specialties | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | 5,158 | 4,016 | 14,357 | 12,592
Gross profit (loss) | $ (1,076) | $ (1,362) | $ (3,280) | $ (3,576)

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