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Business Segments - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 Location Facility Terminal Plant Segment JointVentures
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of operating business segments | Segment | 5
Cement plant locations | Location | 7
Slag grinding facility | Facility | 1
Cement distribution terminals | Terminal | 17
Gypsum wallboard plants | Plant | 5
Readymix concrete batch plant | Plant | 17
Aggregates processing plant | Plant | 4
Number of frac sand processing facilities | Facility | 2
Number of frac sand drying facilities | Facility | 3
Number of frac sand trans-load locations | Location | 6
Proportionate consolidation of share of Joint Venture's revenues and operating earnings | 50.00%
Cement [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of Joint Venture | JointVentures | 1

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