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Transactions with Vulcan Materials Company (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Revenues from Vulcan Materials Company |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Transportation |  | $ | 5,249 |  |  |  | 3,036 |  |  |  | 2,407 |
Real estate |  |  | 4,755 |  |  |  | 4,580 |  |  |  | 4,725 |
|  | $ | 10,004 |  |  |  | 7,616 |  |  |  | 7,132 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates. + References No definition available. + Details
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