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Customers (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 item acre	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Customers information
Areas of waters of the U.S in the lake Belt area for which discharge of fill material found not contrary to the public interest (in acres)	10,044
Area of wetlands impacted under the 2002 permits, prior to the permits being vacated (in acres)	2,717
Area of new authorized impacts (in acres)	7,327
Number of geographic areas in which new authorized impacts are separated	2
Area of new authorized impacts, Section 1 (in acres)	4,591
Area of new authorized impacts, Section II (in acres)	2,736
Revenue	$ 246,823	$ 213,305	$ 200,023
Total revenue \| Customer concentration
Customers information
Number of customers		1	1
Percentage of revenues		11.00%	10.00%
Total revenue \| Product concentration \| Aggregate loads
Customers information
Percentage of revenues	15.00%
Railway \| Total revenue \| Customer concentration
Customers information
Number of customers	3	3	3
Percentage of revenues	11.00%	11.00%	13.00%
Railway \| Freight revenue \| Product concentration \| Aggregate loads
Customers information
Percentage of revenues	16.00%	13.00%	15.00%
Revenue	$ 36,200	$ 25,700	$ 27,100

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Represents the area of the first section of new authorized impacts.

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Represents the area of the second section of new authorized impacts.

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The area of waters in the U.S. in the Lake Belt area for which discharge of fill material was found not contrary to the public interest by a Record of Decision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Represents the area of wetlands impacted under the 2002 permits, prior to the permits being vacated.

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Represents the number of major customers of the entity.

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Represents the number of geographic areas in which new authorized impacts are separated.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from services rendered in the normal course of business, after deducting allowances and discounts.

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