Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

Schedule of quarterly financial information

Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter
2014:
Net sales	$	1,830,082	$	2,069,761	$	2,339,016	$	2,517,093
Gross profit		163,304		222,771		288,512		291,624
Operating income (loss)		80,932		131,905		188,643		(81,160	)
Net income (loss)		33,698		66,341		87,657		(96,046	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.		38,579		72,303		91,173		(45,031	)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic		.17		.32		.38		(.19	)
Diluted		.17		.31		.38		(.19	)
2013:
Net sales	$	1,795,696	$	1,801,340	$	1,911,738	$	1,864,150
Gross profit		176,264		147,692		197,192		197,996
Operating income		96,232		69,198		113,273		107,822
Net income		41,252		23,273		51,090		47,901
Net income attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.		48,215		28,958		57,486		54,655
Earnings per share:
Basic		.22		.13		.26		.25
Diluted		.21		.13		.25		.24