Description of the Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Description of the Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Schedule of allocation of goodwill to reporting units

The company’s goodwill is allocated to the following reporting units at September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
OmniSource — Metals Recycling/Ferrous Resources Segment	$	559,901	$	564,793
The Techs — Steel Segment	142,783		142,783
Roanoke Bar Division — Steel Segment	29,041		29,041
New Millennium Building Systems — Fabrication Segment	1,925		1,925
	$	733,650	$	738,542