Description of the Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Description of the Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Schedule of allocation of goodwill to reporting units

Goodwill.  The company’s goodwill is allocated to the following reporting units at March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
OmniSource — Metals Recycling/Ferrous Resources Segment	$	455,097	$	456,727
The Techs — Steel Segment	142,783		142,783
Butler Flat Roll Division, Structural and Rail Division, and Engineered Bar Division — Metals Recycling/Ferrous Resources Segment	95,000		95,000
Roanoke Bar Division — Steel Segment	29,041		29,041
Columbus Flat Roll Division — Steel Segment	19,682		19,682
New Millennium Building Systems — Fabrication Segment	1,925		1,925
	$	743,528	$	745,158