Employee Benefit Plan

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Employee Benefit Plan

Employee Benefit Plan

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN: Nucor has a Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan for qualified employees. Nucor's expense for these benefits was $44.0 million and $14.5 million in the second quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively, and was $71.1 million and $20.9 million in the first half of 2011 and 2010, respectively.