Basis Of Interim Presentation

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Basis Of Interim Presentation

Basis Of Interim Presentation

1. BASIS OF INTERIM PRESENTATION: The information furnished in Item I reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods and are of a normal and recurring nature unless otherwise noted. The information furnished has not been audited; however, the December 31, 2010 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Nucor's annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") amended its guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income in financial statements to improve the comparability, consistency and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items that are recorded in other comprehensive income. The new accounting guidance requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. The provisions of this new guidance are effective for Nucor in the first quarter of 2012. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an effect on Nucor's operating results or financial position.

In September 2011, the FASB issued updated guidance on the assessment of goodwill impairment. This guidance allows companies to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount before performing the two-step goodwill impairment test. We perform an impairment analysis of Nucor's goodwill at the beginning of the fourth quarter of each year and plan to early adopt this guidance for our goodwill impairment testing in the fourth quarter of 2011. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an effect on Nucor's operating results or financial position.