SEGMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segments

Nucor’s results by segment were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
	June 30, 2012			July 2, 2011			June 30, 2012			July 2, 2011
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	3,476,661		$	3,569,786		$	7,102,800		$	7,017,983
Steel products		991,444			875,365			1,833,689			1,607,504
Raw materials		497,604			555,545			979,812			1,083,008
All other		138,490			107,113			260,492			233,248
	$	5,104,199		$	5,107,809		$	10,176,793		$	9,941,743
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	698,565		$	632,055		$	1,316,209		$	1,216,668
Steel products		18,993			14,233			35,779			24,247
Raw materials		2,479,148			2,697,521			5,361,379			5,475,127
All other		8,190			9,926			10,794			16,351
Corporate/eliminations		(3,204,896	)		(3,353,735	)		(6,724,161	)		(6,732,393	)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	336,096		$	645,719		$	726,388		$	1,048,600
Steel products		9,202			(10,010	)		(23,842	)		(45,905	)
Raw materials		15,116			53,835			29,688			114,089
All other		412			1,074			(157	)		4,277
Corporate/eliminations		(144,633	)		(213,331	)		(290,822	)		(377,519	)
	$	216,193		$	477,287		$	441,255		$	743,542
	June 30, 2012			Dec. 31, 2011
Segment assets:
Steel mills	$	8,021,836		$	6,440,868
Steel products		2,979,680			2,903,281
Raw materials		3,050,833			2,925,651
All other		188,256			152,107
Corporate/eliminations		525,961			2,148,443
	$	14,766,566		$	14,570,350