SEGMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Segments

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

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Nine Months (39 Weeks) Ended
	Sept. 29, 2012			Oct. 1, 2011			Sept. 29, 2012			Oct. 1, 2011
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	3,204,898		$	3,617,867		$	10,307,698		$	10,635,850
Steel products		1,006,366			958,224			2,840,055			2,565,728
Raw materials		475,322			535,948			1,455,134			1,618,956
All other		114,620			140,105			375,112			373,353
	$	4,801,206		$	5,252,144		$	14,977,999		$	15,193,887
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	669,326		$	599,005		$	1,985,535		$	1,815,673
Steel products		17,179			14,444			52,958			38,691
Raw materials		2,080,150			2,572,705			7,441,529			8,047,832
All other		1,550			4,742			12,344			21,093
Corporate/eliminations		(2,768,205	)		(3,190,896	)		(9,492,366	)		(9,923,289	)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	217,430		$	427,723		$	943,818		$	1,476,323
Steel products		(10,252	)		(10,527	)		(34,094	)		(56,432	)
Raw materials		14,535			26,263			44,223			140,352
All other		937			737			780			5,014
Corporate/eliminations		(30,875	)		(159,981	)		(321,697	)		(537,500	)
	$	191,775		$	284,215		$	633,030		$	1,027,757
	Sept. 29, 2012			Dec. 31, 2011
Segment assets:
Steel mills	$	7,688,875		$	6,440,868
Steel products		3,020,164			2,903,281
Raw materials		3,191,854			2,925,651
All other		203,429			152,107
Corporate/eliminations		892,925			2,148,443
	$	14,997,247		$	14,570,350