Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2013

Segments

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

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
	June 29, 2013			June 30, 2012			June 29, 2013			June 30, 2012
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	3,197,433		$	3,615,151		$	6,465,587		$	7,363,292
Steel products		937,104			991,444			1,726,451			1,833,689
Raw materials		531,051			497,604			1,024,322			979,812
	$	4,665,588		$	5,104,199		$	9,216,360		$	10,176,793
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	639,425		$	706,755		$	1,272,145		$	1,327,003
Steel products		30,855			18,993			50,127			35,779
Raw materials		2,183,495			2,479,148			4,346,983			5,361,379
Corporate/eliminations		(2,853,775	)		(3,204,896	)		(5,669,255	)		(6,724,161	)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	237,102		$	336,508		$	509,360		$	726,231
Steel products		32,073			9,202			20,149			(23,842	)
Raw materials		12,218			15,116			13,754			29,688
Corporate/eliminations		(129,061	)		(144,633	)		(237,603	)		(290,822	)
	$	152,332		$	216,193		$	305,660		$	441,255
	June 29, 2013			Dec. 31, 2012
Segment assets:
Steel mills	$	7,873,086		$	7,870,692
Steel products		2,904,387			2,870,810
Raw materials		3,641,280			3,379,742
Corporate/eliminations		(652,102	)		30,815
	$	13,766,651		$	14,152,059