Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Segments

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

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Nine Months (39 Weeks) Ended
	Sept. 28, 2013			Sept. 29, 2012			Sept. 28, 2013			Sept. 29, 2012
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	3,435,884		$	3,319,518		$	9,901,471		$	10,682,810
Steel products		964,153			1,006,366			2,690,604			2,840,055
Raw materials		540,899			475,322			1,565,221			1,455,134
	$	4,940,936		$	4,801,206		$	14,157,296		$	14,977,999
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	652,077		$	670,876		$	1,924,222		$	1,997,879
Steel products		24,909			17,179			75,036			52,958
Raw materials		2,391,502			2,080,150			6,738,485			7,441,529
Corporate/eliminations		(3,068,488	)		(2,768,205	)		(8,737,743	)		(9,492,366	)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	310,591		$	218,367		$	819,951		$	944,598
Steel products		31,018			(10,252	)		51,167			(34,094	)
Raw materials		(493	)		14,535			13,261			44,223
Corporate/eliminations		(92,914	)		(30,875	)		(330,517	)		(321,697	)
	$	248,202		$	191,775		$	553,862		$	633,030
	Sept. 28, 2013			Dec. 31, 2012
Segment assets:
Steel mills	$	8,137,612		$	7,894,974
Steel products		2,986,752			2,935,146
Raw materials		3,746,813			3,400,690
Corporate/eliminations		220,599			(78,751	)
	$	15,091,776		$	14,152,059