GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Oct. 04, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

6.	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS: The change in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended October 4, 2014 by segment is as follows (in thousands):

Steel Mills

Steel Products

Raw Materials

Total

Balance at December 31, 2013

495,897

774,486

703,225

1,973,608

Other

—

311

26,352

26,663

Translation

—

(17,495

)

—

(17,495

)

Balance at October 4, 2014

495,897

757,302

729,577

1,982,776

Goodwill increased by $26.4 million in the third quarter of 2014 due to a correction of deferred taxes related to purchase accounting for the acquisition of The David J. Joseph Company in 2008. This correction did not have an impact on the condensed consolidated statements of earnings, condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows in the periods presented and in prior years. Also, this correction had no impact on the results of the goodwill impairment assessments performed in prior periods.

Nucor completed its most recent annual goodwill impairment testing during the fourth quarter of 2013 and concluded that there was no impairment of goodwill for any of its reporting units. There have been no triggering events requiring an interim assessment for impairment since the most recent annual impairment testing date.

Intangible assets with estimated useful lives of 5 to 22 years are amortized on a straight-line or accelerated basis and were comprised of the following (in thousands):

Oct. 4, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Gross
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Gross
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Customer relationships

1,146,859

438,649

1,147,786

391,254

Trademarks and trade names

150,355

46,100

151,332

40,397

Other

22,823

16,210

21,869

15,182

1,320,037

500,959

1,320,987

446,833

Intangible asset amortization expense in the third quarter of 2014 and 2013 was $17.9 million and $18.5 million, respectively, and was $54.1 million and $56.1 million in the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Annual amortization expense is estimated to be $71.4 million in 2014; $68.6 million in 2015; $66.9 million in 2016; $65.2 million in 2017; and $61.5 million in 2018.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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