SEGMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 04, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

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

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Nine Months (39 Weeks) Ended
	Oct. 4, 2014			Sept. 28, 2013			Oct. 4, 2014			Sept. 28, 2013
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	3,898,031		$	3,435,884		$	11,179,935		$	9,901,471
Steel products		1,142,043			964,153			3,052,135			2,690,604
Raw materials		661,795			540,899			1,869,318			1,565,221
	$	5,701,869		$	4,940,936		$	16,101,388		$	14,157,296
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	797,396		$	652,077		$	2,248,462		$	1,924,222
Steel products		34,215			24,909			82,257			75,036
Raw materials		2,492,453			2,391,502			7,463,951			6,738,485
Corporate/eliminations		(3,324,064	)		(3,068,488	)		(9,794,670	)		(8,737,743	)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	502,703		$	310,591		$	1,188,638		$	819,951
Steel products		63,890			31,018			108,222			51,167
Raw materials		(19,321	)		(493	)		(20,597	)		13,261
Corporate/eliminations		(143,287	)		(92,914	)		(422,912	)		(330,517	)
	$	403,985		$	248,202		$	853,351		$	553,862
	Oct. 4, 2014			Dec. 31, 2013
Segment assets:
Steel mills	$	8,489,079		$	8,365,023
Steel products		3,028,321			2,861,403
Raw materials		4,026,534			3,956,913
Corporate/eliminations		(50,340	)		19,944
	$	15,493,594		$	15,203,283