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Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jun. 01, 2014
Mar. 25, 2014
Defendant
Apr. 04, 2015
Defendant
Complaints
Manufacturers_Distributors
Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]        
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross     $ 26.3us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross $ 27.2us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross
Accrued environmental loss contingencies, current     10.9us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent 11.3us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
Accrued environmental loss contingencies, noncurrent     15.4us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent 15.9us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
Steel manufacturers, number of manufacturers     8nue_SteelManufacturers  
Additional complaints being filed in July and December of 2010     2nue_LossContingencyAdditionalClaimsFiledNumber  
Complaints that are dismissed     2us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsDismissedNumber  
Defendants that have entered into settlement agreements that are in the process of court approval     5nue_NumberOfDefendantsThatHaveEnteredIntoSettlementAgreementsInProcessOfCourtApproval  
Number of co-defendants   5nue_NumberOfCoDefendants    
Damages against all defendants jointly and severally $ 160.8us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue $ 52.0us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue