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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Apr. 04, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,153,937us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 1,024,144us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Short-term investments 111,927us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 100,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Accounts receivable, net 1,711,101us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 2,068,298us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories, net 2,405,916us-gaap_InventoryNet 2,745,032us-gaap_InventoryNet
Other current assets 480,108us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 504,414us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 5,862,989us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 6,441,888us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net 5,184,235us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 5,287,639us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill 2,043,315us-gaap_Goodwill 2,068,664us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net 834,805us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 862,093us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Other assets 930,094us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 955,643us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets 14,855,438us-gaap_Assets 15,615,927us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]    
Short-term debt 26,891us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 207,476us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Long-term debt due within one year 16,300us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 16,335us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Accounts payable 746,184us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 993,872us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Salaries, wages and related accruals 225,600us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 352,488us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 509,831us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 527,605us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities 1,524,806us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 2,097,776us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt due after one year 4,360,600us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 4,360,600us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred credits and other liabilities 1,064,361us-gaap_DeferredTaxAndOtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,082,433us-gaap_DeferredTaxAndOtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities 6,949,767us-gaap_Liabilities 7,540,809us-gaap_Liabilities
Nucor stockholders' equity:    
Common stock 151,242us-gaap_CommonStockValue 151,237us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital 1,890,886us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 1,883,356us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Retained earnings 7,326,244us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 7,378,214us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes (264,503)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (145,708)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Treasury stock (1,492,357)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (1,494,629)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total Nucor stockholders' equity 7,611,512us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 7,772,470us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests 294,159us-gaap_MinorityInterest 302,648us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 7,905,671us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 8,075,118us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and equity $ 14,855,438us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity $ 15,615,927us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity