Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 04, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

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

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
	July 4, 2015			July 5, 2014			July 4, 2015			July 5, 2014
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	2,968,644		$	3,674,140		$	6,021,983		$	7,281,904
Steel products		1,015,646			1,035,923			1,937,030			1,910,092
Raw materials		373,319			581,012			798,036			1,207,523
	$	4,357,609		$	5,291,075		$	8,757,049		$	10,399,519
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	577,271		$	742,200		$	1,152,254		$	1,451,066
Steel products		21,020			26,542			40,517			48,042
Raw materials		1,687,941			2,443,492			3,520,859			4,971,498
Corporate/eliminations		(2,286,232	)		(3,212,234	)		(4,713,630	)		(6,470,606	)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	198,500		$	368,138		$	415,628		$	685,935
Steel products		70,636			42,612			103,094			44,332
Raw materials		(38,104	)		(9,635	)		(79,601	)		(1,276	)
Corporate/eliminations		(14,810	)		(159,250	)		(103,854	)		(279,625	)
	$	216,222		$	241,865		$	335,267		$	449,366
	July 4, 2015			Dec. 31, 2014
Segment assets:
Steel mills	$	7,900,573		$	8,528,623
Steel products		2,708,522			2,731,320
Raw materials		3,590,917			3,858,254
Corporate/eliminations		868,165			497,730
	$	15,068,177		$	15,615,927