Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

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

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Nine Months (39 Weeks) Ended
	October 3, 2015			October 4, 2014			October 3, 2015			October 4, 2014
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	2,816,441		$	3,898,031		$	8,838,424		$	11,179,935
Steel products		1,081,047			1,142,043			3,018,077			3,052,135
Raw materials		328,026			661,795			1,126,062			1,869,318
	$	4,225,514		$	5,701,869		$	12,982,563		$	16,101,388
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	551,300		$	797,396		$	1,703,554		$	2,248,462
Steel products		26,271			34,215			66,788			82,257
Raw materials		1,689,458			2,492,453			5,210,317			7,463,951
Corporate/eliminations		(2,267,029	)		(3,324,064	)		(6,980,659	)		(9,794,670	)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	260,776		$	502,703		$	676,404		$	1,188,638
Steel products		96,167			63,890			199,261			108,222
Raw materials		(43,177	)		(19,321	)		(122,778	)		(20,597	)
Corporate/eliminations		40,505			(143,287	)		(63,349	)		(422,912	)
	$	354,271		$	403,985		$	689,538		$	853,351
	October 3, 2015			Dec. 31, 2014
Segment assets:
Steel mills	$	7,851,349		$	8,528,623
Steel products		2,638,770			2,731,320
Raw materials		3,492,948			3,858,254
Corporate/eliminations		1,286,401			497,730
	$	15,269,468		$	15,615,927