Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

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

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
	April 1, 2017			April 2, 2016
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	3,542,789		$	2,634,589
Steel products		860,075			828,376
Raw materials		412,315			252,611
	$	4,815,179		$	3,715,576
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	660,918		$	470,263
Steel products		27,143			21,206
Raw materials		2,178,639			1,171,362
Corporate/eliminations		(2,866,700	)		(1,662,831	)
	$	—		$	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	684,161		$	280,372
Steel products		26,922			42,367
Raw materials		26,391			(63,372	)
Corporate/eliminations		(188,499	)		(89,804	)
	$	548,975		$	169,563
	April 1, 2017			December 31, 2016
Segment assets:
Steel mills	$	9,054,369		$	8,084,773
Steel products		2,596,029			2,544,344
Raw materials		3,395,099			3,235,237
Corporate/eliminations		829,963			1,359,164
	$	15,875,460		$	15,223,518