Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

Nucor’s results by segment for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Nine Months (39 Weeks) Ended
	Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018
Net sales to external customers:
Steel mills	$	3,244,473		$	4,401,610		$	10,897,322		$	12,151,843
Steel products		1,820,359			1,849,218			5,225,064			5,056,299
Raw materials		399,670			491,374			1,334,726			1,563,253
	$	5,464,502		$	6,742,202		$	17,457,112		$	18,771,395
Intercompany sales:
Steel mills	$	825,237		$	1,055,093		$	2,542,008		$	3,019,199
Steel products		57,517			56,185			174,718			142,862
Raw materials		2,063,167			2,923,196			6,917,523			8,687,408
Corporate/eliminations		(2,945,921	)		(4,034,474	)		(9,634,249	)		(11,849,469	)
	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Steel mills	$	309,939		$	1,095,360		$	1,578,257		$	2,617,647
Steel products		170,214			138,688			363,731			380,268
Raw materials		(10,599	)		(29,074	)		64,333			180,468
Corporate/eliminations		(89,215	)		(282,472	)		(401,744	)		(826,268	)
	$	380,339		$	922,502		$	1,604,577		$	2,352,115