Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | ||
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Apr. 04, 2020 |
Mar. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 06, 2018 |
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Dividends declared per share | $ 0.4025 | $ 0.40 | |
Common Stock [Member] | |||
Share repurchase program, available repurchase amount | $ 1,200,000,000 | ||
Common Stock [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount | $ 2,000,000,000.0 | ||
Nucor-Yamato Steel Company [Member] | |||
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent | 51.00% | 51.00% |