Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

		1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter
2016:
Net Sales	$	1,741,301	$	2,023,902	$	2,101,310	$	1,910,596
Gross profit		236,036		380,383		408,503		309,942
Operating income (loss)		131,965		256,122		283,855		56,024
Net income (loss)		61,318		140,443		154,413		3,832
Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.		62,737		141,969		157,397		20,012
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic		0.26		0.58		0.65		0.08
Diluted		0.26		0.58		0.64		0.08
2015:
Net Sales	$	2,047,435	$	2,005,007	$	1,950,923	$	1,591,046
Gross profit		187,042		171,743		228,726		144,207
Operating income (loss)		99,771		77,559		131,029		(381,143)
Net income (loss)		26,954		25,325		58,867		(256,316)
Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.		30,761		31,550		60,617		(253,239)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic		0.13		0.13		0.25		(1.04)
Diluted		0.13		0.13		0.25		(1.04)