CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 25, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020
Net sales	$ 868,782	$ 733,970	$ 2,538,297	$ 2,096,978
Total cost of sales	641,378	543,223	1,876,692	1,536,045
Gross profit	227,404	190,747	661,605	560,933
Selling, general and administrative expenses	151,209	129,268	425,574	372,481
Impairment of goodwill and trade names	0	0	0	16,638
Operating income	76,195	61,479	236,031	171,814
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense	(11,031)	(10,454)	(31,466)	(30,566)
Interest income	397	430	894	1,931
Gain on investments (unrealized)	488	900	1,556	1,102
Other	2,644	233	10,297	1,349
Total other income (expenses)	(7,502)	(8,891)	(18,719)	(26,184)
Earnings before income taxes	68,693	52,588	217,312	145,630
Income tax expense:
Current	21,109	14,968	55,069	42,922
Deferred	(5,029)	(2,884)	(8,747)	(3,750)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	16,080	12,084	46,322	39,172
Earnings before equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	52,613	40,504	170,990	106,458
Equity in loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(360)	(276)	(1,079)	(755)
Net earnings	52,253	40,228	169,911	105,703
Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(603)	(886)	(1,137)	(825)
Net earnings attributable to Valmont Industries, Inc.	$ 51,650	$ 39,342	$ 168,774	$ 104,878
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.44	$ 1.85	$ 7.97	$ 4.91
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.40	$ 1.84	$ 7.86	$ 4.89
Product sales
Net sales	$ 782,694	$ 657,703	$ 2,283,460	$ 1,874,199
Total cost of sales	585,986	494,812	1,712,721	1,392,595
Services sales
Net sales	86,088	76,267	254,837	222,779
Total cost of sales	$ 55,392	$ 48,411	$ 163,971	$ 143,450