CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 26, 2022	Mar. 27, 2021
Net sales	$ 980,820	$ 774,886
Total cost of sales	731,634	570,332
Gross profit	249,186	204,554
Selling, general and administrative expenses	154,344	127,343
Operating income	94,842	77,211
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense	(11,263)	(9,999)
Interest income	227	311
Loss on investments (unrealized)	(1,063)	(109)
Other	3,642	3,449
Total other income (expenses)	(8,457)	(6,348)
Earnings before income taxes	86,385	70,863
Income tax expense:
Current	22,413	8,547
Deferred	708	6,955
Total income tax expense (benefit)	23,121	15,502
Earnings before equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	63,264	55,361
Equity in loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(358)	(360)
Net earnings	62,906	55,001
Less: (earnings)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(595)	13
Net earnings attributable to Valmont Industries, Inc.	$ 62,311	$ 55,014
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.93	$ 2.60
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.90	$ 2.57
Product sales
Net sales	$ 890,870	$ 694,965
Total cost of sales	673,170	518,634
Services sales
Net sales	89,950	79,921
Total cost of sales	$ 58,464	$ 51,698