CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
Product sales	$ 611,782	$ 766,844	$ 1,215,676	$ 1,447,887
Services sales	70,341	75,755	136,845	146,452
Net sales	682,123	842,599	1,352,521	1,594,339
Product cost of sales	461,173	573,067	920,714	1,070,910
Services cost of sales	51,402	49,055	96,805	95,970
Total cost of sales	512,575	622,122	1,017,519	1,166,880
Gross profit	169,548	220,477	335,002	427,459
Selling, general and administrative expenses	115,548	115,701	223,319	223,835
Operating income	54,000	104,776	111,683	203,624
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense	(11,232)	(8,304)	(22,360)	(16,501)
Interest income	616	1,577	1,490	3,316
Other	(28)	1,903	988	(3,909)
Total other income (expenses)	(10,644)	(4,824)	(19,882)	(17,094)
Earnings before income taxes	43,356	99,952	91,801	186,530
Income tax expense (benefit):
Current	19,136	26,117	30,910	59,055
Deferred	(5,219)	7,953	(55)	5,030
Total income tax expense (benefit)	13,917	34,070	30,855	64,085
Earnings before equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	29,439	65,882	60,946	122,445
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries		(30)		(30)
Net earnings	29,439	65,852	60,946	122,415
Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,566)	(1,876)	(2,334)	(2,459)
Net earnings attributable to Valmont Industries, Inc.	$ 27,873	$ 63,976	$ 58,612	$ 119,956
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.19	$ 2.40	$ 2.48	$ 4.50
Diluted (in dollars per share)	1.19	2.38	2.47	4.46
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.375	$ 0.375	$ 0.750	$ 0.625
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (000 omitted) (in shares)	23,336	26,623	23,602	26,669
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (000 omitted) (in shares)	23,450	26,856	23,716	26,903