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Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Schedule of Inventories | Inventory consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2023 | ​
​ | Raw materials | $ | 1,323,920 | ​ | $ | 1,226,272 | ​
​ | Supplies | ​ | 805,035 | ​ | ​ | 711,653 | ​
​ | Work in progress | ​ | 269,031 | ​ | ​ | 296,932 | ​
​ | Finished goods | ​ | 715,747 | ​ | ​ | 659,775 | ​
​ | Total inventories | $ | 3,113,733 | ​ | $ | 2,894,632 | ​
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment | The company’s property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2023 | ​
​ | Land and improvements | ​ | $ | 801,210 | ​ | $ | 693,166 | ​
​ | Buildings and improvements | ​ | ​ | 1,487,742 | ​ | ​ | 1,255,274 | ​
​ | Plant, machinery and equipment | ​ | ​ | 7,666,513 | ​ | ​ | 6,887,985 | ​
​ | Construction in progress | ​ | ​ | 2,767,013 | ​ | ​ | 2,096,489 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 12,722,478 | ​ | ​ | 10,932,914 | ​
​ | Less accumulated depreciation | ​ | ​ | 4,604,490 | ​ | ​ | 4,198,696 | ​
​ | Property, plant and equipment, net | ​ | $ | 8,117,988 | ​ | $ | 6,734,218 | ​
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | The company’s intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Weighted | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Average | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Useful | ​ | Amortization | ​
​ | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2023 | ​ | Life | ​ | Period | ​
​ | Customer, vendor and scrap generator relationships | $ | 444,812 | ​ | $ | 444,812 | ​ | 8 to 25 years | ​ | 22 years | ​
​ | Trade names | ​ | 147,950 | ​ | ​ | 147,950 | ​ | 15 to 25 years | ​ | 19 years | ​
​ | Other | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | 600 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | 592,762 | ​ | ​ | 593,362 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 22 years | ​
​ | Less accumulated amortization | ​ | 365,528 | ​ | ​ | 335,603 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 227,234 | ​ | $ | 257,759 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Schedule of Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Estimated amortization expense related to amortizable intangibles for the years ending December 31 is as follows (in thousands):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | 2025 | ​ | $ | 27,464 | ​
​ | 2026 | ​ | ​ | 25,562 | ​
​ | 2027 | ​ | ​ | 23,163 | ​
​ | 2028 | ​ | ​ | 21,953 | ​
​ | 2029 | ​ | ​ | 19,583 | ​
​ | Thereafter | ​ | ​ | 109,509 | ​
​ | Total | ​ | $ | 227,234 | ​
Schedule of Goodwill | The company’s goodwill consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | Steel Operations Segment | ​ | $ | 272,133 | ​ | ​
​ | Aluminum Operations Segment | ​ | ​ | 14,000 | ​ | ​
​ | Metals Recycling Operations Segment | ​ | ​ | 189,413 | ​ | ​
​ | Steel Fabrication Operations Segment | ​ | ​ | 1,925 | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 477,471 | ​ | ​
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share | The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerators and the denominators of the company’s basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the years ended December 31 (in thousands, except per share data): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | 2024 | ​ | ​ | 2023
​ | ​ | Net Income | ​ | Shares | ​ | Per Share | ​ | ​ | Net Income | ​ | Shares | ​ | Per Share
​ | ​ | (Numerator) | ​ | (Denominator) | ​ | Amount | ​ | ​ | (Numerator) | ​ | (Denominator) | ​ | Amount
Basic earnings per share | ​ | $ | 1,537,134 | ​ | ​ | 155,420 | ​ | $ | 9.89 | ​ | ​ | $ | 2,450,882 | ​ | ​ | 166,552 | ​ | $ | 14.72
Dilutive common share equivalents | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | 716 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | 879 | ​ | ​ | ​
Diluted earnings per share | ​ | $ | 1,537,134 | ​ | ​ | 156,136 | ​ | $ | 9.84 | ​ | ​ | $ | 2,450,882 | ​ | ​ | 167,431 | ​ | $ | 14.64
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​ | 2022 | ​
​ | Net Income | ​ | Shares | ​ | Per Share | ​
​ | (Numerator) | ​ | (Denominator) | ​ | Amount | ​
Basic earnings per share | $ | 3,862,674 | ​ | ​ | 183,393 | ​ | $ | 21.06 | ​
Dilutive common share equivalents | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | 1,229 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 3,862,674 | ​ | ​ | 184,622 | ​ | $ | 20.92 | ​

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