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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 26, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) | The following table provides a reconciliation between Basic and Diluted earnings per share (EPS):
| Basic EPS |  | Dilutive Effect of Stock Options |  | Diluted EPS
Thirteen weeks ended March 26, 2016: |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings attributable to Valmont Industries, Inc. | $ | 32,969 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32,969 |
Shares outstanding (000 omitted) | 22,700 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 22,816 |
Per share amount | $ | 1.45 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.45 |
Thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2015: |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings attributable to Valmont Industries, Inc. | $ | 30,739 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 30,739 |
Shares outstanding (000 omitted) | 23,868 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 23,982 |
Per share amount | $ | 1.29 |  |  | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 1.28 |

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