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Commercial Metals Company
(NYSE:CMC) 

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Commercial Metals Company manufactures, recycles, and fabricates steel and metal products, and related materials and services in the United States, Poland, China, Germany, and internationally. The company processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals to steel mills and foundries, aluminum ...

Founded: 1915
Full Time Employees: 11,297
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Steel

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      net sales
    2,483,245,000 2,132,018,000 2,120,307,000 2,114,518,000 2,019,984,000 1,754,376,000 1,909,602,000 1,996,149,000 2,078,485,000 1,848,287,000 2,003,051,000 2,209,228,000 2,344,989,000 2,018,003,000 2,407,065,000 2,515,727,000 2,008,888,000 1,981,801,000 2,030,646,000 1,845,041,000 1,462,270,000 1,391,803,000 1,409,132,000 1,341,683,000 1,340,963,000 1,384,708,000 1,543,005,000 1,605,872,000 1,402,783,000 1,277,342,000 1,308,438,000 1,204,484,000 1,054,268,000 1,238,519,000 962,375,000 1,382,616,000 1,149,621,000 1,075,063,000 1,208,580,000 1,227,390,000 1,019,697,000 1,154,859,000 1,411,496,000 1,506,002,000 1,391,117,000 1,679,990,000 1,903,196,000 1,804,774,000 1,649,098,000 1,682,891,000 1,576,369,000 1,794,306,000 1,729,674,000 1,789,226,000 1,878,147,000 2,006,729,000 1,956,744,000 1,986,820,000 2,267,620,000 2,076,564,000 1,791,766,000 1,782,480,000 1,816,247,000 1,765,154,000 1,322,443,000 1,446,858,000 1,461,816,000 1,340,580,000 1,618,170,000 2,372,830,000 3,146,476,000 2,910,730,000 2,254,168,000 2,116,004,000 1,980,993,000 2,345,703,000 2,015,776,000 1,986,544,000 2,249,440,000 2,021,299,000 1,639,487,000 1,645,698,000 1,740,061,000 1,726,251,000 1,597,313,000 1,529,072,000 1,463,054,000 1,407,206,000 1,068,060,000 
      yoy
    22.93% 21.53% 11.03% 5.93% -2.81% -5.08% -4.67% -9.64% -11.36% -8.41% -16.78% -12.18% 16.73% 1.83% 18.54% 36.35% 37.38% 42.39% 44.11% 37.52% 9.05% 0.51% -8.68% -16.45% -4.41% 8.41% 17.93% 33.32% 33.06% 3.13% 35.96% -12.88% -8.29% 15.20% -20.37% 12.65% 12.74% -6.91% -14.38% -18.50% -26.70% -31.26% -25.84% -16.55% -15.64% -0.17% 20.73% 0.58% -4.66% -5.94% -16.07% -10.59% -11.60% -9.95% -17.18% -3.36% 9.21% 11.46% 24.85% 17.64% 35.49% 23.20% 24.25% 31.67% -18.28% -39.02% -53.54% -53.94% -28.21% 12.14% 58.83% 24.09% 11.83% 6.52% -11.93% 16.05% 22.95% 20.71% 29.27% 17.09% 2.64% 7.63% 18.93% 22.67% 49.55%     
      qoq
    16.47% 0.55% 0.27% 4.68% 15.14% -8.13% -4.34% -3.96% 12.45% -7.73% -9.33% -5.79% 16.20% -16.16% -4.32% 25.23% 1.37% -2.41% 10.06% 26.18% 5.06% -1.23% 5.03% 0.05% -3.16% -10.26% -3.91% 14.48% 9.82% -2.38% 8.63% 14.25% -14.88% 28.69% -30.39% 20.27% 6.94% -11.05% -1.53% 20.37% -11.70% -18.18% -6.28% 8.26% -17.19% -11.73% 5.45% 9.44% -2.01% 6.76% -12.15% 3.74% -3.33% -4.73% -6.41% 2.55% -1.51% -12.38% 9.20% 15.89% 0.52% -1.86% 2.89% 33.48% -8.60% -1.02% 9.04% -17.15% -31.80% -24.59% 8.10% 29.13% 6.53% 6.82% -15.55% 16.37% 1.47% -11.69% 11.29% 23.29% -0.38% -5.42% 0.80% 8.07% 4.46% 4.51% 3.97% 31.75%  
      costs and operating expenses:
                                                                                             
      cost of goods sold
    2,028,109,000 1,744,113,000 1,713,169,000 1,721,710,000 1,720,063,000 1,534,829,000 1,601,722,000 1,673,087,000 1,738,086,000 1,552,046,000 1,604,068,000 1,784,142,000 1,862,299,000 1,621,763,000 1,899,251,000 1,956,459,000 1,614,965,000 1,586,410,000 1,686,973,000 1,533,768,000 1,228,343,000 1,174,819,000 1,145,725,000 1,116,353,000 1,123,096,000 1,146,514,000 1,290,346,000 1,364,242,000 1,252,493,000 1,118,433,000 1,125,027,000 1,035,914,000 927,101,000 1,074,938,000 880,568,000 1,209,195,000 990,431,000 943,071,000 1,040,485,000 1,051,910,000 884,876,000 997,242,000 1,279,687,000 1,270,044,000 1,169,703,000 1,493,769,000 1,717,118,000 1,621,476,000 1,503,908,000 1,501,798,000 1,422,111,000 1,616,784,000 1,588,016,000 1,600,327,000 1,698,168,000 1,822,520,000 1,773,966,000 1,814,284,000 2,096,618,000 1,861,125,000 1,710,580,000 1,633,492,000 1,657,491,000 1,645,250,000 1,313,829,000 1,335,484,000 1,304,120,000 1,147,844,000 1,455,225,000 2,106,146,000 2,836,715,000 2,617,232,000 2,016,397,000 1,855,380,000 1,679,730,000 2,027,843,000 1,757,026,000 1,703,390,000 1,906,485,000 1,756,734,000 1,388,883,000 1,424,730,000 1,511,864,000 1,496,719,000 1,388,792,000 1,296,108,000 1,275,684,000 1,205,037,000 939,445,000 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    222,314,000 233,170,000 195,620,000 179,047,000 175,769,000 167,560,000 177,858,000 167,130,000 167,975,000 167,444,000 162,532,000 174,032,000 162,953,000 150,427,000 153,865,000 139,556,000 127,985,000 122,595,000 136,818,000 130,448,000 115,417,000 113,627,000 162,070,000 115,965,000 115,538,000 111,529,000 131,867,000 115,461,000 98,726,000 117,217,000 95,443,000 101,422,000 108,477,000 106,742,000 101,734,000 108,803,000 107,119,000 108,867,000 126,417,000 114,841,000 93,918,000 101,908,000 109,943,000 110,347,000 109,602,000 113,383,000 117,629,000 126,756,000 111,086,000 114,463,000 104,006,000 122,780,000 115,844,000 99,893,000 118,144,000 118,050,000 123,891,000 126,521,000 146,341,000 145,597,000 121,575,000 123,600,000 134,953,000 108,509,000 147,488,000 140,954,000 174,834,000 169,974,000 172,884,000 153,510,000 209,494,000 190,882,000 157,411,000 149,999,000 144,201,000 162,887,000 141,543,000 135,179,000 139,163,000 130,510,000 118,623,000 106,734,000 95,367,000 106,192,000 113,630,000 109,805,000 101,669,000 114,066,000 87,195,000 
      interest expense
    40,205,000 40,928,000 24,848,000 12,145,000 10,864,000 11,167,000 11,322,000 12,142,000 12,117,000 11,878,000 11,756,000 8,259,000 8,878,000 9,945,000 14,230,000 13,433,000 12,011,000 11,035,000 11,659,000 11,965,000 14,021,000 14,259,000 13,962,000 15,409,000 15,888,000 16,578,000 17,702,000 18,513,000 18,495,000 16,663,000 15,654,000 11,511,000 7,181,000 6,525,000 5,939,000 12,368,000 12,442,000 13,298,000 12,565,000 14,737,000 16,625,000 18,304,000 18,932,000 20,519,000 19,252,000 19,057,000 19,985,000 18,999,000 19,179,000 19,578,000 18,051,000 18,043,000 16,490,000 17,024,000 17,551,000 19,605,000 16,043,000 16,297,000 15,949,000 18,254,000 18,278,000 18,325,000 17,637,000 18,184,000 20,236,000 19,451,000 14,688,000 18,464,000 17,763,000 26,083,000 15,978,000 15,827,000 14,033,000 12,425,000 9,623,000 9,631,000 8,852,000 8,228,000 8,753,000 6,940,000 6,952,000 6,924,000 7,761,000 7,608,000 8,517,000 7,301,000 8,376,000 7,739,000 6,895,000 
      litigation expense
    3,778,000 4,067,000 3,735,000 3,776,000 3,776,000 4,720,000 350,000,000                                                                                   
      net costs and operating expenses
    2,294,406,000 2,022,278,000 1,937,372,000 1,921,285,000 1,910,472,000 1,718,276,000 2,140,902,000 1,862,399,000 1,918,178,000 1,731,368,000 1,778,356,000    2,068,444,000 2,110,708,000                                                                          
      earnings before income taxes
    188,839,000 109,740,000 182,935,000 193,233,000 109,512,000 36,100,000 -231,300,000 133,750,000 160,307,000 116,919,000 224,695,000 237,908,000 310,070,000 235,490,000 294,131,500 405,019,000                                                                          
      income tax expense
    15,824,000 16,708,000 5,653,000 41,452,000 26,386,000 10,627,000 -55,582,000                                                                                   
      net earnings
    173,015,000 93,032,000 177,282,000 151,781,000 83,126,000 25,473,000 -175,718,000 103,931,000 119,440,000 85,847,000 176,273,000 184,166,000 233,971,000 179,849,000 288,630,000 312,429,000 383,314,000 232,889,000 152,313,000 130,408,000 66,357,000 64,093,000 67,623,000 64,734,000 63,798,000 83,348,000 86,111,000 78,390,000 13,850,000 19,742,000 51,560,000 39,965,000 10,169,000 36,810,000 -29,541,000 39,266,000 30,332,000 6,275,000 -131,000 19,328,000 10,502,000 25,063,000 -5,751,000 56,681,000 54,451,000 36,253,000 34,926,000 23,563,000 11,144,000 45,919,000 4,060,000 18,963,000 4,577,000 49,719,000 30,218,000 40,683,000 28,853,000 107,736,000 -120,221,000 36,220,000  742,000 7,959,000 -8,463,000 -173,381,000 -31,223,000 7,180,000 -13,077,000 -35,307,000 62,006,000 63,543,000 59,484,000 39,775,000 69,164,000 104,719,000 99,441,000 65,921,000 85,350,000 128,660,000 77,960,000 80,103,000 69,624,000 83,740,000 71,741,000 56,575,000 73,725,000 47,354,000 50,884,000 21,155,000 
      yoy
    108.14% 265.22% -200.89% 46.04% -30.40% -70.33% -199.69% -43.57% -48.95% -52.27% -38.93% -41.05% -38.96% -22.77% 89.50% 139.58% 477.65% 263.36% 125.24% 101.45% 4.01% -23.10% -21.47% -17.42% 360.64% 322.19% 67.01% 96.15% 36.20% -46.37% -274.54% 1.78% -66.47% 486.61% 22450.38% 103.16% 188.82% -74.96% -97.72% -65.90% -80.71% -30.87% -116.47% 140.55% 388.61% -21.05% 760.25% 24.26% 143.48% -7.64% -86.56% -53.39% -84.14% -53.85% -125.14% 12.32%  14419.68% -1610.50% -527.98%  -102.38% 10.85% -35.28% 391.07% -150.35% -88.70% -121.98% -188.77% -10.35% -39.32% -40.18% -39.66% -18.96% -18.61% 27.55% -17.70% 22.59% 53.64% 8.67% 41.59% -5.56% 76.84% 40.99% 167.43%     
      qoq
    85.97% -47.52% 16.80% 82.59% 226.33% -114.50% -269.07% -12.98% 39.13% -51.30% -4.29% -21.29% 30.09% -37.69% -7.62% -18.49% 64.59% 52.90% 16.80% 96.52% 3.53% -5.22% 4.46% 1.47% -23.46% -3.21% 9.85% 465.99% -29.85% -61.71% 29.01% 293.01% -72.37% -224.61% -175.23% 29.45% 383.38% -4890.08% -100.68% 84.04% -58.10% -535.80% -110.15% 4.10% 50.20% 3.80% 48.22% 111.44% -75.73% 1031.01% -78.59% 314.31% -90.79% 64.53% -25.72% 41.00% -73.22% -189.61% -431.92%   -90.68% -194.04% -95.12% 455.30% -534.86% -154.91% -62.96% -156.94% -2.42% 6.82% 49.55% -42.49% -33.95% 5.31% 50.85% -22.76% -33.66% 65.03% -2.68% 15.05% -16.86% 16.73% 26.81% -23.26% 55.69% -6.94% 140.53%  
      net income margin %
    6.97% 4.36% 8.36% 7.18% 4.12% 1.45% -9.20% 5.21% 5.75% 4.64% 8.80% 8.34% 9.98% 8.91% 11.99% 12.42% 19.08% 11.75% 7.50% 7.07% 4.54% 4.61% 4.80% 4.82% 4.76% 6.02% 5.58% 4.88% 0.99% 1.55% 3.94% 3.32% 0.96% 2.97% -3.07% 2.84% 2.64% 0.58% -0.01% 1.57% 1.03% 2.17% -0.41% 3.76% 3.91% 2.16% 1.84% 1.31% 0.68% 2.73% 0.26% 1.06% 0.26% 2.78% 1.61% 2.03% 1.47% 5.42% -5.30% 1.74% 0% 0.04% 0.44% -0.48% -13.11% -2.16% 0.49% -0.98% -2.18% 2.61% 2.02% 2.04% 1.76% 3.27% 5.29% 4.24% 3.27% 4.30% 5.72% 3.86% 4.89% 4.23% 4.81% 4.16% 3.54% 4.82% 3.24% 3.62% 1.98% 
      earnings per share:
                                                                                             
      basic
    1.56 0.84 1.6 1.34 0.74 0.22 -1.54 0.91 1.03 0.74 1.51 1.58 1.53 1.915 2.58                                                                          
      diluted
    1.55 0.83 1.58 1.33 0.73 0.22 -1.54 0.89 1.02 0.73 1.49 1.56 1.98 1.51 1.888 2.54                                                                          
      average basic shares outstanding
    110,845,841 110,960,062 111,068,704 -443,569 112,700,136 113,564,436 114,053,455 -383,849 115,529,942 116,396,530 116,771,939 -115,007 117,066,623 117,224,517 -629,463 121,247,105 121,458,196 121,129,679 96,778 120,613,652 120,345,432 119,762,706 29,707,217.5 119,192,962 118,919,455 118,370,191 29,440,736.25 118,045,362 117,854,335 117,387,038 29,180,626 117,111,799 116,808,838 116,243,545 28,893,572.25 115,886,372 115,736,369 115,097,467 28,843,434 114,677,109 115,429,550 116,022,241 29,201,867.25 115,742,534 116,688,162 117,818,170 29,350,049.5 117,705,133 117,424,962 117,070,499 29,147,345.5 116,845,542 116,586,100 116,336,504 28,931,698.25 115,946,691 115,703,142 115,530,545 28,704,948 115,403,374  114,319,017 28,319,825.25 114,067,149 113,275,457 112,495,297 28,099,500 112,191,349 111,998,128 113,004,524 28,859,592.25 113,607,049 115,139,693 117,568,366 29,443,404.5 118,623,424 117,266,573 117,430,858 29,433,021 119,708,857 58,775,891 57,967,808 14,833,082.25 59,801,749 59,489,851 29,352,693 7,151,040.5 29,027,454 28,639,349 
      average diluted shares outstanding
    111,714,880 111,917,954 112,252,205 648,800 113,559,456 114,510,293 114,053,455 -430,503 116,664,885 117,524,113 118,354,913 -140,813 118,397,899 118,723,259 -554,905 122,799,869 122,852,410 122,797,738 131,353 122,193,655 121,751,859 121,128,044 30,069,434.25 120,278,741 120,407,256 119,773,538 29,753,253.5 119,145,566 118,942,758 118,682,473 29,512,716 118,254,791 118,269,721 117,857,911 29,271,835.25 117,205,369 117,120,208 116,604,789 29,189,679 115,995,515 116,507,591 117,339,445 29,467,807 116,759,215 117,683,476 118,909,618 29,630,454 118,769,675 118,639,161 118,156,611 29,364,189 117,703,590 117,573,052 117,093,627 29,185,648.25 116,934,840 116,843,456 116,449,483 28,704,948 116,360,755  115,223,693 28,319,825.25 114,067,149 113,275,457 112,495,297 28,463,851.5 112,191,349 111,998,128 114,473,163 29,540,934.25 116,090,369 118,028,571 120,372,272 30,400,085.75 121,956,284 121,807,414 121,037,332 30,887,650.25 125,085,650 61,915,314 61,053,440 15,505,374 62,735,824 62,427,957 30,461,053 7,417,736 30,134,716 29,878,156 
      income taxes
           29,819,000 40,867,000 31,072,000 48,422,000 53,742,000 76,099,000 55,641,000 49,991,000 92,590,000 126,432,000 28,872,000 40,444,000 38,175,000 20,941,000 21,593,000 18,495,000 23,804,000 22,845,000 27,332,000 16,826,000 29,105,000 18,141,000 5,609,000 6,682,000 13,312,000 1,728,000 11,778,000 -12,830,000 12,641,000 9,990,000 2,653,000 -11,865,000 10,676,000 2,064,000 11,772,000 -1,046,000 37,964,000 30,841,000 15,447,000 10,067,000 13,700,000 3,866,000 15,091,000 13,010,000 17,737,000 4,717,000 22,515,000 26,634,000 7,488,000 15,015,000 -95,327,000 10,640,000 14,493,000 -8,000 6,730,000 -2,017,000 3,952,000 -23,858,000 -17,808,000 -40,381,000 15,341,000 7,008,000 30,766,000 19,626,000 27,980,000 22,923,000 33,357,000 39,700,000 45,514,000 37,786,000 49,769,000 58,907,000 46,085,000 45,504,000 37,441,000 40,667,000 46,345,000 31,709,000 39,275,000 23,255,000 22,539,000 11,876,000 
      costs and operating expenses
                                                                                             
      asset impairments
               3,734,000 1,000 36,000 453,000 3,245,000 1,228,000  2,439,000 277,000 474,000 3,594,000 1,098,000 5,983,000                                                                  
      loss on debt extinguishment
               1,000  27,000 -39,000 39,000 16,052,000    16,841,000                   115,000 11,365,000                                                 
      loss on sales of assets
               293,750 788,000                                                                             
      loss on sale of assets
                 315,000                                                                            
      gain on sale of assets
                  684,000 -2,024,000 -273,099,000                                                                         
      earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
                    509,746,000 261,761,000 192,757,000 168,583,000 87,174,000 85,504,000 86,277,000 87,973,000 86,441,000 110,087,000 102,706,000 107,656,000 33,069,000 25,029,000 57,942,000 55,637,000 11,509,000 50,314,000 -56,702,000 52,250,000 39,629,000 9,827,000 -10,915,000 45,787,000 12,913,000 37,405,000 -6,905,000 105,092,000 92,560,000 53,781,000 45,291,000 37,543,000 14,925,000 47,052,000         -4,000 51,588,000     -159,110,000 -49,031,000                        
      earnings from continuing operations
                    383,314,000 232,889,000 152,313,000 130,408,000 66,233,000 63,911,000 67,782,000 64,169,000 63,596,000 82,755,000 85,880,000 78,551,000 14,928,000 19,420,000 51,260,000 42,325,000 9,781,000 38,536,000 -43,872,000 39,609,000 29,639,000 7,174,000 950,000 35,111,000 10,849,000 25,633,000 -5,859,000 67,128,000 61,719,000 38,334,000 35,224,000 23,843,000 11,059,000 31,961,000 1,921,000 18,962,000 4,607,000 49,467,000 17,043,000 39,066,000 27,829,000 125,045,000 -120,723,000 37,095,000  333,000   -135,252,000 -31,223,000 -11,058,999.82 -10,673,000 -34,547,000 56,279,000 0.57 0.51 0.37 0.55                
      earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes
                        197,000 250,000 -34,000 745,000 301,000 895,000 280,000 -190,000 -1,075,000 457,000 -1,786,000 -3,389,000 290,000 -1,898,000   726,000      117,000 -10,871,000 -7,268,000 -2,102,000 -520,000 -417,000 101,000 22,845,000                                        
      earnings from discontinued operations
                        124,000 182,000 -159,000 565,000 202,000 593,000 231,000 -161,000 -1,078,000 322,000 300,000 -2,360,000 388,000 -1,726,000   693,000      108,000 -10,447,000 -7,268,000 -2,081,000 -298,000 -280,000 85,000 13,958,000 2,139,000 1,000 -30,000 252,000 -3,667,000 1,617,000 1,024,000  502,000 -875,000 -13,000 409,000 -224,000 2,278,000 -38,129,000  -2,562,999.99 -2,404,000 -760,000 5,727,000 0.005 0.01 -0.02 0.04                
      basic earnings per share
                                                                              0.533 0.84 0.56 0.73 1.09 0.65 1.36 1.2 1.43 1.2 0.95 2.51 1.63 1.75 0.74 
      diluted earnings per share
                                                                              0.515 0.82 0.54 0.71 1.05 0.62 1.29 1.14 1.37 1.14 0.91 2.42 1.57 1.69 0.71 
      costs and expenses:
                                                                                             
      costs and expenses: - sum
                     1,720,040,000 1,837,889,000 1,676,458,000 1,375,096,000 1,306,299,000 1,322,855,000 1,253,710,000 1,254,522,000 1,274,621,000 1,440,299,000 1,498,216,000 1,369,714,000 1,252,313,000                           1,913,900,000     1,775,417,000 1,810,081,000 1,771,943,000 1,481,553,000 1,495,889,000 1,493,642,000 1,336,282,000 1,645,872,000 2,285,739,000 3,062,187,000 2,823,941,000 2,187,841,000 2,017,804,000   1,907,421,000 1,846,797,000 2,054,401,000 1,894,184,000 1,514,458,000 1,538,388,000 1,614,992,000 1,610,519,000 1,510,939,000 1,413,214,000 1,385,729,000 1,326,842,000 1,033,815,000 
      basic earnings per share*
                                                                                             
      diluted earnings per share*
                                                                                             
      cash dividends per share
                                0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.083 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.06 0.09 0.09 0.06 0.028 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.043 0.06 0.06 0.1 0.06 0.08 0.08 
      basic earnings per share attributable to cmc*
                                                                                             
      diluted earnings per share attributable to cmc*
                                                                                             
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                             
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                             
      income from discontinued operations before income taxes
                                      -135,500 -351,000     -446,000                                                 
      income from discontinued operations
                                      -137,250 -343,000  -899,000 -1,081,000 -15,783,000 -347,000 -570,000                -17,309,000                                
      less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                    1,000  3,000 -1,000  2,000 3,000 1,000  2,000 50,000 55,000 17,000 91,000 -42,000 363,000  6,000                        
      net earnings attributable to cmc
                                      18,968,250 39,266,000 30,332,000 6,275,000 -131,000 19,328,000 10,502,000 25,063,000 -5,751,000 56,681,000 54,451,000 36,253,000 34,926,000 23,563,000 11,143,000 45,919,000 4,057,000 18,964,000 4,577,000 49,717,000 30,215,000 40,682,000 28,853,000 107,734,000 -120,271,000 36,165,000  651,000 8,001,000 -8,826,000 -173,290,000 -31,229,000                        
      basic earnings per share attributable to cmc:
                                                                                             
      diluted earnings per share attributable to cmc:
                                                                                             
      income from discontinued operations before income tax benefit
                                         -917,000 -4,200,750 -15,785,000  -572,000                                                
      income tax benefit
                                         -18,000 -25,750 -2,000  -2,000                   -12,535,000                             
      gain on sale of cost method investment
                                                                                             
      earnings from continuing operations before taxes
                                                      29,501,250 36,699,000 9,324,000 71,982,000 43,677,000 46,554,000 42,844,000 29,718,000    7,063,000 6,166,000 -6,789,000                          
      earnings from discontinued operations before taxes
                                                      85,750 1,000 -46,000 388,000 -5,695,000 2,429,000 1,794,000  -2,183,000 -1,429,000 -21,000 668,000 2,751,000 4,001,000 -62,356,000  -1,960,000 -4,165,000 -924,000 9,113,000 -2,016,000 1,501,000 -4,229,000 6,450,000                
      income from discontinued operations before taxes
                                                             -27,003,000                                
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                -58,667,000                             
      income from continuing operations
                                                                -46,132,000                             
      net income
                                                                -46,145,000                             
      net income attributable to cmc
                                                                -46,162,000                             
      average basic and diluted shares outstanding
                                                                114,736,984                             
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                             
      loss from continuing operations
                                                                  -43,667,750 -10,741,000                          
      less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                    -91,000                         
      earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests
                                                                      -31,826,000 4,298,000 -27,702,000 87,091,000 84,289,000 86,789,000 66,327,000 98,200,000                
      earnings from continuing operations before minority interests
                                                                      8,555,000 -11,043,000 -34,710,000 56,325,000 64,663,000 58,809,000 43,404,000 64,843,000                
      minority interests
                                                                      -63,000 -370,000 -163,000 46,000 1,078,000 -277,000 391,000 -128,000 -76,000 387,000 4,648,000 4,628,000 7,472,000 3,070,000 -578,000 245,000 662,000 -2,354,000 -1,910,000 2,858,000    
      net earnings from continuing operations
                                                                          64,665,000 58,532,000 43,013,000 64,971,000                
      net earnings from discontinued operations
                                                                          -1,122,000 952,000 -3,238,000 4,193,000                
      earnings before income taxes and minority interests
                                                                              98,361,000 145,342,000 108,355,000 139,747,000 195,039,000 127,115,000 125,029,000 107,310,000 125,069,000 115,732,000 86,374,000 115,858,000    
      earnings before minority interests
                                                                              65,093,750 99,828,000 70,569,000 89,978,000 136,132,000 81,030,000 79,525,000 69,869,000 84,402,000 69,387,000 54,665,000 76,583,000    
      proforma effects of stock split payable january 10, 2005
                                                                                             
      averaged basic shares outstanding
                                                                                         58,705,386    
      earnings before income taxes and minority interest
                                                                                          33,655,500 80,364,000 34,245,000 
      earnings before minority interest
                                                                                          23,205,500 57,825,000 22,369,000 
      minority interest
                                                                                          2,038,750 6,941,000 1,214,000 
      loss on reacquisition of debt
                                                                                            280,000 
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        assets
                                                                                              
        current assets:
                                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      559,759,000 495,036,000 1,023,038,000 1,043,252,000 892,998,000 758,403,000 856,104,000 857,922,000 698,338,000 638,261,000 704,603,000 592,332,000 475,489,000 603,966,000 672,596,000 410,265,000 846,587,000 415,055,000 497,745,000 443,120,000 367,347,000 465,162,000 542,103,000 462,110,000 232,442,000 224,797,000 192,461,000 120,315,000 66,742,000 52,352,000 622,473,000 600,444,000 195,184,000 130,209,000 252,595,000 275,778,000 395,546,000 465,167,000 517,544,000 483,855,000 381,678,000 637,188,000 485,323,000 381,006,000 313,001,000 326,075,000 434,925,000 437,210,000 431,754,000 515,473,000 378,770,000 453,269,000 170,097,000 271,396,000 262,422,000 233,659,000 216,182,000 228,103,000 222,390,000 243,562,000 265,021,000 382,800,000 399,313,000 289,630,000 297,153,000 334,030,000 405,603,000 441,389,000 114,458,000 91,479,000 219,026,000 68,578,000 75,435,000 255,806,000 419,275,000 76,165,000 157,351,000 180,719,000 123,178,000 72,111,000 133,478,000 119,404,000 68,207,000 89,175,000 43,874,000 123,559,000 60,569,000 59,128,000 
        restricted cash
      3,458,000 8,594,000 2,009,059,000             126,264,000 153,113,000                                                                        
        accounts receivable
      1,391,195,000 1,278,653,000 1,199,746,000 1,201,680,000 1,155,995,000 1,088,141,000 1,106,139,000 1,158,946,000 1,182,269,000 1,118,514,000 1,216,352,000 1,240,217,000 1,244,652,000 1,263,547,000 1,358,907,000 1,330,279,000 1,153,868,000 1,095,612,000 1,105,580,000 1,073,115,000 895,604,000 869,052,000 880,728,000 880,602,000 961,694,000 961,458,000 1,016,088,000 1,014,157,000 976,681,000 1,018,000,000 749,484,000 678,343,000 634,721,000 772,588,000 706,595,000 869,970,000 774,286,000 716,640,000 765,784,000 740,283,000 685,553,000 715,030,000 900,619,000 987,146,000 898,127,000 986,405,000 1,028,425,000 946,675,000 838,597,000 927,100,000 989,694,000 960,471,000 988,482,000 926,409,000 958,364,000 898,992,000 862,942,000 787,968,000 956,852,000 936,223,000 849,363,000 818,985,000 824,339,000 791,487,000 675,317,000 695,161,000 731,282,000 710,330,000 989,080,000 1,111,946,000 1,369,453,000 1,389,380,000 1,173,078,000 1,101,751,000 1,082,713,000 1,006,493,000 994,635,000 1,134,823,000 1,025,734,000 901,040,000 813,263,000 829,192,000 784,259,000 685,339,000 671,787,000 607,005,000 695,759,000 528,266,000 
        inventories
      1,172,564,000 1,143,640,000 951,081,000 934,310,000 1,005,290,000 978,279,000 960,088,000 971,755,000 1,075,176,000 1,150,447,000 1,028,686,000 1,035,582,000 1,145,476,000 1,144,268,000 1,169,696,000 1,346,286,000 1,142,446,000 1,071,759,000 935,387,000 833,101,000 776,561,000 653,526,000 625,393,000 644,887,000 714,842,000 649,681,000 692,368,000 807,593,000 866,419,000 828,559,000 589,005,000 595,231,000 523,409,000 564,757,000 614,459,000 798,013,000 720,786,000 633,764,000 652,754,000 661,563,000 753,695,000 794,702,000 781,371,000 944,611,000 1,088,194,000 952,303,000 935,411,000 944,786,000 980,643,000 792,763,000 757,417,000 829,341,000 892,688,000 914,289,000 807,923,000 865,385,000 880,288,000 894,555,000 908,338,000 889,464,000 826,539,000 695,950,000 674,680,000 652,992,000 662,663,000 663,208,000 678,541,000 745,949,000 903,842,000 1,226,416,000 1,400,332,000 1,189,381,000 986,782,000 952,629,000 874,104,000 864,592,000 859,202,000 762,635,000 730,399,000 765,825,000 657,965,000 706,951,000 740,410,000 771,574,000 767,825,000 645,484,000 517,374,000 475,529,000 
        prepaid and other current assets
      334,739,000 335,544,000 324,367,000 314,372,000 303,222,000 302,077,000 294,588,000 285,489,000 283,845,000 290,868,000 294,186,000 276,024,000 276,024,000 266,365,000 240,209,000 230,414,000 192,096,000 178,867,000 173,033,000 169,139,000 166,124,000 181,465,000 165,879,000                                                                  
        total current assets
      3,461,715,000 3,261,467,000 5,507,291,000 3,494,818,000 3,358,709,000 3,128,104,000 3,218,123,000 3,292,768,000 3,239,628,000 3,198,090,000 3,243,827,000 3,144,155,000 3,141,641,000 3,278,146,000 3,441,468,000 3,443,568,000 3,490,248,000 2,786,376,000 2,736,828,000 2,518,475,000 2,205,636,000 2,169,205,000 2,214,103,000 2,144,989,000 2,084,978,000 2,014,583,000 2,080,005,000 2,114,072,000 2,070,258,000 2,028,924,000 2,077,205,000 1,994,956,000 1,648,038,000 1,600,497,000 1,713,900,000 2,052,009,000 1,987,040,000 1,912,670,000 2,048,125,000 2,031,255,000 1,980,374,000 2,259,438,000 2,307,101,000 2,513,626,000 2,513,984,000 2,511,860,000 2,553,791,000 2,498,011,000 2,418,492,000 2,416,092,000 2,366,195,000 2,426,870,000 2,223,496,000 2,303,925,000 2,239,831,000 2,267,573,000 2,249,478,000 2,262,407,000 2,326,253,000 2,299,728,000 2,171,877,000 2,172,856,000 2,175,206,000 2,027,700,000 1,915,987,000 1,898,657,000 1,997,552,000 2,078,997,000 2,192,956,000 2,678,902,000 3,217,443,000 2,814,617,000 2,369,437,000 2,403,880,000 2,458,852,000 2,027,658,000 2,076,565,000 2,144,792,000 1,946,070,000 1,791,063,000 1,651,665,000 1,700,917,000 1,639,548,000 1,598,982,000 1,537,225,000 1,424,232,000 1,327,825,000 1,121,850,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      3,330,149,000 3,253,482,000 2,810,208,000 2,742,773,000 2,690,050,000 2,623,435,000 2,612,836,000 2,577,136,000 2,511,865,000 2,474,520,000 2,423,684,000 2,409,360,000 2,268,150,000 2,159,730,000 1,910,871,000 1,808,392,000 1,649,264,000 1,587,442,000 1,566,123,000 1,562,503,000 1,557,143,000 1,549,385,000 1,571,067,000 1,513,469,000 1,522,342,000 1,504,308,000 1,500,971,000 1,473,568,000 1,478,320,000 1,492,228,000 1,075,038,000 1,074,357,000                                                         
        intangible assets
      463,872,000 496,011,000 204,252,000 210,815,000 216,464,000 220,461,000 227,153,000 234,869,000 239,691,000 245,945,000 252,299,000 259,161,000 252,260,000 248,723,000 257,409,000 266,440,000                                                                         
        goodwill
      2,136,509,000 2,134,724,000 386,188,000 386,846,000 386,544,000 383,822,000 384,249,000 385,630,000 383,900,000 383,587,000 382,688,000 385,821,000 342,109,000 278,711,000 249,009,000 253,563,000 65,775,000 65,852,000 66,137,000 66,331,000 66,235,000 64,275,000 64,321,000 64,126,000 64,172,000 64,178,000 64,138,000 64,226,000 64,257,000 64,252,000 64,310,000 64,316,000 64,504,000 64,940,000 64,915,000 66,764,000 66,530,000 66,114,000 66,373,000 66,333,000 66,259,000 66,230,000 66,383,000 73,762,000 73,763,000 74,100,000 74,319,000 69,786,000 69,790,000 69,733,000 69,579,000 76,353,000 76,959,000 77,149,000 76,897,000 76,240,000 77,410,000 76,764,000 77,638,000 72,603,000 72,296,000 71,859,000 71,580,000 71,053,000 71,547,000 74,636,000 74,236,000 73,700,000 72,124,000 73,068,000 84,837,000 41,718,000 41,509,000 38,571,000 37,843,000 35,815,000 35,799,000 35,749,000 32,307,000 30,542,000 30,542,000 30,542,000 30,542,000 30,542,000 30,542,000 30,542,000 30,567,000 31,681,000 
        other noncurrent assets
      404,110,000 415,909,000 334,952,000 336,582,000 342,056,000 333,888,000 330,038,000 327,436,000 335,147,000 360,123,000 392,671,000 440,597,000 516,700,000 519,541,000 378,270,000 331,739,000 298,933,000 285,588,000 269,583,000 243,766,000 235,027,000 233,803,000 232,237,000 232,303,000 236,446,000 225,282,000 113,657,000 115,144,000 115,857,000 123,246,000  111,864,000 114,736,000 140,331,000  138,951,000 137,919,000 130,596,000  123,013,000 119,043,000 116,661,000  120,311,000 126,313,000 127,886,000                                           
        total assets
      9,796,355,000 9,561,593,000 9,242,891,000 7,171,834,000 6,993,823,000 6,689,710,000 6,772,399,000 6,817,839,000 6,710,231,000 6,662,265,000 6,695,169,000 6,639,094,000 6,520,860,000 6,484,851,000 6,237,027,000 6,103,702,000 5,504,220,000 4,725,258,000 4,638,671,000 4,391,075,000 4,064,041,000 4,016,668,000 4,081,728,000 3,954,887,000 3,907,938,000 3,808,351,000 3,758,771,000 3,767,010,000 3,728,692,000 3,708,650,000 3,328,304,000 3,245,493,000 2,910,480,000 2,898,576,000 2,975,131,000 3,274,599,000 3,131,833,000 3,002,580,000 3,130,869,000 3,110,686,000 3,043,511,000 3,302,707,000 3,372,302,000 3,579,726,000 3,589,502,000 3,616,300,000 3,688,520,000 3,618,469,000 3,544,477,000 3,537,709,000 3,494,801,000 3,587,666,000 3,409,465,000 3,497,569,000 3,441,246,000 3,460,046,000 3,525,368,000 3,506,653,000 3,683,131,000 3,755,058,000 3,622,331,000 3,629,614,000 3,706,153,000 3,564,500,000 3,534,848,000 3,619,782,000                       
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                              
        current liabilities:
                                                                                              
        accounts payable
      458,482,000 456,025,000 361,419,000 358,373,000 363,980,000 328,989,000 323,492,000 350,550,000 303,057,000 367,944,000 343,831,000 364,390,000 382,482,000 422,814,000 428,055,000 492,947,000 414,025,000 424,919,000 450,723,000 340,238,000 309,413,000 252,953,000 266,102,000 230,280,000 275,491,000 243,857,000 288,005,000    261,258,000   244,700,000 282,127,000                                                      
        accrued contingent litigation-related loss
      373,476,000 369,700,000 366,007,000 362,272,000 358,496,000 354,720,000 350,000,000                                                                                  
        other accrued expenses and payables
      567,654,000 489,757,000 457,479,000 493,879,000 411,546,000 385,375,000 453,377,000                                                                                  
        current maturities of long-term debt
      88,792,000 52,621,000 46,295,000 44,289,000 41,394,000 40,043,000 38,561,000            27,806,000        13,510,000   29,083,000 19,746,000 19,874,000 18,958,000 21,246,000 19,182,000 311,654,000 312,200,000 312,892,000 313,469,000 10,929,000 10,845,000 10,451,000 10,110,000 9,753,000 9,113,000 8,931,000 8,005,000 7,147,000 6,776,000 6,232,000 5,228,000 144,162,000 204,072,000 204,066,000 4,252,000 4,090,000 3,870,000 3,697,000 58,908,000 38,246,000 36,569,000 31,131,000 30,588,000 28,634,000 32,534,000 33,833,000 32,802,000 23,647,000 11,498,000 109,546,000 106,327,000 104,855,000 104,429,000 3,866,000 4,726,000 54,600,000 54,630,000 60,162,000 15,496,000 9,743,000 15,019,000 7,223,000 22,515,000 18,643,000 18,342,000 11,252,000 854,000 804,000 
        total current liabilities
      1,488,404,000 1,368,103,000 1,231,200,000 1,258,813,000 1,175,416,000 1,109,127,000 1,165,430,000 834,850,000 764,954,000 762,547,000 786,955,000 843,714,000 852,944,000 1,066,148,000 1,356,987,000 1,390,691,000 825,201,000 892,120,000 980,473,000 853,367,000 674,093,000 613,199,000 745,263,000 627,343,000 649,134,000 601,964,000 694,590,000 704,258,000 752,331,000 758,455,000 541,943,000 511,936,000 530,325,000 500,123,000 608,438,000 916,482,000 840,121,000 740,451,000 821,118,000 487,354,000 451,255,000 515,019,000 617,348,000 781,426,000 836,213,000 838,068,000 891,153,000 818,622,000 766,507,000 762,880,000 781,109,000 863,709,000 1,023,724,000 1,099,574,000 901,134,000 927,408,000 1,010,416,000 1,067,292,000 1,198,854,000 1,114,965,000 1,041,211,000 1,034,515,000 1,102,959,000 1,008,983,000 875,222,000 755,798,000 815,338,000 838,860,000 936,256,000 1,276,321,000 1,732,481,000 1,664,107,000 1,261,882,000 1,085,222,000 1,072,589,000 978,073,000 1,020,979,000 1,182,305,000 917,553,000 828,671,000 775,613,000 891,942,000 852,218,000 802,816,000 804,628,000 783,477,000 734,002,000 638,528,000 
        deferred income taxes
      190,672,000 198,804,000 175,764,000 184,645,000 186,643,000 185,958,000 200,056,000 276,908,000 286,078,000 293,342,000 317,518,000 306,801,000 310,087,000 303,367,000 250,302,000 223,979,000 146,179,000 104,193,000 112,067,000 118,335,000 126,789,000 142,686,000 130,810,000 129,571,000 123,726,000 107,069,000 79,290,000 63,413,000 38,370,000 27,182,000 37,834,000 30,760,000 18,929,000 57,590,000 49,197,000 61,492,000 55,625,000 50,183,000 63,021,000 76,340,000 61,671,000 51,373,000 55,803,000 60,338,000 56,197,000 51,354,000 55,600,000 56,727,000 49,071,000 53,838,000 46,558,000 50,321,000 27,363,000 19,546,000 20,271,000 58,361,000 1,412,000 1,375,000 49,572,000 43,688,000 43,648,000 43,624,000 43,668,000 46,298,000 45,964,000 45,877,000 44,564,000 50,473,000 51,618,000 66,019,000 50,160,000 4,541,000 4,369,000 37,146,000 31,977,000 33,295,000 35,293,000 34,550,000 45,181,000 45,579,000 45,598,000 45,629,000 50,433,000 50,520,000 50,531,000 50,433,000 48,694,000 50,045,000 
        other noncurrent liabilities
      273,445,000 278,347,000 218,176,000 225,044,000 231,167,000 227,724,000 243,080,000 255,222,000 262,535,000 257,472,000 240,247,000 253,181,000 231,321,000 232,415,000 230,060,000 231,385,000 217,138,000 234,955,000 235,607,000 242,647,000 242,632,000 260,991,000 250,706,000 243,511,000 232,450,000 218,178,000 133,620,000 128,281,000                                                             
        long-term debt
      3,311,693,000 3,309,895,000 3,305,262,000 1,310,006,000 1,302,835,000 1,154,727,000 1,148,536,000 1,150,835,000 1,137,602,000 1,126,216,000 1,120,472,000 1,114,284,000 1,102,883,000 1,099,728,000 1,113,249,000 1,115,478,000 1,445,755,000 1,007,801,000 1,015,415,000 1,020,129,000 1,011,035,000 1,064,893,000 1,065,536,000 1,153,800,000 1,144,573,000 1,179,443,000 1,227,214,000 1,306,863,000 1,310,150,000 1,307,824,000 1,138,619,000 1,139,103,000 799,834,000 803,785,000 805,580,000 751,676,000 752,137,000 755,161,000 757,948,000 1,067,693,000 1,071,832,000 1,275,410,000 1,277,882,000 1,279,369,000 1,281,310,000 1,282,808,000 1,281,042,000 1,276,729,000 1,276,759,000 1,277,303,000 1,278,814,000 1,277,581,000 950,407,000 953,530,000 1,157,073,000 1,160,251,000 1,164,249,000 1,152,869,000 1,167,497,000 1,165,482,000 1,159,523,000 1,180,901,000 1,197,282,000 1,175,834,000 1,187,476,000 1,177,227,000 1,181,740,000 1,184,599,000 1,157,817,000 1,169,393,000 1,197,533,000 641,872,000 606,623,000 707,624,000 706,817,000 309,170,000 309,712,000 322,086,000 387,337,000 391,973,000 389,859,000 386,741,000 386,909,000 397,889,000 394,817,000 393,368,000 402,028,000 362,902,000 
        total liabilities
      5,264,214,000 5,155,149,000 4,930,402,000 2,978,508,000 2,896,061,000 2,677,536,000 2,757,102,000 2,517,815,000 2,451,169,000 2,439,577,000 2,465,192,000 2,517,980,000 2,497,235,000 2,701,658,000 2,950,598,000 2,961,533,000 2,634,273,000 2,239,069,000 2,343,562,000 2,234,478,000 2,054,549,000 2,081,769,000 2,192,315,000 2,154,225,000 2,149,883,000 2,106,654,000 2,134,714,000 2,202,815,000 2,230,196,000 2,219,623,000 1,834,721,000 1,792,591,000 1,459,007,000 1,463,603,000 1,574,201,000 1,856,514,000 1,769,813,000 1,672,488,000 1,763,438,000 1,747,224,000 1,694,713,000 1,936,529,000 2,052,952,000 2,226,436,000 2,278,063,000 2,277,191,000 2,339,929,000 2,267,823,000 2,208,558,000 2,214,563,000 2,224,646,000 2,305,949,000 2,112,583,000 2,189,212,000 2,194,739,000 2,263,965,000 2,283,251,000 2,324,492,000 2,522,483,000 2,442,513,000 2,364,544,000 2,369,289,000 2,452,779,000 2,337,454,000 2,221,767,000 2,095,160,000 2,155,492,000 2,185,339,000 2,237,393,000 2,612,673,000 3,104,345,000 2,472,172,000 2,027,276,000 1,958,451,000 1,921,196,000 1,419,265,000 1,463,421,000 1,617,730,000 1,422,879,000 1,338,926,000 1,277,419,000 1,382,939,000 1,347,087,000 1,309,833,000     
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                              
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                                              
        common stock, par value 0.01 per share...
      1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,290,000  1,290,000 1,290,000   1,290,000          
        additional paid-in capital
      415,814,000 406,703,000 395,375,000 406,916,000 400,897,000 392,965,000 384,782,000 407,232,000 398,851,000 389,568,000 377,533,000 394,672,000 385,418,000 374,440,000 382,767,000 375,386,000 366,162,000 357,413,000 368,064,000 361,433,000 354,620,000 348,816,000 358,912,000 356,846,000 351,481,000 347,192,000 358,668,000 352,881,000 346,156,000 342,893,000 352,674,000 347,744,000 349,454,000 344,342,000 349,258,000 338,548,000 336,018,000 334,039,000 358,745,000 355,311,000 351,653,000 348,695,000 365,863,000 363,458,000 358,681,000 356,479,000 359,338,000 362,360,000 358,293,000 359,765,000 363,772,000 365,949,000 362,273,000 366,336,000 365,778,000 371,406,000 369,326,000 374,754,000 371,616,000 370,786,000 368,574,000 374,911,000 373,308,000 365,552,000 367,330,000 381,200,000 380,737,000 375,345,000 372,164,000 371,880,000 371,913,000 369,011,000 367,196,000 360,881,000 356,983,000 351,203,000 347,963,000 346,994,000 339,019,000 341,175,000 10,911,000 14,813,000 12,325,000 9,387,000 9,505,000 7,932,000 5,945,000 4,083,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -23,164,000 -7,753,000 -27,217,000 -25,251,000 -33,538,000 -98,989,000 -121,855,000 -85,952,000 -90,689,000 -71,519,000 -24,738,000 -3,778,000   -114,451,000 -85,730,000 -91,876,000 -105,329,000 -84,820,000 -78,850,000 -102,140,000 -111,055,000 -103,764,000 -134,657,000 -121,390,000 -116,585,000 -124,126,000 -106,225,000 -100,887,000 -102,201,000 -93,677,000 -91,622,000 -66,466,000 -78,342,000 -81,513,000 -97,001,000 -124,990,000 -134,512,000 -112,914,000 -127,180,000 -131,011,000 -135,658,000 -113,535,000 -96,162,000 -92,429,000  -19,509,000   -7,823,000 -27,176,000 -25,479,000                                     
        retained earnings
      4,888,315,000 4,737,460,000 4,664,396,000 4,507,114,000 4,375,466,000 4,312,659,000 4,307,613,000 4,503,885,000 4,420,633,000 4,322,008,000 4,254,787,000 4,097,262,000 3,931,775,000 3,716,537,000 3,312,438,000 3,040,554,000 2,745,117,000 2,378,789,000 2,162,925,000 2,025,083,000 1,909,443,000 1,857,513,000 1,807,826,000 1,754,491,000 1,704,045,000 1,654,489,000 1,585,379,000 1,513,418,000 1,449,159,000 1,449,374,000 1,446,495,000 1,408,715,000 1,382,791,000 1,386,623,000 1,363,806,000 1,407,242,000 1,381,869,000 1,365,401,000 1,372,988,000 1,386,875,000 1,381,294,000 1,384,653,000 1,311,544,000 1,331,167,000 1,288,375,000 1,247,958,000 1,225,855,000 1,205,067,000 1,195,634,000 1,198,584,000 1,166,732,000 1,176,713,000 1,171,776,000 1,181,199,000 1,145,445,000 1,129,190,000 1,102,413,000 1,087,449,000 993,578,000 1,127,713,000 1,105,401,000 1,165,301,000 1,178,372,000 1,184,087,000 1,206,616,000 1,393,461,000 1,438,205,000 1,444,528,000 1,471,107,000 1,519,895,000 1,471,542,000 1,421,738,000 1,375,947,000 1,350,130,000 1,296,631,000 1,113,977,000 1,058,729,000 980,454,000 858,984,000 787,041,000 710,451,000 644,319,000 564,085,000 495,971,000 594,919,000 524,126,000 479,694,000 431,132,000 
        less treasury stock 18,365,208 and 17,871,528 shares at cost
      -750,388,000                                                                                        
        stockholders' equity
      4,531,867,000 4,406,184,000 4,312,229,000 4,193,066,000 4,097,502,000 4,011,926,000 4,015,049,000 4,299,776,000 4,258,814,000 4,222,447,000 4,229,736,000 4,120,873,000 4,023,384,000 3,782,961,000 3,286,197,000 3,141,937,000 2,869,715,000 2,485,957,000 2,294,877,000 2,156,366,000 2,009,261,000 1,934,687,000 1,889,201,000 1,800,450,000 1,757,843,000 1,701,501,000 1,623,861,000 1,563,999,000 1,498,300,000 1,488,841,000 1,493,397,000   1,434,800,000 1,400,757,000                                                      
        stockholders' equity attributable to non-controlling interests
      274,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 248,000 248,000 248,000 248,000 241,000 241,000 241,000 241,000 232,000 232,000 232,000 232,000                                                                        
        total stockholders' equity
      4,532,141,000 4,406,444,000 4,312,489,000 4,193,326,000 4,097,762,000 4,012,174,000 4,015,297,000 4,300,024,000 4,259,062,000 4,222,688,000 4,229,977,000 4,121,114,000 4,023,625,000 3,783,193,000 3,286,429,000 3,142,169,000 2,869,947,000 2,486,189,000 2,295,109,000 2,156,597,000  1,934,899,000  1,800,662,000 1,758,055,000 1,701,697,000  1,564,195,000 1,498,496,000 1,489,027,000  1,452,902,000 1,451,473,000 1,434,973,000  1,418,085,000 1,362,020,000 1,330,092,000  1,363,462,000 1,348,798,000 1,366,178,000  1,353,290,000 1,311,439,000 1,339,109,000  1,350,646,000 1,335,919,000 1,323,146,000                                       
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
      9,796,355,000 9,561,593,000 9,242,891,000 7,171,834,000 6,993,823,000 6,689,710,000 6,772,399,000 6,817,839,000 6,710,231,000 6,662,265,000 6,695,169,000 6,639,094,000 6,520,860,000 6,484,851,000 6,237,027,000 6,103,702,000 5,504,220,000 4,725,258,000 4,638,671,000 4,391,075,000 4,064,041,000 4,016,668,000 4,081,728,000 3,954,887,000 3,907,938,000 3,808,351,000 3,758,771,000 3,767,010,000 3,728,692,000 3,708,650,000 3,328,304,000 3,245,493,000 2,910,480,000 2,898,576,000 2,975,131,000 3,274,599,000 3,131,833,000 3,002,580,000 3,130,869,000 3,110,686,000 3,043,511,000 3,302,707,000 3,372,302,000 3,579,726,000 3,589,502,000 3,616,300,000 3,688,520,000 3,618,469,000 3,544,477,000 3,537,709,000  3,587,666,000 3,409,465,000                                    
        less treasury stock 18,091,612 and 17,871,528 shares at cost
       -731,516,000                                                                                       
        less treasury stock 18,052,971 and 17,871,528 shares at cost
        -721,615,000                                                                                      
        assets held for sale
         1,204,000 1,204,000 1,204,000 1,204,000 18,656,000       60,000 60,000 2,138,000 25,083,000 25,083,000                                                                      
        property, plant and equipment:
                                                                                              
        land
         170,823,000    165,674,000    160,067,000   155,237,000    123,135,000    143,567,000    142,825,000    85,288,000  110,053,000 82,209,000 82,197,000 82,137,000 76,556,000 70,408,000 70,291,000 74,999,000 74,982,000 74,971,000 75,086,000 75,106,000 75,221,000 77,715,000 79,295,000 81,001,000 80,813,000 80,810,000 80,764,000 81,943,000 78,210,000 78,225,000 79,123,000 81,660,000 81,975,000 82,417,000 93,496,000 94,035,000 93,596,000 92,872,000 94,426,000 98,977,000 103,670,000 104,339,000 87,530,000 84,059,000 83,121,000 83,803,000 84,539,000 72,982,000 70,346,000 66,680,000 54,387,000 46,949,000 45,102,000 44,702,000 43,992,000 44,004,000 42,229,000 41,887,000     35,343,000 36,588,000 
        buildings and improvements
         1,206,672,000    1,166,788,000    1,071,102,000   799,715,000    792,915,000    786,820,000    750,381,000    631,501,000  603,379,000 524,171,000 522,468,000 512,843,000 489,384,000 481,293,000 487,305,000 504,712,000 496,625,000 487,830,000 489,500,000 488,551,000 482,553,000 491,681,000 494,842,000 504,430,000 499,794,000 494,256,000 486,494,000 493,352,000 490,260,000 488,316,000 483,708,000 474,909,000 483,795,000 470,737,000 507,797,000 563,099,000 555,566,000 538,139,000 540,285,000 503,663,000 533,456,000 533,404,000 502,031,000 483,788,000 422,416,000 430,202,000 462,186,000 415,513,000 386,874,000 376,026,000 321,967,000 280,163,000 275,540,000 268,755,000 260,366,000 252,003,000 248,069,000 245,924,000       
        equipment
         3,477,813,000    3,317,537,000    3,089,007,000   2,440,910,000    2,435,541,000    2,364,923,000    2,234,800,000    1,918,342,000  1,903,905,000 1,754,192,000 1,742,086,000 1,717,576,000 1,654,942,000 1,638,751,000 1,655,909,000 1,680,657,000 1,660,236,000 1,650,671,000 1,670,755,000 1,678,828,000 1,676,347,000 1,700,528,000 1,728,425,000 1,731,156,000 1,707,624,000 1,685,480,000 1,666,250,000 1,695,377,000 1,687,390,000 1,680,191,000 1,656,328,000 1,616,326,000 1,639,602,000 1,598,643,000 1,666,682,000 1,708,294,000 1,685,632,000 1,643,568,000 1,649,723,000 1,598,635,000 1,605,985,000 1,557,948,000 1,395,104,000 1,356,851,000 1,271,526,000 1,266,983,000 1,292,832,000 1,234,330,000 1,195,077,000 1,127,032,000 1,095,672,000 991,048,000 983,977,000 970,973,000 927,608,000 874,233,000 865,170,000 863,748,000 843,247,000 835,467,000 821,369,000 810,801,000 810,992,000 812,931,000 
        construction in process
         449,616,000    261,321,000    213,651,000   489,031,000    147,166,000    103,776,000    68,579,000    35,741,000  54,587,000 301,988,000 258,190,000 218,724,000 186,759,000 140,077,000 111,156,000 82,532,000 87,166,000 62,586,000 59,241,000 34,612,000 38,337,000 35,487,000 30,591,000 25,831,000 31,869,000 19,620,000 18,476,000 23,982,000 54,310,000 46,690,000 41,036,000 39,455,000 49,103,000 47,635,000 42,499,000 44,510,000 33,363,000 42,054,000 56,124,000 106,379,000 157,999,000 238,023,000 380,185,000 329,078,000 334,503,000 293,867,000 256,156,000 210,549,000 182,958,000 177,898,000 118,298,000 97,622,000 67,257,000 51,184,000 48,498,000 84,657,000 69,504,000 49,183,000 42,079,000 43,362,000 34,075,000 21,688,000 24,856,000 21,858,000 
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
         -2,562,151,000    -2,334,184,000    -2,124,467,000   -1,974,022,000    -1,932,634,000    -1,828,019,000    -1,695,614,000    -1,595,834,000  -1,588,722,000 -1,569,752,000 -1,543,658,000 -1,514,405,000 -1,467,297,000 -1,437,329,000 -1,429,612,000 -1,452,815,000 -1,441,174,000 -1,415,680,000 -1,410,932,000 -1,405,070,000 -1,397,016,000 -1,402,957,000 -1,408,055,000 -1,410,674,000 -1,385,571,000 -1,349,814,000 -1,311,747,000 -1,340,933,000 -1,329,704,000 -1,303,043,000 -1,265,891,000 -1,233,012,000 -1,230,380,000 -1,193,941,000 -1,198,459,000 -1,204,802,000 -1,164,010,000 -1,118,400,000 -1,108,290,000 -1,054,562,000 -1,081,327,000 -1,052,651,000 -1,013,461,000 -984,615,000 -941,806,000 -935,130,000 -941,391,000 -924,748,000 -893,121,000 -865,877,000 -822,971,000 -788,411,000 -773,494,000 -746,928,000 -733,809,000 -722,734,000 -709,805,000 -695,158,000 -683,357,000 -674,553,000 -656,348,000 -639,040,000 -632,664,000 -618,617,000 
        less treasury stock, 17,871,528 and 14,956,607 shares at cost
         -697,003,000                                                                                     
        less treasury stock 16,901,545 and 14,956,607 shares at cost
          -646,613,000                                                                                    
        less treasury stock 15,799,814 and 14,956,607 shares at cost
           -595,999,000                                                                                   
        other commitments and contingencies
                                                                                              
        less treasury stock 15,141,513 and 14,956,607 shares at cost
            -556,781,000                                                                                  
        property, plant and equipment: - sum
             4,911,320,000    4,533,827,000   3,884,893,000    3,498,757,000    3,399,086,000    3,196,585,000                    2,333,153,000          2,254,475,000     2,316,633,000 2,340,558,000 2,307,654,000 2,401,110,000 2,433,714,000 2,364,850,000 2,253,776,000 2,111,566,000 2,074,855,000 2,095,713,000 1,933,374,000 1,835,255,000 1,747,636,000 1,590,324,000 1,415,782,000 1,371,876,000 1,335,614,000 1,280,464,000 1,254,897,000 1,224,972,000 1,200,742,000 1,158,491,000 1,154,535,000 1,124,336,000 1,090,530,000 1,085,165,000 1,076,091,000 
        accrued expenses and other payables
             445,514,000 399,026,000 359,015,000 409,126,000 438,811,000 414,240,000 378,572,000 540,136,000 474,653,000 383,622,000 410,305,000 475,384,000 456,394,000 341,903,000 339,545,000 454,977,000 363,066,000 329,920,000 317,455,000 353,786,000 318,975,000 265,924,000 287,467,000 259,022,000 247,635,000 213,220,000 234,177,000 307,129,000 258,288,000 220,433,000 202,847,000 264,112,000 236,009,000 210,670,000 246,238,000 279,415,000 277,071,000 240,535,000 249,252,000 322,000,000 297,940,000 250,013,000 269,889,000 314,949,000 314,868,000 269,619,000 312,075,000 343,337,000 326,949,000 329,993,000 374,078,000 377,774,000 376,812,000 341,404,000 350,685,000 324,897,000 333,701,000 349,242,000 321,751,000 327,212,000 321,648,000 333,389,000 409,626,000 563,424,000 538,168,000 365,656,000 333,616,000 425,410,000 294,851,000 247,973,000 379,764,000 302,194,000 240,026,000 208,017,000 293,598,000 251,363,000 228,350,000 207,803,000 248,790,000 192,314,000 156,534,000 
        current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings
             38,786,000 62,871,000 35,588,000 33,998,000 40,513,000 56,222,000 264,762,000 388,796,000 423,091,000 27,554,000 56,896,000  56,735,000 22,777,000 20,701,000 18,149,000 17,271,000 22,715,000 13,717,000  54,895,000 88,902,000                                                            
        less treasury stock, 14,956,607 and 12,545,237 shares at cost
             -526,679,000                                                                                 
        less treasury stock 13,956,473 and 12,545,237 shares at cost
              -471,271,000                                                                                
        less treasury stock 13,036,979 and 12,545,237 shares at cost
               -418,900,000                                                                               
        less treasury stock 12,352,440 and 12,545,237 shares at cost
                -379,136,000                                                                              
        less treasury stock, 12,545,237 and 11,564,611 shares at cost
                 -368,573,000                                                                             
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                  54,982,000 24,496,000                                -47,275,000  1,814,000 874,000    -1,247,000 5,276,000 -18,136,000 -49,594,000 25,548,000 -16,105,000 59,473,000 80,174,000 50,038,000 4,810,000 -12,526,000 -36,101,000 29,467,000 67,456,000 34,257,000 -822,000 -74,327,000 -12,922,000 112,781,000 150,928,000 127,178,000 107,407,000 64,452,000 44,168,000 47,782,000 33,239,000 36,009,000 27,374,000 21,915,000 24,594,000 24,858,000 42,690,000 32,995,000 12,713,000 9,819,000 10,089,000 
        less treasury stock 12,197,318 and 11,564,611 shares at cost
                  -350,081,000                                                                            
        less treasury stock 11,855,357 and 11,564,611 shares at cost
                   -333,802,000                                                                           
        less treasury stock, 11,564,611 and 8,474,075 shares at cost
                    -295,847,000                                                                          
        less treasury stock 8,570,257 and 8,474,075 shares at cost
                     -189,563,000                                                                         
        less treasury stock 7,564,796 and 8,474,075 shares at cost
                      -150,978,000                                                                        
        less treasury stock 7,580,725 and 8,474,075 shares at cost
                       -146,206,000                                                                       
        stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests
                       232,000 232,000 231,000 231,000 212,000 212,000 212,000 212,000 196,000 196,000 196,000 196,000 186,000 186,000 186,000 186,000 173,000 173,000 173,000 172,000 159,000 159,000 159,000 159,000 149,000 149,000 149,000 149,000 111,000 111,000 89,000 89,000 74,000  153,000 155,000                                    
        acquired unfavorable contract backlog
                            6,035,000 16,726,000 21,008,000 26,935,000 35,360,000 51,998,000 75,358,000 122,268,000                                                           
        borrowings under accounts receivable facilities
                        26,560,000                                                                      
        less treasury stock, 8,474,075 and 9,839,759 shares at cost
                        -152,582,000                                                                      
        less treasury stock 8,474,893 and 9,839,759 shares at cost
                         -152,590,000                                                                     
        less treasury stock 8,552,449 and 9,839,759 shares at cost
                          -153,952,000                                                                    
        total equity
                          2,009,492,000  1,889,413,000    1,624,057,000    1,493,583,000    1,400,930,000    1,367,431,000    1,319,350,000    1,348,591,000    1,270,155,000 1,281,717,000 1,296,882,000 1,308,357,000 1,246,507,000 1,196,081,000 1,242,117,000 1,182,161,000 1,160,648,000 1,312,545,000 1,257,787,000 1,260,325,000 1,253,374,000 1,227,046,000 1,313,081,000 1,524,622,000                       
        less treasury stock 8,992,643 and 9,839,759 shares at cost
                           -161,877,000                                                                   
        less treasury stock, 9,839,759 and 11,135,726 shares at cost
                            -175,063,000                                                                  
        other current assets
                             157,390,000 176,000,000 178,647,000 179,088,000 172,007,000 160,416,000 130,013,000 115,533,000 109,656,000 118,437,000 132,943,000 140,251,000 108,248,000 96,422,000 97,099,000 112,043,000 144,967,000 145,459,000 93,256,000 93,643,000 98,525,000 100,261,000 105,616,000                                           
        less treasury stock 9,995,531 and 11,135,726 shares at cost
                             -177,520,000                                                                 
        less treasury stock 9,998,775 and 11,135,726 shares at cost
                              -177,583,000                                                                
        less treasury stock, 10,410,799 and 11,135,726 shares at cost
                               -184,885,000                                                               
        borrowings under accounts receivable programs
                                3,929,000                                                              
        less treasury stock, 11,135,726 and 12,045,106 shares at cost
                                -197,350,000                                                              
        accounts payable-trade
                                 278,390,000 322,147,000 319,637,000  241,584,000 247,586,000   345,974,000 307,488,000 224,395,000 243,532,000 235,385,000 209,991,000 222,228,000 260,984,000 294,226,000 298,611,000 393,670,000 423,807,000 392,706,000 383,958,000 347,354,000 342,678,000 311,099,000 412,592,000 414,674,000 433,132,000 445,394,000 450,878,000 457,130,000 585,289,000 519,643,000 539,519,000 438,893,000 504,388,000 507,196,000 379,562,000 325,604,000 344,355,000 301,459,000 413,610,000 541,738,000 838,777,000 739,254,000 573,786,000 509,129,000 484,650,000 488,814,000 493,710,000 526,408,000 473,781,000 439,545,000 392,374,000 408,342,000 389,793,000 362,484,000 381,250,000 385,108,000   
        less treasury stock, 11,136,549 and 12,045,106 shares at cost
                                 -197,365,000                                                             
        other long-term liabilities
                                  129,345,000 126,162,000 116,325,000 110,792,000 109,919,000 102,105,000 110,986,000 126,864,000 121,930,000 126,693,000 121,351,000 115,837,000 109,955,000 94,727,000 101,919,000 105,303,000 104,343,000 104,961,000 112,134,000 115,745,000 116,221,000 120,542,000 118,165,000 114,338,000 111,089,000 116,562,000 116,261,000 117,945,000 107,174,000 102,956,000 106,560,000 118,378,000 120,162,000 110,249,000 108,870,000 106,339,000 113,105,000 116,258,000 113,850,000 111,407,000 91,702,000 100,940,000 124,171,000 128,745,000 122,130,000 128,459,000 109,813,000 98,727,000 97,437,000 78,789,000 72,808,000 72,703,000 66,349,000 58,627,000 52,360,000 49,808,000 45,041,000 39,568,000 38,813,000 32,811,000 
        less treasury stock, 11,139,594 and 12,045,106 shares at cost
                                  -197,418,000                                                            
        less treasury stock, 11,426,463 and 12,045,106 shares at cost
                                   -202,515,000                                                           
        assets of businesses held for sale and discontinued operations
                                    710,000                                                          
        other assets
                                    111,751,000    135,033,000    121,322,000    115,168,000    135,312,000 118,928,000 121,666,000 121,532,000 118,790,000 130,722,000 128,544,000 126,116,000 130,214,000 136,895,000 174,385,000 161,991,000 167,225,000 177,591,000 174,011,000 186,666,000 227,099,000 212,655,000 227,531,000 265,426,000 264,379,000 260,103,000 249,173,000 271,156,000 289,769,000 253,715,000 244,032,000 236,759,000 208,615,000 171,878,000 141,371,000 129,641,000 121,099,000 117,602,000 99,077,000 95,879,000 93,104,000 94,850,000 82,256,000 81,782,000 63,596,000 62,230,000 
        liabilities of businesses held for sale and discontinued operations
                                    1,917,000                                                          
        less treasury stock, 12,045,106 and 13,266,928 shares at cost
                                    -213,385,000                                                          
        assets of businesses held for sale & discontinued operations
                                     11,282,000 176,287,000                                                        
        liabilities of businesses held for sale & discontinued operations
                                     2,843,000 50,561,000                                                        
        less treasury stock, 12,046,645 and 13,266,928 shares at cost
                                     -213,411,000                                                         
        stockholders' equity attributable to cmc
                                     1,452,716,000 1,451,287,000   1,417,912,000 1,361,848,000 1,329,933,000 1,367,272,000 1,363,303,000 1,348,639,000 1,366,029,000 1,319,201,000 1,353,141,000 1,311,290,000 1,338,998,000 1,348,480,000 1,350,557,000 1,335,830,000 1,323,072,000  1,281,564,000 1,296,727,000                                    
        less treasury stock, 12,234,996 and 13,266,928 shares at cost
                                      -215,782,000                                                        
        less treasury stock, 12,430,036 and 13,266,928
                                       -219,113,000                                                       
        current assets of businesses held for sale
                                                                                              
        current liabilities of businesses held for sale
                                                                                              
        less treasury stock, 13,266,928 and 14,425,068 shares at cost
                                        -232,084,000                                                      
        accounts payable-documentary letters of credit
                                         566,000  317,000 5,000 1,327,000 15,658,000 31,723,000 41,473,000 166,717,000 247,027,000 142,789,000 125,053,000 116,189,000 117,222,000 131,412,000 112,281,000 93,580,000 90,038,000 156,204,000 95,870,000 110,083,000 176,804,000 183,763,000 170,683,000 171,892,000 106,609,000 118,019,000 226,633,000 76,326,000 29,666,000 71,360,000 109,210,000 190,001,000 177,732,000 189,558,000 192,492,000 212,056,000 144,039,000 146,371,000 153,431,000 129,522,000 134,706,000 141,713,000 101,103,000 100,109,000 103,097,000 140,986,000 155,432,000 142,905,000  116,698,000   
        less treasury stock, 13,271,672 and 14,425,068 shares at cost
                                         -232,167,000                                                     
        less treasury stock, 13,281,892 and 14,425,068 shares at cost
                                          -232,339,000                                                    
        less treasury stock, 13,511,104 and 14,425,068 shares at cost
                                           -236,285,000                                                   
        current deferred tax assets
                                               4,370,000 29,137,000 32,656,000 32,120,000 47,006,000 49,455,000                                          
        assets of businesses held for sale
                                             587,000 13,989,000 14,892,000 17,008,000 69,682,000 82,281,000 94,455,000                                           
        notes payable
                                                20,090,000 4,796,000 5,142,000 530,000 12,288,000 4,640,000 8,538,000 7,993,000 5,973,000  47,403,000 12,555,000 24,543,000 40,892,000 48,871,000 48,624,000 6,200,000 8,372,000 7,110,000 35,787,000 6,453,000 53,126,000 46,218,000 3,250,000 1,759,000 2,105,000 27,000 25,853,000 31,305,000 32,233,000 29,613,000 64,578,000               
        liabilities of businesses held for sale
                                             3,704,000 4,091,000 4,379,000 5,276,000 28,863,000 35,785,000 42,896,000                                           
        less treasury stock, 14,425,068 and 13,425,326 shares at cost
                                            -252,837,000                                                  
        less treasury stock, 14,434,066 and 13,425,326 shares at cost
                                             -252,993,000                                                 
        less treasury stock, 14,524,929 and 13,425,326 shares at cost
                                              -254,587,000                                                
        less treasury stock, 12,828,473 and 13,425,326 shares at cost
                                               -232,951,000                                               
        less treasury stock, 13,425,326 and 11,231,402 shares at cost
                                                -245,961,000                                              
        less treasury stock, 13,459,627 and 11,231,402 shares at cost
                                                 -246,612,000                                             
        less treasury stock, 13,332,842 and 11,231,402 shares at cost
                                                  -244,627,000                                            
        less treasury stock, 11,393,853 and 11,231,402 shares at cost
                                                   -219,454,000                                           
        other
                                                    105,575,000 169,340,000 167,498,000 180,756,000 240,314,000 183,789,000 172,229,000 191,831,000 211,122,000 269,537,000 290,066,000 351,781,000 238,673,000 230,479,000 230,954,000 275,121,000 276,874,000 293,591,000 280,854,000 206,258,000 182,126,000 181,329,000 185,576,000 249,061,000 228,632,000 167,278,000 134,142,000 93,694,000 82,760,000 80,408,000 65,377,000 66,615,000 66,759,000 52,087,000 46,959,000 45,370,000 46,672,000 52,894,000 53,739,000 48,184,000 54,123,000 58,927,000 
        preferred stock
                                                                                              
        less treasury stock, 11,231,402 and 12,049,674 shares at cost
                                                    -218,494,000                                          
        less treasury stock, 11,303,757 and 12,049,674 shares at cost
                                                     -219,974,000                                         
        less treasury stock, 11,318,449 and 12,049,674 shares at cost
                                                      -220,261,000                                        
        less treasury stock, 11,756,177 and 12,049,674 shares at cost
                                                       -228,744,000                                       
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                              
        less treasury stock, 12,049,674 and 12,709,240 shares at cost
                                                        -234,619,000                                      
        stockholders’ equity attributable to cmc
                                                        1,269,999,000   1,308,201,000 1,246,368,000 1,195,930,000 1,241,959,000 1,181,980,000 1,160,425,000 1,312,325,000 1,257,093,000 1,257,596,000 1,250,736,000 1,224,366,000 1,310,785,000 1,522,235,000                       
        stockholders’ equity attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                        156,000   156,000 139,000 151,000 158,000 181,000 223,000 220,000 694,000 2,729,000 2,638,000 2,680,000 2,296,000 2,387,000                       
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                        3,494,801,000   3,497,569,000 3,441,246,000 3,460,046,000 3,525,368,000 3,506,653,000 3,683,131,000 3,755,058,000 3,622,331,000 3,629,614,000 3,706,153,000 3,564,500,000 3,534,848,000 3,619,782,000                       
        less treasury stock, 12,161,090 and 12,709,240 shares at cost
                                                         -236,909,000                                     
        less treasury stock, 12,182,455 and 12,709,240 shares at cost
                                                          -237,365,000                                    
        less treasury stock, 12,611,766 and 12,709,240 shares at cost
                                                           -245,900,000                                   
        less treasury stock, 12,709,240 and 13,526,901 shares at cost
                                                            -248,009,000                                  
        less treasury stock, 13,085,748 and 13,526,901 shares at cost
                                                             -256,362,000                                 
        less treasury stock 13,097,617 and 13,526,901 shares at cost
                                                              -256,618,000                                
        less treasury stock 13,521,816 and 13,526,901 shares at cost
                                                               -265,408,000                               
        commercial paper
                                                                  10,000,000 60,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 38,000,000       33,000,000 39,990,000                
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        less treasury stock 13,526,901 and 14,735,315 shares at cost
                                                                -265,532,000                              
        treasury stock
                                                                 -267,638,000 -268,210,000 -288,716,000                           
        cmc stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                              
        cmc stockholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        cmc stockholders’ equity - sum
                                                                    1,540,444,000                          
        less treasury stock 14,735,315 and 16,487,231 shares at cost
                                                                    -289,708,000                          
        cmc stockholders’ equity: - sum
                                                                     1,514,828,000 1,604,703,000 1,843,407,000                       
        less treasury stock 14,769,399 and 16,487,231 shares at cost
                                                                     -290,462,000                         
        less treasury stock 14,939,797 and 16,487,231 shares at cost
                                                                      -293,918,000                        
        less treasury stock 16,304,461 and 16,487,231 shares at cost
                                                                       -321,172,000                       
        income taxes payable and deferred income taxes
                                                                            156,000   27,662,000 4,372,000 10,286,000 40,858,000 14,258,000 8,516,000 39,248,000 57,106,000        
        minority interests
                                                                        2,371,000 2,434,000 2,804,000 2,967,000 3,643,000 3,839,000 4,780,000 3,264,000 2,900,000 72,195,000 69,198,000 61,034,000 53,900,000 52,059,000 50,379,000 50,422,000 49,325,000 57,822,000 55,881,000 46,340,000   
        capital stock:
                                                                                              
        capital stock: - sum
                                                                        1,854,489,000 1,820,341,000 1,770,234,000 1,880,143,000 1,957,526,000 1,942,967,000 1,871,611,000 1,819,708,000 1,719,356,000 1,510,638,000 1,455,764,000 1,361,977,000 1,235,302,000 1,156,235,000 1,065,929,000 1,000,477,000 923,594,000 870,293,000 798,745,000 706,097,000 656,784,000 606,630,000 
        less treasury stock 16,487,231 and 15,283,512 shares at cost
                                                                        -324,796,000                      
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                        1,529,693,000 1,494,188,000 1,443,816,000 1,547,211,000 1,638,383,000 1,642,665,000 1,565,056,000 1,599,254,000 1,548,567,000 1,371,262,000 1,319,498,000 1,220,104,000 1,169,352,000 1,080,385,000 968,653,000 899,561,000 841,916,000 836,701,000     
        less treasury stock 16,546,747 and 15,283,512 shares at cost
                                                                         -326,153,000                     
        less treasury stock 16,554,892 and 15,283,512 shares at cost
                                                                          -326,418,000                    
        less treasury stock 16,875,376 and 15,283,512 shares at cost
                                                                           -332,932,000                   
        less treasury stock 15,283,512 and 10,494,283 shares at cost
                                                                            -319,143,000                  
        less treasury stock:
                                                                                              
        14,668,459 and 10,494,283 shares at cost
                                                                             -300,302,000                 
        less treasury stock: 15,000,384 and 10,494,283 shares at cost
                                                                              -306,555,000                
        authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 116,921,377 and 118,566,381 shares
                                                                               1,290,000               
        12,139,287 and 10,494,283 shares at cost
                                                                               -220,454,000               
        less treasury stock 10,494,283 and 11,179,504 shares at cost
                                                                                -170,789,000              
        notes payable — cmc international
                                                                                  49,102,000 60,000,000           
        10,180,240 and 11,179,504 shares at cost
                                                                                 -139,376,000             
        authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 118,350,644 and 117,881,160 shares
                                                                                  1,290,000            
        10,710,020 and 11,179,504 shares at cost
                                                                                  -136,266,000            
        short-term trade financing arrangements
                                                                                       1,667,000 2,904,000 5,777,000 8,338,000 9,756,000   
        common stock
                                                                                   1,290,000    322,652,000  322,652,000     
        unearned stock compensation
                                                                                       -5,901,000 -326,000 -407,000     
        less treasury stock 11,179,504 and 6,399,609 shares at cost
                                                                                   -141,873,000           
        notes payable — cmcz
                                                                                    16,463,000      15,058,000 530,000 29,370,000 46,715,000 
        8,196,446 and 6,399,609 shares at cost
                                                                                    -65,950,000          
        authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 64,530,332 shares; outstanding 59,762,595 and 58,130,723 shares
                                                                                     645,000         
        4,767,737 and 6,399,609 shares at cost
                                                                                     -75,850,000         
        authorized 100,000,000 shares;
                                                                                              
        issued 64,530,332 shares;
                                                                                              
        outstanding 58,390,580 and 58,130,723 shares
                                                                                      322,652,000        
        6,139,752 and 6,399,609 shares at cost
                                                                                      -97,276,000        
        income taxes payable
                                                                                       40,126,000 30,211,000 34,418,000 48,850,000 11,343,000 6,120,000 1,179,000 
        long-term trade financing arrangement
                                                                                        5,167,000 8,800,000 12,100,000 14,233,000   
        less treasury stock 6,399,609 and 2,987,202 shares at cost
                                                                                       -100,916,000       
        land, buildings and improvements
                                                                                        273,165,000 275,706,000     
        authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 64,530,332 shares and 32,265,166 shares; outstanding 58,748,644 and 29,277,964 shares
                                                                                        322,652,000      
        5,781,688 and 2,987,202 shares at cost
                                                                                        -81,678,000      
        notes payable – cmcz
                                                                                         10,239,000     
        4,209,221 and 2,987,202 shares at cost
                                                                                         -33,592,000     
        land and buildings
                                                                                          211,393,000 202,400,000   
        leasehold improvements
                                                                                          57,499,000 55,641,000 49,770,000 39,745,000 
        accounts payable — documentary letters of credit
                                                                                          124,987,000  142,769,000 143,895,000 
        authorized 100,000,000 and 40,000,000 shares; issued 32,265,166 shares; outstanding 29,441,391 and 29,277,964 shares
                                                                                          161,326,000    
        2,823,775 and 2,987,202, shares at cost
                                                                                          -43,732,000    
        authorized 100,000,000 and 40,000,000 shares;
                                                                                              
        issued 32,265,166 shares; outstanding
                                                                                              
        29,277,964 and 27,994,690 shares
                                                                                           161,326,000   
        less treasury stock 2,987,202 and 4,270,476 shares at cost
                                                                                           -45,470,000   
        buildings
                                                                                            164,204,000 164,969,000 
        accounts payable — trade
                                                                                            356,575,000 280,401,000 
        short-term trade financing arrangement
                                                                                            6,000,000 9,000,000 
        minority interest
                                                                                            38,562,000 30,651,000 
        authorized 100,000,000 and 40,000,000 shares; issued 32,265,166 shares; outstanding 29,147,853 and 27,994,690 shares
                                                                                            161,326,000  
        less treasury stock, 3,117,313 and 4,270,476 shares at cost
                                                                                            -44,394,000  
        authorized 100,000,000 and 40,000,000 shares; issued 32,265,166 shares; outstanding 28,825,642 and 27,994,690 shares
                                                                                             161,326,000 
        less treasury stock, 3,439,524 and 4,270,476 shares at cost
                                                                                             -48,332,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-05-31 2026-02-28 2025-11-30 2025-08-31 2025-05-31 2025-02-28 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-05-31 2024-02-29 2023-11-30 2023-08-31 2023-05-31 2022-08-31 2022-05-31 2022-02-28 2021-11-30 2021-08-31 2021-05-31 2021-02-28 2020-11-30 2020-08-31 2020-05-31 2020-02-29 2019-11-30 2019-08-31 2019-05-31 2019-02-28 2018-11-30 2018-08-31 2018-05-31 2018-02-28 2017-11-30 2017-08-31 2017-05-31 2017-02-28 2016-11-30 2016-08-31 2016-05-31 2016-02-29 2015-11-30 2015-08-31 2015-05-31 2015-02-28 2014-11-30 2014-08-31 2014-05-31 2014-02-28 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-05-31 2013-02-28 2012-11-30 2012-08-31 2012-05-31 2012-02-29 2011-11-30 2011-08-31 2011-05-31 2011-02-28 2010-11-30 2010-08-31 2010-05-31 2010-02-28 2009-11-30 2009-08-31 2009-05-31 2009-02-28 2008-11-30 2008-08-31 2008-05-31 2008-02-29 2007-11-30 2007-08-31 2007-05-31 2007-02-28 2006-11-30 2006-08-31 2006-05-31 2006-02-28 2005-11-30 2005-08-31 2005-05-31 2005-02-28 2004-11-30 2004-08-31 2004-05-31 
                                                                                               
          cash flows from (used by) operating activities:
                                                                                               
          net earnings
        173,015,000 93,032,000 177,282,000 151,781,000 83,126,000 25,473,000 -175,718,000 103,931,000 119,440,000 85,847,000 176,273,000 184,166,000 233,971,000 288,630,000 312,429,000 383,314,000 232,889,000 152,313,000 130,102,000 66,357,000 64,093,000 67,623,000 64,734,000 63,798,000 83,348,000 86,111,000 78,390,000 13,850,000 19,742,000 51,560,000 39,966,000 10,170,000 36,810,000 -29,541,000 39,266,000 30,332,000 6,275,000 -131,000 19,328,000 10,502,000 25,063,000 -5,751,000 56,681,000 54,451,000 36,253,000 34,926,000 23,563,000 11,144,000 45,919,000 4,060,000 18,963,000 4,577,000 49,719,000 30,218,000 40,683,000 28,853,000 107,736,000    742,000 7,959,000 -8,463,000 -173,381,000 -31,223,000 7,180,000 -13,077,000 -35,307,000 62,006,000 63,543,000 59,484,000 39,775,000 69,164,000 104,719,000 99,441,000 65,921,000 85,350,000 128,660,000 77,960,000 80,103,000 69,624,000 83,740,000 71,741,000 56,575,000 73,725,000 47,354,000 50,884,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          depreciation and amortization
        107,422,000 102,567,000 72,722,000 72,480,000 72,376,000 70,584,000 70,437,000 72,190,000 70,692,000 68,299,000 69,186,000 61,302,000 55,129,000 49,081,000 43,583,000 41,134,000 41,226,000 42,437,000 41,804,000 41,573,000 41,799,000 41,654,000 41,766,000 41,391,000 40,947,000 41,054,000 41,187,000 41,248,000 35,182,000 32,216,000 33,127,000 34,123,000 32,193,000 32,022,000 32,260,000 30,499,000 30,290,000 31,517,000 31,882,000 31,550,000 31,991,000 32,950,000 32,841,000 33,129,000 33,859,000 34,874,000 33,846,000 33,424,000 33,860,000 34,384,000 34,127,000 34,286,000 33,751,000 33,369,000 34,877,000 34,036,000 35,028,000 38,766,000 39,179,000 40,988,000 40,643,000 40,541,000 40,017,000 44,681,000 43,695,000 38,634,000 37,470,000 37,267,000 41,308,000 38,475,000 32,721,000 32,351,000 31,522,000 31,446,000 26,838,000 23,855,000 25,166,000 23,856,000 21,844,000 20,408,000 19,270,000 19,854,000 18,910,000 18,708,000 19,138,000 18,716,000 18,335,000 
          write-off of committed financing fees
        11,563,000                                                                                     
          stock-based compensation
        11,384,000 14,806,000 11,236,000 9,237,000 9,546,000 8,038,000 10,232,000 9,173,000 12,846,000 14,988,000 8,059,000 16,529,000 10,376,000 9,122,000 11,986,000 16,251,000 9,619,000 8,119,000 13,800,000 12,696,000 9,062,000  6,170,000 7,536,000 8,269,000  7,343,000 5,790,000 4,217,000  4,909,000 8,558,000 4,780,000  3,560,000 7,911,000 8,245,000  6,783,000 6,840,000 6,266,000  6,466,000 6,094,000 5,728,000                                           
          write-down of inventory
        -2,401,000 -17,000 2,835,000 -18,192,000 4,930,000 6,785,000 8,950,000 -1,488,000 -3,806,000 -263,000 10,655,000 2,355,000 3,399,000                             4,238,000 9,771,000       693,000 526,000 721,000 1,063,000 4,612,000 845,000 2,553,000 5,907,000 17,910,000 2,369,000 1,409,000 3,815,000 8,523,000 8,187,000                         
          unrealized loss on undesignated commodity hedges
        -557,000 -1,979,000 8,063,000                                                                                     
          unrealized loss on undesignated foreign exchange hedges
        2,838,000 -2,942,000 3,867,000                                                                                     
          deferred income taxes and other long-term taxes
        -4,018,000 10,933,000 -7,531,000 -4,087,000 873,000 -18,150,000 -76,940,000 -11,253,000 -5,967,000 -19,442,000 21,343,000 17,104,000 7,885,000 21,934,000 29,261,000 40,079,000 -5,099,000 -22,698,000 -9,046,000 -19,849,000 11,720,000 1,819,000 5,619,000   13,156,000 24,662,000 12,057,000 -352,000                                                           
          litigation expense
        3,778,000 4,067,000 3,735,000 3,776,000 3,776,000 4,720,000 350,000,000                                                                                 
          settlement of new markets tax credit transaction
                                                                                             
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                                                                                               
          other
        -3,575,000 687,000 1,878,000 -1,740,000 1,059,000 2,510,000 -185,000 -939,000 1,459,000 1,123,000 1,102,000 -309,000 774,000 1,104,000 614,000 1,418,000 -583,000 298,000 348,000 -135,000 30,000 -1,917,000 362,000 396,000 1,175,000                                                              
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
        -58,750,000 -54,885,000 -81,463,000  -19,671,000 -67,519,000 26,248,000        -211,715,000 -196,805,000 -252,273,000  -78,839,000 -97,745,000 -140,794,000  157,492,000 -15,477,000 -196,000  5,387,000 -44,476,000 -36,333,000  -49,995,000                                                         
          net cash flows from operating activities
        232,567,000 166,269,000 204,187,000 315,205,000 154,400,000 32,441,000 213,024,000 351,817,000 197,870,000 88,961,000 261,060,000 409,424,000 375,772,000 458,562,000 187,379,000   134,242,000 93,029,000           67,035,000 42,858,000   155,558,000 6,931,000   79,997,000        42,635,000                 4,024,000 -18,420,000 31,891,000         338,928,000 34,586,000 45,732,000 42,044,000 136,635,000          
          cash flows from (used by) investing activities:
                                                                                               
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -43,000           -67,648,000 -101,916,000        -8,287,000   41,000 -6,180,000 -694,802,000                                 -2,448,000     -9,606,000 -2,283,000 -18,757,000               
          capital expenditures
        -156,141,000 -122,695,000 -125,437,000 -108,917,000 -89,450,000 -86,267,000 -118,187,000 -81,468,000 -82,031,000 -93,781,000 -66,991,000 -166,923,000 -150,491,000 -155,642,000 -102,784,000 -121,412,000 -70,150,000 -56,770,000 -39,707,000 -50,487,000 -37,201,000 -53,526,000 -37,500,000 -51,033,000 -45,559,000 -47,083,000 -24,256,000 -29,583,000 -37,914,000 -30,387,000 -43,240,000 -41,347,000 -59,681,000 -51,038,000 -71,274,000 -47,843,000 -42,965,000 -58,851,000 -42,044,000 -51,268,000 -11,169,000 -43,604,000 -26,478,000 -27,048,000 -22,450,000 -34,031,000 -31,495,000 -22,138,000 -14,085,000 -26,027,000 -21,159,000 -17,092,000 -24,757,000 -31,348,000 -29,132,000 -23,448,000 -29,925,000 -21,676,000 -28,472,000 -11,163,000 -11,904,000 -17,657,000 -22,118,000 -40,832,000 -46,514,000 -79,376,000 -80,701,000 -122,963,000 -86,654,000                   
          proceeds from government assistance related to property, plant and equipment
           25,000,000                                                                                   
          proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
        2,866,000 1,855,000 324,000 319,000 169,000 103,000 5,167,000              743,000 -2,248,000 87,000 4,353,000 9,651,000 1,407,000 461,000                                                             
          proceeds from insurance
        1,136,000 847,000 7,619,000                   500,000                                                             
          net cash flows used by investing activities
        -152,620,000 -2,636,453,000 -118,003,000 -84,151,000 -87,477,000 -61,657,000 -113,487,000 -82,055,000 -82,487,000 -91,987,000 -66,473,000 -230,065,000  -155,972,000   -68,732,000             -49,817,000 40,117,000 2,623,000 -63,598,000 93,416,000 -113,214,000 -68,264,000 -25,653,000 -25,542,000 -41,583,000 -100,166,000 -8,356,000     -38,592,000                        -325,245,000 -91,643,000                 
          cash flows from (used by) financing activities:
                                                                                               
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
        -15,000,000 2,000,000,000          2,988,000   92,000 12,937,000   39,973,000 11,267,000   180,000,000                             824,000 594,000 45,000 1,000 944,000 20,799,000 694,000             313,000 8,142,000 -5,366,000 11,406,000     38,400,000 
          repayments of long-term debt
        -13,004,000 -11,324,000 -9,883,000 -11,077,000 -10,162,000 -9,301,000 -10,940,000 -8,862,000 -10,285,000 -7,923,000 -9,276,000 -9,056,000 -220,437,000 -8,888,000 -6,532,000 -306,618,000 -6,556,000 -6,672,000 -4,063,000 -353,969,000 -3,823,000 -136,053,000 -3,590,000 -53,582,000 -53,298,000 -103,566,000 -9,533,000 -7,430,000 -7,175,000                                                           
          debt issuance costs
        -13,000 -3,023,000 -5,453,000  -568,000 -38,000     -87,000   -1,706,000                                                                    
          committed financing fees
        -11,563,000                                                                                     
          proceeds from accounts receivable facilities
        107,094,000 1,919,000 6,221,000 16,455,000 13,303,000 33,307,000 103,936,000 28,658,000 9,421,000 87,653,000 167,445,000 112,571,000 136,935,000 40,066,000 150,664,000 150,722,000                                                                      
          repayments under accounts receivable facilities
        -74,546,000 -1,919,000 -6,221,000 -16,455,000 -13,303,000 -61,063,000 -76,591,000 -28,222,000 -17,471,000 -104,910,000 -166,262,000 -143,270,000 -75,470,000 -70,490,000 -144,706,000 -151,546,000                                                                      
          treasury stock acquired
        -18,903,000 -18,303,000 -38,900,000 -49,968,000 -50,421,000 -48,016,000 -50,417,000 -54,768,000 -51,817,000 -47,939,000 -28,408,000 -18,567,000 -16,516,000 -106,283,000 -38,587,000 -11,699,000 -5,311,000                     -26,040,000 -4,555,000 -2,226,000 -30,239,000 -9,341,000                     -18,514,000 -20,782,000 -100,339,000 -51,191,000 -41,425,000       -26,402,000      
          tax withholdings related to share settlements, net of purchase plans
        1,360,000 8,429,000 -14,122,000 728,000 705,000 9,304,000 -19,560,000 968,000 664,000 10,308,000 -19,535,000 1,126,000 1,124,000                                                                           
          dividends
        -22,160,000 -19,968,000 -20,000,000 -20,133,000 -20,319,000 -20,427,000 -20,554,000 -20,679,000 -20,815,000 -18,626,000 -18,748,000 -18,679,000 -18,733,000 -16,746,000 -16,992,000 -16,986,000 -17,025,000 -14,471,000 -14,462,000 -14,427,000 -14,406,000  -14,288,000 -14,242,000 -14,238,000  -14,206,000 -14,065,000 -14,116,000                                                           
          contribution from non-controlling interest
                                                                                            
          net cash flows from (used by) financing activities
        -20,158,000 -59,189,000 1,900,079,000         -62,434,000 -253,370,000 -158,953,000 -146,000       -115,061,000 -10,593,000 -42,776,000 -79,360,000   41,432,000 140,342,000 -18,091,000            -135,405,000 -105,151,000 68,116,000 -8,251,000 -6,268,000 -21,740,000 -26,292,000 19,903,000 -180,077,000 206,506,000 -42,925,000 31,526,000     -29,146,000            467,756,000                  
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        -202,000 906,000 -70,000 188,000 1,808,000 194,000 -695,000 380,000 131,000 -439,000 819,000 107,000 425,000 -923,000 -579,000 -733,000 -550,000 -367,000 -4,000 -54,000 -365,000 549,000 -127,000 141,000 196,000 -257,000 -120,000 132,000 -353,000 -242,000 -710,000 484,000 -235,000 -850,000 427,000 950,000 -1,740,000 -537,000 436,000 -713,000 -466,000 -1,605,000 -309,000 -1,654,000 -1,980,000 -60,000 377,000 -466,000 1,022,000 -1,344,000 -677,000 218,000 1,525,000 3,687,000 -8,072,000 5,261,000 -7,658,000 -631,000 1,474,000 1,948,000 1,081,000 1,142,000 -3,155,000 -589,000 397,000 877,000 490,000 -949,000 -5,946,000  1,277,000 713,000 1,465,000   -96,000 471,000  1,571,000 1,525,000 -354,000 -132,000 -905,000 340,000 1,314,000 30,000 2,105,000 
          increase in cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents
          1,986,193,000  135,702,000 -97,462,000 -2,667,000  60,613,000 -67,209,000 111,389,000  -129,733,000  -463,171,000    77,280,000 -98,152,000 -77,481,000  230,284,000 8,023,000 32,130,000                                                               
          cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        1,045,904,000 859,555,000 595,717,000 501,129,000  544,964,000  193,729,000  632,615,000                                                           
          cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        59,587,000 -2,528,467,000 3,032,097,000 150,776,000 135,702,000 -97,462,000 856,888,000 159,045,000 60,613,000 -67,209,000 707,106,000 117,032,000 -129,733,000 142,714,000 -463,171,000 581,379,000 418,321,000  77,280,000 -98,152,000 467,483,000  230,284,000 8,023,000 225,859,000  54,143,000 10,626,000 57,537,000                                                           
          decrease in cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents
                        -82,808,000           10,626,000 -575,078,000                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          unrealized (gain) loss on undesignated commodity hedges
                                                                                               
          asset impairments
           3,436,000        3,734,000 1,000 453,000 3,245,000   2,439,000 277,000 474,000 3,594,000 1,098,000                                                                  
          net income on sales of assets
                                                                                               
          settlement of new markets tax credit transactions
                                                                                               
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                               
          accounts receivable
                                         8,141,000 -88,830,000 -27,923,000 30,085,000 -3,656,000 -44,456,000 23,961,000 166,661,000 116,221,000 -47,720,000 37,646,000 100,486,000 -83,918,000 -79,674,000 -52,857,000 73,052,000 23,254,000 -16,974,000                   21,116,000 -218,764,000   19,988,000 -101,828,000 -96,267,000 138,412,000 -99,384,000 -123,402,000 -87,240,000 12,102,000 -4,697,000 -130,503,000 -35,769,000 -46,429,000 44,624,000 -125,741,000 
          inventories
                                         35,885,000 -66,264,000 -79,134,000 10,678,000 3,838,000 94,173,000 32,844,000 78,700,000 162,422,000 140,755,000 -149,476,000 -102,954,000 -565,000 37,552,000 -184,529,000 -29,789,000 58,780,000 52,519,000                   -175,893,000 -190,260,000   138,712,000 -56,640,000 -1,675,000 -90,778,000 -25,782,000 47,553,000 -105,424,000 47,457,000 35,101,000 14,841,000 2,842,000 -102,097,000 -127,651,000 -21,306,000 
          accounts payable, accrued expenses and other payables
                                         10,123,000 73,981,000 79,764,000 -70,390,000 21,099,000 50,326,000 -38,553,000 -76,449,000 -51,195,000 31,306,000 -99,336,000 -61,292,000 52,276,000 60,189,000 9,673,000 -31,534,000 60,655,000                                      
          other operating assets and liabilities
                                                                                               
          debt issuance and extinguishment
                                                                                               
          net cash flows used by financing activities
           -80,466,000 66,971,000 -68,440,000 -101,509,000  -54,901,000 -63,744,000 -84,017,000      -39,305,000 -21,233,000 20,910,000 -80,497,000 -28,570,000           -21,121,000 -24,351,000 -271,307,000 -13,912,000 -15,244,000 -24,030,000 -20,229,000   -58,886,000              -44,354,000 -27,021,000 -992,000   -102,449,000 -50,094,000                           
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                     -1,115,000      -69,621,000 -52,377,000    151,865,000 104,317,000 68,005,000 -13,074,000 -108,850,000 -2,285,000 5,456,000 -83,719,000 136,703,000 -74,499,000   8,974,000 28,763,000   5,713,000     109,683,000    -35,786,000    150,448,000    346,150,000   -23,368,000 57,541,000   14,074,000   45,301,000 -79,685,000   
          net loss on sales of assets
                   1,152,000                                                                            
          loss on debt extinguishment
                   1,000                     115,000           3,256,000                                      
          proceeds from government grants related to property, plant and equipment
                                                                                               
          proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and other
                   230,000 245,000 177,000 5,408,000 308,145,000 1,418,000 534,000 5,552,000          1,953,000  5,684,000 71,000 560,000  1,184,000 521,000 179,000 1,643,000 410,000 247,000 2,813,000 4,782,000 1,870,000 7,391,000 882,000 10,799,000 392,000 4,255,000 2,126,000 2,740,000 4,267,000 941,000 5,956,000 43,989,000 3,274,000 1,083,000 7,014,000 1,141,000 381,000 354,000 51,518,000 17,600,000 4,831,000 273,000 183,000 328,000 -2,550,000 4,044,000 798,000                   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions
                3,206,000 -61,591,000 -25,558,000  63,449,000                                                                           
          debt extinguishment costs
                   -1,000   -77,000                    -114,000           -3,055,000                                      
          amortization of acquired unfavorable contract backlog
                         -1,495,000 -1,508,000 -1,509,000 -1,523,000 -10,691,000 -4,348,000 -5,997,000 -8,331,000 -16,582,000 -23,394,000 -23,476,000 -11,332,000                                                           
          net loss on disposals of assets
                                                                                               
          net cash flows from (used by) investing activities
                                    -357,444,000              -24,608,000 -20,148,000 -18,723,000   -19,872,000 42,306,000  -16,892,000 -16,151,000 10,194,000  -25,858,000 8,904,000 -23,776,000  -28,956,000 -7,455,000 38,091,000                           
          net gain on disposals of subsidiaries, assets and other
                         583,000 -3,909,000 -5,412,000 -69,000  109,000 1,148,000 -6,733,000    -1,271,000                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows from (used by) operating activities:
                                                                                               
          net gain on disposals of assets
                                                                                               
          stock issued under incentive and purchase plans, net of forfeitures
                      587,000 5,652,000 -16,371,000 641,000 729,000 5,805,000 -10,341,000 -1,499,000 542,000 5,354,000 -7,817,000 488,000 492,000 3,364,000 -6,220,000 534,000 -2,442,000 2,126,000 -9,520,000 18,000 -108,000 2,253,000 -7,661,000 2,000 -365,000 1,957,000 -7,628,000 -103,000 -12,000 1,604,000 -2,981,000 -628,000 -120,000 1,349,000 -2,089,000 -396,000 -1,006,000 2,767,000 -414,000                                   
          net gain on disposals of assets and other
                                                                                               
          net cash flows from (used by) operating activities
                        25,779,000    -12,088,000 259,371,000 278,417,000 106,998,000 146,418,000            -954,000   113,237,000 219,573,000  198,073,000 -59,388,000 -79,896,000   -37,089,000 73,472,000  94,235,000 -42,441,000 -34,271,000  95,761,000 935,000 38,139,000  -28,652,000 -9,823,000 -5,591,000     137,712,000 379,760,000 285,072,000 3,992,000 10,113,000 -4,038,000 -7,062,000 -42,469,000       -46,588,000 71,663,000       
          beneficial interest in securitized accounts receivable
                                 -367,521,000                                                           
          contribution from noncontrolling interest
                         1,000                                                                     
          cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                               
          cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                               
          net cash flows used by investing activities:
                          -36,655,000 -30,892,000 -36,458,000  -37,413,000 -56,340,000 -35,124,000                                                               
          proceeds from accounts receivable programs
                           4,361,000 4,487,000 63,349,000 85,447,000 58,636,000 27,050,000 65,753,000 83,073,000                                                             
          repayments under accounts receivable programs
                           -4,361,000 -4,487,000  -89,971,000 -50,257,000 -31,057,000                                                               
          share-based compensation
                                                     1,997,000 5,266,000 5,244,000 5,544,000 5,165,000 6,343,000 2,676,000 4,509,000 3,929,000 3,223,000 2,092,000 3,881,000  3,214,000 3,891,000 2,135,000 7,542,000 15,000 3,153,000 2,422,000 5,106,000 3,603,000 4,657,000 4,109,000 4,194,000 5,734,000 4,862,000 4,206,000 5,118,000 2,023,000 3,059,000 2,299,000 2,551,000 2,551,000 2,491,000 1,933,000       
          net gain on sales of a subsidiary, assets and other
                                                                                               
          write-down of inventory and other
                                                                                               
          provision for losses on receivables
                                 288,000                                         10,237,000 14,594,000 8,784,000  2,822,000 819,000 605,000   -592,000 633,000 514,000 321,000 1,159,000 682,000 3,030,000 562,000 2,057,000 955,000 711,000 1,653,000 
          proceeds from insurance, sale of discontinued operations and other
                             190,000 784,000                                                               
          advances under accounts receivable programs
                                                                                               
          cash dividends
                                     -14,040,000 -14,041,000 -14,002,000 -13,993,000 -13,895,000 -13,893,000 -13,864,000 -13,862,000 -13,756,000 -13,747,000 -13,861,000 -13,978,000 -13,872,000 -13,889,000 -14,034,000 -14,150,000 -14,138,000 -14,130,000 -14,093,000 -14,067,000 -14,038,000 -14,027,000 -14,000,000 -13,963,000 -13,960,000 -13,905,000 -13,889,000 -13,863,000 -13,864,000 -13,853,000 -13,738,000 -13,722,000 -13,716,000 -13,703,000 -13,555,000 -13,515,000 -13,503,000 -13,502,000 -13,481,000 -13,653,000                   
          contribution from noncontrolling interests
                                      1,000                                                    
          deferred income taxes
                                27,939,000        9,312,000 -11,646,000 6,842,000 3,038,000 -12,418,000 -13,633,000 14,358,000 9,444,000 -14,058,000 -3,105,000 5,995,000 21,236,000 -835,000 3,788,000 10,010,000 -531,000 19,081,000 10,284,000 15,009,000 5,486,000 23,876,000 7,498,000 40,321,000 4,419,000 -112,237,000 -21,213,000 2,084,000 -799,000 72,000         8,782,000 -5,110,000   -5,424,000 -3,043,000 -2,462,000 326,000 -31,674,000 -2,150,000 -1,285,000 650,000 -8,889,000 -15,000 -15,000 -15,000 1,576,000 -408,000 
          net loss on sales of a subsidiary, assets and other
                                                                                               
          amortization of interest rate swaps termination gain
                                         -5,959,000 -1,900,000 -1,899,000 -1,899,000 -1,899,000 -1,900,000 -1,899,000 -1,899,000 -1,899,000 -1,899,000 -1,900,000 -1,899,000 -1,899,000 -1,899,000 -1,899,000 -1,900,000 -3,747,000 -2,908,000 -2,907,000 -2,908,000                                   
          proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations and other
                                                                                             
          write-down of inventories
                                  314,000 192,000 45,000  62,000 1,209,000 87,000  615,000 697,000 508,000  1,618,000 5,292,000 2,657,000                                               
          asset impairment
                                      1,491,000 11,294,000 1,480,000  69,000 91,000 462,000      3,241,000    222,000 1,005,000  406,000 3,028,000 1,688,000 600,000 -16,000 1,044,000     2,428,000 242,000       121,000                
          net cash flows used by operating activities
                                  134,390,000 4,736,000 -357,623,000    -34,202,000                                                   51,368,000 -78,504,000   
          net cash flows from (used by) investing activities:
                                  -23,254,000                                                             
          net cash flows from financing activities
                                                                                               
          net loss on disposals of subsidiaries, assets and other
                                                                                               
          provision for losses on (recovery of) receivables
                                                                                               
          increase in documentary letters of credit
                                     8,000 -2,131,000 2,141,000 -547,000 574,000 -325,000 320,000 -1,323,000 -14,330,000 -16,063,000 -9,752,000     8,768,000 -1,782,000 -13,896,000 18,663,000 -6,616,000 5,663,000 -65,485,000 60,217,000   -6,959,000 13,080,000         -80,791,000    -19,564,000    -2,998,000   -7,007,000 40,610,000 994,000 -2,988,000 -37,889,000 -14,446,000 12,527,000 17,918,000 8,289,000 -26,071,000 -1,126,000 
          proceeds from settlement of life insurance policies
                                    1,905,000 2,375,000                                                         
          insurance proceeds
                                    2,000,000                                                           
          proceeds from the sale of subsidiaries
                                    1,893,000  68,077,000 5,146,000 2,260,000   524,000                                                   
          proceeds from the accounts receivable programs
                                    33,439,000                                                           
          tax expense from stock plans
                                                                                               
          proceeds on sale of accounts receivable programs
                                                                                               
          acquisitions
                                       -1,655,000                                                      
          proceeds from long-term debt transactions
                                                                                               
          short-term borrowings, net change
                                             -20,090,000 15,294,000 -346,000 4,612,000 -11,758,000 7,648,000 -3,898,000 545,000 2,020,000 6,071,000 -47,465,000 34,915,000 -13,045,000 -19,484,000 -2,179,000 -4,162,000 44,432,000 -2,000,000 -8,856,000 -78,524,000 79,127,000 -46,681,000 -21,142,000 80,968,000 1,491,000 -633,000 2,286,000 -23,876,000 -4,021,000 -35,990,000 -3,746,000 3,950,000 34,359,000 -194,875,000 192,787,000 -49,102,000 -10,898,000 43,537,000    -5,000 -10,164,000     
          deferred income taxes & other long-term taxes
                                      15,249,000                                                         
          benefit from losses on receivables
                                      145,000 147,000 1,901,000 5,193,000 -525,000 -147,000 1,528,000 3,130,000 1,008,000 669,000 2,071,000 956,000 1,254,000 1,366,000 -95,000    -240,000    1,153,000                                   
          decrease in restricted cash
                                      9,596,000 13,753,000 243,000    16,609,000 1,000  -238,000   -37,000 -268,000 1,005,000 17,300,000                                       
          repayments on long-term debt
                                      -5,276,000 -7,127,000 -2,979,000  -2,627,000 -2,987,000 -3,161,000 -2,789,000 -2,789,000 -202,907,000 -2,909,000 -3,297,000 -2,690,000 -2,904,000 -2,444,000 -2,851,000 -1,683,000 -1,592,000 -1,551,000 -141,414,000 -61,040,000 -1,118,000 -1,284,000 -1,259,000 -15,340,000 -3,618,000 -44,584,000 -10,104,000 -8,486,000 -7,597,000 -7,390,000 -10,025,000 -5,456,000 -6,891,000 -7,567,000 -29,692,000 -785,000 -101,727,000 -292,000                   
          proceeds from new markets tax credit transactions
                                                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                      252,595,000 517,544,000 485,323,000 434,925,000 378,770,000 262,422,000 222,390,000 399,313,000 405,603,000 219,026,000 419,275,000 180,719,000 119,404,000 123,559,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                      405,260,000 64,975,000 130,209,000  -119,768,000 -69,621,000 465,167,000  102,177,000 -255,510,000 637,188,000  68,005,000 -13,074,000 326,075,000  5,456,000 -83,719,000 515,473,000  283,172,000 -101,299,000 271,396,000  17,477,000 -11,921,000 228,103,000  -21,459,000 -117,779,000 382,800,000  -7,523,000 -36,877,000 334,030,000  326,931,000 22,979,000 91,479,000  -6,857,000 -180,371,000 255,806,000  -3,040,000 -81,186,000 157,351,000  51,067,000 -61,367,000 133,478,000  -20,968,000 45,301,000 43,874,000  1,441,000 
          supplemental information:
                                                                                               
          noncash activities:
                                                                                               
          liabilities related to additions of property, plant and equipment
                                      -2,122,000 -18,352,000 48,726,000 20,306,000 -4,160,000 14,982,000 20,202,000 11,697,000                                                  
          net (gain) loss on disposals of assets and other
                                       746,000 -228,000                                                       
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                       64,975,000 -122,386,000      102,177,000                    -21,459,000 -117,779,000 -16,513,000   -36,877,000 -71,573,000   22,979,000 -127,547,000   -180,371,000 -163,469,000              1,441,000 
          tax benefit from stock plans
                                            -334,000  -611,000 -30,000 -25,000                                               
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                        -120,537,000                                                       
          asset acquisition
                                        -6,980,000                                                       
          proceeds (payments) on sale of accounts receivable programs
                                                                                               
          increase in restricted cash
                                             27,317,000 51,000                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                               
          noncash activities-
                                                                                               
          proceeds (payments) on sales of accounts receivable programs
                                          775,000                                                     
          changes in other operating assets and liabilities
                                          7,230,000 -17,019,000 -12,294,000                                                   
          decrease (increase) in restricted cash
                                          -13,541,000                                                     
          net gain on sales of assets and other
                                                -2,830,000                                               
          net (gain) loss on sales of assets and other
                                            41,000                                                   
          advance payments on sale of accounts receivable program
                                            8,269,000                                                   
          net gain on sale of a subsidiary, cost method investment and other
                                                     -3,324,000 14,000 -2,982,000 -25,064,000                                       
          advance payments on sale of accounts receivable programs
                                               826,000 10,678,000                                               
          debt issuance and extinguishment costs
                                                                                               
          contribution from (purchase of) noncontrolling interests
                                                   22,000 15,000 -52,000 3,000 -5,000 15,000                                   
          net gain on sale of assets and other
                                              965,000               -10,798,000               -214,000    -189,000   -25,000 -3,000  -486,000 -66,000 -1,032,000  -200,000 -265,000 -735,000   
          other assets
                                              -9,410,000 6,644,000 -3,963,000 12,619,000 7,423,000 -172,000 3,804,000 -2,030,000 -4,172,000 5,871,000 -20,185,000 -2,234,000 -6,333,000                   -67,987,000 -39,037,000   -7,355,000 -24,019,000 -49,031,000 -8,927,000 -7,787,000 -17,134,000 -19,018,000 -4,559,000 -968,000 -535,000 -6,798,000 1,304,000 179,000 -13,823,000 
          other long-term liabilities
                                              4,068,000 13,719,000 -5,290,000 -4,063,000 -538,000 -793,000 -4,270,000 -1,299,000 -1,381,000 -4,368,000 505,000 -3,048,000 3,364,000                   -4,765,000 5,899,000   853,000 8,956,000 1,473,000 18,200,000 5,168,000 -433,000 5,290,000 7,772,000 6,217,000 3,289,000 4,304,000 4,689,000 1,711,000 5,872,000 
          change in liabilities related to purchases of property, plant, and equipment
                                                                                               
          change in liabilities related to purchases of property, plant and equipment
                                                7,562,000                                               
          tax expense from stock-based plans
                                                                                               
          proceeds from the sale of cost method investment
                                                         28,995,000                                   
          payments for debt issuance costs
                                                     -1,000 -430,000 -559,000                                      
          tax benefits from stock plans
                                                  -76,000 -33,000 -13,000  -141,000 -375,000 -109,000  -5,000   -1,910,000 -26,000   12,000 -65,000 -2,231,000 -71,000 -7,237,000 597,000 1,902,000 705,000 -546,000 126,000 828,000 518,000 4,308,000 2,573,000 3,220,000 881,000 5,237,000 6,589,000 2,081,000 2,987,000 10,596,000 918,000 7,683,000 2,043,000 1,374,000 2,641,000 6,576,000 1,592,000 1,886,000 2,790,000 
          net gain on sale of a subsidiary and other
                                                  277,000 -1,547,000 -467,000                                           
          accounts receivable sold
                                                  -47,704,000 37,872,000 -88,201,000 -3,458,000 -25,417,000 146,505,000 3,327,000      -80,604,000 56,710,000 47,785,000          10,839,000   -2,398,000 10,377,000   53,961,000 -33,544,000 82,709,000 12,546,000      14,825,000 26,059,000 179,000 42,958,000 -20,704,000 
          proceeds from the sale of a subsidiary
                                                  -491,000 2,845,000  -1,989,000 54,265,000                                       
          documentary letters of credit, net change
                                                  -85,826,000 105,138,000 32,410,000                                           
          capital lease additions and changes in accounts payable related to purchases of property, plant and equipment
                                                  4,363,000 2,457,000 5,062,000                                           
          purchase of noncontrolling interests
                                                              -5,000 -11,000 -30,000  -407,000                             
          decrease in deposit for letters of credit
                                                                                               
          proceeds from termination of interest rate swaps
                                                                                              
          tax benefit from stock-based plans
                                                                                               
          benefit from losses (recoveries) on receivables
                                                             -3,248,000   239,000                               
          accounts receivable sold (repurchased)
                                                         -78,288,000 35,005,000 9,317,000 -46,614,000       13,094,000 21,994,000 -19,083,000   -10,456,000                       
          proceeds from the sale of equity method investments
                                                                 6,578,000                             
          decrease (increase) in deposit for letters of credit
                                                             649,000                                  
          tax benefit (expense) from stock plans
                                                                                               
          net gain on sale of cost method investment and other
                                                                                               
          net (gain) loss on sale of cost method investment and other
                                                           -451,000 -26,071,000                                   
          accounts payable, accrued expenses, other payables and income taxes
                                                                             123,965,000 331,428,000   -4,320,000 115,220,000 12,729,000 -145,808,000 144,230,000 51,724,000 57,572,000 -82,481,000 71,254,000 62,667,000 -20,396,000 -29,768,000 90,294,000 91,486,000 
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                            81,217,000        -16,233,000 873,000 -174,758,000 9,155,000 58,328,000 14,784,000 282,117,000 223,083,000 172,402,000    -29,337,000               
          increase in inventories
                                                            -100,139,000    -24,786,000  -73,750,000              -31,923,000               
          decrease (increase) in other assets
                                                            -740,000                                   
          decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses, other payables and income taxes
                                                            -56,228,000    -121,167,000    -35,710,000    -37,242,000   -189,238,000 -356,366,000    -111,415,000               
          increase in other long-term liabilities
                                                            113,000 -1,990,000 11,276,000 3,861,000 -2,704,000  -2,129,000 9,365,000 1,208,000    2,040,000 1,986,000 18,860,000 -7,995,000 -20,107,000    13,003,000               
          increase in deposit for letters of credit
                                                                -865,000 -865,000 -865,000 -870,000 -1,523,000 308,000 -71,000                         
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                             64,103,000   94,061,000                               
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                                                                                               
          increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses, other payables and income taxes
                                                             -11,125,000 38,190,000   23,470,000 33,112,000   49,398,000 131,517,000   24,667,000                      
          decrease in other assets
                                                              -7,495,000 19,463,000 2,978,000 13,282,000   291,000 -104,960,000 71,373,000   28,574,000 4,359,000 62,405,000 -2,081,000                   
          decrease in documentary letters of credit
                                                                  65,283,000 -11,410,000 -108,614,000  46,660,000 -41,694,000 -37,850,000   -11,826,000 -2,934,000   -2,332,000 -7,060,000               
          stock issued under incentive and purchase plans
                                                              -71,000 1,586,000 -27,000 -447,000 105,000 9,568,000 389,000 139,000 1,066,000 8,329,000 960,000 2,189,000 -283,000 1,313,000 65,000 -3,659,000 -239,000 12,471,000 337,000 -2,952,000 -223,000 12,734,000 1,290,000 -2,433,000 4,920,000 19,509,000 1,663,000 1,696,000 2,886,000 12,402,000 1,719,000 3,611,000 3,010,000 
          provision for losses (recoveries) on receivables
                                                                     -751,000   -2,526,000                       
          net loss on sale of assets and other
                                                                     -4,211,000 -556,000    -107,000    270,000                 
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                                                               
          decrease in inventories
                                                                    -22,428,000 -18,732,000 -22,702,000 -34,188,000 15,010,000 60,473,000 154,400,000 238,402,000 80,621,000                   
          net (gain) loss on sale of assets and other
                                                                374,000                               
          decrease in other long-term liabilities
                                                                      -5,808,000                         
          net income
                                                                  36,220,000                             
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from (used by) operating activities:
                                                                                               
          recoveries on receivables
                                                                    -522,000                           
          gain on sale of assets and other
                                                                    -1,527,000                           
          (gain) loss on sale of assets and other
                                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from (used by) operating activities:
                                                                                               
          contract losses
                                                                                               
          decrease in deferred income taxes
                                                                         -44,967,000                      
          net cash used by investing activities
                                                                      -17,358,000 -67,726,000 -48,779,000  -83,251,000 -118,919,000 -86,762,000    -87,647,000 -92,360,000 -253,226,000 -58,659,000 -26,668,000 -65,999,000 -38,574,000 -31,814,000 -29,114,000 -51,569,000 -25,428,000 -22,056,000 -18,437,000 -19,784,000 -16,479,000 
          net cash from (used by) financing activities
                                                                                     -13,006,000 16,397,000 15,510,000 -28,121,000 -64,455,000    -49,177,000  
          contract loss reserves
                                                                                               
          accounts receivable repurchased
                                                                                               
          increase in deferred income taxes
                                                                       20,716,000 -8,933,000   -6,504,000 9,087,000    -25,368,000               
          net cash used by financing activities
                                                                       49,858,000 -55,082,000   -142,225,000 -38,831,000    -34,818,000   -68,163,000 -39,215,000           
          writedown of inventory
                                                                        12,931,000 16,645,000 49,086,000                     
          increase in other assets
                                                                        -12,155,000        -1,324,000               
          minority interests
                                                                         -63,000 -370,000 -163,000 46,000 -2,000 277,000 391,000 -128,000 -76,000 387,000 4,648,000 4,628,000 7,472,000 3,070,000 -578,000 245,000 662,000 -2,354,000 -1,910,000 2,858,000   
          net loss on sale of assets
                                                                                               
          asset impairment charges
                                                                                               
          cash flows used by investing activities:
                                                                                               
          purchase of minority interests in cmc zawiercie
                                                                            -39,000                 
          proceeds from issuance of long term debt
                                                                          29,821,000                     
          acquisitions of other businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                           6,000 -906,000                   
          decrease in accounts receivable sold
                                                                            4,397,000    38,715,000               
          purchase of interests in cmc zawiercie and subsidiaries
                                                                                               
          payments on trade financing arrangements
                                                                                     -55,000 -1,612,000 -6,011,000 -4,933,000 -5,860,000 -5,518,000   
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                 121,000              
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
                                                                                               
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
                                                                              -82,795,000 -75,257,000 -69,189,000 -84,488,000 -46,674,000 -48,269,000 -26,831,000 -38,608,000 -33,167,000 -32,355,000 -27,105,000 -42,330,000 -27,743,000 -22,926,000 -17,215,000 -18,674,000 -18,643,000 
          sales of property, plant and equipment
                                                                              797,000 364,000 299,000  797,000 243,000 224,000  1,367,000 564,000 3,108,000  2,315,000 870,000 1,728,000   
          payments on long-term debt
                                                                              -503,000 272,000 -1,473,000 -53,257,000 -238,000 -275,000 -18,512,000 -19,777,000   -240,000 -15,781,000 -1,018,000 -357,000 -66,000 -42,430,000 1,266,000 
          dividends paid
                                                                              -13,693,000 -13,958,000 -10,671,000 -10,773,000 -10,733,000 -10,673,000 -7,075,000 -7,190,000 -6,017,000 -3,513,000 -3,492,000 -3,506,000 -3,627,000 -3,587,000 -2,932,000 -2,922,000 -2,322,000 
          purchase of interests in cmc zawiercie subsidiary
                                                                                    -61,000           
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          sales of property, plant and equipment and other
                                                                                               
          net (gain) loss on sale of assets
                                                                                               
          purchase of interests in cmc zawiercie
                                                                                               
          net cash from financing activities
                                                                                           15,649,000 15,942,000   
          acquisitions of fabrication businesses
                                                                                       -23,000 -5,117,000      
          loss on reacquisition of debt
                                                                                             
          net gain on sale of assets
                                                                                               
          acquisitions of cmc zawiercie and lofland, net of cash acquired
                                                                                               
          proceeds from trade financing arrangements
                                                                                               
          debt reacquisition and issuance costs
                                                                                             
          business interruption insurance recovery
                                                                                           -600,000 -3,900,000   
          acquisitions of cmcz and lofland, net of cash acquired
                                                                                             392,000 
          acquisitions of fabrication businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                                               
          asset impairment charge
                                                                                               
          acquisitions of lofland and cmcz, net of cash acquired
                                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash used by operating activities:
                                                                                               
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:
                                                                                               
          acquisition of fabrication business
                                                                                            -2,950,000   
          short-term borrowings
                                                                                            14,450,000   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and sale of smi-owen:
                                                                                               
          sale of assets of smi-owen
                                                                                               
          minority interest
                                                                                              6,941,000 
          net loss on sale of property and other
                                                                                              -407,000 
          net cash used by operating activities
                                                                                              -1,488,000 
          sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                              1,772,000 
          acquisition of symons’ denver, co. business
                                                                                               
          payments on short-term trade financing arrangement
                                                                                              -3,000,000 
          notes payable — cmcz
                                                                                               
          proceeds from notes payable — cmcz