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Mueller Industries, Inc
(NYSE:MLI) 

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Mueller Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, the Middle East, China, and Mexico. The company's Piping Systems segment offers copper tubes, fittings, line sets, and pipe nipples; PEX plumbi...

Founded: 1917
Full Time Employees: 4,964
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Metal Fabrication

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      net sales
    1,193,005,000 962,385,000 1,077,824,000 1,138,173,000 1,000,165,000 923,536,000 997,831,000 997,745,000 849,654,000 732,377,000 819,792,000 896,984,000 971,192,000 877,581,000 944,830,000 1,150,042,000 1,010,002,000 956,357,000 982,248,000 1,012,592,000 818,148,000 675,851,000 619,105,000 500,168,000 602,919,000 543,839,000 608,602,000 666,394,000 611,781,000 559,087,000 645,958,000 662,773,000 640,060,000 523,524,000 550,363,000 614,266,000 577,920,000 472,158,000 506,584,000 544,071,000 532,809,000 471,983,000 535,184,000 555,593,000 537,242,000 537,342,000 602,820,000 649,691,000 574,374,000 487,715,000 528,854,000 582,282,000 559,690,000 504,006,000 514,165,000 594,099,000 577,668,000 491,384,000 585,809,000 652,923,000 687,681,000 526,901,000 507,240,000 540,388,000 485,268,000 432,977,000 419,890,000 367,800,000 326,558,000 435,373,000 665,496,000 
      yoy
    19.28% 4.21% 8.02% 14.07% 17.71% 26.10% 21.72% 11.23% -12.51% -16.55% -13.23% -22.00% -3.84% -8.24% -3.81% 13.57% 23.45% 41.50% 58.66% 102.45% 35.70% 24.27% 1.73% -24.94% -1.45% -2.73% -5.78% 0.55% -4.42% 6.79% 17.37% 7.90% 10.75% 10.88% 8.64% 12.90% 8.47% 0.04% -5.34% -2.07% -0.83% -12.16% -11.22% -14.48% -6.46% 10.18% 13.99% 11.58% 2.62% -3.23% 2.86% -1.99% -3.11% 2.57% -12.23% -9.01% -16.00% -6.74% 15.49% 20.82% 41.71% 21.69% 20.80% 46.92% 48.60% -0.55% -36.91%     
      qoq
    23.96% -10.71% -5.30% 13.80% 8.30% -7.45% 0.01% 17.43% 16.01% -10.66% -8.61% -7.64% 10.67% -7.12% -17.84% 13.87% 5.61% -2.64% -3.00% 23.77% 21.05% 9.17% 23.78% -17.04% 10.86% -10.64% -8.67% 8.93% 9.43% -13.45% -2.54% 3.55% 22.26% -4.88% -10.40% 6.29% 22.40% -6.80% -6.89% 2.11% 12.89% -11.81% -3.67% 3.42% -0.02% -10.86% -7.21% 13.11% 17.77% -7.78% -9.18% 4.04% 11.05% -1.98% -13.45% 2.84% 17.56% -16.12% -10.28% -5.05% 30.51% 3.88% -6.13% 11.36% 12.08% 3.12% 14.16% 12.63% -24.99% -34.58%  
      cost of goods sold
    834,561,000 714,556,000 738,148,000 785,194,000 728,185,000 668,166,000 722,469,000 724,990,000 608,703,000 536,383,000 579,058,000 639,272,000 678,798,000 620,800,000 678,637,000 820,914,000 744,511,000 726,594,000 744,265,000 799,712,000 668,418,000 553,507,000 500,780,000 403,159,000 508,715,000 449,481,000 510,788,000 563,948,000 511,393,000 473,954,000 566,956,000 563,820,000 545,670,000 456,617,000 471,262,000 524,311,000 488,427,000 396,129,000 424,668,000 456,060,000 446,642,000 411,336,000 467,167,000 470,365,000 460,834,000 468,889,000 521,278,000 557,775,000 495,777,000 421,812,000 456,302,000 501,125,000 482,850,000 438,719,000 449,718,000 522,851,000 493,175,000 427,942,000 523,984,000 573,877,000 589,874,000 457,521,000 437,597,000 466,645,000 413,048,000 372,247,000 354,039,000 313,353,000 287,383,000 371,648,000 588,469,000 
      depreciation and amortization
    16,652,000 16,926,000 16,607,000 17,905,000 17,123,000 22,236,000 11,710,000 10,018,000 9,169,000 9,250,000 9,631,000 10,416,000 10,657,000 10,738,000 10,850,000 11,302,000 10,841,000 11,633,000 10,868,000 11,134,000 11,755,000 11,955,000 10,752,000 11,097,000 11,039,000 10,837,000 10,823,000 10,478,000 10,555,000 10,474,000 10,619,000 9,006,000 9,456,000 8,728,000 8,266,000 8,595,000 8,355,000 8,136,000 9,016,000 9,061,000 8,920,000 9,818,000 8,749,000 8,188,000 7,853,000 8,084,000 8,952,000 8,592,000 8,107,000 8,030,000 7,882,000 8,328,000 8,154,000 8,177,000 7,870,000 7,919,000 7,529,000 9,284,000 8,716,000 9,166,000 9,699,000 9,992,000 9,934,000 10,090,000 10,348,000 10,292,000 10,441,000 10,355,000 10,480,000 10,828,000 11,529,000 
      selling, general, and administrative expense
    66,785,000 56,413,000 61,657,000 67,521,000 63,060,000 64,703,000 59,619,000 52,731,000 48,357,000 51,184,000 48,295,000 56,062,000 52,631,000 56,496,000 50,178,000 48,956,000 47,456,000 46,161,000 48,524,000 43,932,000 45,435,000 44,769,000 38,346,000 33,616,000 42,752,000 40,520,000 40,739,000 40,446,000 40,653,000 36,811,000 38,889,000 38,428,000 34,057,000 36,627,000 33,276,000 34,557,000 35,531,000 34,792,000 32,413,000 34,514,000 35,780,000 31,866,000 32,241,000 33,420,000 32,831,000 29,573,000 34,864,000 35,120,000 32,183,000 35,836,000 32,921,000 34,814,000 31,343,000 32,247,000 32,120,000 33,487,000 31,602,000 33,009,000 34,245,000 33,330,000 35,369,000 31,610,000 28,810,000 33,468,000 37,323,000 27,593,000 27,593,000 30,316,000 31,158,000 28,301,000 35,674,000 
      loss on disposal of assets
    1,533,000                                                                       
      gain on sale of business
    -41,407,000         -1,034,250 -4,137,000                                                             
      asset impairments
    2,653,000 504,500 2,018,000       1,483,500 5,934,000           758,750   3,035,000         102,750    750,000 3,000,000                                 
      operating income
    312,228,000 171,997,000 276,115,000 304,168,000 206,262,000 170,258,000 206,700,000 210,006,000 183,425,000 135,236,000 181,011,000 210,700,000 229,106,000 190,413,000 205,165,000 268,870,000 212,701,000 172,141,000 233,350,000 157,814,000 92,540,000 65,004,000 69,227,000 52,296,000 59,311,000 44,449,000 46,252,000 51,522,000 49,180,000 39,962,000 33,671,000 51,928,000 47,408,000 21,988,000 37,559,000 46,803,000 45,607,000 29,323,000 37,487,000 44,436,000 41,467,000 18,963,000 27,027,000 55,554,000 35,724,000 29,759,000 37,726,000 48,204,000 38,307,000 22,037,000 67,210,000 144,347,000 37,343,000 25,544,000 24,457,000 29,842,000 46,862,000 21,149,000 18,864,000 36,550,000 63,239,000 29,230,000 30,887,000 28,975,000 47,055,000 -6,910,000 27,817,000 13,776,000 -2,463,000 6,596,000 29,824,000 
      yoy
    51.37% 1.02% 33.58% 44.84% 12.45% 25.90% 14.19% -0.33% -19.94% -28.98% -11.77% -21.63% 7.71% 10.61% -12.08% 70.37% 129.85% 164.82% 237.08% 201.77% 56.03% 46.24% 49.67% 1.50% 20.60% 11.23% 37.36% -0.78% 3.74% 81.74% -10.35% 10.95% 3.95% -25.01% 0.19% 5.33% 9.98% 54.63% 38.70% -20.01% 16.08% -36.28% -28.36% 15.25% -6.74% 35.04% -43.87% -66.61% 2.58% -13.73% 174.81% 383.70% -20.31% 20.78% 29.65% -18.35% -25.90% -27.65% -38.93% 26.14% 34.39% -523.01% 11.04% 110.33% -2010.48% -204.76% -6.73%     
      qoq
    81.53% -37.71% -9.22% 47.47% 21.15% -17.63% -1.57% 14.49% 35.63% -25.29% -14.09% -8.03% 20.32% -7.19% -23.69% 26.41% 23.56% -26.23% 47.86% 70.54% 42.36% -6.10% 32.38% -11.83% 33.44% -3.90% -10.23% 4.76% 23.07% 18.68% -35.16% 9.53% 115.61% -41.46% -19.75% 2.62% 55.53% -21.78% -15.64% 7.16% 118.67% -29.84% -51.35% 55.51% 20.04% -21.12% -21.74% 25.84% 73.83% -67.21% -53.44% 286.54% 46.19% 4.44% -18.05% -36.32% 121.58% 12.11% -48.39% -42.20% 116.35% -5.36% 6.60% -38.42% -780.97% -124.84% 101.92% -659.32% -137.34% -77.88%  
      operating margin %
    26.17% 17.87% 25.62% 26.72% 20.62% 18.44% 20.71% 21.05% 21.59% 18.47% 22.08% 23.49% 23.59% 21.70% 21.71% 23.38% 21.06% 18.00% 23.76% 15.59% 11.31% 9.62% 11.18% 10.46% 9.84% 8.17% 7.60% 7.73% 8.04% 7.15% 5.21% 7.83% 7.41% 4.20% 6.82% 7.62% 7.89% 6.21% 7.40% 8.17% 7.78% 4.02% 5.05% 10.00% 6.65% 5.54% 6.26% 7.42% 6.67% 4.52% 12.71% 24.79% 6.67% 5.07% 4.76% 5.02% 8.11% 4.30% 3.22% 5.60% 9.20% 5.55% 6.09% 5.36% 9.70% -1.60% 6.62% 3.75% -0.75% 1.52% 4.48% 
      interest expense
     -60,000 -6,000 -17,000 -25,000 -75,000 -113,000 -107,000 -115,000 -713,000 -230,000 -135,000 -143,000 -144,000 -361,000 -147,000 -158,000 -258,000 -1,116,000 -1,866,000 -4,469,000 -4,010,000 -4,885,000 -4,973,000 -5,379,000 -5,548,000 -6,148,000 -7,033,000 -6,954,000 -6,471,000 -6,746,000 -6,073,000 -5,909,000 -5,292,000 -5,237,000 -6,442,000 -2,531,000 -2,017,000 -1,830,000 -1,692,000 -1,848,000 -1,690,000 -1,682,000 -2,219,000 -2,076,000 -1,827,000 -1,430,000 -1,457,000 -1,026,000 -1,050,000 -1,243,000 -1,101,000 -596,000 -1,179,000 -353,000 -2,721,000 -2,637,000 -2,549,000 -2,822,000 -2,834,000 -3,348,000 -3,079,000 -3,072,000 -2,964,000 -2,532,000 -2,410,000 -2,435,000 -2,482,000 -2,636,000 -3,295,000 -5,050,000 
      interest income
    11,870,000 12,123,000 10,822,000 8,222,000 9,901,000 10,695,000 11,145,000 14,383,000 17,245,000 13,642,000 10,599,000 7,732,000 6,235,000                                                           
      unrealized losses on short-term investments
    -2,037,000                                                                       
      other income
    -1,232,000 1,717,000 627,000  92,000 -2,098,000 -122,000 -1,356,000 630,000 -415,000 -44,000 1,841,000 2,236,000 10,077,000 1,030,000 2,203,000 780,000 5,018,000 -2,548,000 683,000 577,000 1,253,000 522,000 2,834,000 278,000 861,000 533,000 462,000 -172,000 2,410,000 411,000 586,000 560,000 1,477,000 -458,000 231,000 551,000 -176,000 120,000 515,000 245,000 1,654,000 164,000 265,000 105,000 -683,000 225,000 127,000 88,000 127,000 842,000 319,000 3,163,000 -424,000 219,000 490,000 254,000 487,000 102,000 264,000 1,059,000 -302,000 30,000 -2,518,000 140,000 184,000 -324,000 385,000 627,000 4,813,000 2,319,000 
      income before income taxes
    320,829,000 196,248,000 280,451,000 324,443,000 211,220,000 178,212,000 217,774,000 222,926,000 201,550,000 177,875,000 188,965,000 240,958,000 237,434,000 185,948,000 205,834,000 270,926,000 213,323,000 171,848,000 229,686,000 150,957,000 88,648,000 39,958,000 64,864,000 50,157,000 54,210,000 38,441,000 40,637,000 44,951,000 42,054,000 34,581,000 27,336,000 46,441,000 42,059,000 10,889,000 31,864,000 40,592,000 43,627,000 27,130,000 35,777,000 43,259,000 39,864,000 18,927,000 25,509,000 53,600,000 33,753,000 27,249,000 36,521,000 46,874,000 37,369,000 21,114,000 66,809,000 143,565,000 39,910,000 23,941,000 24,323,000 27,611,000 44,479,000 19,087,000 16,144,000 33,980,000 60,950,000 25,849,000 27,845,000 23,493,000 44,663,000 -9,136,000 25,058,000 11,679,000  8,114,000 27,093,000 
      income tax expense
    -79,555,000 -43,115,000 -73,904,000 -78,857,000 -51,475,000 -45,670,000 -49,188,000 -58,384,000 -51,834,000 -46,440,000 -50,843,000 -62,122,000 -61,357,000 -49,798,000 -51,035,000 -68,290,000 -54,199,000 -44,862,000 -60,229,000 -39,006,000 -21,761,000 -12,698,000 -15,450,000 -13,029,000 -14,144,000 -7,614,000 -7,665,000 -10,432,000 -9,546,000 -7,773,000 -3,373,000 -12,411,000 -7,395,000 -4,589,000 -8,716,000 -12,650,000 -11,929,000 -9,174,000 -10,837,000 -14,005,000 -14,121,000 -7,008,000 -5,223,000 -19,738,000 -11,413,000 -9,200,000 -12,199,000 -11,665,000 -12,415,000 -6,094,000 -26,816,000 -51,723,000 -13,476,000 -7,195,000 -8,753,000 -9,071,000 -11,662,000 -6,015,000 -5,403,000 -11,249,000 -20,408,000 -7,897,000 -9,098,000 -7,456,000  -7,996,000 -6,246,000 -5,512,000  -340,000 -8,422,000 
      income from unconsolidated affiliates, net of foreign tax
    115,000 2,439,000 3,701,000 2,897,000  8,061,000 3,197,000 -1,095,000  -12,139,000 -2,413,000 715,000 -984,000 4,085,000 1,014,000 4,888,000 124,000 32,750 2,799,000                                                     
      consolidated net income
    241,389,000 155,572,000 210,248,000 248,483,000 159,287,000 140,603,000 171,783,000 163,447,000 141,709,000 119,296,000 135,709,000 179,551,000 175,093,000 140,235,000 155,813,000 207,524,000 159,248,000 126,698,000 172,256,000 110,932,000 65,238,000 37,254,000 43,957,000 28,487,000 33,951,000 29,973,000 30,444,000 28,676,000 17,139,000 27,731,000 20,863,000 33,882,000 24,344,000 5,969,000 22,754,000 27,833,000 30,455,000 16,768,000 26,062,000 28,259,000 28,665,000 14,110,000 18,095,000 33,862,000 22,340,000 18,049,000 24,322,000 35,209,000 24,954,000 15,020,000 39,993,000 91,842,000 26,434,000 16,746,000 15,570,000 18,540,000 32,817,000 13,072,000 10,741,000 22,731,000 40,542,000 17,952,000 18,747,000 16,037,000 34,799,000 -17,132,000 18,812,000 6,167,000 -2,510,000   
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -2,371,000 -1,860,000 -2,125,000 -2,559,000 -1,855,000 -2,951,000 -3,084,000 -3,282,000 -3,346,000 -58,000 -3,000,000 -1,840,000 -1,854,000 -1,329,000 -1,271,000 -972,000 -932,000 -1,097,000 -1,276,000 -2,100,000 -2,131,000 -834,000 -1,255,000 -531,000 -1,536,000 -1,803,000 -1,351,000 -690,000 -1,416,000 -874,000 -571,000 -700,000 -216,000 -249,000 -496,000 -200,000 -468,000 -145,250 -84,000 -462,000                                
      net income attributable to mueller industries, inc.
    239,018,000 153,712,000 208,123,000 245,924,000 157,432,000 137,652,000 168,699,000 160,165,000 138,363,000 119,238,000 132,709,000 177,711,000 173,239,000 138,906,000 154,542,000 206,552,000 158,316,000 125,601,000 170,980,000 108,832,000 63,107,000 36,420,000 42,702,000 27,956,000 32,415,000 28,170,000 29,093,000 27,986,000 15,723,000 26,857,000 20,292,000 33,182,000 24,128,000 5,720,000 22,258,000 27,633,000 29,987,000 17,322,000 25,978,000 27,797,000 28,630,000 14,435,000 17,800,000 33,651,000 21,978,000 17,986,000 23,823,000 35,045,000 24,706,000 15,384,000 39,864,000 91,150,000 26,202,000 16,368,000 15,511,000 17,917,000 32,599,000 12,928,000 10,475,000 22,331,000 40,587,000 17,746,000 18,909,000 15,558,000 33,958,000 -17,527,000 18,666,000 6,028,000    
      weighted-average shares for basic earnings per share
    109,094 109,475 109,114 108,746 110,739 111,385 111,363 111,216 111,416 111,420 111,416 55,660 55,693 55,779 55,589 55,787 56,100 56,011 56,077 55,946 55,916 55,821 55,816 55,723 55,875 55,798 55,832 55,753 55,728 56,782 56,877 56,797 56,900 56,925 56,987 56,906 56,780 56,572 56,631 56,511 56,467 56,316 56,375 56,247 56,193 56,042 56,107 55,973  27,871 27,894 27,840 27,822 35,332 37,505 38,029 38,014 37,835 37,878 37,737 37,723 37,672 37,710 37,674 37,588       
      effect of dilutive stock-based awards
    1,815 -98 1,816 2,196 2,333 -55 2,412 2,763 2,729 60 2,452 1,340 707 -20 835 741 810 731 866 756 35 550 471 583 22 482 561 526 -37 540 514 517 17 456 511 658 586 418 495 -38 598 743 731 -20 637 747  361 370 374 -30 452 436 444 -6 483 356 263 20 92 43 94 -1 72     
      adjusted weighted-average shares for diluted earnings per share
    110,909 111,492 110,930 110,942 113,072 113,965 113,775 113,979 114,145 113,662 113,868 57,000 56,400 56,555 56,424 56,528 56,910 56,798 56,808 56,812 56,672 56,390 56,366 56,194 56,458 56,343 56,314 56,314 56,254 57,269 57,417 57,311 57,417 57,484 57,443 57,417 57,438 57,169 57,217 56,929 56,962 56,968 56,973 56,990 56,924 56,768 56,744 56,720  28,242 28,255 28,210 28,196 35,746 37,957 38,465 38,458 38,196 38,361 38,093 37,986 37,769 37,802 37,717 37,682 37,424 37,546 37,263  37,309 37,312 
      basic earnings per share
    2.19 1.41 1.91 2.26 1.42 1.23 1.51 1.44 1.24 1.07 1.19 3.19 3.11 2.5 2.78 3.7 2.82 2.23 3.05 1.95 1.13 0.65 0.77 0.5 0.58 0.5 0.52 0.5 0.28 0.48 0.36 0.58 0.42 0.1 0.39 0.49 0.53 0.3 0.46 0.49 0.51 0.26 0.32 0.6 0.39 0.32 0.42 0.63  0.55 1.43 3.27 0.94 0.59 0.41 0.47 0.86 0.34 0.28 0.59 1.08 0.47 0.5 0.41 0.9 -0.47 0.5 0.16 -0.07 0.21 0.5 
      diluted earnings per share
    2.16 1.38 1.88 2.22 1.39 1.21 1.48 1.41 1.21 1.04 1.17 3.12 3.07 2.47 2.74 3.65 2.78 2.21 3.01 1.92 1.11 0.64 0.76 0.5 0.57 0.5 0.52 0.5 0.28 0.47 0.35 0.58 0.42 0.1 0.39 0.48 0.52 0.3 0.45 0.49 0.5 0.25 0.31 0.59 0.39 0.32 0.42 0.62  0.54 1.41 3.23 0.93 0.59 0.41 0.47 0.85 0.34 0.27 0.59 1.07 0.47 0.5 0.41 0.9 -0.47 0.5 0.16 -0.07 0.21 0.5 
      dividends per share
    0.35 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.3 0.3 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 8.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075  0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      gain on disposal of assets
     776,000 -11,852,000 -337,000                                                                    
      gain on insurance proceeds
      -4,869,000 -36,278,000                                                                    
      realized and unrealized gains on short-term investments
     12,622,000 -2,277,000 13,212,000 -5,010,000 385,000 164,000                                                                 
      pension plan termination expense
      -4,830,000                                                                     
      other expense
       -1,142,000                                                                    
      gain on sale of assets
        -14,465,000 -1,827,000 -2,667,000       -866,000   -5,507,000                           -15,376,000                            
      loss from unconsolidated affiliates, net of foreign tax
        -458,000    -8,007,000           -1,019,000 -1,649,000 9,994,000 -5,457,000 -8,641,000 -6,115,000 -854,000 -2,528,000 -5,843,000 -15,369,000 -3,392,000 -3,100,000 -148,000 -10,320,000                                       
      gain on insurance settlement
               -19,466,000                                                            
      realized gains on short-term investments
            365,000                                                               
      unrealized gain on short-term investments
             4,612,250 -2,371,000 20,820,000                                                            
      gain on sale of businesses
                     -3,001,000 -54,759,000                                                     
      redemption premium
                       -5,674,000                                                    
      litigation settlement
                         -120,000   -21,933,000                                    -10,500,000           
      insurance recovery
                                 -2,195,000 -1,486,000                                         
      loss on sale of assets
                                 -83,500 -2,691,000 -409,000                                        
      asset impairment
                                    3,469,000                                       
      income from unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax
                                     -331,000 -394,000 -109,000 -1,243,000 -1,188,000 1,122,000 -995,000                                
      severance
                                               3,442,000                            
      see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                           
      income from unconsolidated affiliates
                                            2,922,000                               
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                            -35,000 -217,000 -295,000 -211,000 -362,000 -227,750 -499,000 -164,000 -248,000 -263,250 -129,000 -692,000 -232,000 -225,000 -59,000 -623,000    -400,000            
      loss from unconsolidated subsidiary, net of tax
                                             -547,750 -2,191,000                             
      gain on sale of plastic fittings manufacturing assets
                                                      -39,765,000                     
      impairment charges
                                                      4,304,000                     
      insurance settlements
                                                       -106,332,000                    
      insurance settlement
                                                         -375,000   -1,500,000     -5,321,000 12,000 1,210,000        
      weighted-average shares for basic earnings per share1
                                                    55,918                       
      effect of dilutive stock-based awards1
                                                    853                       
      adjusted weighted-average shares for diluted earnings per share1
                                                    56,771                       
      basic earnings per share1
                                                    0.44                       
      diluted earnings per share1
                                                    0.44                       
      dividends per share1
                                                    0.075                       
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                            -218,000 -155,250 -266,000  45,000           
      insurance gain
                                                                    -22,506,000       
      less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                 -289,500 162,000  -841,000       
      less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                   -479,000        
      income tax benefit
                                                                    -9,864,000    1,962,000   
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                     -66,750 -146,000 -139,000    
      weighted average shares for basic earnings per share
                                                                     37,336 37,474 37,143  37,123 37,136 
      effect of dilutive stock options
                                                                       120  -52 176 
      (loss) income before income taxes
                                                                        -4,472,000   
      less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                        18,000   
      net income attributable to the company
                                                                        -2,492,000   
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                           
      weighted average shares outstanding
                                                                        37,143   
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                           
      weighted average shares outstanding plus assumed conversions
                                                                        37,143   
      copper antitrust litigation settlement
                                                                           
      net income
                                                                         7,774,000 18,671,000 
      yoy
                                                                           
      qoq
                                                                         -58.36%  
      net income margin %
    0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.79% 2.81% 
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        assets
                                                                              
        current assets:
                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,382,345,000 1,367,003,000 1,261,130,000 1,001,769,000 830,100,000 1,037,229,000 965,116,000 825,655,000 1,357,952,000 1,170,893,000 979,790,000 771,317,000 611,399,000 461,018,000 483,496,000 202,501,000 139,255,000 87,924,000 104,789,000 110,681,000 129,876,000 119,075,000 113,640,000 123,610,000 154,283,000 97,944,000 100,338,000 91,440,000 97,596,000 72,616,000 104,735,000 281,445,000 91,573,000 120,269,000 106,344,000 167,555,000 146,891,000 351,317,000 297,793,000 283,161,000 270,149,000 274,844,000 220,745,000 299,147,000 326,894,000 274,844,000 352,134,000 259,858,000 242,199,000 233,475,000 311,800,000 322,177,000 261,667,000 183,866,000 198,934,000 165,755,000 373,680,000 526,885,000 514,162,000 448,853,000 345,039,000 413,922,000 394,139,000 400,116,000 397,155,000 397,180,000 346,001,000 353,874,000 333,959,000 300,336,000 278,860,000 308,351,000 
        short-term investments
      20,696,000 22,733,000 54,432,000 56,709,000 43,497,000 21,874,000 4,449,000   98,146,000 124,680,000 127,051,000 170,997,000 217,863,000                                                           
        accounts receivables
      670,511,000 475,566,000 556,632,000 592,564,000 553,106,000 450,113,000 500,617,000 522,572,000 424,406,000 351,561,000 409,187,000 459,467,000 503,369,000 380,352,000 441,287,000 611,578,000 588,397,000 471,859,000 493,960,000 542,044,000 447,492,000 357,532,000 320,035,000 273,710,000 308,836,000 269,943,000 319,562,000 316,806,000 309,765,000 273,417,000 308,231,000 333,903,000 321,756,000 244,795,000 276,678,000 287,829,000 312,095,000 256,291,000 295,672,000 305,332,000 275,881,000 251,571,000 299,417,000 307,008,000 307,984,000 251,571,000 275,065,000 332,508,000 367,299,000 319,902,000 271,847,000 312,919,000 305,706,000 311,601,000 271,093,000 261,015,000 299,264,000 315,346,000 250,027,000 315,709,000 327,381,000 353,321,000 269,258,000 278,891,000 286,578,000 256,950,000 228,739,000 225,316,000 207,238,000 190,172,000 219,035,000  
        inventories
      545,451,000 510,463,000 510,012,000 511,725,000 482,155,000 462,279,000 400,252,000 406,217,000 356,869,000 380,248,000 391,740,000 465,729,000 452,826,000 448,919,000 454,511,000 475,951,000 471,949,000 430,244,000 405,590,000 384,982,000 365,457,000 315,002,000 271,310,000 244,414,000 270,119,000 292,107,000 277,567,000 300,391,000 344,850,000 329,795,000 313,396,000 294,540,000 329,231,000 327,901,000 284,114,000 252,799,000 251,958,000 242,013,000 251,130,000 249,954,000 240,608,000 239,378,000 250,799,000 278,937,000 246,395,000 239,378,000 256,585,000 282,493,000 291,138,000 279,465,000 251,716,000 234,081,000 222,825,000 228,211,000 229,434,000 224,358,000 229,338,000 236,310,000 219,193,000 214,868,000 296,999,000 231,270,000 209,892,000 190,243,000 185,054,000 185,828,000 191,262,000 178,372,000 169,118,000 170,968,000 210,609,000 260,937,000 
        other current assets
      53,037,000 69,980,000 45,938,000 51,367,000 51,202,000 40,734,000 45,144,000 50,347,000 45,379,000 39,173,000 31,373,000 28,172,000 28,420,000 26,501,000 41,630,000 45,726,000 40,947,000 28,976,000 33,604,000 44,288,000 43,710,000 33,752,000 24,880,000 28,957,000 40,888,000 33,778,000 33,242,000 25,867,000 32,322,000 26,790,000 34,842,000 27,625,000 20,267,000 46,150,000 25,692,000 35,568,000 45,141,000 44,702,000 28,999,000 27,276,000 34,123,000 34,608,000 54,538,000 45,680,000 59,858,000 34,608,000 57,429,000 40,356,000 36,321,000 44,354,000 31,248,000 26,209,000 29,678,000 33,490,000 21,295,000 17,075,000 20,305,000 22,533,000 22,213,000 34,063,000 27,844,000 17,355,000 19,798,000 34,631,000 35,181,000 33,478,000 24,350,000 30,327,000 32,033,000 37,596,000 29,110,000 38,849,000 
        total current assets
      2,672,040,000 2,445,745,000 2,428,144,000 2,214,134,000 1,960,060,000 2,012,229,000 1,915,578,000 1,804,791,000 2,184,606,000 2,040,021,000 1,936,770,000 1,851,736,000 1,767,011,000 1,534,653,000 1,420,924,000 1,335,756,000 1,240,548,000 1,019,003,000 1,037,943,000 1,081,995,000 986,535,000 825,361,000 729,865,000 670,691,000 774,126,000 693,772,000 730,709,000 734,504,000 784,533,000 702,618,000 761,204,000 937,513,000 762,827,000 739,115,000 692,828,000 743,751,000 756,085,000 894,323,000 873,594,000 865,723,000 820,761,000 800,401,000 825,499,000 930,772,000 941,131,000 800,401,000 941,213,000 924,178,000 946,046,000 885,213,000 874,717,000 924,343,000 848,306,000 785,157,000 747,194,000 689,509,000 944,050,000 1,122,220,000 1,026,699,000 1,032,796,000 1,016,563,000 1,035,096,000 912,314,000 903,881,000 903,968,000 873,436,000 808,843,000 787,889,000 742,348,000 699,072,000 754,826,000 958,427,000 
        property, plant, and equipment
      530,300,000 536,466,000 530,702,000 532,970,000 515,208,000 515,131,000 506,234,000 471,443,000 390,517,000 385,165,000 376,678,000 386,928,000 377,324,000 379,950,000 374,160,000 388,139,000 380,711,000 385,562,000 370,222,000 385,246,000 384,853,000 376,572,000 368,736,000 362,785,000 366,828,000 363,128,000 361,308,000 365,025,000 369,710,000 370,633,000 360,655,000 284,836,000 300,074,000 304,321,000 283,845,000 284,594,000 296,360,000 295,231,000 289,074,000 297,939,000 278,481,000 280,224,000 270,655,000 261,149,000 244,909,000 280,224,000 245,910,000 246,169,000 245,441,000 243,905,000 244,457,000 222,751,000 238,141,000 233,959,000 233,263,000 228,860,000 212,035,000 206,719,000 203,744,000 207,761,000 223,234,000 227,890,000 229,498,000 235,079,000 237,743,000 242,796,000 250,395,000 258,278,000 268,017,000 270,626,000 276,927,000 294,530,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      22,868,000 27,211,000 28,616,000 30,522,000 32,677,000 32,702,000 32,202,000 34,534,000 33,819,000 35,170,000 33,898,000 31,164,000 29,897,000 22,892,000 24,297,000 22,870,000 21,965,000 23,510,000 24,147,000 26,871,000 28,494,000 29,301,000 22,397,000 17,172,000 18,632,000 26,922,000 25,855,000 28,590,000 29,515,000                                            
        goodwill
      297,739,000 298,188,000 297,812,000 298,366,000 311,380,000 311,165,000 599,559,000 608,919,000 151,246,000 151,820,000 150,921,000 158,769,000 158,172,000 157,588,000 156,938,000 162,630,000 172,072,000 171,330,000 159,988,000 169,364,000 168,207,000 167,764,000 185,479,000 153,335,000 160,820,000 153,276,000 152,445,000 153,048,000 153,106,000 150,335,000 150,407,000 139,012,000 137,048,000 130,293,000 139,445,000 137,085,000 124,272,000 123,993,000 128,004,000 128,339,000 121,112,000 120,252,000 163,063,000 101,453,000 102,582,000 120,252,000 102,909,000 103,242,000 108,418,000 119,857,000 94,357,000 94,048,000 104,579,000 104,579,000 104,579,000 104,612,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 102,250,000 130,899,000   129,186,000 151,680,000 
        intangible assets
      281,654,000 287,080,000 292,074,000 297,536,000 301,297,000 306,357,000 46,112,000 43,466,000 44,721,000 46,208,000 46,798,000 52,926,000 53,859,000 54,785,000 55,540,000 60,508,000 60,794,000 61,714,000 63,579,000 76,886,000 77,784,000 77,207,000 62,474,000 63,004,000 56,582,000 60,082,000 60,609,000 62,727,000 61,558,000 61,971,000 64,786,000 39,237,000 40,735,000 42,008,000 36,943,000 36,332,000 35,573,000 36,168,000 37,386,000 39,050,000 40,617,000 40,636,000    40,636,000                           
        investments in unconsolidated affiliates
      106,690,000  86,222,000 84,095,000 80,779,000  80,174,000 77,450,000 71,648,000  97,025,000 73,412,000 72,395,000  70,439,000 70,225,000 63,069,000  65,000,000 36,899,000 38,891,000  27,423,000 32,443,000 44,683,000  46,369,000 47,692,000 50,733,000  58,054,000                                          
        other assets
      31,072,000  32,753,000 29,819,000 29,903,000  26,273,000 25,582,000 17,685,000  21,651,000 21,485,000 20,963,000  7,453,000 6,844,000 6,791,000  7,658,000 12,176,000 13,565,000  23,638,000 23,960,000 24,268,000  25,470,000 25,482,000 25,898,000  26,637,000 25,721,000 26,104,000  22,499,000 20,294,000 19,264,000  18,864,000 19,347,000 31,227,000 31,388,000 50,600,000 51,584,000 36,208,000 31,388,000 38,064,000 54,147,000 49,953,000 33,854,000 34,236,000 19,479,000 18,849,000 19,218,000 19,119,000 16,435,000 14,105,000 14,773,000 14,911,000 16,103,000 16,497,000 16,776,000 14,934,000 21,531,000 20,241,000 19,652,000 18,653,000 20,530,000 151,537,000 148,487,000 21,974,000 51,719,000 
        total assets
      3,942,363,000 3,733,029,000 3,696,323,000 3,487,442,000 3,231,304,000 3,290,906,000 3,206,132,000 3,066,185,000 2,894,242,000 2,759,301,000 2,663,741,000 2,576,420,000 2,479,621,000 2,242,399,000 2,109,751,000 2,046,972,000 1,945,950,000 1,728,936,000 1,728,537,000 1,789,437,000 1,698,329,000 1,528,568,000 1,420,012,000 1,323,390,000 1,445,939,000 1,370,940,000 1,402,765,000 1,417,068,000 1,475,053,000 1,369,549,000 1,421,743,000 1,496,384,000 1,336,844,000 1,320,173,000 1,249,224,000 1,297,264,000 1,304,921,000 1,447,476,000 1,426,121,000 1,420,475,000 1,361,020,000 1,338,801,000 1,373,526,000 1,344,958,000 1,324,830,000 1,338,801,000 1,328,096,000 1,327,736,000 1,349,858,000 1,282,829,000 1,247,767,000 1,260,621,000 1,209,875,000 1,142,913,000 1,104,155,000 1,039,416,000 1,272,440,000 1,445,962,000 1,347,604,000 1,358,910,000 1,358,544,000 1,382,012,000 1,258,996,000 1,262,741,000 1,264,202,000 1,238,134,000 1,180,141,000 1,197,596,000 1,161,902,000 1,118,185,000 1,182,913,000  
        mueller industries, inc.
                                                                              
        condensed consolidated balance sheets
                                                                              
        liabilities
                                                                              
        current liabilities:
                                                                              
        accounts payable
      243,539,000 180,577,000 187,561,000 212,476,000 223,609,000 173,743,000 183,511,000 198,537,000 160,133,000 120,485,000 141,930,000 155,096,000 179,244,000 128,000,000 166,978,000 208,869,000 226,712,000 180,793,000 180,509,000 190,403,000 177,174,000 147,741,000 108,063,000 93,579,000 94,251,000 85,644,000 102,084,000 106,055,000 107,301,000 103,754,000 121,412,000 112,090,000 115,425,000 102,503,000 125,032,000 105,880,000 117,251,000 103,175,000 92,451,000 105,138,000 98,324,000 88,051,000 113,597,000 89,715,000 100,813,000 88,051,000 100,735,000 92,342,000 101,671,000 109,452,000 80,897,000 76,725,000 76,713,000 82,140,000 87,574,000 65,513,000 89,914,000 97,836,000 65,545,000 65,743,000 86,574,000 123,031,000 67,849,000 80,140,000 98,336,000 89,061,000 73,837,000 70,380,000 59,871,000 52,476,000 63,732,000 125,239,000 
        accrued wages and other employee costs
      38,033,000 58,125,000 53,781,000 45,283,000 35,622,000 60,136,000 48,216,000 42,259,000 29,954,000 55,644,000 49,065,000 45,148,000 36,689,000 61,915,000 54,252,000 43,586,000 35,001,000 49,629,000 49,932,000 39,502,000 39,426,000 46,299,000 49,016,000 40,409,000 33,103,000 41,673,000 38,282,000 33,970,000 29,621,000 38,549,000 37,703,000 31,550,000 27,107,000 33,546,000 34,096,000 30,894,000 28,348,000 35,121,000 34,447,000 31,199,000 27,974,000 35,636,000 34,042,000 34,654,000 30,070,000 35,636,000 41,595,000 34,577,000 34,158,000 27,611,000 37,109,000 33,845,000 31,516,000 25,781,000 34,378,000 31,277,000 32,886,000 28,031,000 39,319,000 35,257,000 32,206,000 25,525,000 33,338,000 32,571,000 28,488,000 25,788,000 24,829,000 27,284,000 26,756,000 22,807,000 35,079,000 36,666,000 
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      7,907,000 8,520,000 8,387,000 8,393,000 8,358,000 8,117,000 7,681,000 8,000,000 8,072,000 7,893,000 7,431,000 6,951,000 6,249,000 4,942,000 5,271,000 5,725,000 5,650,000 6,015,000 6,193,000 6,546,000 6,567,000 6,259,000 6,320,000 4,623,000 5,047,000 5,250,000 3,832,000 4,754,000 4,737,000                                            
        other current liabilities
      209,802,000 165,912,000 253,517,000 189,739,000 188,654,000 154,897,000 153,658,000 137,647,000 162,417,000 132,320,000 123,523,000 136,683,000 183,455,000 152,627,000 147,323,000 159,479,000 183,421,000 145,191,000 142,354,000 119,550,000 115,157,000 98,061,000 82,669,000 84,110,000 89,907,000 94,190,000 95,184,000 79,084,000 73,869,000 83,397,000 75,914,000 69,882,000 61,705,000 89,723,000 71,581,000 67,841,000 71,150,000 67,041,000 58,395,000 65,387,000 71,727,000 73,982,000 68,146,000 67,118,000 61,601,000 73,982,000 59,545,000 69,197,000 71,996,000 66,283,000 72,167,000 100,566,000 88,351,000 120,004,000 109,174,000 101,750,000 91,871,000 107,347,000 67,115,000 78,566,000 62,290,000 86,457,000 61,920,000 68,824,000 57,965,000 73,518,000 60,379,000 69,062,000 64,922,000 55,455,000 78,589,000 83,773,000 
        total current liabilities
      499,281,000 413,134,000 503,246,000 455,965,000 456,371,000 397,987,000 393,993,000 387,228,000 361,281,000 317,138,000 322,505,000 344,548,000 406,745,000 348,295,000 374,947,000 418,771,000 451,596,000 382,439,000 380,098,000 362,429,000 444,488,000 339,643,000 252,752,000 229,264,000 229,899,000 234,287,000 246,769,000 226,754,000 220,529,000 232,801,000 244,283,000 273,474,000 213,324,000 242,252,000 245,159,000 219,198,000 231,688,000 218,992,000 202,200,000 217,950,000 202,608,000 209,429,000 229,541,000 209,501,000 224,160,000 209,429,000 238,069,000 233,323,000 268,153,000 235,431,000 219,256,000 244,172,000 240,333,000 281,500,000 258,696,000 211,110,000 240,386,000 275,804,000 213,244,000 232,393,000 231,652,000 278,130,000 195,127,000 204,972,000 225,554,000 216,106,000 183,370,000 179,098,000 161,178,000 144,760,000 201,584,000 406,131,000 
        pension liabilities
      200,000 212,000 216,000 229,000 223,000 3,059,000 3,270,000 2,708,000 2,144,000 2,832,000 3,797,000 2,929,000 2,115,000 4,078,000 5,419,000 4,684,000 4,408,000 5,572,000 10,901,000 11,799,000 12,183,000 13,552,000 5,773,000 5,819,000 6,756,000 9,126,000 12,783,000 13,269,000 13,573,000 14,237,000 9,941,000 10,245,000 11,098,000 11,606,000 14,947,000 14,823,000 14,429,000 14,890,000 14,517,000 15,435,000 16,319,000 17,449,000 17,323,000 18,728,000 18,461,000 17,449,000 20,070,000 9,299,000 10,166,000 9,840,000 10,645,000 32,474,000 32,490,000 33,474,000 35,187,000 31,671,000 31,821,000 32,770,000 32,839,000 16,545,000 17,476,000 18,103,000 18,249,000    20,715,000    13,903,000 13,135,000 
        postretirement benefits other than pensions
      8,173,000 8,181,000 8,573,000 8,510,000 8,202,000 8,140,000 8,812,000 8,988,000 9,217,000 9,230,000 9,131,000 9,237,000 9,145,000 8,977,000 11,786,000 11,924,000 12,110,000 11,961,000 13,231,000 13,368,000 13,285,000 13,289,000 12,413,000 12,179,000 12,437,000 13,082,000 14,616,000 14,830,000 14,802,000 14,818,000 16,903,000 16,754,000 17,051,000 17,107,000 16,930,000 16,793,000 16,583,000 16,383,000 17,021,000 17,268,000 17,396,000 17,427,000 26,701,000 21,331,000 21,368,000 17,427,000 21,486,000 16,561,000 16,652,000 16,714,000 16,781,000 19,731,000 19,716,000 19,819,000 19,832,000 21,575,000 21,341,000 21,597,000 21,405,000 23,104,000 23,082,000 22,892,000 22,690,000    23,605,000    24,549,000  
        environmental reserves
      15,501,000 15,684,000 15,147,000 15,156,000 15,374,000 15,423,000 14,696,000 14,808,000 14,919,000 15,030,000 15,420,000 15,729,000 16,060,000 16,380,000 15,612,000 16,300,000 17,137,000 17,678,000 20,902,000 21,020,000 21,322,000 21,256,000 19,809,000 19,776,000 19,875,000 19,972,000 19,774,000 19,904,000 20,025,000 20,009,000 21,339,000 22,984,000 23,091,000 23,699,000 21,365,000 20,859,000 20,993,000 21,208,000 20,708,000 20,830,000 20,932,000 20,943,000 21,566,000 21,657,000 21,832,000 20,943,000 21,842,000 21,557,000 21,661,000 22,005,000 22,144,000 22,435,000 22,642,000 22,438,000 22,597,000 22,811,000 22,600,000 22,771,000 22,892,000 23,111,000 23,232,000 23,263,000 23,902,000 25,671,000 25,630,000 23,862,000 23,268,000 23,090,000 23,352,000 23,184,000 23,248,000 8,853,000 
        deferred income taxes
      32,499,000 31,640,000 37,878,000 32,212,000 27,736,000 25,742,000 24,663,000 20,023,000 22,687,000 19,134,000 18,502,000 18,821,000 17,561,000 16,258,000 11,428,000 11,712,000 15,861,000 14,347,000 13,393,000 16,363,000 17,127,000 16,842,000 18,066,000 19,635,000 19,513,000 21,094,000 17,260,000 18,595,000 18,940,000 16,615,000 17,299,000 19,650,000 18,807,000 19,403,000 19,963,000 19,351,000 18,249,000 19,573,000 19,106,000 13,644,000 8,310,000 7,161,000 22,142,000 21,542,000 23,100,000 7,161,000 24,556,000 33,342,000 33,226,000 34,039,000 35,975,000 39,698,000 37,147,000 21,228,000 20,910,000 18,604,000 13,079,000 13,187,000 14,856,000 19,788,000 21,813,000 21,915,000 24,081,000 25,283,000 28,364,000 28,675,000 31,128,000 33,435,000 33,496,000 32,663,000 33,940,000 52,784,000 
        noncurrent operating lease liabilities
      14,917,000 18,970,000 20,555,000 22,461,000 24,430,000 24,547,000 24,504,000 26,330,000 25,451,000 26,683,000 25,793,000 23,596,000 22,773,000 16,880,000 18,431,000 15,899,000 16,010,000 17,099,000 17,399,000 19,433,000 20,832,000 21,602,000 16,464,000 13,009,000 14,124,000 22,388,000 22,712,000 24,491,000 25,437,000                                            
        other noncurrent liabilities
      10,960,000 9,302,000 15,126,000 12,286,000 11,869,000 11,600,000 27,539,000 33,168,000 10,043,000 10,353,000 16,063,000 17,355,000 16,502,000 16,349,000 16,295,000 20,928,000 21,586,000 21,813,000 25,369,000 20,113,000 14,503,000 14,731,000 12,412,000 10,390,000 9,801,000 10,131,000 10,173,000 15,587,000 19,989,000 18,212,000 18,538,000 22,654,000 21,630,000 21,486,000 12,005,000 11,191,000 6,447,000 6,284,000 2,118,000 2,930,000 2,973,000 2,440,000 3,570,000 2,790,000 3,107,000 2,440,000 1,389,000 581,000 1,306,000 618,000 849,000 1,141,000 1,104,000 945,000 1,667,000 985,000 966,000 889,000 1,130,000 2,187,000 1,877,000 808,000 824,000 891,000 860,000 923,000 887,000 1,401,000 1,417,000 1,441,000 1,698,000 3,041,000 
        total liabilities
      581,531,000 497,123,000 600,741,000 546,819,000 544,205,000 486,498,000 497,496,000 493,327,000 445,872,000 400,585,000 412,512,000 433,482,000 492,152,000 428,435,000 455,102,000 501,349,000 539,806,000 471,973,000 602,305,000 815,521,000 830,316,000 727,508,000 680,661,000 633,186,000 780,639,000 708,804,000 778,169,000 812,706,000 893,131,000 806,289,000 838,335,000 924,295,000 783,779,000 784,145,000 719,187,000 791,258,000 798,176,000 511,039,000 489,517,000 501,703,000 474,538,000 479,099,000 525,343,000 500,299,000 517,028,000 479,099,000 532,662,000 520,163,000 556,914,000 524,647,000 511,900,000 566,201,000 560,232,000 586,454,000 566,189,000 514,306,000 337,993,000 523,244,000 462,842,000 473,854,000 476,108,000 522,337,000 443,099,000 458,632,000 481,716,000 470,635,000 441,199,000 434,430,000 417,357,000 398,466,000 457,648,000 664,515,000 
        equity
                                                                              
        mueller industries, inc. stockholders' equity:
                                                                              
        preferred stock - 1.00 par value; shares authorized 5,000,000; none outstanding
                                                                              
        common stock - .01 par value...
      1,604,000 1,604,000 1,604,000 1,604,000 1,604,000 1,604,000 1,604,000 1,604,000 1,604,000 1,604,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 802,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000 401,000  
        additional paid-in capital
      352,723,000 345,033,000 341,408,000 344,906,000 337,445,000 330,532,000 323,568,000 325,763,000 318,684,000 312,171,000 313,647,000 309,705,000 303,133,000 297,270,000 294,402,000 291,228,000 288,802,000 286,208,000 283,285,000 285,148,000 282,713,000 280,051,000 277,663,000 281,856,000 280,197,000 278,609,000 276,198,000 280,626,000 278,800,000 276,849,000 274,767,000 277,987,000 276,429,000 274,585,000 272,667,000 274,750,000 273,129,000 273,345,000 271,476,000 274,928,000 273,576,000 271,158,000 269,529,000 270,784,000 269,636,000 271,158,000 268,575,000 267,361,000 269,427,000 267,293,000 267,142,000 266,738,000 270,620,000 268,491,000 267,826,000 267,516,000 269,105,000 267,957,000 266,936,000 265,830,000 265,135,000 263,996,000 263,233,000 262,743,000 263,410,000 262,782,000 262,166,000 261,407,000 263,598,000 262,985,000 262,378,000 262,083,000 
        retained earnings
      3,961,908,000 3,761,575,000 3,635,616,000 3,455,935,000 3,237,627,000 3,107,838,000 2,992,922,000 2,847,420,000 2,709,950,000 2,594,300,000 2,492,157,000 2,376,618,000 2,215,939,000 2,059,796,000 1,935,137,000 1,794,811,000 1,602,496,000 1,458,489,000 1,340,337,000 1,176,812,000 1,075,410,000 1,019,694,000 988,983,000 951,992,000 929,810,000 903,070,000 880,537,000 857,121,000 834,798,000 824,737,000 803,627,000 788,753,000 761,319,000 743,503,000 743,560,000 727,110,000 705,240,000 1,141,831,000 1,130,249,000 1,110,010,000 1,087,927,000 1,063,543,000 1,053,395,000 1,039,882,000 1,010,505,000 1,063,543,000 992,798,000 979,079,000 959,522,000 928,729,000 908,274,000 896,428,000 860,098,000 772,465,000 749,777,000 736,917,000 725,244,000 711,154,000 682,380,000 673,276,000 666,623,000 648,080,000 611,279,000 597,318,000 582,193,000 570,412,000 540,218,000 561,510,000 546,609,000 544,295,000 550,501,000 546,441,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -58,920,000 -50,835,000 -58,475,000 -51,115,000 -74,837,000 -80,279,000 -53,233,000 -60,162,000 -51,754,000 -47,221,000 -55,061,000 -46,249,000 -51,951,000 -64,175,000 -99,452,000 -72,930,000 -47,442,000 -53,347,000 -52,155,000 -48,262,000 -48,528,000 -54,883,000 -81,111,000 -89,799,000 -90,165,000 -68,770,000 -79,823,000 -74,754,000 -72,881,000 -79,792,000 -62,957,000 -58,101,000 -47,614,000 -51,056,000 -54,377,000 -60,454,000 -62,041,000 -66,956,000 -58,401,000 -59,472,000 -53,547,000 -54,990,000 -55,084,000 -44,195,000 -49,429,000 -54,990,000 -42,923,000 -15,309,000 -8,729,000 -10,785,000 -10,819,000 -39,327,000 -46,375,000 -48,057,000 -42,623,000 -39,959,000 -45,950,000 -41,798,000 -49,409,000 -38,714,000 -29,214,000 -31,054,000 -37,046,000 -33,999,000 -39,721,000 -40,085,000 -36,104,000 -31,996,000 -26,785,000 -48,739,000   
        treasury common stock, at cost
      -922,864,000 -847,411,000 -850,222,000 -834,770,000 -835,402,000 -586,530,000 -586,479,000 -568,522,000 -554,110,000 -523,409,000 -530,304,000 -524,646,000 -505,616,000 -502,779,000 -505,647,000 -503,448,000 -474,258,000 -470,034,000 -464,707,000 -468,784,000 -469,251,000 -468,919,000 -468,716,000 -474,170,000 -474,957,000 -470,243,000 -470,066,000 -475,524,000 -476,121,000 -474,240,000 -447,253,000 -451,740,000 -452,181,000 -445,723,000 -445,749,000 -448,837,000 -449,255,000 -450,338,000 -450,354,000 -453,613,000 -453,954,000 -453,228,000 -453,209,000 -456,073,000 -456,651,000 -453,228,000 -457,102,000 -457,371,000 -460,199,000 -460,570,000 -461,593,000 -462,491,000 -467,586,000 -468,098,000 -468,473,000 -469,828,000 -44,457,000 -44,649,000 -44,620,000 -44,604,000 -48,640,000 -49,124,000 -49,131,000 -49,438,000 -50,847,000 -52,695,000 -53,514,000 -53,523,000 -64,484,000 -64,484,000 -64,484,000 -64,634,000 
        total mueller industries, inc. stockholders' equity
      3,334,451,000 3,209,966,000 3,069,931,000 2,916,560,000 2,666,437,000 2,773,165,000 2,678,382,000 2,546,103,000 2,424,374,000 2,337,445,000 2,221,241,000 2,116,230,000 1,962,307,000 1,790,914,000 1,625,242,000 1,510,463,000 1,370,400,000 1,222,118,000 1,107,562,000 945,716,000 841,146,000 776,745,000 717,621,000 670,681,000 645,687,000 643,468,000 607,648,000 588,271,000 565,398,000 548,356,000 568,986,000 557,701,000 538,755,000 522,111,000 516,903,000 493,371,000 467,875,000 898,684,000 893,772,000 872,655,000 854,804,000 827,285,000 815,433,000   827,285,000           904,343,000 893,065,000 855,688,000 856,189,000 854,305,000 832,299,000 788,736,000    713,167,000      
        noncontrolling interests
      26,381,000 25,940,000 25,651,000 24,063,000 20,662,000 31,243,000 30,254,000 26,755,000 23,996,000 21,271,000 29,988,000 26,708,000 25,162,000 23,050,000 29,407,000 35,160,000 35,744,000 34,845,000 18,670,000 28,200,000 26,867,000 24,315,000 21,730,000 19,523,000 19,613,000 18,668,000 16,948,000 16,091,000 16,524,000 14,904,000 14,422,000 14,388,000 14,310,000 13,917,000 13,134,000 12,635,000 38,870,000 37,753,000 42,832,000 46,117,000                                 
        total equity
      3,360,832,000 3,235,906,000 3,095,582,000 2,940,623,000 2,687,099,000 2,804,408,000 2,708,636,000 2,572,858,000 2,448,370,000 2,358,716,000 2,251,229,000 2,142,938,000 1,987,469,000 1,813,964,000 1,654,649,000 1,545,623,000 1,406,144,000 1,256,963,000 1,126,232,000 973,916,000 868,013,000 801,060,000 739,351,000 690,204,000 665,300,000 662,136,000 624,596,000 604,362,000 581,922,000 563,260,000 583,408,000 572,089,000 553,065,000 536,028,000 530,037,000 506,006,000 506,745,000 936,437,000 936,604,000 918,772,000 886,482,000 859,702,000 848,183,000 844,659,000 807,802,000 859,702,000 795,434,000 807,573,000 792,944,000 758,182,000 735,867,000 694,420,000 649,643,000 556,459,000 537,966,000 525,110,000 934,447,000 922,718,000 884,762,000 885,056,000 882,436,000 859,675,000 815,897,000 804,109,000 782,486,000 767,499,000 738,942,000 763,166,000 744,545,000 719,719,000   
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                              
        total liabilities and equity
      3,942,363,000 3,733,029,000 3,696,323,000 3,487,442,000 3,231,304,000 3,290,906,000 3,206,132,000 3,066,185,000 2,894,242,000 2,759,301,000 2,663,741,000 2,576,420,000 2,479,621,000 2,242,399,000 2,109,751,000 2,046,972,000 1,945,950,000 1,728,936,000 1,728,537,000 1,789,437,000 1,698,329,000 1,528,568,000 1,420,012,000 1,323,390,000 1,445,939,000 1,370,940,000 1,402,765,000 1,417,068,000 1,475,053,000 1,369,549,000 1,421,743,000 1,496,384,000 1,336,844,000 1,320,173,000 1,249,224,000 1,297,264,000 1,304,921,000 1,447,476,000 1,426,121,000 1,420,475,000 1,361,020,000 1,338,801,000 1,373,526,000 1,344,958,000 1,324,830,000 1,338,801,000 1,328,096,000 1,327,736,000 1,349,858,000 1,282,829,000 1,247,767,000 1,260,621,000 1,209,875,000 1,142,913,000 1,104,155,000 1,039,416,000 1,272,440,000 1,445,962,000 1,347,604,000 1,358,910,000 1,358,544,000 1,382,012,000 1,258,996,000 1,262,741,000 1,264,202,000 1,238,134,000 1,180,141,000 1,197,596,000 1,161,902,000 1,118,185,000   
        investment in unconsolidated affiliates
       108,631,000    88,037,000    83,436,000    72,364,000    61,133,000    37,976,000    48,363,000    58,042,000  70,065,000 70,056,000 76,434,000 73,664,000 75,208,000 73,367,000 77,110,000 79,199,000 70,077,000 68,822,000                                
        other noncurrent assets
       29,708,000    25,285,000    17,481,000    20,167,000    6,684,000    14,387,000    25,397,000    25,950,000    28,002,000    20,651,000                                   
        consolidated balance sheets
                                                                              
        as of december 27, 2025 and december 28, 2024
                                                                              
        current portion of debt
         74,000 128,000 1,094,000 927,000 785,000 705,000 796,000 556,000 670,000 1,108,000 811,000 1,123,000 1,112,000 812,000 811,000 1,110,000 6,428,000 106,164,000 41,283,000 6,684,000 6,543,000 7,591,000 7,530,000 7,387,000 2,891,000 5,001,000 7,101,000 9,254,000 59,952,000 9,087,000 16,480,000 14,450,000 14,583,000 14,939,000 13,655,000 16,907,000 16,226,000 4,583,000 11,760,000 13,756,000 18,014,000 31,676,000 11,760,000 36,194,000 37,207,000 60,328,000 32,085,000 29,083,000 33,036,000 43,753,000 53,575,000 27,570,000 12,570,000 25,715,000 42,590,000 41,265,000 52,827,000 50,582,000 43,117,000 32,020,000 23,437,000 40,765,000 27,739,000 24,325,000 12,372,000 9,629,000 14,022,000 24,184,000  
        long-term debt, less current portion
            19,000 74,000 130,000 185,000 1,301,000 1,267,000 1,251,000 1,218,000 1,184,000 1,131,000 1,098,000 1,064,000 121,012,000 350,996,000 286,576,000 286,593,000 342,972,000 323,114,000 468,234,000 378,724,000 434,082,000 479,276,000 559,836,000 489,597,000 510,032,000 558,534,000 478,778,000 448,592,000 388,818,000 489,043,000 489,787,000 213,709,000 213,847,000 213,646,000 206,000,000 204,250,000 204,500,000 204,750,000 205,000,000 204,250,000 205,250,000 205,500,000 205,750,000 206,000,000 206,250,000 206,550,000 206,800,000 207,050,000 207,300,000 207,550,000 7,800,000 156,226,000 156,476,000 156,726,000 156,976,000 157,226,000 158,226,000 158,226,000 158,226,000 158,226,000 158,226,000 158,226,000 158,226,000 158,726,000 158,726,000  
        as of december 28, 2024 and december 30, 2023
                                                                              
        as of december 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                                                                              
        see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                              
        see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                              
        noncontrolling interest
                                              31,678,000 32,417,000 32,750,000 33,459,000 32,939,000 32,417,000 33,284,000 33,011,000 32,121,000 32,713,000 32,462,000 32,671,000 32,485,000 31,257,000 31,058,000 30,063,000 30,104,000 29,653,000 29,074,000 28,867,000 28,131,000 27,376,000 27,161,000 27,084,000 27,050,000 26,684,000 25,775,000 25,367,000 25,206,000 25,261,000   
        investment in unconsolidated affiliate
                                               65,900,000    65,900,000                           
        investment in unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                63,709,000                              
        mueller industries, inc. stockholders’ equity:
                                                                              
        total mueller industries, inc. stockholders’ equity
                                                 811,200,000 774,863,000  762,150,000 774,562,000 760,823,000 725,469,000 703,405,000 661,749,000 617,158,000 525,202,000 506,908,000 495,047,000        777,025,000 755,436,000 740,815,000  737,799,000 719,339,000 694,458,000   
        current deferred income taxes
                                                     8,963,000 9,089,000 8,017,000 8,106,000 28,957,000 28,430,000 27,989,000 26,438,000 21,306,000 21,463,000 21,146,000 21,104,000 19,303,000 19,300,000 19,228,000 19,227,000    18,491,000    17,212,000  
        pension and postretirement liabilities
                                                                     43,589,000 43,082,000 42,843,000  39,180,000 39,688,000 37,692,000   
        current assets
                                                                              
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                              
        current liabilities
                                                                              
        minority interest in subsidiary
                                                                            24,582,000 26,558,000 
        stockholders' equity
                                                                              
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                            -48,113,000 20,992,000 
        total stockholders' equity
                                                                            700,683,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                            1,182,913,000  
        of 7,118 in 2008 and 5,015 in 2007
                                                                             350,290,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                              
        current portion of long-term debt
                                                                             160,453,000 
        long-term debt
                                                                             158,726,000 
        postretirement liabilities other than pensions
                                                                             21,845,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                              
        preferred stock – shares authorized 5,000,000; none outstanding
                                                                              
        common stock – .01 par value...
                                                                              
        issued 40,091,502; outstanding 37,136,309 in 2008 and
                                                                              
        37,079,903 in 2007
                                                                             401,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                             765,283,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-28 2025-12-27 2025-09-27 2025-06-28 2025-03-29 2024-12-28 2024-09-28 2024-06-29 2024-03-30 2023-12-30 2023-09-30 2023-07-01 2023-04-01 2022-12-31 2022-09-24 2022-06-25 2022-03-26 2021-12-25 2021-09-25 2021-06-26 2021-03-27 2020-12-26 2020-09-26 2020-06-27 2020-03-28 2019-12-28 2019-09-28 2019-06-29 2019-03-30 2018-12-29 2018-09-29 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-30 2017-09-30 2017-07-01 2017-04-01 2016-12-31 2016-10-01 2016-07-02 2016-04-02 2016-02-24 2015-09-26 2015-06-27 2015-03-28 2014-12-27 2014-09-27 2014-06-28 2014-03-29 2013-12-28 2013-09-28 2013-06-29 2013-03-30 2012-12-29 2012-09-29 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-10-01 2011-07-02 2011-04-02 2010-12-25 2010-09-25 2010-06-26 2010-03-27 2009-12-26 2009-09-26 2009-06-27 2009-03-28 2008-12-27 
                                                                              
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                              
          consolidated net income
        241,389,000 155,572,000 210,248,000 248,483,000 159,287,000 140,603,000 171,783,000 163,447,000 141,709,000 119,296,000 135,709,000 179,551,000 175,093,000 140,235,000 155,813,000 207,524,000 159,248,000 126,698,000 172,256,000 110,932,000 65,238,000 37,254,000 43,957,000 28,487,000 33,951,000 29,973,000 30,444,000 28,676,000 17,139,000 27,731,000 20,863,000 33,882,000 24,344,000 5,969,000 22,754,000 27,833,000 30,455,000 16,768,000 26,062,000 28,259,000 28,665,000 14,110,000 18,095,000 33,862,000 22,340,000 18,049,000 24,322,000 35,209,000 24,954,000 15,020,000 39,993,000 91,842,000 26,434,000 16,746,000 15,570,000 18,540,000 32,817,000 13,072,000 10,741,000 22,731,000 40,542,000 17,952,000 18,747,000        
          reconciliation of consolidated net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                              
          depreciation and amortization
        16,652,000  16,607,000 17,905,000 17,123,000  11,791,000 10,099,000 9,250,000  9,801,000 10,506,000 10,746,000  10,939,000 11,392,000 10,930,000  10,957,000 11,200,000 11,775,000  10,831,000 11,177,000 11,119,000  10,903,000 10,557,000 10,635,000  10,698,000 9,086,000 9,536,000  8,346,000 8,674,000 8,419,000  9,105,000 9,151,000 9,011,000  8,839,000 8,278,000 8,015,000  9,048,000 8,675,000 8,165,000  7,934,000 8,399,000 8,250,000  7,870,000 8,222,000 7,621,000  8,845,000 9,230,000 9,769,000  9,996,000 10,165,000 10,389,000  10,494,000 10,425,000 10,521,000  
          stock-based compensation expense
        7,332,000 6,436,000 6,388,000 7,790,000 6,150,000 6,831,000 6,480,000 7,245,000 6,231,000 5,863,000 4,809,000 6,822,000 5,637,000 5,547,000 7,083,000 2,598,000 2,573,000 2,594,000 2,411,000 2,708,000 2,109,000 2,238,000 2,134,000 2,213,000 1,985,000 2,389,000 2,053,000 2,295,000 2,007,000 2,082,000 2,047,000 1,994,000 1,912,000 1,895,000 1,863,000 1,956,000 1,736,000 1,834,000 1,679,000 1,638,000 1,236,000 1,633,000 1,645,000 1,617,000 1,349,000 1,308,000 1,431,000 2,332,000 1,194,000 1,144,000 1,234,000 2,380,000 946,000 3,094,000 981,000 1,163,000 898,000 899,000 871,000 948,000 764,000 692,000 750,000 731,000 704,000 741,000 672,000 613,000 607,000 677,000 
          provision for credit losses
        861,000                                                                      
          loss from unconsolidated affiliates
        -115,000 -2,439,000 -3,701,000 -2,897,000 458,000 -8,061,000 -3,197,000 1,095,000 8,007,000 12,139,000 2,413,000 -715,000 984,000   -4,888,000 -124,000 288,000 -2,799,000 1,019,000 1,649,000 -9,994,000 5,457,000 8,641,000 6,115,000 854,000 2,528,000 5,843,000 15,369,000 -923,000 3,100,000 148,000 10,320,000 331,000 394,000 109,000 1,243,000                                  
          dividends from unconsolidated affiliates
        1,724,000 1,384,000 2,628,000 2,812,000 639,000 589,000 1,517,000 2,024,000 296,000 153,000 644,000 204,000 482,000 650,000 959,000                                                      
          loss on disposals of assets
        1,533,000                                                                      
          gain on sale of business
        -41,407,000                                  140,000                                    
          unrealized losses on short-term investments
        2,037,000                                                                      
          impairment charges
        2,653,000 1,717,000        324,000        261,000    736,000 3,035,000         1,055,000   3,778,000                               
          deferred income tax expense
        2,036,000 -4,062,000 6,207,000 2,769,000 1,651,000 -2,704,000 3,346,000 -2,449,000 940,000 987,000 1,397,000 2,034,000 372,000 -4,106,000 599,000 -631,000 258,000 1,109,000 3,052,000 3,110,000 142,000   551,000 213,000                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business sold:
                                                                              
          receivables
        -200,192,000 81,737,000 33,705,000 -33,011,000 -101,524,000 42,716,000 32,731,000 -56,812,000 -75,200,000 67,770,000 40,846,000 33,846,000 -111,547,000 66,972,000 162,179,000 -29,828,000 -116,610,000 30,395,000 35,841,000 -100,972,000 -89,972,000 -30,874,000 -34,318,000 35,079,000 -46,291,000 53,938,000 -5,288,000 -8,078,000 -34,067,000 30,859,000 48,144,000 -17,502,000 -72,843,000 31,580,000 13,749,000 6,648,000 -53,756,000 29,278,000 6,554,000 -27,245,000 -25,089,000 46,411,000 29,553,000 12,388,000 -36,692,000 41,422,000 37,559,000 -50,931,000 -49,482,000 57,753,000 -3,275,000 7,585,000 -42,680,000   11,166,000 -66,992,000 67,196,000 16,530,000 25,964,000 -80,974,000 4,316,000 10,009,000 -30,130,000 -30,689,000 -3,958,000 -19,861,000 -11,179,000 28,010,000 118,181,000 
          inventories
        -43,936,000 241,000 521,000 -22,648,000 -18,542,000 -66,795,000 27,321,000 -15,796,000 22,502,000 14,531,000 65,521,000 -11,568,000 -581,000 9,579,000 15,586,000 -8,551,000 -40,803,000 -23,009,000 -32,556,000 -18,359,000 -45,590,000 -36,391,000 -1,665,000 25,813,000 17,450,000 -11,424,000 20,905,000 43,415,000 -13,335,000 -21,204,000 15,359,000 29,853,000 3,504,000 -45,366,000 -30,046,000 -3,883,000 -6,991,000 7,576,000 -2,090,000 2,807,000 -1,631,000 11,185,000 35,153,000 -12,786,000 7,534,000 16,249,000 5,751,000 -10,564,000 -10,055,000 10,529,000 -9,271,000 4,493,000 212,000 -5,419,000 9,640,000 4,689,000 -13,744,000 -5,246,000 68,534,000 -65,495,000 -13,471,000 -20,048,000 -1,996,000 1,048,000 3,748,000 -12,640,000 -9,870,000 6,552,000 38,657,000 37,956,000 
          other assets
        -612,000 -7,621,000 -4,385,000 -4,781,000 410,000 2,129,000 -11,686,000 -3,473,000 11,984,000 -7,803,000 -7,326,000 12,379,000 -17,950,000 -397,000 -2,479,000 -6,409,000 314,000 10,254,000 -3,853,000 -6,712,000 1,230,000 11,556,000 5,086,000 -4,043,000 8,010,000 -8,154,000 -2,868,000 2,913,000 -7,530,000 3,103,000 -1,155,000 -8,562,000 20,967,000 -1,953,000 1,351,000 -5,928,000 1,205,000 -8,620,000 -2,581,000 17,379,000 -370,000 8,147,000 -2,661,000 -2,294,000 9,257,000 -8,380,000 -6,386,000 5,581,000 -14,467,000 -4,324,000 5,192,000 -2,891,000 2,585,000   -77,000 -1,294,000 9,723,000 -4,865,000 -7,038,000 2,640,000 -3,184,000 -821,000 41,000 6,938,000 -4,657,000 3,093,000 -2,011,000 3,070,000 2,323,000 
          current liabilities
        88,912,000 -85,718,000 48,537,000 14,557,000 57,702,000 -943,000 -4,973,000 -3,672,000 33,948,000 -15,103,000 -11,043,000 -65,302,000 50,842,000 -21,302,000 -34,237,000 -25,438,000 54,344,000 -11,768,000 35,067,000 16,515,000 33,941,000 48,184,000 26,190,000 10,544,000 -10,821,000 -8,763,000 11,422,000 6,150,000 -15,885,000 -7,733,000 3,619,000 12,332,000 -23,898,000 -10,289,000 22,229,000 -9,477,000 8,215,000 21,644,000 -14,684,000 -1,969,000 655,000 -18,005,000 -7,951,000 -12,240,000 -7,389,000 14,524,000 -16,048,000 8,710,000 -1,337,000 -33,788,000 13,499,000 11,515,000 -5,365,000   -15,567,000 24,688,000 -5,737,000 -3,496,000 -53,188,000 70,387,000 -16,649,000 -4,567,000 -4,770,000 30,899,000 -7,594,000 15,512,000 20,426,000 -42,167,000 -68,557,000 
          other liabilities
        1,509,000 -5,649,000 2,706,000 178,000 -2,598,000 1,322,000 -92,000 -1,468,000 -907,000 -1,669,000 -852,000 1,299,000 -2,275,000 -165,000 -3,116,000 -2,531,000 -1,752,000 -13,802,000 4,906,000 7,132,000 -3,703,000 4,671,000 -444,000 -3,726,000 -1,643,000 -832,000 -5,627,000 -2,226,000 741,000 -907,000 -12,501,000 484,000 -1,845,000 1,562,000 -412,000 -418,000 -668,000 3,619,000 -661,000 -736,000 -704,000 -304,000 1,155,000 -284,000 -131,000 -1,426,000 96,000 96,000 -989,000 -1,638,000 126,000 330,000 -753,000 1,511,000 7,549,000 134,000 151,000 -3,500,000 1,139,000 1,852,000 -1,084,000 -3,462,000 -31,000 2,715,000 155,000 -1,471,000 209,000 74,000 -620,000 11,957,000 
          other
        -635,000 -907,000 -81,000 -235,000 -14,000 316,000 345,000 804,000 68,000 -964,000 2,165,000 883,000 427,000 3,196,000 -490,000 -296,000 -137,000 -1,794,000 -604,000 -152,000 -95,000 105,000 -788,000 -714,000 3,796,000 369,000 485,000 -973,000 441,000 39,000 743,000 1,486,000 -365,000 140,000 105,000 -148,000 -930,000 1,138,000 522,000 219,000 -291,000 1,462,000 -594,000 494,000 245,000 821,000 131,000 -306,000 398,000 197,000 88,000 618,000 -198,000 -106,000 1,001,000 232,000 38,000 763,000 326,000 981,000 -548,000 424,000 138,000 -643,000 280,000 9,000 118,000 160,000 -261,000 2,178,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        79,741,000 141,211,000 310,072,000 190,602,000 113,559,000 140,121,000 231,412,000 100,750,000 173,625,000 174,276,000 247,660,000 139,212,000 111,618,000 207,031,000 312,378,000 141,675,000 62,859,000 130,220,000 172,201,000 31,861,000 -22,581,000 48,195,000 54,096,000 114,731,000 28,051,000 68,617,000 67,944,000 88,656,000 -24,673,000 45,377,000 86,296,000 62,734,000 -26,515,000 -9,539,000 40,987,000 23,969,000 -11,422,000 87,191,000 28,721,000 31,529,000 10,336,000 64,141,000 78,318,000 13,260,000 3,890,000 86,401,000 55,085,000 -6,209,000 -44,672,000 58,523,000 20,836,000 64,069,000 -14,915,000 35,531,000 55,488,000 28,060,000 -10,782,000 84,865,000 107,788,000 -64,737,000 25,833,000 -4,339,000 28,308,000 -4,250,000 36,638,000 -6,971,000 17,829,000 31,558,000 34,972,000 121,272,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                                              
          capital expenditures
        -17,236,000 -19,823,000 -18,291,000 -14,099,000 -16,592,000 -28,915,000 -25,685,000 -9,197,000 -16,406,000 -14,556,000 -10,248,000 -21,665,000 -7,556,000 -8,084,000 -6,307,000 -17,989,000 -5,259,000 -6,286,000 -7,569,000 -8,751,000 -9,227,000 -14,681,000 -6,989,000 -5,121,000 -17,094,000 -11,000,000 -7,128,000 -6,200,000 -6,834,000 -21,796,000 -5,803,000 -5,365,000 -5,517,000 -28,834,000 -5,389,000 -4,563,000 -7,345,000 -21,865,000 -5,384,000 -4,356,000 -5,892,000 -6,332,000 -6,533,000 -8,577,000 -7,392,000 -10,767,000 -9,573,000 -9,634,000 -9,199,000 -7,947,000 -11,715,000 -11,852,000 -9,835,000 -14,093,000 -9,340,000 -5,623,000 -4,385,000 -3,693,000 -5,050,000 -4,468,000 -4,924,000 -4,807,000 -4,479,000 -2,940,000 -2,277,000 -3,883,000 -4,842,000 -4,390,000 
          free cash flows
        62,505,000 121,388,000 291,781,000 176,503,000 96,967,000 111,206,000 205,727,000 91,553,000 157,219,000 159,720,000 237,412,000 117,547,000 104,062,000 198,947,000 306,071,000 123,686,000 57,600,000 123,934,000 164,632,000 23,110,000 -31,808,000 33,514,000 47,107,000 109,610,000 10,957,000 57,617,000 60,816,000 82,456,000 -31,507,000 23,581,000 80,493,000 57,369,000 -32,032,000 -38,373,000 35,598,000 19,406,000 -18,767,000 65,326,000 23,337,000 27,173,000 4,444,000 57,809,000 71,785,000 4,683,000 -3,502,000 75,634,000 45,512,000 -15,843,000 -53,871,000 50,576,000 9,121,000 52,217,000 -24,750,000 35,531,000 55,488,000 13,967,000 -20,122,000 79,242,000 103,403,000 -68,430,000 20,783,000 -8,807,000 23,384,000 -9,057,000 32,159,000 -9,911,000 15,552,000 27,675,000 30,130,000 116,882,000 
          proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold
        57,004,000                                                                     
          purchase of short-term investments
         -44,115,000 -26,633,000 -17,040,000                                                               
          purchase of long-term investments
        -834,000 -229,000 -552,000 1,191,000                                                                
          proceeds from sales of assets
        5,000  17,343,000 1,398,000 19,737,000  5,050,000 1,098,000 2,878,000  72,000 24,000 118,000  280,000 1,342,000 6,219,000  394,000 1,730,000  11,000    34,000 347,000 4,000  7,317,000 10,668,000 708,000  10,369,000 1,171,000 192,000             181,000                     
          net cash from investing activities
        38,939,000 7,876,000 699,000 -10,046,000 -23,440,000 -35,685,000 -59,035,000 -582,652,000 70,437,000 40,963,000 -13,879,000 56,790,000 51,206,000 -225,734,000 -2,191,000 -15,997,000 1,919,000 -14,745,000 65,462,000 -118,000 -21,526,000 -14,627,000 -73,366,000 -5,128,000 -32,501,000 -13,145,000 -7,594,000 -4,888,000 -14,830,000 -20,818,000 -153,696,000 5,302,000 -17,884,000 -30,611,000 3,850,000 451,000 -7,112,000 -23,370,000 -1,896,000 -21,984,000 -5,807,000 -2,343,000 -145,521,000 -23,450,000 -19,493,000 12,692,000 -8,835,000 -9,549,000 -32,732,000   28,151,000 -21,633,000   -11,803,000 25,413,000 -3,319,000 -4,034,000 -7,812,000 -11,539,000 -5,133,000 -5,304,000 -7,305,000 15,756,000 -8,733,000 -2,505,000 3,508,000 1,412,000 -16,009,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                                              
          dividends paid to stockholders of mueller industries, inc.
        -38,043,000 -27,327,000 -27,325,000 -27,136,000 -27,262,000 -22,311,000 -22,308,000 -22,233,000 -22,255,000 -16,735,000 -16,731,000 -16,673,000 -16,729,000 -13,911,000 -13,908,000   -7,291,000 -7,300,000   -5,587,000 -5,586,000   -5,587,000 -5,587,000 -5,577,000 -5,574,000 -5,654,000 -5,691,000 -5,681,000 -5,679,000 -5,703,000 -5,702,000 -5,691,000 -179,848,000 -5,669,000 -5,668,000 -5,651,000 -4,236,000 -4,234,000 -4,234,000 -4,219,000 -4,216,000 -4,213,000 -4,212,000 -4,198,000 -4,196,000 -3,492,000 -3,489,000 -3,481,000 -3,479,000   -3,803,000 -3,802,000 -3,801,000 -3,799,000 -3,774,000 -3,772,000 -3,774,000 -3,771,000 -3,770,000 -3,759,000 -3,758,000 -3,758,000    
          dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
        -4,766,000 -12,240,000                                                            
          repurchase of common stock
        -74,981,000 -243,615,000 -5,687,000 -15,064,000 -27,930,000   -4,585,000 -29,497,000 -3,972,000     -5,574,000 -1,763,000 -26,987,000 -6,575,000                                     
          repayments of debt
          -74,000 -55,000 -56,000  -56,000 -55,000 -56,000  -55,000 -74,000 -56,000  -37,000 -55,000 -56,000  -280,075,000 -365,209,000 -35,288,000                                                  
          net cash used to settle stock-based awards
        -535,000 -25,339,000 305,000 -4,494,000 81,000 -20,944,000 487,000 -2,489,000  -6,525,000 23,000 -2,611,000         -70,000    -156,000       49,000    50,000    -42,000    110,000                         
          net cash from financing activities
        -115,225,000 -27,327,000 -52,738,000 -26,886,000 -287,667,000 -22,032,000 -48,862,000 -36,777,000 -52,807,000 -25,510,000 -23,433,000 -36,467,000 -19,099,000 -21,364,000 -20,008,000 -57,025,000 -4,258,000 -132,575,000 -253,870,000 -55,255,000 64,978,000 -26,012,000 6,271,000 -157,030,000 84,507,000 -61,955,000 -50,290,000 -87,901,000 60,452,000 -54,960,000 -107,925,000 124,311,000 10,305,000 55,596,000 -106,998,000 -4,773,000 -188,391,000 -8,122,000 -10,990,000 5,604,000 -9,053,000 -6,477,000 -8,367,000 -18,293,000 -8,121,000 -5,867,000 -27,882,000 24,298,000 -1,100,000 -7,667,000 -14,365,000 -13,987,000 22,376,000   -168,794,000 -3,059,000 -15,612,000 1,226,000 3,460,000 3,982,000 3,536,000 -21,310,000 10,972,000 408,000 8,213,000 7,447,000 -9,948,000 -13,866,000 -119,922,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        -1,810,000 511,000 -1,882,000 11,326,000 392,000 -9,114,000 75,000 -4,114,000 -670,000 3,278,000 -2,513,000 2,252,000 2,573,000 5,945,000 -8,076,000 -2,535,000 301,000 -675,000 -1,364,000 203,000 784,000 5,441,000 2,866,000 -25,000 -6,135,000 2,022,000 -1,629,000 -801,000 919,000 -1,510,000 -74,000 -1,657,000 1,289,000 -1,521,000 950,000 1,017,000 2,499,000 -2,175,000 -1,203,000 -2,137,000 -171,000 -1,222,000 -2,832,000 736,000 -1,516,000 -950,000 -709,000 184,000 179,000 753,000 1,556,000 -432,000 -896,000 21,000 995,000 -668,000 1,151,000 -625,000 -1,166,000 206,000 1,507,000 -41,000 1,267,000 558,000 -1,623,000 -382,000 -2,856,000 8,505,000 -1,042,000 -14,832,000 
          increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        1,645,000 122,271,000   -197,156,000 73,290,000 123,590,000 -522,793,000 190,585,000 193,007,000 207,835,000 161,787,000 146,298,000 -34,122,000 282,103,000 66,118,000 60,821,000 -17,775,000 -17,571,000 -23,309,000 21,655,000 12,997,000 -10,133,000 -47,452,000 73,922,000 -4,461,000 8,431,000 -4,934,000 21,868,000                                          
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the beginning of the period
        1,385,157,000  1,038,895,000  1,174,223,000  465,296,000  90,376,000  127,376,000  98,042,000  77,138,000  126,563,000                                      
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the end of the period
        1,386,802,000  256,151,000 164,996,000 841,739,000  123,590,000 -522,793,000 1,364,808,000  207,835,000 161,787,000 611,594,000  282,103,000 66,118,000 151,197,000  -17,571,000 -23,309,000 149,031,000  -10,133,000 -47,452,000 171,964,000  8,431,000 -4,934,000 99,006,000  -175,399,000 190,690,000 93,758,000                                      
          operating activities:
                                                                              
          depreciation
                                                                              
          amortization of intangibles
                                                                              
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                                                                              
          insurance proceeds - noncapital related
         3,124,000   3,900,000 15,000,000                                                            
          gain on sale of securities
                                                                              
          gain on insurance proceeds
         -4,869,000                                                                    
          provision for doubtful accounts receivable
         76,000 -6,000 -26,000 99,000 1,409,000 -195,000 -68,000 1,000 -21,000 17,000 -65,000 -15,000 -4,000 176,000 26,000 125,000 -94,000 30,000 -351,000 1,631,000 255,000 -897,000 750,000 1,100,000                                              
          gain on disposals of assets
                                            -16,000                                  
          gain on sale of businesses
                         -3,001,000                                                     
          unrealized gains on short-term investments
         4,073,000 2,277,000                                                                    
          gain on extinguishment of nmtc liability
                                                                              
          change in fair value of contingent consideration
                                                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired:
                                                                              
          investing activities:
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of assets, net of cash transferred
                                                                              
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
             -36,115,000           -16,271,000 94,000 -14,029,000        -155,210,000 -1,000 -12,466,000 23,000     1,461,000 -71,427,000                            
          payment received for (issuance of) notes receivable with unconsolidated affiliates
                                                                              
          insurance proceeds - capital related
         1,876,000       16,646,000 8,000,000                                                         
          proceeds from the sale of securities
             2,000,000 96,465,000                                                              
          proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments
                                                                            
          investment received from noncontrolling interests
         600,000                                                                  
          investments in unconsolidated affiliates
                             -5,000,000 -500,000 -2,500,000 -8,000,000                                          
          financing activities:
                                                                              
          repayments of long-term debt
                             -60,406,000 -20,471,000 -145,449,000 -20,572,000 -55,413,000 -40,391,000 -80,442,000 -30,472,000 -32,484,000 -102,411,000 -21,204,000 -15,903,000 -10,307,000 -100,306,000 -305,000 -306,000 -305,000 -269,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000 -300,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000 -250,000   -148,426,000 -250,000 1,152,000 -1,652,000         -103,227,000 
          issuance (repayment) of debt by consolidated joint ventures
             253,000 133,000       -339,000           189,000                                              
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the beginning of the year
                                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the end of the year
                                                                              
          gain on disposals of properties
          -11,852,000 -337,000 -14,465,000  -2,667,000 281,000 -1,567,000  35,000 -26,000 -115,000  -307,000 -1,293,000 -5,507,000                -676,000                                      
          gain on sales of securities
              -365,000                          -357,000 -254,000                                  
          issuance of notes receivable with unconsolidated affiliates
                                                                              
          issuance of debt by consolidated joint ventures
                    297,000        45,000                                                  
          decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                                        -32,805,000                                      
          unrealized loss on short-term investments
            5,010,000                                                                  
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                              
          repayment of debt by consolidated joint ventures
                         -248,000    40,000 172,000   47,000 -220,000 -2,011,000 -2,121,000  122,000 242,000 -3,342,000    -7,367,000                                  
          gain on insurance settlement
                                                                            
          unrealized gain on short-term investments
             -385,000    -6,316,000 2,371,000                                                            
          issuance of notes receivable
              8,700,000 -12,500,000             -115,000                                                 
          (repayment) issuance of debt by consolidated joint ventures
                -77,000 235,000 -122,000                       82,000 -131,000                                    
          redemption premium
                                                                            
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired and sold:
                                                                              
          payment received for (issuance of) notes receivable
                                                                             
          issuance of long-term debt
                             40,011,000 40,012,000 15,000 110,000,000 20,000 81,000 100,557,000 10,102,000 884,000 151,493,000 41,754,000     1,500,000                                
          payment of contingent consideration
                                                                           
          net cash (used) received to settle stock-based awards
                     190,000 -1,524,000 135,000 -230,000           48,000 -175,000       85,000 -870,000                                  
          debt issuance costs
                                                                            
          proceeds from the maturity of short term investments
                    50,000,000                                                          
          non-cash pension plan termination expense
                                                                              
          income from unconsolidated affiliates
                                                                              
          insurance proceeds - non-capital related
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of businesses, net of cash sold
                                                                              
          payment received for notes receivable
                                                                              
          issuance of debt
                          50,000,000 325,000,000 100,000,000                   2,000,000       18,262,000 4,373,000                      
          change in the fair value of contingent consideration
                                                                              
          insurance recovery
                                     -2,195,000                                         
          net cash received (used) to settle stock-based awards
                         -134,000      232,000 464,000       53,000 50,000                                      
          loss on disposals of properties
                            -936,000    32,000   -74,000 37,000                                          
          net cash received to settle stock-based awards
                           193,000 221,000                   -35,000 361,000   32,000 93,000   72,000 224,000   195,000 65,000                  
          deferred income tax benefit
                                  -1,526,000 158,000 -225,000                                          
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquired:
                                                                              
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                               -8,000 -15,407,000                                             
          impairment charge
                                        3,469,000                                      
          recovery of doubtful accounts receivable
                                                                              
          investment in unconsolidated affiliates
                                       -609,000 -1,700,000                                    
          deferred income taxes
                                      -242,000 -320,000 -940,000  621,000 83,000 -80,000 507,000 2,943,000 1,653,000 1,895,000 -7,556,000 -6,817,000 -875,000 -570,000 413,000 -385,000 -5,039,000 -1,484,000 5,061,000 1,684,000 13,781,000 -1,313,000 -3,603,000 5,249,000 -460,000 -2,470,000 -1,405,000 -236,000 -625,000 -1,924,000 1,759,000 -4,016,000 -747,000 -3,623,000 -542,000 -1,876,000 112,000 -248,000 -3,950,000 
          proceeds from sales of securities
                                          343,000 1,444,000                                  
          reconciliation of net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                              
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                              
          income tax benefit from exercise of stock options
                                               -90,000 -96,000 -19,000 -807,000 -77,000 -69,000 -8,000 -513,000 -160,000 -156,000 -49,000 -575,000 -65,000 -30,000 -3,045,000 600,000 -62,000 -21,000 14,000 -777,000   -56,000 -1,000 -77,000 -11,000 -14,000    
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired and sold:
                                                                              
          net withdrawals from (deposits to) restricted cash balances
                                                                              
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                         13,925,000 -61,211,000   53,524,000 14,632,000       92,276,000 17,659,000   -10,377,000 60,510,000 77,801,000 -15,068,000    12,723,000 65,309,000 103,814,000 -68,883,000 19,783,000 -5,977,000 2,961,000 -25,000 51,179,000      
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
                                                                              
          net withdrawals from restricted cash balances
                                          547,000    -331,000    -1,664,000              2,166,000    261,000  1,638,000 -2,513,000 2,524,000    5,852,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
                                          351,317,000  274,844,000  352,134,000  311,800,000  198,934,000  514,162,000  394,139,000  346,001,000  278,860,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
                                          -61,211,000 20,664,000 146,891,000  14,632,000 13,012,000 270,149,000  -78,402,000 -27,747,000 326,894,000  17,659,000 8,724,000 233,475,000  60,510,000 77,801,000 183,866,000  -207,925,000 -153,205,000 526,885,000  103,814,000 -68,883,000 413,922,000  2,961,000 -25,000 397,180,000  19,915,000 33,623,000 300,336,000  
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:
                                                                              
          net (deposits in) withdrawals from restricted cash balances
                                            -1,403,000                                  
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                            -204,426,000    -4,695,000  -78,402,000 -27,747,000 -25,240,000    -78,325,000                      
          equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
                                               995,000 -2,922,000                              
          gain on disposal of assets
                                             96,000 -192,000   60,000 517,000                            
          net (deposits into) withdrawals from restricted cash balances
                                                         1,056,000 2,248,000 10,079,000 -14,800,000     2,065,000 -1,243,000            
          issuance (repayment) of debt by joint ventures
                                             -2,741,000 580,000                                
          see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                              
          equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates
                                                                              
          see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                              
          proceeds from the sale of assets
                                               1,481,000 1,000   5,026,000 492,000                          
          loss on disposal of properties
                                                -23,000    1,000     781,000 -332,000 19,000 -3,003,000 1,236,000 69,000   -103,000    504,000 88,000    715,000    
          net withdrawals from (deposits into) restricted cash
                                                84,000        1,771,000                      
          repayment of debt by joint venture
                                                -7,024,000    -3,817,000                          
          insurance settlements
                                                                            
          insurance proceeds – noncapital related
                                                           5,250,000 9,000,000    5,561,000      
          investment in unconsolidated affiliate
                                                                              
          insurance proceeds
                                                                              
          net withdrawals from (deposits into) restricted cash balances
                                                      692,000       2,335,000 2,540,000                
          (repayment) issuance of debt by joint venture
                                                        -1,407,000                   -4,415,000 -10,152,000 -13,073,000 
          equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                                              
          investment in unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of business acquired:
                                                                              
          acquisition of business
                                                      -30,137,000                      
          net (deposits into) withdrawals from restricted cash
                                                    -12,593,000                          
          (recovery of) provision for doubtful accounts receivable
                                                                              
          issuance (repayment) of debt by joint venture
                                                          -10,604,000             12,995,000 3,436,000      
          gain on sale of plastic fittings manufacturing assets
                                                                             
          gain on disposal of properties
                                                      79,000 188,000 -1,413,000        26,000   -7,000 -268,000    -6,000      
          insurance proceeds for property and equipment
                                                             9,750,000 32,500,000      17,703,000      
          debt issuance cost
                                                          -50,000      -1,942,000          
          insurance settlement
                                                               -1,500,000      12,000        
          proceeds from the sales of properties
                                                       41,000 4,833,000   14,000 3,002,000    87,000    132,000  3,000 15,000 8,000    402,000  
          issuance of debt by joint venture
                                                            26,060,000    899,000   6,809,000 9,689,000          
          acquisition of businesses
                                                                             
          for supplemental disclosures of cash flow information, see notes 1, 5, 7, and 14.
                                                                              
          net from investing activities
                                                                              
          doubtful accounts receivable
                                                                              
          proceeds from sales of properties
                                                             15,000 327,000   239,000 1,594,000        5,000    
          net used in investing activities
                                                                              
          (repayments) issuance of debt by joint venture
                                                                              
          net proceeds from the exercise of stock options
                                                               114,000 73,000              
          business acquired
                                                                    -6,882,000          
          gain on early retirement of debt
                                                                           -19,093,000 
          acquisition of treasury stock
                                                                  -7,468,000   -333,000 -10,000   -454,000    -1,000 
          issuance of shares under stock-based incentive plans from treasury
                                                                  10,550,000            
          insurance gain
                                                                        -22,506,000      
          issuance of shares under incentive stock option plans from treasury
                                                                    7,000 383,000 -2,000 1,745,000 720,000 467,000    93,000 
          amortization of subordinated debenture costs
                                                                              
          dividends paid to noncontrolling interest
                                                                             
          net income attributable to mueller industries, inc.
                                                                        33,958,000 -17,527,000 18,666,000 6,028,000 -2,492,000  
          reconciliation of net income attributable to mueller industries, inc. to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                              
          net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                        841,000 395,000 146,000 139,000 -18,000  
          reconciliation of net income attributable to mueller industries, inc. to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                              
          loss (gain) on disposal of properties
                                                                             292,000 
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash received
                                                                              
          proceeds from sales of properties and equity investment
                                                                              
          increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                         -7,873,000 19,915,000 33,623,000 21,476,000  
          (gain) loss on disposal of properties
                                                                            -87,000  
          dividends paid
                                                                            -3,714,000 -3,714,000 
          net income
                                                                             7,774,000 
          goodwill impairment charges
                                                                              
          minority interest in subsidiaries, net of dividend paid
                                                                              
          gain on sale of equity investment
                                                                              
          equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                                              
          net deposits into restricted cash balances
                                                                              
          (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                             -29,491,000 
          for supplemental disclosures of cash flow information, see notes 1, 5, 6, 7, and 13.
                                                                              
          reconciliation of net income to net cash provided
                                                                              
          by operating activities:
                                                                              
          minority interest in subsidiary, net of dividend paid
                                                                              
          acquisition of business, net of cash received