CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 419,401	$ 361,363
Accounts receivable, net	772,309	859,835
Accounts receivable related parties	44,213	42,990
Inventories	1,292,069	1,618,419
Deferred income taxes	31,396	35,503
Other current assets	32,004	55,655
Total current assets	2,591,392	2,973,765
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,047,401	3,123,906
Restricted cash	19,571	19,312
Intangible assets, net	358,402	370,669
Goodwill	741,898	745,158
Other assets	68,099	78,217
Total assets	6,826,763	7,311,027
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	438,363	489,791
Accounts payable-related parties	8,335	21,265
Income taxes payable	2,411	6,086
Accrued payroll and benefits	78,201	128,968
Accrued interest	38,988	50,405
Accrued expenses	97,215	107,607
Current maturities of long-term debt	35,075	46,460
Total current liabilities	698,588	850,582
Long-term debt
Senior term loan	231,250	237,500
Senior notes	2,350,000	2,700,000
Other long-term debt	38,324	40,206
Total long-term debt	2,619,574	2,977,706
Deferred income taxes	567,754	542,033
Other liabilities	$ 16,147	$ 18,839
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 125,972	$ 126,340
Equity
Common stock voting, $.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 261,904,809, and 261,420,126 shares issued; and 242,055,377, and 241,449,423 shares outstanding, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	636	635
Treasury stock, at cost; 19,849,432, and 19,970,703 shares, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(396,491)	(398,898)
Additional paid-in capital	1,099,669	1,083,435
Retained earnings	2,223,599	2,227,843
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity	2,927,413	2,913,015
Noncontrolling interests	(128,685)	(117,488)
Total equity	2,798,728	2,795,527
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,826,763	$ 7,311,027