CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 473,790	$ 361,363
Accounts receivable, net	757,110	859,835
Accounts receivable related parties	41,915	42,990
Inventories	1,321,397	1,618,419
Deferred income taxes	28,839	35,503
Other current assets	28,744	55,655
Total current assets	2,651,795	2,973,765
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,013,659	3,123,906
Restricted cash	19,621	19,312
Intangible assets, net	353,561	370,669
Goodwill	740,243	745,158
Other assets	63,662	78,217
Total assets	6,842,541	7,311,027
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	378,594	489,791
Accounts payable-related parties	7,776	21,265
Income taxes payable	14,246	6,086
Accrued payroll and benefits	95,150	128,968
Accrued interest	47,998	50,405
Accrued expenses	102,510	107,607
Current maturities of long-term debt	31,584	46,460
Total current liabilities	677,858	850,582
Long-term debt
Senior term loan	228,125	237,500
Senior notes	2,350,000	2,700,000
Other long-term debt	37,694	40,206
Total long-term debt	2,615,819	2,977,706
Deferred income taxes	576,674	542,033
Other liabilities	$ 16,405	$ 18,839
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 126,340	$ 126,340
Equity
Common stock voting, $.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 261,938,768, and 261,420,126 shares issued; and 242,090,224, and 241,449,423 shares outstanding, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	636	635
Treasury stock, at cost; 19,848,544, and 19,970,703 shares, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(396,473)	(398,898)
Additional paid-in capital	1,104,832	1,083,435
Retained earnings	2,250,901	2,227,843
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity	2,959,896	2,913,015
Noncontrolling interests	(130,451)	(117,488)
Total equity	2,829,445	2,795,527
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,842,541	$ 7,311,027