CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 976,951	$ 727,032
Accounts receivable, net	654,177	579,333
Accounts receivable-related parties	35,024	34,272
Inventories	1,066,823	1,149,390
Other current assets	41,258	47,914
Total current assets	2,774,233	2,537,941
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,914,186	2,951,210
Restricted cash	19,603	19,565
Intangible assets, net	272,528	278,960
Goodwill	395,872	397,470
Other assets	15,220	16,936
Total assets	6,391,642	6,202,082
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	407,405	276,725
Accounts payable-related parties	6,170	6,630
Income taxes payable	9,960	2,023
Accrued payroll and benefits	81,246	94,906
Accrued interest	47,928	38,502
Accrued expenses	97,567	99,824
Current maturities of long-term debt	22,770	16,680
Total current liabilities	673,046	535,290
Long-term debt	2,575,528	2,577,976
Deferred income taxes	416,260	400,770
Other liabilities	$ 19,302	$ 16,595
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 126,340	$ 126,340
Equity
Common stock voting, $.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 263,142,777, and 262,937,139 shares issued; and 243,500,764, and 243,089,514 shares outstanding, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	639	638
Treasury stock, at cost; 19,642,013, and 19,847,625 shares, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(392,348)	(396,455)
Additional paid-in capital	1,115,008	1,110,253
Retained earnings	1,993,910	1,965,291
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity	2,717,209	2,679,727
Noncontrolling interests	(136,043)	(134,616)
Total equity	2,581,166	2,545,111
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,391,642	$ 6,202,082