CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 1,052,666	$ 727,032
Accounts receivable, net	758,145	579,333
Accounts receivable-related parties	35,858	34,272
Inventories	1,175,716	1,149,390
Other current assets	28,072	47,914
Total current assets	3,050,457	2,537,941
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,885,844	2,951,210
Restricted cash	19,555	19,565
Intangible assets, net	265,476	278,960
Goodwill	394,275	397,470
Other assets	14,069	16,936
Total assets	6,629,676	6,202,082
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	450,945	276,725
Accounts payable-related parties	10,322	6,630
Income taxes payable	43,367	2,023
Accrued payroll and benefits	112,625	94,906
Accrued interest	38,540	38,502
Accrued expenses	105,378	99,824
Current maturities of long-term debt	18,047	16,680
Total current liabilities	779,224	535,290
Long-term debt	2,573,186	2,577,976
Deferred income taxes	433,116	400,770
Other liabilities	19,544	16,595
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	126,340	126,340
Equity
Common stock voting, $.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 263,370,594, and 262,937,139 shares issued; and 243,745,023, and 243,089,514 shares outstanding, as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	639	638
Treasury stock, at cost; 19,625,571, and 19,847,625 shares, as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(392,050)	(396,455)
Additional paid-in capital	1,125,519	1,110,253
Retained earnings	2,101,729	1,965,291
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity	2,835,837	2,679,727
Noncontrolling interests	(137,571)	(134,616)
Total equity	2,698,266	2,545,111
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,629,676	$ 6,202,082