Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 2,267	$ 2,315
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	743,202	714,965
Intangibles, accumulated amortization	$ 3,775	$ 3,457
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (“SSI”) shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Class A Common Stock
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (“SSI”) shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	26,842,000	26,482,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	26,842,000	26,482,000
Class B Common Stock
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (“SSI”) shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	200,000	306,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	200,000	306,000