CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 727,032	$ 361,363
Accounts receivable, net of related allowances of $9,765 and $12,646 as of December 31, 2015, and 2014, respectively	579,333	859,835
Accounts receivable related parties	34,272	42,990
Inventories	1,149,390	1,618,419
Other current assets	47,914	55,655
Total current assets	2,537,941	2,938,262
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,951,210	3,123,906
Restricted cash	19,565	19,312
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $265,940 and $241,731 as of December 31, 2015, and 2014, respectively	278,960	370,669
Goodwill	397,470	745,158
Other assets	16,936	35,852
Total assets	6,202,082	7,233,159
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	276,725	489,791
Accounts payable-related parties	6,630	21,265
Income taxes payable	2,023	6,086
Accrued payroll and benefits	94,906	128,968
Accrued interest	38,502	50,405
Accrued expenses	99,824	107,607
Current maturities of long-term debt	16,680	46,460
Total current liabilities	535,290	850,582
Long-term debt	2,577,976	2,935,389
Deferred income taxes	400,770	506,482
Other liabilities	$ 16,595	$ 18,839
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 126,340	$ 126,340
Equity
Common stock voting, $.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 262,937,139 and 261,420,126 shares issued; and 243,089,514 and 241,449,423 shares outstanding, as of December 31, 2015, and 2014, respectively	638	635
Treasury stock, at cost; 19,847,625 and 19,970,703 shares, as of December 31, 2015, and 2014, respectively	(396,455)	(398,898)
Additional paid-in capital	1,110,253	1,083,435
Retained earnings	1,965,291	2,227,843
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity	2,679,727	2,913,015
Noncontrolling interests	(134,616)	(117,488)
Total equity	2,545,111	2,795,527
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,202,082	$ 7,233,159