CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 908,843	$ 841,483
Accounts receivable, net	866,716	703,565
Accounts receivable-related parties	20,178	26,219
Inventories	1,418,732	1,275,211
Other current assets	37,188	83,197
Total current assets	3,251,657	2,929,675
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,729,721	2,787,215
Restricted cash	17,373	18,060
Intangible assets, net	269,129	283,977
Goodwill	390,129	393,351
Other assets	12,121	11,454
Total assets	6,670,130	6,423,732
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	467,611	382,126
Accounts payable-related parties	16,392	13,070
Income taxes payable	5,589	5,593
Accrued payroll and benefits	138,360	164,543
Accrued interest	29,632	30,295
Accrued expenses	118,337	113,556
Current maturities of long-term debt	19,971	3,632
Total current liabilities	795,892	712,815
Long-term debt	2,354,337	2,353,194
Deferred income taxes	459,639	448,375
Other liabilities	20,781	20,649
Total liabilities	3,630,649	3,535,033
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	111,240	111,240
Equity
Common stock voting, $.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 264,161,359 and 264,130,544 shares issued; and 239,872,874 and 243,785,485 shares outstanding, as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	641	641
Treasury stock, at cost; 24,288,485 and 20,345,059 shares, as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 respectively	(551,125)	(416,829)
Additional paid-in capital	1,141,050	1,132,749
Retained earnings	2,490,373	2,210,459
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity	3,080,939	2,927,020
Noncontrolling interests	(152,698)	(149,561)
Total equity	2,928,241	2,777,459
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,670,130	$ 6,423,732