CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 1,189,528	$ 1,243,868
Accounts receivable, net	2,285,245	1,911,385
Accounts receivable-related parties	78,423	5,049
Inventories	3,516,815	3,531,130
Other current assets	79,624	209,591
Total current assets	7,149,635	6,901,023
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,827,962	4,751,430
Intangible assets, net	288,183	295,345
Goodwill	453,088	453,835
Other assets	337,769	129,601
Total assets	13,056,637	12,531,234
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	1,202,033	1,266,833
Accounts payable-related parties	11,525	13,722
Income taxes payable	229,360	13,746
Accrued payroll and benefits	275,621	539,812
Accrued interest	33,539	17,533
Accrued expenses	270,178	278,549
Current maturities of long-term debt	68,390	97,174
Total current liabilities	2,090,646	2,227,369
Long-term debt	3,010,109	3,008,702
Deferred income taxes	856,790	854,905
Other liabilities	120,918	120,087
Total liabilities	6,078,463	6,211,063
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	227,914	211,414
Equity
Common stock voting, $0.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 267,224,622 and 267,224,622 shares issued; and 189,247,115 and 194,997,922 shares outstanding, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	649	649
Treasury stock, at cost; 77,977,507 and 72,226,700 shares, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	(3,050,497)	(2,674,267)
Additional paid-in capital	1,204,023	1,218,933
Retained earnings	8,800,883	7,761,417
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	9,296	(2,091)
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity	6,964,354	6,304,641
Noncontrolling interests	(214,094)	(195,884)
Total equity	6,750,260	6,108,757
Total liabilities and equity	$ 13,056,637	$ 12,531,234