Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 2,572	$ 2,280
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	724,757	756,494
Intangibles, accumulated amortization	$ 3,621	$ 3,913
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	26,749,000	26,859,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	26,749,000	26,859,000
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	200,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	200,000	200,000