Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 495,254	$ 154,382
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $16,245 and $13,160 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	588,534	485,138
Current assets held for sale	2,021	6,339
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	107,134	97,533
Total current assets	1,192,943	743,392
Property and equipment, net	4,783,928	4,738,055
Goodwill	4,688,348	4,390,261
Intangible assets, net	1,108,961	1,067,158
Restricted assets	59,192	63,406
Long-term assets held for sale	12,619	33,989
Other assets, net	64,284	67,664
Total assets	11,910,275	11,103,925
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	276,970	251,253
Book overdraft	24,923	10,955
Accrued liabilities	347,439	269,402
Deferred revenue	142,787	134,081
Current portion of contingent consideration	13,819	21,453
Current liabilities held for sale	2,255	3,383
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable	11,596	1,650
Total current liabilities	819,789	692,177
Long-term debt and notes payable	3,925,761	3,616,760
Long-term portion of contingent consideration	31,136	30,373
Other long-term liabilities	310,646	331,074
Deferred income taxes	829,087	778,664
Total liabilities	5,916,419	5,449,048
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Equity:
Common shares: 263,640,287 shares issued and 263,443,234 shares outstanding at September 30, 2017; 263,140,777 shares issued and 262,803,271 shares outstanding at December 31, 2016	4,185,458	4,174,808
Additional paid-in capital	109,627	102,220
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	114,779	(43,001)
Treasury shares: 197,053 and 337,397 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
Retained earnings	1,578,635	1,413,488
Total Waste Connections' equity	5,988,499	5,647,515
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	5,357	7,362
Total equity	5,993,856	5,654,877
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 11,910,275	$ 11,103,925

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.