Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 115,265	$ 78,399
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $23,660 and $23,553 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	990,896	856,953
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	248,971	206,433
Total current assets	1,355,132	1,141,785
Restricted cash	123,243	105,639
Restricted investments	79,455	70,350
Property and equipment, net	8,234,162	7,228,331
Operating lease right-of-use assets	311,717	261,782
Goodwill	7,922,757	7,404,400
Intangible assets, net	1,982,809	1,603,541
Other assets, net	86,089	100,048
Total assets	20,095,364	17,915,876
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	706,284	642,455
Book overdraft	14,568	14,855
Deferred revenue	377,475	355,203
Accrued liabilities	552,741	521,428
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	39,618	32,533
Current portion of contingent consideration	55,474	94,996
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable	7,873	26,462
Total current liabilities	1,754,033	1,687,932
Long-term portion of debt and notes payable	8,160,538	6,724,771
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities	275,547	238,440
Long-term portion of contingent consideration	27,125	20,034
Deferred income taxes	1,099,369	1,022,480
Other long-term liabilities	517,297	524,438
Total liabilities	11,833,909	10,218,095
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common shares: 258,062,086 shares issued and 258,009,392 shares outstanding at September 30, 2024; 257,659,921 shares issued and 257,600,479 shares outstanding at December 31, 2023	3,282,345	3,276,661
Additional paid-in capital	310,046	284,284
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(64,950)	(9,826)
Treasury shares: 52,694 and 59,442 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
Retained earnings	4,734,014	4,141,690
Total Waste Connections' equity	8,261,455	7,692,809
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries		4,972
Total equity	8,261,455	7,697,781
Total liabilities and equity	$ 20,095,364	$ 17,915,876

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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- Definition

Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as current.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481990/310-10-45-2