CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 995,816	$ 1,044,728
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $294 and $353, respectively	266,245	281,612
Claims receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $4,771 and $4,868, respectively	8,772	6,799
Settlement processing assets	1,117,666	1,336,326
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	186,464	181,848
Total current assets	2,574,963	2,851,313
Goodwill	4,823,756	4,829,405
Other intangible assets, net	2,115,842	2,264,708
Property and equipment, net	520,714	493,678
Deferred income taxes	20,419	22,719
Other	57,420	48,129
Total assets	10,113,114	10,509,952
Current liabilities:
Settlement lines of credit	467,293	378,436
Current portion of long-term debt	177,759	135,542
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	681,356	696,414
Settlement processing obligations	883,447	1,220,315
Total current liabilities	2,209,855	2,430,707
Long-term debt	4,316,391	4,379,744
Deferred income taxes	695,258	744,862
Other noncurrent liabilities	89,773	77,235
Total liabilities	7,311,277	7,632,548
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized and none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 152,267,428 issued and outstanding at November 30, 2016 and 154,421,585 issued and outstanding at May 31, 2016	0	0
Paid-in capital	1,818,487	1,976,715
Retained earnings	1,146,844	1,015,811
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(309,717)	(246,050)
Total Global Payments shareholders’ equity	2,655,614	2,746,476
Noncontrolling interests	146,223	130,928
Total equity	2,801,837	2,877,404
Total liabilities and equity	$ 10,113,114	$ 10,509,952

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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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.