CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,261,845	$ 1,162,779
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,280 and $1,092 respectively	264,042	275,032
Claims receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $5,740 and $5,786, respectively	7,961	8,202
Settlement processing assets	751,509	1,546,854
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	113,823	123,139
Total current assets	2,399,180	3,116,006
Goodwill	4,859,387	4,807,594
Other intangible assets, net	1,997,420	2,085,292
Property and equipment, net	551,951	526,370
Deferred income taxes	15,838	15,789
Other	135,940	113,299
Total assets	9,959,716	10,664,350
Current liabilities:
Settlement lines of credit	276,403	392,072
Current portion of long-term debt	179,004	177,785
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	824,319	804,887
Settlement processing obligations	813,136	1,477,212
Total current liabilities	2,092,862	2,851,956
Long-term debt	4,221,258	4,260,827
Deferred income taxes	636,908	676,472
Other noncurrent liabilities	132,397	95,753
Total liabilities	7,083,425	7,885,008
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; 152,502,543 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and 152,185,616 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016	0	0
Paid-in capital	1,826,166	1,816,278
Retained earnings	1,192,519	1,137,230
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(287,806)	(322,717)
Total Global Payments shareholders’ equity	2,730,879	2,630,791
Noncontrolling interests	145,412	148,551
Total equity	2,876,291	2,779,342
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,959,716	$ 10,664,350

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.