CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,186,050	$ 1,162,779
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,423 and $1,092, respectively	296,366	275,032
Settlement processing assets	1,847,232	1,546,854
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	220,649	131,341
Total current assets	3,550,297	3,116,006
Goodwill	5,616,414	4,807,594
Other intangible assets, net	2,328,709	2,085,292
Property and equipment, net	577,188	526,370
Deferred income taxes	16,736	15,789
Other noncurrent assets	192,205	113,299
Total assets	12,281,549	10,664,350
Current liabilities:
Settlement lines of credit	487,513	392,072
Current portion of long-term debt	93,408	177,785
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	992,363	804,887
Settlement processing obligations	1,550,627	1,477,212
Total current liabilities	3,123,911	2,851,956
Long-term debt	4,677,910	4,260,827
Deferred income taxes	632,648	676,472
Other noncurrent liabilities	152,127	95,753
Total liabilities	8,586,596	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; 158,762,894 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and 152,185,616 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016	0	0
Paid-in capital	2,376,331	1,816,278
Retained earnings	1,357,526	1,137,230
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(202,508)	(322,717)
Total Global Payments shareholders’ equity	3,531,349	2,630,791
Noncontrolling interests	163,604	148,551
Total equity	3,694,953	2,779,342
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,281,549	$ 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.