CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 163,375	$ 199,563
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $16,169 in 2020; $16,002 in 2019)	385,673	374,649
Inventories (Note 9)	398,248	393,748
Other current assets	112,048	107,621
Total Current Assets	1,059,344	1,075,581
Property, plant and equipment (less accumulated depreciation of $816,947 in 2020; $825,769 in 2019)	503,179	529,344
Goodwill	326,584	337,107
Other assets	416,793	429,181
TOTAL ASSETS	2,305,900	2,371,213
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt (Note 12)	132,378	34,969
Trade accounts payable	248,335	273,002
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	82,630	83,033
Other current liabilities	191,479	172,131
Total Current Liabilities	654,822	563,135
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 12)	715,950	712,302
Other liabilities	267,168	276,699
Total Liabilities	1,637,940	1,552,136
Shareholders’ Equity
Common shares	9,858	9,858
Additional paid-in capital	387,096	389,446
Retained earnings	2,767,939	2,736,481
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(348,177)	(275,850)
Treasury shares	(2,149,613)	(2,041,763)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	667,103	818,172
Non-controlling interests	857	905
Total Equity	667,960	819,077
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL EQUITY	$ 2,305,900	$ 2,371,213

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 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.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682