Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 159,054	$ 123,708
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $6,747 and $6,965	140,447	183,514
Inventories, net	203,866	199,302
Unbilled contract revenue	33,173	59,283
Prepaid expenses	9,586	8,494
Other current assets	19,191	12,929
Total Current Assets	565,317	587,230
Property, plant and equipment, net	266,998	266,277
Goodwill	219,258	218,390
Identifiable intangible assets, net	103,988	106,714
Other assets	21,501	21,529
TOTAL ASSETS	1,177,062	1,200,140
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	68,250	97,413
Customer advances and billings in excess of contract revenue	83,616	71,030
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	25,707	33,886
Current portion of warranty reserve	14,859	15,341
Short-term Debt	6,965	6,160
Other current liabilities	28,726	38,209
Total Current Liabilities	228,123	262,039
Long-term debt	217,005	213,798
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	7,419	5,146
Long-term portion of warranty reserve	4,797	5,634
Accrued pension liabilities	17,137	17,283
Other long-term liabilities	21,088	20,504
Total Liabilities	495,569	524,404
Chart Industries’ shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share – 150,000,000 shares authorized, 30,588,295 and 30,545,657 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	305	305
Additional paid-in capital	391,025	387,100
Retained earnings	303,440	308,091
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(18,424)	(24,904)
Total Chart Industries, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity	676,346	670,592
Noncontrolling interests	5,147	5,144
Total Equity	681,493	675,736
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 1,177,062	$ 1,200,140

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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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.