CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 74,654	$ 62,381
Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $89,145 and $90,329	1,409,060	1,254,139
Inventories, net	1,567,159	1,635,750
Prepaid expenses and other	412,904	360,510
Total current assets	3,463,777	3,312,780
Property and equipment, net	351,381	333,906
Goodwill	2,172,563	2,019,740
Other intangibles, net	636,813	621,180
Investments and other	472,922	442,790
Total assets	7,097,456	6,730,396
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	882,674	977,249
Bank credit lines	577,477	437,476
Current maturities of long-term debt	17,241	65,923
Accrued expenses:
Payroll and related	246,402	266,463
Taxes	152,719	151,750
Other	353,432	391,785
Total current liabilities	2,229,945	2,290,646
Long-term debt	807,625	715,457
Deferred income taxes	89,756	51,589
Other liabilities	288,478	264,264
Total liabilities	3,415,804	3,321,956
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	747,022	607,636
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 240,000,000 shares authorized, 79,194,792 outstanding on July 01, 2017 and 79,402,505 outstanding on December 31, 2016	792	794
Additional paid-in capital	0	127,536
Retained earnings	3,134,989	2,981,777
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(209,526)	(317,041)
Total Henry Schein, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,926,255	2,793,066
Noncontrolling interests	8,375	7,738
Total stockholders' equity	2,934,630	2,800,804
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders' equity	$ 7,097,456	$ 6,730,396

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