CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 174,658	$ 62,381
Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $106,592 and $90,329	1,470,047	1,254,139
Inventories, net	1,933,803	1,665,750
Prepaid expenses and other	454,752	360,510
Total current assets	4,033,260	3,342,780
Property and equipment, net	375,001	333,906
Goodwill	2,301,331	2,019,740
Other intangibles, net	669,641	621,180
Investments and other	432,002	442,790
Total assets	7,811,235	6,760,396
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,153,012	1,007,249
Bank credit lines	741,653	437,476
Current maturities of long-term debt	16,659	65,923
Accrued expenses:
Payroll and related	272,998	266,463
Taxes	188,873	151,750
Other	403,020	391,785
Total current liabilities	2,776,215	2,320,646
Long-term debt, net	907,756	715,457
Deferred income taxes	50,431	51,589
Other liabilities	420,285	264,264
Total liabilities	4,154,687	3,351,956
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	832,138	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, 153,690,146 outstanding on December 30, 2017 and 158,805,010 outstanding on December 31, 2016	1,537	1,588
Additional paid-in capital	0	126,742
Retained earnings	2,940,029	2,981,777
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(130,067)	(317,041)
Total Henry Schein, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,811,499	2,793,066
Noncontrolling interests	12,911	7,738
Total stockholders' equity	2,824,410	2,800,804
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders' equity	$ 7,811,235	$ 6,760,396

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