CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 119,740	$ 174,658
Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $55,289 and $53,832	1,627,640	1,522,807
Inventories, net	1,932,855	1,933,803
Prepaid expenses and other	513,717	454,752
Total current assets	4,193,952	4,086,020
Property and equipment, net	374,051	375,001
Goodwill	2,685,681	2,301,331
Other intangibles, net	618,201	669,641
Investments and other	518,425	432,002
Total assets	8,390,310	7,863,995
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,136,120	1,153,012
Bank credit lines	1,144,881	741,653
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,482	16,659
Accrued expenses:
Payroll and related	259,180	272,998
Taxes	180,163	188,873
Other	496,959	455,780
Total current liabilities	3,229,785	2,828,975
Long-term debt	1,000,315	907,756
Deferred income taxes	45,947	50,431
Other liabilities	415,045	420,285
Total liabilities	4,691,092	4,207,447
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	282,502	832,138
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 480,000,000 shares authorized, 152,437,680 outstanding on September 29, 2018 and 240,000,000 shares authorized, 153,690,146 outstanding on December 30, 2017	1,524	1,537
Retained earnings	3,191,260	2,940,029
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(219,649)	(130,067)
Total Henry Schein, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,973,135	2,811,499
Noncontrolling interests	443,581	12,911
Total stockholders' equity	3,416,716	2,824,410
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders' equity	$ 8,390,310	$ 7,863,995

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