CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 26, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 157,375	$ 117,947
Trade receivables, net	287,178	270,068
Inventories	97,101	93,735
Prepaid assets	33,573	30,198
Other current assets	62,164	47,286
Total current assets	637,391	559,234
Property, plant and equipment, net	664,437	677,959
Goodwill	434,056	438,829
Intangible assets, net	265,384
Deferred tax assets	26,355	40,028
Other assets	76,095	71,643
Total assets	2,103,718	2,068,497
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	21,382	17,033
Accounts payable	43,897	36,675
Accrued compensation	57,072	72,832
Deferred revenue	80,297	81,343
Accrued liabilities	89,433	89,494
Other current liabilities	16,056	12,544
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	1,852	1,840
Total current liabilities	309,989	311,761
Long-term debt, net and capital leases	840,481	845,997
Deferred tax liabilities	45,297	48,223
Other long-term liabilities	87,364	89,062
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations	7,415	7,890
Total liabilities	$ 1,290,546	$ 1,302,933
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 28,744	$ 28,008
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 20,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 120,000 shares authorized; 86,051 shares issued and 47,114 shares outstanding as of March 26, 2016 and 85,464 shares issued and 46,698 shares outstanding at December 26, 2015	861	855
Additional paid-in capital	2,426,984	2,397,960
Retained earnings	47,681	10,538
Treasury stock, at cost 38,937 shares and 38,766 shares as of March 26, 2016 and December 26, 2015, respectively	(1,552,885)	(1,540,738)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(142,817)	(135,548)
Total equity attributable to common shareholders	779,824	733,067
Noncontrolling interests	4,604	4,489
Total equity	784,428	737,556
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	2,103,718	2,068,497
Client relationships, net
Current assets:
Intangible assets, net	202,888	213,374
Other intangible assets, net
Current assets:
Intangible assets, net	$ 62,496	$ 67,430

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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).