CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 24, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 105,722	$ 117,947
Trade receivables, net	359,734	270,068
Inventories	99,374	93,735
Prepaid assets	36,827	30,198
Other current assets	52,921	47,286
Total current assets	654,578	559,234
Property, plant and equipment, net	767,177	677,959
Goodwill	763,576	438,829
Client relationships and Other intangible assets, net	396,452	280,804
Deferred tax assets	22,078	40,028
Other assets	86,329	71,643
Total assets	2,690,190	2,068,497
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	25,970	17,033
Accounts payable	65,809	36,675
Accrued compensation	93,558	72,832
Deferred revenue	119,298	81,343
Accrued liabilities	80,524	89,494
Other current liabilities	25,131	12,544
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	1,757	1,840
Total current liabilities	412,047	311,761
Long-term debt, net and capital leases	1,233,189	845,997
Deferred tax liabilities	54,068	48,223
Other long-term liabilities	96,771	89,062
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations	6,213	7,890
Total liabilities	1,802,288	1,302,933
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	15,040	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; 86,262 shares issued and 47,324 shares outstanding as of September 24, 2016 and 85,464 shares issued and 46,698 shares outstanding as of December 26, 2015	863	855
Additional paid-in capital	2,465,193	2,397,960
Retained earnings	120,623	10,538
Treasury stock, at cost 38,938 shares and 38,766 shares as of September 24, 2016 and December 26, 2015, respectively	(1,552,964)	(1,540,738)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(165,746)	(135,548)
Total equity attributable to common shareholders	867,969	733,067
Noncontrolling interests	4,893	4,489
Total equity	872,862	737,556
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	2,690,190	2,068,497
Client relationships, net
Current assets:
Client relationships and Other intangible assets, net	318,751	213,374
Other intangible assets, net
Current assets:
Client relationships and Other intangible assets, net	$ 77,701	$ 67,430

Stockholder's Equity, Including Noncontrolling Interest and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

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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).