CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 138,866	$ 163,794
Trade receivables, net	487,339	430,016
Inventories	125,500	114,956
Prepaid assets	43,764	36,544
Other current assets	42,697	81,315
Total current assets	838,166	826,625
Property, plant and equipment, net	896,901	781,973
Goodwill	1,252,700	804,906
Client relationships and other intangible assets, net	629,733	369,762
Deferred tax assets	24,562	22,654
Other assets	154,595	124,002
Total assets	3,796,657	2,929,922
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	31,651	30,998
Accounts payable	77,736	77,838
Accrued compensation	112,731	101,044
Deferred revenue	140,760	117,569
Accrued liabilities	109,810	89,780
Other current liabilities	66,911	44,460
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		1,815
Total current liabilities	539,599	463,504
Long-term debt, net and capital leases	1,652,733	1,114,105
Deferred tax liabilities	145,331	89,540
Other long-term liabilities	184,954	194,815
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations	0	3,942
Total liabilities	2,522,617	1,865,906
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	17,331	16,609
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; 88,315 shares issued and 48,094 shares outstanding as of September 29, 2018, and 87,495 shares issued and 47,402 shares outstanding as of December 30, 2017	883	875
Additional paid-in capital	2,625,256	2,560,192
Retained earnings	460,120	288,658
Treasury stock, at cost, 40,221 shares and 40,093 shares as of September 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017, respectively	(1,673,705)	(1,659,914)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(159,448)	(144,731)
Total equity attributable to common shareholders	1,253,106	1,045,080
Noncontrolling interest	3,603	2,327
Total equity	1,256,709	1,047,407
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	3,796,657	2,929,922
Client relationships, net
Current assets:
Client relationships and other intangible assets, net	545,799	301,891
Other intangible assets, net
Current assets:
Client relationships and other intangible assets, net	$ 83,934	$ 67,871

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).