CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 43,052	$ 363,177
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current	1,000	3,985
Accounts receivable trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $43,892 and $39,765, respectively	275,545	245,714
Inventories, net	108,251	89,178
Work-in-progress	27,997	26,137
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	127,630
Total current assets	582,475	854,017
Property and equipment, net	356,911	326,565
Subscriber system assets, net	2,929,512	2,907,701
Intangible assets, net	7,225,974	7,488,194
Goodwill	5,145,477	5,081,887
Deferred subscriber acquisition costs, net	487,781	429,965
Other assets	249,039
Total assets	16,977,169	17,208,608
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	329,884	58,184
Accounts payable	275,081	221,341
Deferred revenue	340,100	334,886
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	445,913	398,079
Total current liabilities	1,390,978	1,012,490
Long-term debt	9,481,059	9,944,112
Deferred subscriber acquisition revenue	629,810	544,429
Deferred tax liabilities	1,287,589	1,342,168
Other liabilities	297,874
Total liabilities	13,087,310	12,983,803
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 7)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock—authorized 3,999,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; issued and outstanding shares of 746,360,289 and 766,881,453 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	7,464	7,669
Additional paid-in capital	5,888,576	5,969,347
Accumulated deficit	(1,904,242)	(1,680,432)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(101,939)	(71,779)
Total stockholders' equity	3,889,859	4,224,805
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 16,977,169	17,208,608
Calculated under Lease Guidance in Effect before ASC 842 [Member]
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		129,811
Intangible assets, net		7,488,194
Other assets		120,279
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		398,079
Other liabilities		$ 140,604

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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).