CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 67,930	$ 75,753
Receivables, net of allowances of $4,157 and $3,873, respectively	182,269	268,162
Recoverable income taxes	5,935	4,614
Prepaid expenses	25,620	25,884
Other current assets	24,968	33,578
Total current assets	306,722	407,991
Noncurrent assets
Property and equipment, net	79,883	78,950
Software, net	164,470	185,496
Goodwill	909,691	909,691
Intangible assets, net	195,098	203,634
Deferred income taxes, net	121,839	77,479
Other noncurrent assets	37,186	39,054
TOTAL ASSETS	1,814,889	1,902,295
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	29,664	42,873
Employee compensation	47,702	47,804
Current portion of long-term debt	17,772	90,323
Deferred revenue	109,179	105,191
Income taxes payable	7,659	11,334
Other current liabilities	53,016	78,841
Total current liabilities	264,992	376,366
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred revenue	47,669	49,863
Long-term debt	674,394	653,595
Deferred income taxes, net	19,788	26,349
Other noncurrent liabilities	36,737	41,205
Total liabilities	1,043,580	1,147,378
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016
Common stock; $0.005 par value; 280,000,000 shares authorized; 140,525,055 shares issued at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	702	702
Additional paid-in capital	620,974	600,344
Retained earnings	517,702	545,731
Treasury stock, at cost, 22,231,088 and 23,188,258 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	(288,495)	(297,760)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(79,574)	(94,100)
Total stockholders' equity	771,309	754,917
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 1,814,889	$ 1,902,295

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