CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 76,342	$ 69,710
Receivables, net of allowances of $3,598 and $4,799, respectively	279,641	262,845
Recoverable income taxes	8,233	7,921
Prepaid expenses	25,875	23,219
Other current assets	23,244	58,126
Total current assets	413,335	421,821
Noncurrent assets
Accrued receivables, net	181,832
Property and equipment, net	75,437	80,228
Software, net	147,316	155,386
Goodwill	909,691	909,691
Intangible assets, net	174,057	191,281
Deferred income taxes, net	28,179	66,749
Other noncurrent assets	54,477	36,483
TOTAL ASSETS	1,984,324	1,861,639
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	27,381	34,718
Employee compensation	48,142	48,933
Current portion of long-term debt	18,765	17,786
Deferred revenue	93,668	107,543
Income taxes payable	1,600	9,898
Other current liabilities	60,075	102,904
Total current liabilities	249,631	321,782
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred revenue	48,789	51,967
Long-term debt	656,159	667,943
Deferred income taxes, net	26,372	16,910
Other noncurrent liabilities	40,435	38,440
Total liabilities	1,021,386	1,097,042
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
Common stock; $0.005 par value; 280,000,000 shares authorized; 140,525,055 shares issued at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	702	702
Additional paid-in capital	632,547	610,345
Retained earnings	776,078	550,866
Treasury stock, at cost, 24,543,359 and 23,428,324 shares at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	(357,923)	(319,960)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(88,466)	(77,356)
Total stockholders' equity	962,938	764,597
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 1,984,324	$ 1,861,639

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).

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- Definition

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682