CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (including $197.9 and $237.3, respectively, of consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs))	$ 681.8	$ 765.1
Accounts receivable of VIEs, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.5 and $0.3, respectively	109.7	95.8
Inventories of VIEs	259.4	289.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including $76.2 and $101.2, respectively, of VIEs)	84.3	104.3
Income tax receivable	6.9	6.9
Due from parent	11.6	11.6
Total current assets	1,153.7	1,273.6
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation (including $1,947.4 and $1,942.6, respectively, of VIEs)	1,972.4	1,967.1
Intangible assets of VIEs, net	0.2	0.2
Goodwill of VIEs	41.0	41.0
Other long-term assets (including $12.4 and $13.0, respectively, of VIEs)	16.2	17.5
Total assets	3,183.5	3,299.4
Current liabilities:
Note payable and capital lease obligations of VIEs	1.7	1.6
Current portion of long-term debt of VIEs	125.0	124.8
Accounts payable (including $246.1 and $258.0, respectively, of VIEs)	249.6	261.5
Personnel accruals (including $11.9 and $21.7, respectively, of VIEs)	23.7	45.7
Accrued taxes other than income taxes of VIEs	26.3	23.5
Deferred revenue of VIEs	0.8	3.1
Other current liabilities (including $46.7 and $23.9, respectively, of VIEs)	47.1	24.4
Total current liabilities	474.2	484.6
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations of VIEs, net of current portion	540.4	540.7
Deferred income taxes (including $0.1 and $0.1, respectively, of VIEs)	624.3	639.7
Other long-term liabilities (including $3.1 and $3.1, respectively, of VIEs)	27.6	33.9
Total long-term liabilities	$ 1,192.3	$ 1,214.3
Commitments and contingencies
CVR stockholders' equity:
Common stock $0.01 par value per share, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 86,929,660 shares issued	$ 0.9	$ 0.9
Additional paid-in-capital	1,174.7	1,174.7
Retained deficit	(248.8)	(189.2)
Treasury stock, 98,610 shares at cost	(2.3)	(2.3)
Total CVR stockholders' equity	924.5	984.1
Noncontrolling interest	592.5	616.4
Total equity	1,517.0	1,600.5
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,183.5	$ 3,299.4

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