Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,730,855	$ 1,054,357
Restricted cash	63,900	76,595
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $26,219 at September 30, 2019 and $24,287 at December 31, 2018	662,997	693,616
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	275,503	263,019
Total current assets	2,733,255	2,087,587
Operating right of use lease asset	361,747
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $382,965 at September 30, 2019 and $373,180 at December 31, 2018	321,802	291,869
Goodwill	685,991	704,197
Acquired intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $201,801 at September 30, 2019 and $190,920 at December 31, 2018	96,236	114,485
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $43,530 at September 30, 2019 and $50,821 at December 31, 2018	115,093	123,017
Total assets	4,314,124	3,321,155
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	450,866	528,913
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	748,434	712,012
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	122,211
Short-term debt obligations and current maturities of long-term debt obligations	18,626	38,017
Income taxes payable	53,323	40,159
Deferred revenue	57,261	59,293
Total current liabilities	1,450,721	1,378,394
Debt obligations, net of current portion	1,067,672	589,782
Operating lease obligations, net of current portion	230,391
Deferred income taxes	56,032	57,145
Other long-term liabilities	63,756	62,992
Total liabilities	2,868,572	2,088,313
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, $0.02 par value. 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common Stock, $0.02 par value. 90,000,000 shares authorized; 62,599,954 issued at September 30, 2019 and 59,897,309 issued at December 31, 2018	1,252	1,198
Additional paid-in-capital	1,179,413	1,104,264
Treasury stock, at cost, 8,359,459 shares at September 30, 2019 and 8,077,311 shares at December 31, 2018	(433,282)	(391,551)
Retained earnings	910,108	669,805
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(211,853)	(151,043)
Total Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,445,638	1,232,673
Noncontrolling interests	(86)	169
Total equity	1,445,552	1,232,842
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,314,124	$ 3,321,155

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