Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 45,830	$ 75,425
Restricted cash	287	1,421
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $2,897 and $2,879	92,624	89,624
Inventories	86,373	84,933
Unbilled revenues	15,741	2,374
Other current assets	11,906	12,246
Total Current Assets	252,761	266,023
Property, Plant, and Equipment, at Cost, Net	80,157	79,723
Other Assets (Note 5)	21,310	14,311
Intangible Assets, Net	113,347	133,036
Goodwill	258,174	268,001
Total Assets	725,749	761,094
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term obligations (Note 6)	1,668	696
Accounts payable	35,720	35,461
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	30,902	29,616
Customer deposits	26,987	30,103
Advanced billings	5,534	7,316
Other current liabilities	28,178	29,038
Total Current Liabilities	128,989	132,230
Long-Term Obligations (Note 6)	174,153	241,384
Long-Term Deferred Income Taxes (Note 5)	22,962	29,085
Other Long-Term Liabilities (Note 3)	25,074	25,891
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' Equity (Notes 3 and 4):
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 14,624,159 shares issued	146	146
Capital in excess of par value	104,731	103,221
Retained earnings	393,578	342,893
Treasury stock at cost, 3,514,163 and 3,613,838 shares	(86,111)	(88,554)
Accumulated other comprehensive items (Note 13)	(39,376)	(26,715)
Total Kadant Stockholders' Equity	372,968	330,991
Noncontrolling interest	1,603	1,513
Total Stockholders' Equity	374,571	332,504
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 725,749	$ 761,094

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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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