CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 109,829	$ 161,828
Short-term investments	115,674	94,202
Accounts receivable, net	139,877	104,819
Inventories	111,319	96,977
Receivables, other	8,233	7,433
Other current assets	7,289	6,240
Income taxes receivable	360	626
Total current assets	492,581	472,125
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net	9,771	10,076
Trademarks, licenses and other intangible assets, net	184,991	183,868
Deferred tax assets	8,768	8,090
Other assets	7,994	8,250
Total assets	704,105	682,409
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	21,833	21,498
Accounts payable - trade	60,182	49,507
Accrued expenses	53,057	62,609
Income taxes payable	8,015	3,331
Dividends payable	5,299	5,293
Total current liabilities	148,386	142,238
Long term debt, less current portion	48,338	53,064
Deferred tax liability	3,656	3,449
Equity:
Inter Parfums, Inc. shareholders’ equity: Preferred stock, $.001 par; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $.001 par; authorized 100,000,000 shares; outstanding 31,168,108 and 31,138,318 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	31	31
Additional paid-in capital	63,879	63,103
Retained earnings	410,957	402,714
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(53,413)	(57,982)
Treasury stock, at cost, 9,864,805 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016	(37,475)	(37,475)
Total Inter Parfums, Inc. shareholders’ equity	383,979	370,391
Noncontrolling interest	119,746	113,267
Total equity	503,725	483,658
Total liabilities and equity	$ 704,105	$ 682,409

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.