CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 145,318	$ 208,343
Short-term investments	77,562	69,899
Accounts receivable, net	140,026	120,749
Inventories	169,323	137,058
Receivables, other	2,424	2,405
Other current assets	7,797	7,356
Income taxes receivable	677	3,468
Total current assets	543,127	549,278
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net	10,117	10,330
Trademarks, licenses and other intangible assets, net	210,677	200,495
Deferred tax assets	10,851	9,658
Other assets	7,720	8,011
Total assets	782,492	777,772
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	23,610	24,372
Accounts payable - trade	66,047	52,609
Accrued expenses	69,185	81,843
Income taxes payable	6,055	1,722
Dividends payable	6,577	6,561
Total current liabilities	171,474	167,107
Long-term debt, less current portion	34,501	36,207
Deferred tax liability	3,706	3,821
Inter Parfums, Inc. shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, $.001 par; authorized 100,000,000 shares; outstanding 31,318,273 and 31,241,548 shares at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	31	31
Additional paid-in capital	67,934	66,004
Retained earnings	436,605	422,570
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(28,146)	(17,832)
Treasury stock, at cost, 9,864,805 shares at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	(37,475)	(37,475)
Total Inter Parfums, Inc. shareholders' equity	438,949	433,298
Noncontrolling interest	133,862	137,339
Total equity	572,811	570,637
Total liabilities and equity	$ 782,492	$ 777,772

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