CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 300	$ 5,343
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $564 and $605, respectively	291,583	283,008
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	124,057	78,260
Current portion of receivable for insurance claims in excess of deductibles	5,421	4,221
Refundable income taxes, net	0	391
Other current assets	5,684	8,513
Total current assets	427,045	379,736
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $248,339 and $231,391, respectively	161,925	148,084
Goodwill	71,099	46,994
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $6,166 and $5,183, respectively	19,659	10,852
Receivable for insurance claims in excess of deductibles	16,861	14,295
Investment in joint ventures	1,837	168
Other assets	3,275	3,659
Total assets	701,701	603,788
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	2,941	0
Current portion of capital lease obligations	1,110	1,086
Accounts payable	123,980	110,383
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	46,186	28,919
Current portion of accrued self-insurance	14,816	13,138
Income taxes payable, net	3,243	0
Other current liabilities	60,028	35,038
Total current liabilities	252,304	188,564
Deferred income tax liabilities	13,817	13,452
Long-term debt	86,373	78,960
Accrued self-insurance	34,203	32,225
Capital lease obligations, net of current maturities	1,796	2,629
Other liabilities	462	919
Total liabilities	388,955	316,749
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock—$0.01 par value per share; 4,000,000 authorized shares; none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	0	0
Common stock—$0.01 par value per share; 100,000,000 authorized shares; 16,564,057 and 16,464,757 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	165	163
Additional paid-in capital	147,543	143,934
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(322)	(299)
Retained earnings	164,085	143,241
MYR Group Inc. share of equity	311,471	287,039
Noncontrolling interest	1,275	0
Total stockholders' equity	312,746	287,039
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 701,701	$ 603,788

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