Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 277,696	$ 282,914
Receivables	51,592	125,600
Real estate inventories	3,216,059	3,105,553
Investments in unconsolidated entities	5,410	5,870
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	160,427	160,961
Deferred tax assets, net	67,768	76,413
Other assets	105,251	48,070
Total assets	3,884,203	3,805,381
Liabilities
Accounts payable	81,313	72,870
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	335,149	330,882
Senior notes, net	1,410,804	1,471,302
Total liabilities	1,827,266	1,875,054
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 141,661,713 and 151,162,999 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	1,417	1,512
Additional paid-in capital	658,720	793,980
Retained earnings	1,396,787	1,134,230
Total stockholders’ equity	2,056,924	1,929,722
Noncontrolling interests	13	605
Total equity	2,056,937	1,930,327
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,884,203	$ 3,805,381

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, of account and note receivables due from other than related parties.

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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.