CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 27,335	$ 28,548
Short-term investments	7,400	4,252
Receivables	246,989	243,409
Inventories	150,690	125,228
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,615	36,933
Total Current Assets	465,029	438,370
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Land and land improvements	30,077	28,801
Buildings	306,483	298,516
Machinery and equipment	535,968	515,131
Construction in progress	40,027	31,986
Property plant and equipment, at cost	912,555	874,434
Less accumulated depreciation	543,221	533,275
Net Property, Plant, and Equipment	369,334	341,159
GOODWILL	293,517	277,650
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	1,606	0
OTHER ASSETS	231,572	206,746
Total Assets	1,361,058	1,263,925
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	415,555	424,405
Current maturities of long-term debt	21,091	5,477
Current maturities of other long-term obligations	4,777	6,018
Total Current Liabilities	441,423	435,900
LONG-TERM DEBT	215,800	185,000
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	75,584	76,792
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	103,910	88,934
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	0	0
Capital Stock:
Preferred, $1 par value, authorized 2,000 shares, no shares outstanding	0	0
Common, $1 par value, authorized 200,000,000 shares, outstanding - October 1, 2016 - 44,537 shares; January 2, 2016 – 44,158 shares	44,537	44,158
Additional paid-in capital	14,447	4,407
Retained earnings	472,000	433,575
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(6,984)	(5,186)
Total HNI Corporation shareholders' equity	524,000	476,954
Noncontrolling interest	341	345
Total Equity	524,341	477,299
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,361,058	$ 1,263,925

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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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.