CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 27,148	$ 36,312
Short-term investments	2,253	2,252
Receivables	227,212	229,436
Inventories	167,205	118,438
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,424	46,603
Total Current Assets	467,242	433,041
Property, Plant, and Equipment:
Land and land improvements	29,094	27,403
Buildings	305,821	283,930
Machinery and equipment	543,524	528,099
Construction in progress	60,671	51,343
Property plant and equipment, at cost	939,110	890,775
Less accumulated depreciation	551,169	534,330
Net Property, Plant, and Equipment	387,941	356,445
Goodwill	290,660	290,699
Deferred Income Taxes	1,095	719
Other Assets	254,221	249,330
Total Assets	1,401,159	1,330,234
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	387,853	425,046
Current maturities of long-term debt	93,323	34,017
Current maturities of other long-term obligations	3,187	4,410
Total Current Liabilities	484,363	463,473
Long-Term Debt	240,000	180,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities	71,177	75,044
Deferred Income Taxes	111,270	110,708
Capital Stock:
Preferred stock - $1 par value, authorized 2,000 shares, no shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock - $1 par value, authorized 200,000 shares, outstanding: July 1, 2017 - 44,240 shares; December 31, 2016 - 44,079 shares	44,056	44,079
Additional paid-in capital	5,438	0
Retained earnings	449,130	461,524
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,633)	(5,000)
Total HNI Corporation shareholders' equity	493,991	500,603
Non-controlling interest	358	406
Total Equity	494,349	501,009
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,401,159	$ 1,330,234

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.