CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 22,416	$ 36,312
Short-term investments	1,692	2,252
Receivables	266,087	229,436
Inventories	154,085	118,438
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,863	46,603
Total Current Assets	488,143	433,041
Property, Plant, and Equipment:
Land and land improvements	29,581	27,403
Buildings	319,568	283,930
Machinery and equipment	546,128	528,099
Construction in progress	46,488	51,343
Property plant and equipment, at cost	941,765	890,775
Less accumulated depreciation	548,791	534,330
Net Property, Plant, and Equipment	392,974	356,445
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	513,976	511,419
Deferred Income Taxes	210	719
Other Assets	30,113	28,610
Total Assets	1,425,416	1,330,234
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	430,617	425,046
Current maturities of long-term debt	17,270	34,017
Current maturities of other long-term obligations	3,018	4,410
Total Current Liabilities	450,905	463,473
Long-Term Debt	295,000	180,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities	65,236	75,044
Deferred Income Taxes	118,394	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	43,427	44,079
Additional paid-in capital	6,214	0
Retained earnings	450,089	461,524
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,267)	(5,000)
Total HNI Corporation shareholders' equity	495,463	500,603
Non-controlling interest	418	406
Total Equity	495,881	501,009
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,425,416	$ 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.