CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 43,738	$ 23,348
Short-term investments	1,880	2,015
Receivables	254,898	258,551
Inventories	174,551	155,683
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	38,839	49,283
Total Current Assets	513,906	488,880
Property, Plant, and Equipment:
Land and land improvements	28,120	28,593
Buildings	292,048	306,137
Machinery and equipment	553,236	556,571
Construction in progress	31,243	39,788
Property plant and equipment, at cost	904,647	931,089
Less accumulated depreciation	525,316	540,768
Net Property, Plant, and Equipment	379,331	390,321
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	480,812	490,892
Deferred Income Taxes	193	193
Other Assets	21,504	21,264
Total Assets	1,395,746	1,391,550
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	430,723	450,128
Current maturities of long-term debt	720	36,648
Current maturities of other long-term obligations	4,518	2,927
Total Current Liabilities	435,961	489,703
Long-Term Debt	249,334	240,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities	77,628	70,409
Deferred Income Taxes	79,749	76,861
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: September 29, 2018 - 43,820 shares; December 30, 2017 - 43,354 shares	43,820	43,354
Additional paid-in capital	27,517	7,029
Retained earnings	485,432	467,296
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,195)	(3,611)
Total HNI Corporation shareholders' equity	552,574	514,068
Non-controlling interest	500	509
Total Equity	553,074	514,577
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,395,746	$ 1,391,550

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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- 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