CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 201,451	$ 189,360	$ 189,114	$ 129,170	$ 129,170
Restricted cash	0	14,268
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $5,706 and $5,287, respectively)	199,378	263,053
Inventories	331,432	384,920
Deferred income taxes	23,435	41,931
Prepaid and other current assets	80,234	114,346
Total current assets	835,930	1,007,878
Property, plant and equipment, net	527,414	638,807
Goodwill	0	42,075	24,941
Deferred income taxes	15,623	2,772
Other assets	116,757	129,699
Total assets	1,495,724	1,821,231	1,710,235
Current liabilities
Short-term Debt	26,233	75,061
Accounts payable	146,305	176,719
Other current liabilities	129,018	134,791
Total current liabilities	301,556	386,571
Long-term debt	496,503	497,694
Deferred income taxes	18,582	60,985
Other long-term liabilities	89,025	77,945
Total liabilities	905,666	1,023,195
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	71,192	89,155
Titan stockholders' equity
Common stock (no par, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 55,253,092 issued)	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	513,090	558,637
Retained earnings	126,007	207,541
Treasury stock (at cost, 1,504,064 and 1,692,220 shares, respectively)	(13,897)	(15,586)
Treasury stock reserved for deferred compensation	(1,075)	(1,075)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(112,630)	(61,794)	(56,469)
Total Titan stockholders' equity	511,495	687,723
Noncontrolling interests	7,371	21,158
Total equity	518,866	708,881	$ 632,362	$ 396,879
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,495,724	$ 1,821,231

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. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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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.