CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,799	$ 5,524
Receivables:
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $363 and $423, respectively	76,151	72,835
Other	3,394	2,554
Total receivables	79,545	75,389
Inventories	151,102	136,477
Prepaid expenses	13,979	11,172
Income taxes receivable		168
Deferred income tax assets	8,101	8,101
Total current assets	258,526	236,831
Property, plant and equipment, net	45,388	47,972
Intangible assets, net of applicable amortization	125,410	129,160
Other assets	30,331	29,576
Total assets	459,655	443,539
Current liabilities:
Current installments of other notes payable	18	55
Current installments of other liabilities	138	514
Accounts payable	25,180	15,343
Deferred revenue	6,956	8,888
Accrued program costs	62,327	44,371
Accrued expenses and other payables	9,012	7,111
Income taxes payable	1,029
Total current liabilities	104,660	76,282
Long-term debt and other notes payable, excluding current installments	49,576	68,321
Other liabilities, excluding current installments	3,029	3,054
Deferred income tax liabilities	27,556	27,556
Total liabilities	184,821	175,213
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.10 par value per share; authorized 400,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, $.10 par value per share; authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued 31,788,644 shares at June 30, 2016 and 31,638,225 shares at December 31, 2015	3,180	3,164
Additional paid-in capital	69,438	68,534
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,993)	(3,541)
Retained earnings	214,258	208,507
Total stockholders' equity including treasury stock	282,883	276,664
Less treasury stock, at cost, 2,450,634 shares at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015	(8,269)	(8,269)
American Vanguard Corporation stockholders' equity	274,614	268,395
Non-controlling interest	220	(69)
Total stockholders' equity	274,834	268,326
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 459,655	$ 443,539

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.