CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,045	$ 7,869
Receivables:
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $45 and $42, respectively	100,043	83,777
Other	3,630	3,429
Total receivables, net	103,673	87,206
Inventories	123,315	120,576
Prepaid expenses	13,543	11,424
Total current assets	249,576	227,075
Property, plant and equipment, net	49,495	50,295
Intangible assets, net of applicable amortization	141,127	121,433
Other assets	28,917	31,153
Total assets	469,115	429,956
Current liabilities:
Current installments of other liabilities	99	26
Accounts payable	29,355	24,358
Deferred revenue		3,848
Accrued program costs	65,650	42,930
Accrued expenses and other payables	8,704	12,072
Income taxes payable	1,684	13,840
Total current liabilities	105,492	97,074
Long-term debt, net of deferred loan fees	57,379	40,951
Other liabilities, excluding current installments	2,789	2,868
Deferred income tax liabilities	6,712	6,706
Total liabilities	172,372	147,599
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 32,236,629 shares at September 30, 2017 and 31,819,695 shares at December 31, 2016	3,224	3,183
Additional paid-in capital	74,423	71,699
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,881)	(4,851)
Retained earnings	230,962	220,428
Total stockholders' equity including treasury stock	304,728	290,459
Less treasury stock at cost, 2,450,634 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	(8,269)	(8,269)
American Vanguard Corporation stockholders’ equity	296,459	282,190
Non-controlling interest	284	167
Total stockholders’ equity	296,743	282,357
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 469,115	$ 429,956

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.