Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 37,768	$ 34,596
Marketable securities	3,332	8,319
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,709 and $2,852 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	28,550	28,316
Inventories	23,327	22,732
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,419	3,816
Current contract assets	3,305	0
Total current assets	100,701	97,779
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $52,767 and $51,099 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	48,145	43,521
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $21,770 and $20,656 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	14,587	15,120
Goodwill	34,996	33,872
Other non-current assets	6,437	5,927
Non-current contract assets	6,272	0
Non-current deferred income tax asset	214	20
Total assets	211,352	196,239
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	17,144	15,736
Accrued compensation and employee-related expenses	4,531	5,358
Accrued other	9,583	9,210
Accrued product warranty costs	2,027	2,074
Deferred revenue	0	6,919
Current portion of long-term debt	2,484	2,482
Contract liabilities	11,973	0
Liability for uncertain tax positions	1,631	1,570
Total current liabilities	49,373	43,349
Other long-term liabilities	2,414	19
Long-term contract liabilities	8,301	0
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	41,701	44,572
Non-current deferred income tax liability	2,729	2,634
Total liabilities	104,518	90,574
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 30,000,000 shares; 18,804,066 and 18,787,816 shares issued at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively; and 17,521,644 and 17,128,825 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	188	188
Additional paid-in capital	136,718	134,361
Accumulated deficit	(11,058)	(4,417)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,850)	(11,317)
Stockholders Equity Before Treasury Stock Adjustment	116,998	118,815
Less: treasury stock at cost, common stock, 1,282,422 and 1,658,991 shares as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	(10,164)	(13,150)
Total stockholders’ equity	106,834	105,665
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 211,352	$ 196,239

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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).